Tracking a resilient pattern of hot and dry weather

TODAY: Monday is nearly a carbon copy of Sunday; starting our week the way the weekend closed. We'll be warm and sunny today as south winds at the surface provide warmth, and upper level ridging provides continued sunshine. We'll continue to expect similar days ahead.

TONIGHT: Also feeling similar, will be our overnight forecast. Clear skies and relatively calm conditions help to drop our lows to near 60.

EXTENDED: Both morning lows and afternoon highs remain above average for this time of the year. On average, we can expect a low in the low 50s and high in the mid-70s through the tail end of September. That's not at all what we expect from this point through the first week of October. In fact, we'll likely run about 10 degrees warmer than average each afternoon well into next week. Daily sunshine and highs in the mid-80s are expected Through Sunday, with little change. Similarly, lows are forecast near 60, give or take a few degrees. It's not until the middle of next week, that we see data veer from this overwhelmingly consistent forecast. It's at this point we have a chance at some northern air following the break down of our upper level ridging, or "heat dome" you may call it. This leaves the possibility of seasonal air infiltrating in from Canada, but it's anything but a certainty yet. There is a large spread in possibilities at this juncture regarding this exact event, but it's safe to say you can at least expect a summer like feel (and to need the shorts) well into October.