Monsoon’s Heat Wave Alert for Saturday, 3 July 2010
After a few idyllic days with highs in the 70s and pleasant breezes, we’re in for the first real heat wave of the summer: with temperatures reaching into the 90s on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Blech.
Saturday 7/3: Starting out cool; overnight temperatures will be in the 50s around here. Temperatures will climb rapidly in the afternoon, reaching 88. Low 62. And here we go.
Sunday 7/4: Hot, but not yet really disgustingly humid. High 94, low 65.
Monday 7/5: Blazing sunshine with increasing humidity. You'll feel like an hours-old cheeseburger baking under a merciless heat lamp at a rest stop Roy Rogers. High 96, low 69.
Tuesday 7/6: Hazy, hot and humid. Just soupy. Any time you spend outside will feel like you are swimming through a steaming vat of sweat bisque. High 97, low 71. Heat indices in the 100s.
Wednesday 7/7: Hot, humid, and partly cloudy. By this point you will have forgotten your name, and hallucinations will be common. You’ll move with the leaden, apathetic steps of a high school sophomore walking back to class from the lavatory. Someone will ask, "Hot enough for ya?" and you will stab him in the forehead with your car keys. High 95, low 70. Heat indices again in the 100s.
Thursday 7/8: Blah, blah, yadda, blah. You will get into your car and burn yourself on the seat, the steering wheel, and the gearshift all before you start the damned thing. You'd like to cry out, but the humidity will prevent you from catching your breath, so you just blast the A/C and get on your way. But sadly, you are now delirious and forget where you are going. High 93, low 70.
Friday 7/9: The heat wave breaks as a weak cold front comes through, which may touch off a few thunderstorms. High 91, low 66.
Saturday 7/10: Breathing freely will again be possible. High 85, low 55.
Sunday 7/11: Clouds mixed with sunshine and cooler. High 76, low 53.
The following week: Rainy to begin the week, then a bit warmer with highs in the 80s. By the third week in July, I think we’ll see another heat wave brewing.