Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A heat dome is just a high pressure system. They're just inventing new words to scare us.

Exactly this.

Just gullible fools being scared by a fearmongering media.

Scare you how? Dangerous heat is dangerous heat. Period.

Anonymous wrote:I’ve noticed from living here for almost 50 years, that in the summer, when it gets above 95 degrees, the likelihood of afternoon thunderstorms occurring and cooling things off diminishes rapidly. At 100 degrees, there’s almost zero chance of a afternoon storm. It will just stay hot into the night.

Storms here occur most frequently at temps in the upper 80’s with high humidity. It’s easier for the air to reach saturation in the 80’s than in the upper 90’s because you need a LOT more water to get there than is required in the 80’s.

So I would not expect afternoon storms if temps are already mid-90’s by lunchtime.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A heat dome is just a high pressure system. They're just inventing new words to scare us.

Exactly this.

Just gullible fools being scared by a fearmongering media.

Anonymous wrote:A heat dome is just a high pressure system. They're just inventing new words to scare us.

Anonymous wrote:My weather app for Montgomery County is showing 95 on Friday and 98 Saturday. It will be especially jarring since I just got back from the Pacific Northwest coast with highs in the 50s. Sigh.

Anonymous wrote:I know a thread is incoming, so might as well start now.

I recommend you increase your AC set point a couple of degrees higher, to not over-stress your system.

Does anyone know if this is going to be a humid/thunderstormy heat, or a hot dry heat?

Anonymous wrote:I’ve noticed from living here for almost 50 years, that in the summer, when it gets above 95 degrees, the likelihood of afternoon thunderstorms occurring and cooling things off diminishes rapidly. At 100 degrees, there’s almost zero chance of a afternoon storm. It will just stay hot into the night.

Storms here occur most frequently at temps in the upper 80’s with high humidity. It’s easier for the air to reach saturation in the 80’s than in the upper 90’s because you need a LOT more water to get there than is required in the 80’s.

So I would not expect afternoon storms if temps are already mid-90’s by lunchtime.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ve noticed from living here for almost 50 years, that in the summer, when it gets above 95 degrees, the likelihood of afternoon thunderstorms occurring and cooling things off diminishes rapidly. At 100 degrees, there’s almost zero chance of a afternoon storm. It will just stay hot into the night.

Storms here occur most frequently at temps in the upper 80’s with high humidity. It’s easier for the air to reach saturation in the 80’s than in the upper 90’s because you need a LOT more water to get there than is required in the 80’s.

So I would not expect afternoon storms if temps are already mid-90’s by lunchtime.

You're probably right!

It'll probably just be hell-hot, without the thunderstorms. The plants will suffer, sadly.

I can't wait until October

Anonymous wrote:I’ve noticed from living here for almost 50 years, that in the summer, when it gets above 95 degrees, the likelihood of afternoon thunderstorms occurring and cooling things off diminishes rapidly. At 100 degrees, there’s almost zero chance of a afternoon storm. It will just stay hot into the night.

Storms here occur most frequently at temps in the upper 80’s with high humidity. It’s easier for the air to reach saturation in the 80’s than in the upper 90’s because you need a LOT more water to get there than is required in the 80’s.

So I would not expect afternoon storms if temps are already mid-90’s by lunchtime.