Wsaz weather tony cavalier12/15/2023 ![]() While a late day thundershower is likely to skim Southern Ohio and Northern Kentucky on its way to fading into West Virginia, most will go rain free. Highs will crest in the 90-95 degree range with official readings on the high ground coming in 3 degrees lower than those in many downtown locations. Then a full day of hot, hazy sunshine will ensue. Wednesday will dawn comfy enough as temperatures start in the bearable 60s. Fair) amounted to a soothing night to listen to Lee Greenwood or the varoom of Motocross. A fiery sunset along the midways at Cottageville (Jackson WV Jr Fair) and McArthur (Vinton County Jr. ![]() ![]() Last night featured “fair” weather at the fair as temperatures settled back into the 70s. ![]() But sticking to the traditional 90-degree temperature as recorded at local airports, we have had a mere FEW days in that simmering zone. That would refer to the heat index (HI), which is the poor man’s measure of discomfort. The natural measure for heat has always been 90 degrees, when it’s the total package of heat and humidity that sets the bar for feeling uncomfortable. (WSAZ) - So far, the summer of 2023 has featured only a handful of truly hot days. By Monday, we’ll be back to more seasonable and pleasant weather, with sunshine yet temperatures staying in the mid-80s.Ĭopyright 2023 WSAZ. It’s a bittersweet way to end the heat wave, taking up our weekend with the storm threats. Sunday’s another day of occasional bands of showers and storms, further holding temperatures to the mid-80s. It’s afternoon arrival will not only elevate the risk of severe weather with this one, but also allow temperatures to race to the 90s one more time before cooling down in the thunder. Saturday will bring an actual system our way, providing more numerous showers and storms and an eventual change in the weather pattern. Stay hydrated, take more frequent breaks from the heat, and access to air conditioning is best. There’s still a shot some of us are kept back from the brink by way of the isolated thunderstorm, but at this point it’s best to get those hot-weather safety tips in practice. Even the nights will be uncomfortably stuffy, with temperatures still in the 80s well past sunset.įriday features the peak of the heat, with many folks registering 95-100° temperatures, not including the added influences of humidity. There’s a storm system moving through the Great Lakes to our north and it will be extending enough influence locally to provide support for a few of those storms both today and tomorrow, but most of the weather conversation these days will be about the heat. ![]() In this scenario, these downpours would be passing and brief, but often part of a towering thunderstorm that plods along through the humidity. During those times of max heating this afternoon, conditions will be ripe for a few isolated thunderstorms to be forced into being, as “nature’s air conditioners”. Expect hours of sunshine to push temperatures across the 90-degree mark and keep it right around there for several hours this afternoon. Now that dome of heat in the Deep South will finally surge northward and get us a little taste of what everyone else has been feeling. It’s even technically been below average (albeit slightly). (WSAZ) - While so much of the country (and world) see unusually hot weather, we’ve been getting off relatively easily in the local area. ![]()
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