Harrisburg: Dog Days of Summer in Store for Balance of Week

By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist

July 27,2015; 10:17PM,EDT

 

 

Typical hot and humid weather, known as the dog days of summer, are in store for the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania area this week.
The region has experienced multiple days in a row with 90 degree Fahrenheit temperatures, but not every location has hit that mark for three days straight this summer. Three days in a row with temperatures reaching 90 F or higher define an official heat wave.

Uncomfortable Heat Much of this Week in the East

Several days in a row, temperatures reaching 90 degrees Fahrenheit or higher are possible from Tuesday through Thursday and perhaps into the weekend as well.
RELATED:
Detailed Harrisburg Forecast
Pennsylvania Interactive Weather Radar
AccuWeather MinuteCast® for Harrisburg
Actual temperatures can get as high as the lower 90s F on Wednesday with AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperatures climbing to near 100 F.

Temperatures in some urban areas may struggle to dip below the middle 70s F during the overnight hours.
The vast majority of the time through Sunday will be free of rain.
Beyond Monday's slow-moving storms, the next chance of rain will be on Thursday.

Less humid air will settle in on Friday, with slight nighttime cooling arriving in time for the weekend. The days will still be hot and fitting for early August.
Temperatures have averaged slightly below normal during July, but were above average during June. Rainfall has been about 50 percent of average for July, but two times that of average during June.
Temperatures typically range from a morning low in the middle 60s F to a high in the middle 80s F during the end of July and at the start of August in the cities.