Significant Heat Wave To Bake Great Lakes Next Week

A broad ridge over the CONUS right now will shift eastward, stagnate, and strengthen over the northeastern U.S. on Sunday. This stagnated eastern ridge will create the ideal scenario for hot and humid weather, which will contribute to air temperatures in the 90s and feels like temperatures exceeding 100 days. These conditions are expected through the entirety of next week, with the possibility of an isolated shower or thunderstorm developing in the hot, humid, and unstable air mass despite lacking wind shear and lift. Rapid onset drought conditions will be possible in Indiana and Ohio as rain will only be isolated and not widespread.