Heat Advisory In Effect For Region On Tuesday

Good afternoon.  Just took a walk outside, and it is warmer, and a bit hazier.  Fair weather cumulus clouds have developed.  May see a sea breeze kick in later to cool things down a bit.  However, the heat and humidity will be back with a vengeance on Monday and Tuesday.

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey has already issued a Heat Advisory as well as an Air Quality Alert out for portions of the Mid-Altantic.  On Monday, the mercury is expected to climb into the low 90s with heat index values in the mid to upper 90s.

Tuesday is expected to be even warmer with temperatures approaching the mid 90s for highs, and heat index values nearing 100 degrees.  The heat and humidity will be an even greater problem for urbanized areas.  High pressure that is currently in control over our region will migrate eastward and modify.  As a result, a more southerly to southwesterly flow will pump in the warm, moist air into the Garden State.

Dew points, which have been in the upper 50s to low 60s the past couple of days will be on the rise, and by Tuesday, they will be reaching the uncomfortable levels of the upper 60s to low 70s.  The heat outbreak will be short lived through as a front moves through the area late Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday evening, and by Wednesday, high pressure will be moving down from Canada to bring in relatively cooler and drier air.