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It took several weeks, but the high summertime heat and humidity that is so typical across Maryland during the summer is here! Today will look to be the first of three days with sweltering heat. Many spots are likely to reach the middle to upper 90s this afternoon!
We are already off to a warm and humid start this morning. Temperatures will quickly rise throughout the morning, allowing our heat indices to get near 100° by lunchtime! We could see those feels like temps around 103-106° this afternoon, prompting everyone to use extreme caution outdoors.
As a result of the high heat and humidity, many spots have been placed under their first Heat Advisory of the summer! All areas shaded in orange are under the advisory from 11am until 8pm today. This is where the heat is the most likely to pose substantial risks.
Be prepared to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
The heat and humidity will also lay the groundwork for the threat of afternoon and evening severe storms! Futurecast shows hit-and-miss storms firing up across the Mid-Atlantic as we approach the evening commute. Not everyone will see the storms, but those that do could see some nasty weather.
With the severe risk in mind, the Storm Prediction Center has placed much of our region under a Level 2 “Elevated Risk” of severe weather between 3-10pm. Again, not everyone will see storms and severe weather. But the storms that do develop will have a lot of atmospheric energy to tap into.
The primary severe weather risks this afternoon and evening will come from damaging wind gusts between 60-70mph and localized flash flooding. Lightning will also be an issue within any storm. Stay weather aware this afternoon!
Stay with JB Weather for the latest information on Southern Maryland weather. You can always access my forecasts and updates here on the website, on Facebook, on Twitter, on Instagram, and on YouTube.
-JB
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