Hosts Intro And Date Check-In

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Hi, this is Minnie Roger, Steve Pelletier, and I am the Weatherman. Thanks for checking into theWeathermanpod.com on your Thursday, second day of the month of July 2026.

Heat Warnings And Air Quality Alert

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Extreme heat warnings continue across the mid-Atlantic and northeast up until the 4th of July, probably at 8 p.m. And they also have an air quality alert. That's always typical when you have a high heat like we have and uh very little mixing of air in the lower atmosphere. And of course, it'll have a lot of pollutants that will settle into the surface to about a thousand to two thousand feet above the ground. And of course, it makes the air quality very

Overnight Temps And Cooler Terrain Pockets

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bad. Uh, what we're looking at is during the overnight, last evening at around midnight, temperatures were still between 80 and 90 degrees all across the area, except over in northwestern New Jersey. We have a lot of trees and a lot of hills and valleys, and it causes uh with those uh foliage in the trees and the grass that uh temperatures generally go down an extra five to seven degrees. We saw temperatures down into the 70s in sections of eastern Pennsylvania, southeast New York, the Catskills, and also northwestern portions of New

Thunderstorms Returning Through July 4

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Jersey. But you're also looking at heavy thunderstorms that moved across the Hudson Valley. They're all moving off to the east and dissipate. They'll reform again during the afternoon hours today, tomorrow, and more particular on the 4th of July. Unfortunately, we have a frontal system that'll be approaching the area that will have some locally heavy thunderstorms, possibly some severe, and that will be uh breaking the heat, a heat that began yesterday and uh will continue throughout today, tomorrow and also on

Heat Index Near 110 Through Friday

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Saturday. Temperatures today are expected to go up to about 104 in many places, somewhere between 99 and around 106 degrees. That's going to have a heat index value up to 110. And of course, because of that, extreme heat warnings remain in effect. At night, it will be clear. Temperatures at night towards daybreak on Saturday, probably going down to about at daybreak on Friday, probably going down to around the 80 degree mark. Then sunny and hot on Friday, highs again between 100 and 105. Heat index values all the way up to about 110, combining the humidity and the sunshine and uh all things considered in a type of situation like that. We do have some scattered thunderstorms likely for Friday night. Nighttime low temperatures down to about 77 to 82. That's because the thunderstorms will probably cool things down just a bit if we get them. Even if they're close by that will rustle up the wind, that will also cause some mixing in the

Travel Outlook And Airport Delay Risk

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lower atmosphere. Fourth of July, Independence Day, Saturday, looking at sunny and hot weather at highs near 100. Late day and evening thunderstorms are likely. And some of those thunderstorms could be locally severe into the evening hours, and it's going to cause some problems for uh fireworks festivities and uh also for being out of doors during the later afternoon and evening hours. Something that we'll have to watch as we get closer to it. But here on the weathermanpod.com, we will give you updates as far as the weather for the 4th of July as we get closer to it. And on Sunday, still the chance of some showers and thunderstorms, otherwise clouds in some mid-90s. By Monday, it'll range only to about 85 to 90 in the mid-80s on Tuesday, 85 to 90, and Wednesday of next week. So hot weather for the first half of this month of July. Traveling by air today, just of course keep

Safety Tips And Sign-Off

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in mind that because of excessive heat, that is going to cause some delays at the area, airports around the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, but pretty much all across the country because the heat continues. Although there were those pop-up thunderstorms that did occur in the latter portion of the day and evening hours on Wednesday. A similar situation could happen today and also Friday and Saturday, as mentioned. But today, no problems weather-wise getting in and out outside of the heat problem that we do have. Dry weather in Charlotte, maybe a few scattered showers in Atlanta, dry, but hot in Chicago in Minneapolis, St. Paul, also dry weather, some showers and thunderstorms in Houston and Dallas, Central and South Florida, most of the time dry, late-day thunderstorms scattered widely, and that could cause a few problems as far as delays in and around South Florida. LA, San Francisco, and Portland all looking pretty good, but Seattle looks like some rain will be moving in there over the next 24 hours. I've been your moderate Steve Pelletier. I am the Weatherman. Hope I have a great day today. Keep cool. Stay out of the sun during the afternoon hours. Very dangerous heat. And we will get through this. We'll take a look at it again tomorrow. Have a great day. See you then.