Roasting for Riverfest

Stock up on the sunscreen and bottled water because Riverfest looks to be a sizzler for Memorial Day weekend. 

Above you can see a sneak peak at the forecast one week from today. 

An unseasonably strong upper level high pressure system will setup shop over the Ohio River Valley.  This upper level feature will cause for air to sink and heat up quickly.  Typically we see these heat machines covering the U.S. landscape in a month or two, not in late May.  That's why it will be uncomfortably hot for the unofficial start to the summer season.

(European model shows intense high pressure roughly 30,000 ft above the ground) 

 

How hot are we talking about?  Well, we're talking thermometers surging to the mid 90's with potential to hit the upper 90's in few local regions.  It really depends on the position of the high pressure.  If we end up directly underneath it we may, just may get pretty close to 100 degrees.

It sounds outrageous, but models are in a general agreement that upcoming pattern will remind us of summer.  Of course, we'll tweak the numbers once we know exactly where this heat machine develops.  Until then plan for our first real taste of summer real soon.