Northeast to experience uptick in heat, humidity as summer enters final stretch
A surge of warm air is predicted across much of the Northeast by the middle of the week - though temperatures will not be as intense as the July heat wave.
While the week started with cool conditions, an area of high pressure is forecast to move toward Atlantic Canada on Tuesday.
In this position, some warmer air to the south will begin to filter into the eastern Great Lakes, the central Appalachians and the mid-Atlantic region.
By Wednesday, a storm system bringing showers and storms to portions of the Plains and Midwest will begin to track into the Northeast.
Ahead of this system, warmer and more humid air will surge northward from the Deep South, allowing temperatures to reach above-normal levels.
Places as far north as Boston will have a return to summerlike temperatures on Wednesday as temperatures reach the lower to middle 80s.
Areas such as Baltimore and Washington, D.C., will likely have afternoon high temperatures in the lower 90s. Baltimore may come close to its 1931 daily record of 96 F on Thursday.
Rain chances on Wednesday will primarily be confined to New England, but a stray shower or thunderstorm could be possible as far south as New York City.
The threat for showers and a few rumbles of thunder will expand southward on Thursday, encompassing mostly the mid-Atlantic states.
Where there is a risk for showers and thunderstorms, conditions will remain noticeably warm and humid in those areas.
As the calendar continues to roll deeper into September, it is not uncommon to observe a more pronounced clash of the seasons.
Across the Northeast, people may have to trade a sweatshirt and pants in the morning, for a t-shirt and shorts during the afternoon hours.
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