Monday morning 8/6

Check out yesterday's highs including the 100s from Georgia to North Carolina. Click on the map for a larger view....................

The good news is that there is no Air Quality alert today after some very poor air conditions the last few days.

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The bad news is the heat. Here is the forecast from the NWS for Louisville

DATE             MON 08/06/07            TUE 08/07/07            WED 08/08/07
UTC 3HRLY     07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22
EDT 3HRLY     03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18

MAX/MIN                      96          76          97          74          99
TEMP             75 80 91 96 96 88 82 78 76 81 92 96 97 87 81 77 75 80 93 98 98
DEWPT          69 71 72 74 73 73 71 70 71 71 70 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 70 71 71
RH                82 74 54 49 48 61 69 76 85 72 49 42 40 57 69 79 84 72 47 42 42
WIND DIR       SW SW  W  W  W  W SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW
WIND SPD         6  5  8 10  9  5  2  2  2  3  6  9  9  6  3  0  0  2  6  8  6
CLOUDS        SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC

Dew points in the 70s and temps in the mid-upper 90s will result in  a heat index well above 100.  HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. WEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. HEAT INDEX READINGS 105 TO 110 IN THE AFTERNOON.

For Cincinnati..... EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.HOT. HUMID WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT. HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 105.

For St. Louis.... EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...
.TODAY...HOT AND HUMID. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 90S. HIGHEST HEAT
INDEX READINGS OF AROUND 105 IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

What I don't understand is our heat index is forecast to be higher than Cincinnati or St. Louis and yet we are under an advisory and not a warning. I'll check on it and have an answer later today.

HEAT INDEX CHART...clcik on it for a large view

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WAVE 3 weather will be presented with the National "Mark Trail" award from the National Weather Service later this week. More details to come on that later also.