For the second day in a row, we have hit a maximum temperature of 105ºF at Salt Lake City airport. Never before observed in June, we've now done it twice.
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| Source: NWS |
It is becoming increasingly apparent that this has the potential to be a historic heat wave. Arguably, with two 105s in June, we are already there, but the GFS continues to keep a very high amplitude ridge over us through the next week. Below is the forecast for next Saturday afternoon.
The 700-mb temperature in that forecast is 20.5ºC, which would be an all-time record. It's too soon to say that will verify, but I mention it to indicate that the triple digits could be around for a while. We have to hope that a short-wave trough somehow clips us or that we get some airmass thunderstorms going to avoid 100.
Thus, head to the hills or, if that is not possible, stare at the photo below and think cool thoughts.
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