So you got out your sweater the last couple of days, but you can break out the bathing suit as hot weather floods the North Bay area over the weekend.
AccuWeather reports after record-challenging chill this week, temperatures could rebound to their hottest level of the summer so far.
In North Bay, with the humidex, temperatures will hit 32 degrees for the weekend and into early next week. Better still, we'll see lots of sun to go along with the warmer temps.
A forecast shift in the jet stream will set into motion a marked temperature turnaround this weekend into next week over portions of the northern Plains and Midwest. The jet stream is a river of high-speed winds high above the ground that guides storms and air masses along.
Bits and pieces of the heat that has built up in the Northwest will break off and drift into the Midwest.
According to AccuWeather Long Range Expert Paul Pastelok, "Rounds of heat and humidity will continue to surge in ahead of cool fronts from the northern Plains to the Midwest through the end of July."
So far this summer, the hot weather seems to have teased, but never really made an appearance.
Despite the forecast rebound, temperatures are likely to stop short of record highs.
This is typically the hottest part of the summer in North Bay.
A potential suppressor of heat will be complexes of thunderstorms that erupt from southern Canada to the Great Lakes region. In areas where these storms roll through during or the morning or midday hours, it may be enough to keep hotter weather away on some days.
In a pattern such as expected next week, the complexes of storms have the potential to cover a great deal of ground and be severe in some communities.
Warmth and humidity will build this weekend into next week, as the atmospheric see-saw will try to balance out.
According to AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Elliot Abrams, "While a southward dip in the jet stream will remain in the eastern third of the continent next week, it will not be as nearly pronounced as that of later this week."
The end result will not only be fairly typical mid- to late-July heat and humidity but also almost daily rounds of popup showers and thunderstorms.
Most of these random storms will occur during the afternoon and evening hours.
