After an unseasonably cool weekend, significant late season heat will return next week.
Note the ridge expand over the eastern portion of the country next week.
To no surprise, the EPO pops positive and this really helps drive the warm mid-September pattern.
The question then becomes “how long does the late season heat last?” As the EPO trends negative, cooler times would be favored as we move into late September. We’ll keep a close eye on things.
For now, those not ready to say goodbye to summer will be in luck next week with highs around 90 and lows in the upper 60s to lower 70s…
A few opportunities (today and Sunday) for showers can be expected over the next few days, but these won’t amount to much and some may not see any rain of significance. Better rain and storm chances will return the middle of next week.