A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Banter Hall East Coast Heatwave--it's coming!

I'm not liking this heat and humidity thing already! It's VERY humid with this heat and just today I went outside and felt like I couldn't breathe and it's only in the 80's today. This weekend I think I'll just hide inside. My best friend a few hours away will have highs in the upper 90's! Our average high for this time of the year is about 74-75 degrees....so this is a big jump already. Sure am glad we have our AC's in.....we could break some records this weekend. How about the rest of you on the east coast? Do you have your AC in, or do you have central air? What are your forecasted temps like?

Jun 6 Tomorrow
Scattered clouds with the possibility of an isolated thunderstorm developing during the afternoon. Warm. High 89F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.

Jun 6 Tomorrow night
Isolated thunderstorms during the evening, becoming clear overnight. Low 67F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 30%.

Jun 7 Saturday
More sun than clouds. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the mid 60s.

Jun 8 Sunday
Slight chance of a thunderstorm. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the upper 60s.

Jun 9 Monday
A few clouds. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the upper 60s.

Not much heat here on the upper East coast...

We are still under frost warnings every night.

Thanks for the head's up, Loz! I just checked our local forecast and boy oh boy was I ever surprised! Heat is coming to the coast of Maine pretty early this year!

Thursday -
High 66
Low 50
Humidity 72%
Rain Showers

Friday -
High 69
Low 55
Chance of Rain 50%

Saturday
High 80
Low 62
Chance of Thunder Storms 40%

Sunday
HIGH 88
Low 65
Clear Skies


So you see it is going to take a few days to get here, but oh man we''ll be a-boiling up here soon!

I have our a/c's in the windows. Actually, I am using them today because of the exceptionally high humidity... it is too hard on my heart and breathing.


Merme

yep me too:


Today 92-----sunny
Friday: 90------T-Storm
Saturday: 89-----T-Storm
Sunday: 91-----Sunny
Monday 91-----cloudy
Tuesday 91-----parly cloudy

I don't know what is worse---having too much rain or not having any rain---

Oooo, no fun for you either Carol! It's just too hot too early. I hope it's not a sign of things to come!

Merme, I have my AC on today too--the humidity just kills me. I'd rather have it nice and chilly than too warm. Even in the winter I like things on the cooler side.

And Tam, send me a bit of that coolness!

I guess things will be hot for Lynne too!

And down south for Jiffy.....

I could handle the heat if it weren't humid. It's the humidity that gets ya.

that is true about the heat---but we are so over our amount of rain for the year I am hoping we will be ok even if it gets hot & dry for all summer--

Yup, it's on it's way....sorry but the flies are part of the deal as well

Flies I can handle! I have an electric flyswatter!

You'd need an electric flyswatter suit here. I was just outside planting seeds...I have too many bites to count.

Oh, I wish I could be there to soak up some of that heat. We're in the mid to upper 50's here.

Hope they are incorrect.......

Oh man, we are getting it here big time. Wow.

It was 90 today and super humid.

Calling for 95 tomorrow and more humidity.

In the 90's all the way till Monday.. and the forecast says hazy and humid.

We don't have our air conditioners in yet.. and the pool is still waiting for a new filter.

Better get them in Jennifer! And pick up that pool filter!

I had our AC on all day today. Luckily it's a huge window unit. Was here when we bought the house and it's permanently installed in the window. Cools the whole downstairs off.

that is what we had at the farm, Loz--the silly woman that lives there now, has a 2nd one in her bed room (my old living room)---if she would jsut run a high powered floor fan (like a patton) her whole downstairs would be cool as well.--but it is not my concern now---

we have central here now--but I miss the sound of the window unit and the fan--I found it very soothing.

today around 4 pm it was 97. heat index of 110, humidity correction to 118 and the humidity was only 59% but there was a wind correction to 103.

right now, it is 76.6°F (24.8°C) with no heat index to speak of, but the humidity correction is 98.4 and with wind correction it is 84.0°F

i've had my a/c on for 2 months now, for the most part, and am hoping i don't have $400 electric bills this summer. i don't think i could stand it. i've already adjusted my thermostat warmer to keep the bills under $200 for now.

come august, will someone just shoot me?

just to explain all the corrections, everyone is familiar with heat index - basically you are baking in the sun which is why there is no heat index at night to speak of. but, because humidity prevents your body from cooling naturally using sweat evaporation, you feel hotter than if you were just baking, think sauna. that is why the humidity correction is highest temp. but, if there is any breeze, or if you can catch a breeze or get a fan, you can trick your body into thinking it is a more comfortable level than just baking or steam baking in the sun. that's your temperature lesson for the day

or, you can just say "hot as blue blazes" means the same thing :wink:

Jiffy you and I are experiencing the same type weather, it was in the 90's all last week and mid to high 90's this week and very dry here,one day topping at 100. High gusty winds for the last week also,, it felt like standing in an oven with forced hot air blowing on you. This has been an unusual spring here, hardly any rain,, very high temps, my flower beds this time of year is usually lush and full of blooms,, this year only 1/2 have come up and only 1/2 of them have bloomed

3-400$ is the normal bill for us without the AC on, I don't think I've seen a 200$ elec bill for at least 2 years, That would be a nice bill to get,!


We've only turned on our AC last week tho it's been hot we try to put it off as late as possible ' ,we turned it on primarily because Emmy stays in the house while we're at work, and I came home one day and it was 92 degrees inside .
I don't think we even turned it on last year until mid to late June sometime. Ceiling fans and floor fans are our usual in May-June until we( actually I )can't take the heat inside anymore,,
Geeeeeeeez the elec bill is biting early this year, and TXU rates are going up this summer.

We are joining you all in the heat wave tomorrow. Today is going to warm up to 80, but tomorrow is supposed to be 95! VERY early for such heat around here too.

We have central air, but I hate using it, as everytime we do it does a number on my sinuses and throat and I get sick. The vents are all in the ceiling and blow down on me - especially when I am in bed. We've had the ducts cleaned out - very expensive I might add - but it didn't do anything for me.

The heat is supposed to stay at least through Monday. I can't even imagine what this summer is going to be like. The other day, then it was in the 80's it was sp tempting to jump into the pond - but it's soooooooo green and full of algae - YUCK!

Gee, and I complain about the cold. We have no central air or no A/C...there's no need for it here. We might get only 3 or 4 real hot days in the summer.

Just imagine....I don't even own a pair of shorts

.......forgot to tell you. We've got a fire in the woodstove right now, trying to warm up the house.

maybe we could trade a little cold for heat?

Funny Tamara!

When I lived in Alaska for a year, when I first went up with my friend, I could not get over standing on a glacier in my bathing suit (we were sunbathing fanatics!) - it was tooooo weird!!! But the weather was pretty nice during the summers - except for the second summer when it rained for 5 weeks straight - no sun whatsoever!

what is a little algae, Lynne---you can always get in the shower after---or I guess you could just go straight for the shower part in the first place--

sorry about the air doing that to you.--that has got to be awful to tolerate.

and all of you, about the price---my mom's heating and cooling bill is at least $400. a month--and this wss the cost before the raise in a prices. I do not think I want to know waht it is now.


what I have never got with them is--in the winter, you have to wear a t-shirt when going there it is so warm in the house---

BUT in the summer you need to take a jacket because it is so cold in their house---strange I think---

Carol Jean ~ I have an elderly friend who likes to quip "All summer I complain about the temperature I work so hard all winter to achieve!"



Merme

Ah, we are all in for nice hot weather eh?

Lynne, I was tempted to jump in my pond last night! The neighbors have a pool and I really wanted to go invite myself to get in it.

It's hot already at 9:30.

Just cut off the pant legs if you ever need one.....

My downstairs was cold till today...i have a window open and good breeze coming in ..

No hot weather here. It is 66 here right now and will be in the lower 70s all weekend. We have only had a day or 2 that it has gotten to 80. It should be a little warmer here by now. We have had rain pretty much every day for the last 10 days and it is has not been too warm. We have had lots and lots of storms here so far this spring.

Was watching about the tornadoes in MN while I was in the doctors waiting room. It's in the low 90's here, but it's humid and in the sun it feels hotter.

Tam....no shorts at all???? That's all I wear all summer....shorts or shorter denim skirts.

88º here today, with a nice breeze.....That made it good.
Then we hopped on the Motorcycle and got some real good breezes. Awesome.

storms and tornado watches here--but of now all is quite----

Are you dancing in the rain?

Good one Barb--and no I am not--I guess I should really do that huh>???

Eat crow.......

Reached 95 today!

90º
here

Had the AC cranking away all day. Mark's AC is out on his truck, we really need to get that fixed soon!

Had my moonroof open when I went to church tonite.. Needed that..Lotza fans inthe church,

Dang Loz!!!!!! That was the same as here!!!!!!!

Well yesterday was the first day we didn't have to light the woodstove....had to light it today. I thought you were sharing your heat?

82 degrees at 9:30am. Very humid though---like walking into a sauna.

I wish I could push this heat clear up out of here Tam!

And Di, yep--we've been scorching here. So not typical for this time of year, this is August weather....in the dog days.

Tamasra can you explain tht to Global warming.......Ha .
Loz 90º yesteday.9:56 am today it is 83........I guess climbing..Indiania state gto 10 inches of rain yesterday.....Nothing at all here ..
So which is worse?

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