Here’s your random fact for the day – The heat index in Knoxville, Iowa hit an unprecedented 131 degrees Monday! That’s incredible! The heat wave will continue to push east impacting the New York area by Friday.
Closer to home dry conditions continue for another day (ya-hoo)! I tell ya if you haven’t had a day at Blizzard Beach or Typhoon Lagoon yet, if you can tolerate the crowds today would be the day to do it. Lower than normal moisture levels (still in part thanks to Bret) will suppress shower formation yet again today so I expect plenty of sunshine along with warmer temperatures. That said for this time of year dewpoints are a bit more tolerable than they should be and that is good news for anyone who knows what it’s like around Walt Disney in July!
Moisture levels across South Florida are rising and as that lifts to the north we will begin to see those levels creep up across Central Florida as well. Translation – increased chances of thunderstorms as we head through the week, and especially into the weekend. All in all though expect high temperatures to continue to be in the mid 90s with an increase in humidity tomorrow through the weekend!
As for the tropics – other than Bret there isn’t much to talk about. There is an area of disturbed weather to the east of Bermuda that is showing some signs of getting its act together. That said, it will be heading shortly into cooler waters so even if it does continue to develop – it shouldn’t pose a threat to us in any way. In fact none of the reliable computer models for tropical development show anything of significance through the weekend right now.