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Heat Recap
It really felt hot today! Temperatures seem to have only reached 99º in this area, but dew points were 70º (and where highs were only 96º, e.g. Blue Bell, the dew points were closer to 74º and 75º
Here’s the RTMA @ 3:45 PM, capturing the area’s temperatures—
The NWS has modernized their website for KPHL airport, now showing temperatures every 5 minutes—
Of interest is the localized area of showers that developed, as predicted by the new Canadian GDPS-AI along with the wind convergence zone—
It’s interesting that the experimental RRFS did not predict these showers in Cape May. (The NAM-NEST did predict these as well.)
For Tuesday, here’s the latest ECMWF-AI temperature forecast—
Stay cool!
Originally Posted Mon 9:22 AM —Yesterday’s high temperatures were diminished by the unexpected and unforecast clouds and showers.
The heat will be here for sure today.
Continuing with the “experiment” from yesterday, here is the new Canadian GDPS-AI along with the Model Blend (NBM) forecast high temps for today. likely about 3-4 PM—
Here’s the Model Blend (NBM) high temps—
The “Open Data” version of the ECMWF-AI single is very similar to the above.
Just to see if the Canadian has any unique insights, it is forecasting some thundershowers to develop in NJ at 3-4 PM due to the development of a moisture convergence zone—
Stay cool!