Hot fun in the summertime....

Today marks the first full day of summer, and there will be no mistaking the seasons today. Highs will be in the mid 90s for most spots, and heat index values could exceed 100 degrees at times. Also, the air quality will be in the Code Orange category for the Charlotte, Triad, and Triangle zones today, so sensitive groups need to limit the amount of time spent outside.

A couple of storms made it out of the mountains yesterday into the foothills. Today, I think anywhere across the region is fair game to see a few afternoon storms fire. The storms will be few and far between, but the storms that do develop could pack a punch with some gusty winds and frequent lightning.

More of the same is on the way tomorrow and Thursday with mid to even some upper 90s for highs and a few PM storms.

A weakening frontal boundary will drop in here Friday into the weekend, and that will enhance the chance of scattered storms a bit and back our highs down just a bit into the low to mid 90s.

Tropics....

Nothing organized yet, but lots of rumblings in the Caribbean Sea. Odds seem to be increasing that something will pop in that region relatively soon.

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Summer's official arrival...

Summer's official arrival occurs this morning at 7:28am. At that point, the sun will be directly over the Tropic of Cancer. That also means today features the longest duration of daylight of the year.

The weather has been under the impression that it has been summer for a while now, and the heat will march on this week. Lots of low to mid 90s today, then primarily mid 90s tomorrow through Thursday.
Today looks dry around the Piedmont, but a few isolated late-day storms are possible tomorrow through Thursday. Better chances of some scattered storms look to arrive for Friday and the weekend.

Tropics...

All is quiet now, but there are some indications on modeling of something trying to spin up within the next 10 days. In fact, both the 0z European and 0z Canadian model today develop a system out of the Caribbean Sea and bring it as a hurricane to the central Gulf coast June 30. Nothing to be concerned about, but interesting to note....

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Quiet Friday....getting hotter and muggier this weekend

Most of the region was dry yesterday and last night. However, there was a fairly narrow corridor near the NC/SC border area that saw a few isolated showers and storms, and it is in that same region where a few isolated storms could fire again today. Most spots, though, will again be dry, and highs will be in the upper 80s to near 90 with continued slightly lower humidity levels.

It will be getting a bit hotter and muggier over the weekend. Tomorrow will feature lowers 90s for highs, and highs by Father's Day will warm into the mid 90s in many spots. It will also be getting muggier, and due to that fact, a few isolated storms are possible anywhere across the region. However, the chance of rain in any one spot remains small.

Next week looks hot and muggy with lots of mid 90s for highs and the daily chance of at least a few PM storms. The heat might try to break just a but toward the end of the week.

Tropics....

We still have our tropical wave, which is bringing unsettled weather to the Lesser Antilles today. However, upper level winds remain hostile, and development is not likely.

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