Fans of summer will be rejoicing here in the Badger State because we have an extended stretch of hot & humid days ahead of us. 

As our last blog post talked about, we have a large ridge of high pressure building across the Great Lakes and once this pattern sets up, it's in no hurry to change. The jetstream will lift north well into Canada and this will allow for a very warm and muggy airmass to build across Wisconsin and much of the Upper Midwest. 

By late this week and into the holiday weekend, air temperatures will be near 90 for many of us but dewpoints will also be soaring into the upper 60s and low 70s. If, for example, you have an air temperature of 90 and a dewpoint of 70, this would give us a heat index in the mid 90s. This is exactly what we could be seeing in many areas by the Fourth of July. 

It looks like this pattern could stick around for awhile. The 6-10 day temperature outlook from the Climate Prediction Center shows well above average temperatures centered over the Great Lakes through July 9th.

As we go out even further, the 8-14 day temperature outlook continues to show well above average temperatures sticking around through July 13th!

Find ways to stay cool over the next couple weeks, and make sure your AC's are in good working condition!