Mid-afternoon heat update

Louisville has made it to 90 degrees for the first time in 12 days.  With the dew point in the lower 70's, the heat index has risen to the upper 90's. Although this is fairly hot for us for this summer, it is much worse over portions of the plains states.

A Heat ADVISORY is in effect for....
Kansas City
Omaha
Wichita

An EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING is in effect for....
Tulsa

Temperatures at mid-afternoon
Great Bend, KS  108
Wichita, KS  104

Back to the Ohio Valley....
AccuWeather has 12 of the next 15 days in the 90's.
The Weather Channel only has 1 day in the next 10 in the 90's and that is today.

The GFS is still forecasting a strong heat ridge for next week.
The ECMWF also has the ridge, but not quite as strong as the GFS.


With the green vegetation,due to all of the rain recently,  it will be hard to get any mid or upper 90's.



Temps well up into the 80's and maybe lower 90's appear likely for next week.....about what you would expect during mid-July.