Weather with Pat Pagano - July 5

WEATHERCAST:

THE HEAT PUMP CONTINUES, BUT NEAR CHICAGO IS THE MIGHTY COLD FRONT THAT COMES TO SAVE THE DAY….BUT NOT UNTIL THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER HAZY – HUMID DAY WITH HIGHS AROUND 90….THEN SHOWERS AND CRASHING THUNDERSTORMS MOVE IN FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT WITH HIGHS IN 80S. A NICE – CLEAN – REFRESHING AIR MASS SPILLS ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE WEEKEND..SUPPLYING AMPLE SUNSHINE….LOW HUMIDITY AND TEMPS CLOSER TO 80. SHOULD BE THE BEST WEEKEND OF THE SUMMER THUS FAR. THE HUMID WEATHER WILL RETURN NEXT WEEK .

WEATHER TRIVIA:

1966 – 4^TH STRAIGHT DAY OF TEMPS ABOVE 100F FOR PARTS OF THE MID ATLANTIC.

SHORT VERSION:

TDY:                PARTLY CLOUDY- HUMID – LOWER 90S

TNTE:              CLOUDY- STICKY – MID 70S

FRIDAY:          HAZY – HUMID – SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS – MID 80S

SAT:                 SUNNY – PLEASANT BREEZE –80

SUN:                CONTINUED SUNNY AND NICE – 80-85

A Break In The Heatwave…….. A strong cold front in Western Great Lakes is associated with showers and storms. It will move east and clear the Northeast and Mid Atlantic coasts by Friday night. ….leaving the weekend there to be beautiful. Clusters of showers and storms across the south.  Below – today’s chances of severe weather in dark green. ​Following – animated maps for the next 2 days….followed by rainfall predictions for the next 7 days.