Monday, June 30, 2008

End of Heat Wave

After 4 days of true summer heat, the heat wave looks to be over. Here's a look at Salisbury's high temps over the past four days:

Thursday (6/26) - 92°
Friday (6/26) - 91°
Saturday (6/26) - 92°
Sunday (6/26) - 91°

Today looks to remain warm but shy of that 90° mark. A stationary front, which used to be a cold front, will remain draped along the Eastern seaboard today. The front along with some upper level energy rotating through the area will act as trigger mechanisms to spark showers and thunderstorms across the Mid Atlantic. While isolated light rain showers are currently appearing across Delmarva, the best chance for storms will occur this afternoon/evening. The front finally exits the coast tomorrow and a much cooler and less humid airmass will filter in. There is a slight chance for an afternoon shower tomorrow, but the bulk of the area should remain dry. High pressure builds in for Wednesday and Thursday providing mostly sunny conditions. Another cold front will approach for July 4th but it looks like the best chance for showers will hold off until the weekend (if even then...). With a big Bermuda high sitting off the southeast coast, we'll see if the cold front can even make it this far south. If the cold front stalls to our north, we would remain sunny and warm. Stay tuned...

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