Regional Weather View.
A potentially dangerous extreme heat wave will be the top of the news in the Upper Midwest for the middle part of this weak. Hot air that has been locked over Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri the past couple of days will be shoved northeastward engulfing Upper 90s to 100 degree heat into Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois. are possible in that area. Large Metropolitan areas will be especially prone to temps over 100.F Widespread heat index values will be in the 100 to 110 range.
Local and Metro views.
Locally, Tuesday is our coolest day of the week as we prepare to go into a long stretch of hot humid and dry weather. Expect Tuesday to be sunny with highs into the 80s. ahead of a very hot and dry airmass that will be working in. Longer term it will be nothing but hot and dry with little chances for rain.
Extreme heat tomorrow 95.F to near 100.F with heat index values 100 to 105.F! then Remaining hot to very warm into the weekend
The next several days into the weekend will be hot, everyday will feture highs above 85.F Right now Wednesday looks the worst when we can expect to be dealing with extreme heat. Under a very strong late June sun actual air temperatures will likely reach there warmest levels of the season in the middle to upper 90s with upper 90 to near 100.F degree heat espesscailly possible in heat island effected areas of Rochester and area hot spots. Dewpoints will also be quite high reaching the upper 60s to lower 70s in the area, with dewpoints this high No matter what the air temp reaches heat index values or what the feels like temp is well be well into the 100s with some areas approaching 105.F This is considered dangerous heat and it should be taken seriously! Outdoor workers should take plenty of breaks and drink lots of water. There will be little relief from the heat Wednesday Night as temperatures wont fall out of the upper 70s and probably not even below 80 in heat island effected areas!
Wednesday, Very Hot! Sunny skies and light winds. Heat index values around over 100. Highs in the middle 90s to near 100.F Wednesday Night, Hot Clear skies lows in the middle to upper 70s to low 80s. Heat index values 80 to 85.F
Thursday, Partly Cloudy and hot! Highs in the low to mid 90s. Thursday Night Very Warm with clear skies. Lows in the middle to upper 70s.
Friday, Sunny and hot! Highs in the upper 80s to low 90s Light winds. Friday Night, Clear lows in the middle to upper 60s.
Saturday, Sunny and hot! Highs in the upper 80s to low 90s. Saturday Night Isolated thunderstorms possible late.
Looking Ahead
It will remain hot in the long term and actually looks even hotter for the start of next week. Extreme heat starts rebuild back into the area by Monday, we will be dealing with highs in the middle 90s by that time. Tuesday a cool front pushes through the region sparking thunderstorms. Some of which could be severe. After this the pattern tries to turn more stormy. It looks cooler and dry behind this system. until Friday July 6th when thunderstorms move back into our area. After this there are at least a few more chances of rain every few days through July 11th. After this heat rebuilds to the west and gets reach to push back into our area by mid July. More on this later.