By Kristina Pydynowski, Senior Meteorologist
July 9,2016; 9:20PM,EDT
While the northeastern United States will catch a break from heat and humidity to start the new week, that will not be the theme for the rest of July. Another heat wave looms for next week.
As an area of high pressure swings offshore, the door will open for temperatures and humidity levels to once again soar Tuesday into Wednesday across the Northeast.
At midweek, widespread highs in the upper 80s and lower 90s F are expected. The heat will persist last into the week, even intensifying along the I-95 corridor.
Another heat wave (three days with highs of at least 90) is shaping up for Washington, D.C.; Baltimore; Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Trenton, New Jersey; and Hartford, Connecticut.
New York City may also endure its first heat wave of the summer, while Boston will come close to experiencing the same.
Humidity will cause AccuWeather RealFeel® Temperatures to be even higher. RealFeels will dangerously climb past the century mark across the mid-Atlantic (east of the Appalachians) and potentially into a part of southern New England.
Residents will once again have to take the necessary precautions to avoid sustaining a heat-related illness. Be sure to drink plenty of water, take frequent breaks (preferably in air conditioned buildings) and avoid strenuous activities during the midday and afternoon hours (the hottest times of the day).
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The majority of daily cooling thunderstorms, along with needed rainfall, will be confined to the interior of the Northeast later in the week.
The greater potential for a thunderstorm along the I-95 corridor will likely be on Friday as a cold front arrives. That front may trim humidity for next weekend, but may struggle to bring a noticeable drop in temperatures and the return of less humid air will not last long.
Prolonged heat relief will not be the theme for the remainder of July and even into August, according to AccuWeather Meteorologist Evan Duffey.
"The heat will likely be a bit of in and out through the summer with quick-moving systems bringing temperatures well above normal for a few days before a day or two of relief," he said. "Then temperatures will begin to rise again."
For areas that miss out on the cooling thunderstorms next week, Duffey also provided positive news.
"We feel that there is a good chance for rainfall to begin reaching more places as we head toward the end of the month," he said.
"We do not expect at this time for there to be enough rain to bring the entire Northeast out of its developing drought, but it may be enough to prevent conditions from deteriorating further."
The majority of the Northeast, north of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, were experiencing at least abnormally dry conditions when the United States Drought Monitor released its report last Thursday.
Severe drought conditions had developed in parts of Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire.
Richard Schmiedel ·
This
past week are 3 day heat wave forcast by accuweather was 90, 89, and
82. Great job accuweather but that was not a heat wave. Why no big talk
about today when it was 17 degrees below normal.
William Smith ·
Works at South Park
Yeah,they've
been really off with these temps. lately,but it's not all just
accuweather. Even some of the local weathermen on TV were calling for
temps well into the 90's each of the past 4 days and while it did get
past 90 here in the NYC area on Wednesday and Thursday,it was supposed
to get to 95 yesterday but it only got to 83 or 84 and today it was
supposed to be 80 degrees but it held in the 60's all day today
instead.They really blew this forecast,particularly yesterday's and
today's.
Alexander Adams ·
i love coffee in the heat
Alexander Adams ·
as a matter of fact i love coffee
You can't forcast tomorrow let alone the whole month of July! You are amusing however.
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Michael Manden ·
In
the list of articles the title for this one says that no relief is in
sight--yet this site regularly makes predictions for months ahead.
Something like this always comes along to confirm criticisms of this
site. Its staffers love heat waves, because such weather makes people
anxious, which in turn causes them to read forecasts more. Note how
there was no special report on the unusual cooldown in the NE (here in
the Albany, NY area, the temperature's now at 67. ) Note the kind of
hyberbolic, psychologically-manipulative language they use at this site.
That video in the article about the heatwave in the NE starts out with
the announcer talking about the heat with a joyful tone. Then, the video
goes on to make it seem as if such hot weather--in July, in a subtropic
area--is an unpredented threat. In the last couple of days, I submitted
some questions asking why the staffers here do the kind of things that
you, others, and myself have criticized. Tellingly, I got no response.
Michael Manden Your article couldn`t be more right. After today we are almost 4 degrees below normal for July.
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