Hello, sunshine 🌞
Update #713: It should be a settled summer week in the Hudson Valley, mostly.
What comes after the highest temperatures in more than two decades, damaging thunderstorms, and a deluge that brought half a summer’s worth of rain to parts of the Hudson Valley?
Lots of sun, apparently!
Along with that sun, the week ahead looks seasonably hot but not too humid. So far, it has been less humid than last summer. I doubt you’re complaining.
A sprawling dome of high pressure will break records in the Rockies and Plains — exceeding a rare 110 degrees in Montana on Sunday — with some of that heat transiting through the Hudson Valley on Tuesday and Wednesday. The region could eke out a heatwave if temperatures manage to climb above 90 on Thursday.
There are some signs that conditions could turn more unsettled toward the weekend, but it’s not a sure thing.
The week ahead
Monday: plenty of sun, but a stray afternoon shower can’t be ruled out
Tuesday: sunny and hot 🌡️
Wednesday: sunny, breezy, and even hotter 🌡️🌡️
Thursday: remaining toasty, but not as hot as Wednesday 🌡️
Friday: temperatures step down slightly?
Saturday-Sunday: for now, showers and storms look possible with some sun
Looking ahead to the week of July 20, conditions don’t look particularly hot at this point and it could turn more unsettled.
In northern New Zealand, we’ve also been treated to lots of sun and clear nights recently. Those clear skies led to a frosty 30-degree morning on Sunday! Frosts are rare around here, with there being at most a few per year.
It has also been prime star-gazing weather.
Somewhere out there, 276 billion miles away (about the same as a Sunday’s drive 😉), is the cat’s paw nebula.
Located in the constellation Scorpius, this glowing, gaseous feature is marked by its resemblance to a cat’s paw!
At around midnight local time, its position in the sky was about 90 degrees above the horizon (straight up), making it a prime candidate for photographing without light pollution.
Hopefully Mother Nature keeps her claws tucked away this week 😸