[Brian26]

5 pm and the heat index is 101. I am right on the shoreline and even with a slight sea breeze its disgusting out.

Luckily I am inside enjoying 75 degrees and 47% humidity. I usually have it below 70 but the a/c just cant keep up on days like today.

I also picked up 1.20 inches of rain yesterday.

[Brian26]

Originally Posted by Cambium

I am eyeing on next weekend. Jet stream dips finally and we'll have that Canadian and NW flow back! until then ...........

Me too. Just have to get through the weekend of hell...

Not often you see a forecast like this.


HEAT INDEX VALUES INTO THIS EVENING...100 TO 103.

HEAT INDEX VALUES FRIDAY...100 TO 105 DEGREES. *

HEAT INDEX VALUES SATURDAY...AROUND 105 DEGREES. *

HEAT INDEX VALUES SUNDAY...AROUND 105 DEGREES. *

TIMING...HIGHEST HEAT INDICES IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

[jp03]

Originally Posted by Cambium

Some people just don't understand August can be tolerable, below normal, and dry. They act like we never had a "good" August. I agree, this July and August getting under my skin.


Storms are all over the place. I'm literally watching them grow tall right before my eyes.


This one over Long Island producing thunder. Deep sounding. Sunny here. Sun and Thunder inside a Sauna.





Thunderstorm warning in CT. See it?

Some people just want to whine all summer about the heat...then get annoyed when people complain about the cold in January. Granted this is a HEAT WAVE ..we get them. We get them almost every year. Why cant everyone just accept the wonderful seasons we have ? The beauty of the Northeast is it will end ...It never lasts long. Be grateful for that and be glad we GET these seasonal changes.

[7 Wishes]

Originally Posted by Cambium

79° Dew point in Willimantic. Nuts

78° Meriden


76° New Haven

While I agree with JP03 that simply getting "heat" in August is not unusual, it is this dew points, which are almost as high as they ever have been, that is unusual here (and makes this heat wave unusually "gross").

I find it interesting how relatively easy it is to get 70s dew points, but almost impossible to reach one of 80+

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by CTweddingDJ

This July and August have been one of worst I ever remember.

Do you remember August 2013 & 2014? Or August 2006, 2007, 2008? Some people need more knowledge that August doesnt have to be "summer like" and that we dont get heat waves with all of them and that it could be dry.

So yes, you're right, but we'll see if this is one of the worst when said and done. Probably Top 10 most humid Augusts as this chart shows. Doesnt include today or next 6 days

[Cambium]

Waiting for it... Heading this way.. HEAVY downpour coming in 20 minutes. Hearing some Thunder





Watch New London County closely! What happened to the rain and storms that was heading there??? POOF

[MrGompers]

There was some severe lightning along Rt 9 roughly from 5:30-7:30pm (mainly in Cromwell, Berlin, New Britain) without any rain.

I actually saw some lightning in Rocky Hill where the sky was fairly clear and sunny. Can't remember the last time I saw lightning like that with sunny skies.

[jp03]

Originally Posted by Cambium

Waiting for it... Heading this way.. HEAVY downpour coming in 20 minutes. Hearing some Thunder





Watch New London County closely! What happened to the rain and storms that was heading there??? POOF

Danbury about to get hammered..incredible lightning display.

[mels]

Glastonbury and Marlborough were sitting under a thunderstorm for about 2 hours this evening. The thing just didn't seem to budge!

[Brian26]

Originally Posted by jp03

Danbury about to get hammered..incredible lightning display.

They are getting rocked right now. The real time lighting map is off the charts. Literally hundreds of strikes in a few minutes. Not often we get storms with this much lighting.

https://www.lightningmaps.org/