95 in wilmington, trenton, 97. Dover is showing a heat index a feels like temperature of 98. Just like yesterday well start out with a ton of sunshine. During the course of the day well get the puffy cumulus clouds and one or two areas you pick up a quick hitting popup shower or thunderstorm. Otherwise, everybody is baking. 98 degrees is the feels the temperature today, the feels like temperature, 110. Theres no relief in sight, just a couple of spotty thunderstorms, when i come back ill detail this in the exclusive accuweather sevenday forecast. The oppressive heat has many folks seeking relief. Creeks and pools will be hot spots as the heat index rises. Im diving in and swimming. We go on hot days, so we wont be as hot. I sometimes bring a fan, a little fan so i can cool myself down. A fan is a good idea in this type of weather as umbrella hats like you see right there. The philadelphia coppering of aiming Heat Corporation of aging heat hot line will take calls. The number is on the
An example ive been out here for three minutes and i am sweating. When you factor in the humidity, it feels like 93 degrees. 90 in millville. 92 in atlantic. 90 in cape may. Trenton, 85. Look at the dewpoints, this is the way we measure the amount of moisture in the air. If you look toward the top of the screen, theres the scale. 65 is humid. 70 is awful. 75 is terrible. 80 is not on the scale. Millville, 80. Dover, 81. Cape may, and Atlantic City, 80. Philadelphia, 77 and wilmington, 76. As you take a look elsewhere across the country, the dewpoints are higher here in the delaware and the Lehigh Valleys than any other location in the lower 48. Thats a rarity, usually you traveled to the south and get into the gulf coast states, florida, houston, miami, its very, very humid there. Its more humid here in the philadelphia area than anywhere this morning. 98 degrees, that felt that he is the forecasted thats the forecasted high, it will feel like 110. Not much relief tomorrow. 98 today. H