It's getting hot in here 🔥
Update #606
💥 Summer is arriving with a bang this year: a run of near-record warm temperatures is on its way, with a heatwave possibly lasting a week or more in the Hudson Valley.
The summer solstice will take place on Thursday, June 20th this year — the day that has the highest sun angle and longest daylength in the Hudson Valley (15 hours, 11 minutes, 3 seconds! ☀️).
➡️ Starting on Tuesday and lasting for about a week, high temperatures are expected to reach the mid to upper 90s, with an outside chance at 100 degrees — something that has only happened twice on record during the month of June in the Hudson Valley.
The last time the region officially reached 100 degrees was July 22nd, 2011 when it reached 102 at Poughkeepsie — almost 13 years ago. A lot needs to go right for it to reach 100 in the Hudson Valley, including a lack of cloud cover, an extremely hot air mass, and a favorable wind speed and direction.
High humidity is also expected from Tuesday onward, reaching a peak from Friday through the weekend with the heat index ranging from 100 to 105 — levels that can be dangerous for sensitive groups. The chart below shows the expected humidity levels through the next 10 days.
My recently published premium post includes a video on the weather patterns expected in the season ahead. Hint: the heat isn’t going anywhere anytime soon!
📈 Heating up! Summer outlook update
The last time the region experienced seven consecutive days of 90+ degree temperatures was late June and early July 2018.
Monday: sunny and hot (but the coolest day of the week!)
Tuesday: mostly sunny, very hot, and more humid; near-record high temperatures [record = 94 set in 2018]
Wednesday: mostly sunny, very hot, and humid; record high temperatures expected [record = 92 set in 2016]
Thursday: mostly sunny, very hot, and humid; record high temperatures expected [record = 96 set in 2012]
Friday: mostly sunny, very hot, and humid; near-record high temperatures [record = 97 set in 1949]
Saturday-Sunday: partly sunny and very hot and humid; scattered showers and thunderstorms possible, mainly in the afternoon; near record high temperatures [Saturday record = 98 set in 1941, Sunday record = 94 set in 1965]
Looking ahead to the week of June 24th, intense heat will likely wane early in the week before redeveloping later. Graduation weather is looking very hot!
A trip to Earth’s oldest rainforest 🌴
🌴 Where the rainforest meets the reef 🐢 — Far North Queensland is the only place on the planet where two would heritage sites meet: the 180 million year old Daintree Rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef.
Photographed below is Cape Tribulation, about 450 miles south of the northern tip of Australia, where the rainforest gives way to the Coral Sea. Kate and I visited this beautiful beach during our recent trip to Australia.
As welcoming as the water may look, swimming should be avoided because of the presence of crocodiles, which have taken numerous lives at this very beach 🐊
In order to get here, motorists must take a cable ferry across the croc-infested Daintree River, a mini adventure in and of itself.
The road from the cable ferry to Cape Tribulation is a twisty and hilly 22 mile journey, single lane only in some places because of recent hurricane damage.
After Cape Tribulation, the road becomes unpaved and four wheel drive only. If you’re the adventurous type, read about the Bloomfield Track, which is the rough and rugged road that carries on to the north.
Keep 🆒 this week ✌️