Dangerous heat continues....

Some select highs from yesterday:

Fayetteville: 103
Raleigh: 102
Laurinburg: 101
Wilmington: 100
Burlington: 99
Charlotte: 97
Greensboro: 96



Highs today will head up into the 97-100 degree range for the I-85 corridor and in the 99-104 range when you get closer to I-95, the Sandhills, and the coastal Plain. Heat index values will run from 105-110 for the I-85 areas and over 110 at times farther east.

Overall, the heat continues this weekend with highs staying in the upper side of the 90s and continued muggy conditions.

Isolated storms will be with us today and tomorrow with a little better coverage for Monday and Tuesday.

The heat will slightly back down for the first half of next week, but I still anticipate another wave of heat later next week and the following weekend.

Stay cool!

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Dangerous Heat...

The heat will be up into the dangerous levels over the next few days. For the I-85 corridor, look for highs in the upper 90s to near 100 today into the weekend. For the I-95 corridor into the Sandhills, highs will exceed 100 in many spots.

When you factor the humidity into the equation, heat index values will exceed 105 at times, and that is dangerous type of heat. Some spots could see heat index values exceeding 110.

Please use lots of caution if you have to be outside for any extended period of time. Take frequent breaks in the air conditioning, and drink plenty of water. Also, please check on anybody that doesn't have air conditioning. Make sure your pets have plenty of fresh, cold water.

A few isolated storms will fire off the next few afternoons, but they will be few and far between. The storm chances look a little better for Sunday and especially Monday.

I still think we get a brief break from the heat Monday and Tuesday, but it sure looks like another big ridge will develop right overhead by the second half of next week, meaning another wave of heat.

Tropics....

Two tropical storms out there.....Bret and Cindy. Both are fish storms and will not impact land.

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Heat and humidity getting oppressive...

Heat and humidity will be our big weather stories through the weekend. Highs today will reach at least the mid 90s in many spots with upper 90s to near 100 degree readings across the region as a whole tomorrow into the weekend. Heat index values today will exceed 100 in many spots with heat indices making a run at 105 or so tomorrow on through the weekend.

A few PM storms are possible today, and then the overall chance of rain in any one spots looks to diminish for tomorrow and Friday before increasing again this weekend.

Stay cool!

Tropics...

Bret continues to behave as expected and is headed out to sea.

The Canadian and European models are trying to sniff out a possible East Coast tropical system later next week....see today's video for the graphics on that.

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