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The Bottom Line Heat. Humidity. Thunderstorms.

Classic New Jersey summertime weather. But as I have been stressing for a while, this week's heat and humidity goes far beyond typical summer weather. Temperatures are running 10 to 15 degrees hotter than normal, close to the triple-digit mark and close to record highs.



Humidity is high, pushing the heat index into the "danger zone". And the steamy weather has been so persistent. On 11 of the last 12 days, the thermometer hit 90+ degrees somewhere in New Jersey.

Tuesday will easily be #12 and Wednesday will be #13, before some relief. We do have two opportunities for stormy weather coming up. One Wednesday night, from a decaying cluster of powerful storms that smacked the Midwest.

And one late Thursday, which could produce some heavy rain before ushering in the cooldown we crave. The heat wave ends in less than 48 hours. Hang in there, take care of yourself, and look forward to some beautiful summer weather coming up later this week.

Tuesday It is already hot on this Tuesday morning, with temperatures near 80 degrees between the NJ Turnpike and the coast. That would be typical of an early June afternoon . But in the morning? It is uncomfortable, and a signal that this will be another ferociously hot day.

Most of New Jersey will shoot into the upper 90s to around 100 degrees Tuesday afternoon. The dew point will actually dip slightly, decreasing from what I would call "tropical" to just "steamy". In other words, there will not be .

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