1st 80F of June Tuesday? Heat building to the west
Searching for 80F
Talk about extreme opposites.
If you just landed in the New World called Minnesota in the spring of 2012, you would think you've arrived in heaven.
By this time last year we had 19 days of at least 80F...and 5 days in the 90s.
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Fast forward to the Soggy Spring of 2013 and you would be on the next back boat to the Homeland.
We still have yet to hit 80F in the metro in June...and we've logged only 5 days at or above 80F so far this year.
There is finally some warmer weather on our radar this week at the Weather Lab.
Will the "coolish" trend continue this summer? Or will this turn into the "light switch" heat waves of 1983 when we slogged through a chilly spring only to bust out and log 29 days of 90-degree heat?
Place your bets.
1st 80F of June Tuesday?
The weather maps are looking better. Storng June sun and a warmer air mass nosing in from the west should force temps to pop the 80 degree mark by around 4pm Tuesday.
Heat Builds West:
I saw 98 in Denver Monday...and 104 in northeast Colorado. The western heat wave is expanding eastward...and Minnesota will get a atase Tuesday...and later this week.
Tuesday night thunder south?
A wave of low pressure rides the edge of the heat dome Tuesday night into Wednesday AM. T-Storms may graze the metro...but will favor southern MN.
A few of the storms could be severe along the I-90 corridor.
Warmer week ahead:
Finally some sustained summer temps? The Euro brings a few bouts of clouds and a shower or two...but no major sustained cool wet weather this week.
Paul Huttner