One More Day Of Incredible Heat, Then Autumn Arrives. We Think

Since we're all wilting in this heat, I've decided to re-run
this snow picture from March

So now, Burlington, Vermont has had its first official heat wave during the autumn.

Tuesday was the third consecutive day of 90 degree heat, as the incredible, unprecedented hot spell continues.

The 90 degrees on Tuesday sets the record for the latest 90 in the season in Burlington, breaking the record which was set Monday, which broke the record set Sunday.

It could reach 90 again today. It will be close.

It also bears repeating that we are now up to seven days this year that reached 90 degrees or more, and none of those days hit during astronomical summer. Two such days were in May, two were in June before the summer solstice and the rest were this week.

Tonight's cold front might set off an isolated strong thunderstorm as it approaches, but boy will you feel the change in the air tomorrow!

For the next several days, we will have several days of seasonable weather - that means highs in the 60s, lows in the 40s and low humidity. In other words, the kind of autumn weather we're used to.

I remain worried about how dry it's getting out there. Tonight, the cold front will bring just spotty showers. Some places will get a little wet, others won't. And the places that do get a shower won't get all that much rain.

Then it turns relentlessly dry again for the next several days, albeit cooler.

There are signs it could turn very, very warm again in early October, and a few more record highs might fall. But that warm spell, if it develops, won't be as intense or as long lasting as the one we're in now.

This truly is a bizarre weather event, obviously one for the record books.