Another Vermont Heat Record Might Be Set Today. And WIld New Jersey Flood Vis

While summer warmth grinds on up here in Vermont,
flash flooding swept these cars away in
New Jersey Saturday.

We've set all kinds of heat records around these parts this summer and it looks like we might be about to tie, then break another one.  

If the temperature in Burlington, Vermont reaches 80 degrees today, we'll tie the record for the most consecutive days in which the temperature has reached that level.

That would be 25 days, which is how many consecutive 80s there were between July 22 and August 15, 1988.

It'll be close, but we might make it today. The forecast high today in Burlington is precisely 80 degrees. If it's a little cloudier than expected, we might not reach 80. A little extra sun would bring us above that magic number.

If we get to 80 today the streak will likely continue. The forecast high on Monday is 83 degrees. Tuesday's forecast is 81, Wednesday is 83, Thursday is 81. At this point, the forecast for Friday is 79 degrees, which would end the streak.

But we don't know that for sure.  On any of these days listed, the temperature in Burlington could easily be a few degrees below or above the forecasts. It depends on the timing of clouds, showers, and unexpected changes in the forecast for oncoming weather systems.

The upcoming weather systems in question continue to promise a humid week for us, with scattered showers and thunderstorms daily starting today and going through the week. Any showers or storms today will be widely scattered at best. Most of us won't see one. But if any develop, they will be slow movers. Whoever gets a storm might get a lot of rain from it.

At this point, the wettest day looks like it will be Tuesday. But again, some places will get little rain, some places will get drenched. It's all the roll of the dice.

This wet weather pattern really hit New Jersey and other sections of metro New York, the Mid-Atlantic states and a few places in southern New England Saturday.

Flash flood warnings were flying in different areas in the region all day. Some floods caused quite a bit of damage. Below is a video of a flash flood in Passaic, New Jersey swiping cars from an auto dealership, sending them downstream and crashing into a bridge and each other.