As the sun’s baleful glare rises above the horizon, this from the Weather Service Forecast Office Charleston (SC):
Excessive temperatures will continue for another day as highs
are forecast to peak between 98-103 degrees. The beaches will
provide little relief with highs peaking near the mid 90s. All
three of our local climate sites are forecast to come close to
breaking or tying record highs and/or record high mins
today/tonight, see Climate section below for details. Heat
indices will likely peak before the onset of convection, between
112-115 along the coastal locations, and 108-112 further
inland. Similar to Sunday, an Extreme Heat Warning is in effect
for all coastal zones across southeast South Carolina and
southeast Georgia including the following inland counties:
Berkeley, Dorchester, inland Colleton, inland Jasper, and inland
Chatham, and a Heat Advisory is in effect for the remaining
counties/zones.
In the tropics, the Atlantic remains quiet. The East and Central Pacific is becoming increasingly active, with one named storm and several invest areas. Iona may generate some waves for the surfers on the south shores, but otherwise shouldn’t impact Hawai’i. The invests are no threat at the moment (or probably ever).
In the West Pacific, two named storms. Typhoon Krosa is off the east coast of Japan, and should stay far enough offshore to avoid any significant impacts aside from waves. Weak tropical storm Co-May, after contributing to the ongoing disaster on the northern Philippine island of Luzon, is doing a loop over Okinawa. Impacts mostly rain and some gusty winds, and Kadena AB is at TCCOR4 (lowest alert level). Co-May has the potential to cause damage on the mainland of China as it slowly sweeps inland south of Shanghai in two days.
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Typhoon tracks at JMA’s site are showing Momba No. 9 taking a turn toward southish of Tokyo. And 3 meter tsunami warning along the east coast of Japan (haven’t heard anything about the west coast of the US apart from political preferences)).
Boom today?