Happy first day of June. I was really sick these last two weeks and have been horrible about sending the texts but today is the FIRST DAY OF SUMMER so we’re turning a new leaf!

Unfortunately, it’s a cool, gloomy start to summer lol. A very weak storm system is scooting through the area and the general wind direction will be off the lake which will make for an unusually cool, damp day. Highs will reach the mid-60s. The light rain/clouds should clear out by nightfall, setting us up for a chilly night. Lows will dip into the low 50s. 

The air should warm up nicely tomorrow under partly to mostly sunny skies. Temps will rocket back up into the mid-70s.

After tomorrow, however, summer is ON. An incoming heat wave will bring sunny skies and temps soaring into the upper 80s on Weds-Thurs-Fri. As often happens with summer heat waves in the midwest, the initial warmth will fuel an unstable atmosphere that will produce thunderstorms, some of which could be heavy, beginning late Friday/early Saturday and continuing through the weekend.

Then, the models diverge. The American-based global model suggest a MAJOR heat wave beginning June 9 (we’re talking 90s and 100s), while the EU-based model portends a slight cooldown during the same period. Which one will win??

Tl;dr - cool, cloudy today, 60s. Some drizzle. Warmer tomorrow, Sunny, HOT (80s) 2nd half of week.

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