It gonna be hot!

I think our tornado season peaked in June and should taper off in July. That doesn't mean that severe weather is not possible because it certainly is. The main threats coming up will be the heat index. This weekend the temperatures will climb into the lower 90's. Be sure to drink plenty of water and stay hydrated. And no, beer does not count.

There's a 50% chance of storms on Wednesday. Other than that, it will be hot and humid. Mosquitos are out in the evenings so keep that in mind. Because of all the rain that we've had, they will be quite bothersome.

Here's the latest from the NWS:

.LONG TERM /Saturday through Tuesday/...

Issued at 258 AM EDT Wed Jul 10 2019

Fairly good model agreement on the upper pattern through the long
term, supported by good clustering in the ensembles, lends better
than average confidence in the long term forecast. An upper ridge
over the intermountain west will slowly shift eastward, with
northwesterly upper flow over central Indiana transitioning to a
broad ridge over much of the central U.S. This will allow
temperatures to climb during the long term into the low 90s for
daytime highs and upper 60s to lower 70s for nighttime lows with
rising heights over the area. While not unusual for this time of
year, people should be prepared for several days in a row of highs
into the 90s with dewpoints in the 70s and low temperatures in the
upper 60s to lower 70s.

An upper low is progged to lift north out of the Gulf possibly
work its way up the Mississippi to the Ohio River valley, but
there is still some variability in the timing and the main impacts
from this system are still outside of the long term period.

Overall with the aforementioned upper ridging should see mainly
dry conditions across the area. Models do indicate the potential
for a few showers/storms to occur on the outer edge of the ridge
and with the amount of instability building could see a few
afternoon/evening showers and thunderstorms from Sunday onward.