Tuesday,  July 16, 2013 • Vol. 15--No. 003 • 16 of 32

Extreme Heat Building from Midwest to the Northeast with Flash Flooding Possible in Southern High Plains

• A large subtropical dome of hot air will expand across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and to the Midwest this week bringing a long duration heat wave to the area. Temperatures will soar through the 90s with heat indices well over 100 degrees. Meanwhile, monsoonal moisture will increase across the southern High Plains with flash flooding possible.
• Today: Mostly sunny. Highs in the up

Yesterday's Weather
High:  85.0°F at 4:16 PM
Heat Index:
Low: 68.3°F at 8:16 AM
High Gust: 20 mph at 3:15 PM
Precip: 0.00

Record High: 112° in 1936
Record Low:  42° in 1976
Average High: 84°F
Average Low: 59°F
Average Precip in July.:  1.59
Precip to date in July.: 3.06
Average Precip to date: 12.43
Precip Year to Date: 12.47
Sunset Tonight: 9:18 p.m.
Sunrise Tomorrow: 6:02 a.m.

per 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
• Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
• Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
• Thursday: Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Highest heat index readings around 100 in the afternoon.
• Thursday Night: Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s.
• Friday And Friday Night: Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 80s. Lows in the upper 50s.
• Saturday: Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
• Saturday Night And Sunday: Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s.
• Sunday Night: Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.
• Monday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

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