Weekly Highlights June 22nd to 28th

This week the eastern part of the US will see some extreme heat as well as some isolated thunderstorms that could be possible daily. On Sunday, we could see some storms in the Northern Plains and parts of the Northeast, and will be the trend we see this week. Most of this week, from the Plains into the Midwest and through parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states temps will be in the 90’s for most of the week. Some areas could see temps close to 100 degrees, with the heat index well over 100 degrees in many places. Its going to be hot and humid for most of the US this week. Along with the heat, most of the week will bring a daily chance of storms from the Plains into the Upper Great Lakes, and parts of the Northeast. With a heat “dome” essentially camping out across the eastern part of the US, it’s pushing the severe weather to the north. That’s why we will see severe weather form in the Northern Plains, Upper Great Lakes, and into parts of the Northeast this week. Monday through Saturday, we will see a daily chance for severe weather to develop in the Plains and move into the Great Lakes. As those storms move to the east, portions of the Northeast will see storms on Sunday and Friday. With high dew points as well this week, we could see some isolated showers and thunderstorms develop in the eastern part of the US this week. I wouldn’t be surprised if some of those storms were severe. Tuesday through Thursday, New Mexico into Colorado could see some showers and thunderstorms daily, with some of those storms becoming severe. Friday into Saturday more storms look to develop in the Southeast as some of those storms look to be severe. We could also see some possible snow in the Northern Rockies on Sunday.

The air quality seemed to be improving over the last few days, but this week we could see the smoke from the Canadian wildfires creep back down into the atmosphere, and with the heat and humidity we could see poor air quality in the eastern half of the US.

By Matt K.

Meteorologist In-Training