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Author: TriSec
Date: 08/08/2026 11:47:41
Good Morning!
Remember this guy?
We're under yet another heat advisory here in the Greater New England area.
It's true; we were just in South Florida about a month ago, and on some days, it was hotter in Boston than in West Palm Beach. Let's go see.
Boston Forecast: Partly sunny, very warm and humid; a thunderstorm in spots late this afternoon. Hi: 90
West Palm Beach Forecast: A shower in places this morning, otherwise, humid with times of clouds and sun. High: 93
It's August. That weather is actually kind of normal for this time of year in Boston. But what isn't normal? We'll get a heat wave for a few days, it will break, we'll heave a sigh of relief.
It's been hot and humid like that for literally weeks. I was away at camp at the beginning of July, and that's when it got hot. No lie, one day in the dining hall, the dish room was 105 degrees for the afternoon. You know the saying: "If you can't stand the heat..." It never has cooled down any; there hasn't been any significant break in the cycle. It's even overnight. Used to be temps would cool down a bit when the sun went down. But over this summer...we'll go to bed and it's 85 degrees. We'll wake up and it's 85 degrees, and here comes the sun!
Well....I live near the ocean, why don't we head for the beach? I will actually be out on the water today. We're having a Lodge outing, and one of our Brothers is a boat captain with Boston Harbor Cruises....and he'll be driving us around this afternoon aboard Codzilla!
Will we get relief from the heat, though? Boston Harbor water is currently checking in at 69 degrees, with a high this year of 73 degrees. In the chilly North Atlantic. Florida was actually worse when we were there; The ocean temperature today at the Lake Worth Fish Pier is a whopping 86 degrees. That is literally bath water.
The point being....This is not normal. None of this is normal.
But is it the new normal?
How bizarre it is that human beings are apparently the only species on earth that will actively seek to destroy their own, and only, home. We, as a species, have a long history of ignoring and exploiting everything until it is far too late, then feebly attempting to rebuild before discovering someplace new to exploit.
Feels like we're running out of places....and time.
Remember this guy?
We're under yet another heat advisory here in the Greater New England area.
A blocking feature in the atmosphere known as the ‘Bermuda High’ remains responsible for steering tropical moisture from the south, northward. This allows afternoon temperatures to reach the lower 90s and dewpoints in the 70s keep mugginess around. Much of the region will be hotter than areas across central and south Florida.
There’s the small chance a few thunderstorms will generate through early evening. These storms tend to occur at random and spontaneously. One assist will be a 3 p.m. sea breeze that models have hinted at appearing.
Rain isn’t a guarantee, and thus not enough to cancel plans over. We would recommend keeping your phone’s weather alerts turned on though.
In an environment like today and tomorrow, the tropical downpours could be just that -- a downpour with enough rain to trigger isolated street flooding. The same holds true through Saturday too. Diurnal (or daytime) heating will cause a few storms to bubble up at about 4 p.m. but fade through sunset.
Temperatures should remain above average until a cold front develops Tuesday. This frontal boundary will not only bring showers, but the chance of severe thunderstorms next week. Though timing is too far out of range.
It's true; we were just in South Florida about a month ago, and on some days, it was hotter in Boston than in West Palm Beach. Let's go see.
Boston Forecast: Partly sunny, very warm and humid; a thunderstorm in spots late this afternoon. Hi: 90
West Palm Beach Forecast: A shower in places this morning, otherwise, humid with times of clouds and sun. High: 93
It's August. That weather is actually kind of normal for this time of year in Boston. But what isn't normal? We'll get a heat wave for a few days, it will break, we'll heave a sigh of relief.
It's been hot and humid like that for literally weeks. I was away at camp at the beginning of July, and that's when it got hot. No lie, one day in the dining hall, the dish room was 105 degrees for the afternoon. You know the saying: "If you can't stand the heat..." It never has cooled down any; there hasn't been any significant break in the cycle. It's even overnight. Used to be temps would cool down a bit when the sun went down. But over this summer...we'll go to bed and it's 85 degrees. We'll wake up and it's 85 degrees, and here comes the sun!
Well....I live near the ocean, why don't we head for the beach? I will actually be out on the water today. We're having a Lodge outing, and one of our Brothers is a boat captain with Boston Harbor Cruises....and he'll be driving us around this afternoon aboard Codzilla!
Will we get relief from the heat, though? Boston Harbor water is currently checking in at 69 degrees, with a high this year of 73 degrees. In the chilly North Atlantic. Florida was actually worse when we were there; The ocean temperature today at the Lake Worth Fish Pier is a whopping 86 degrees. That is literally bath water.
The point being....This is not normal. None of this is normal.
But is it the new normal?
How bizarre it is that human beings are apparently the only species on earth that will actively seek to destroy their own, and only, home. We, as a species, have a long history of ignoring and exploiting everything until it is far too late, then feebly attempting to rebuild before discovering someplace new to exploit.
Feels like we're running out of places....and time.
