THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, July 13, 1995 TAG: 9507130434
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B3 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY STEVE STONE, STAFF WRITER
LENGTH: Short : 38 lines
Summer has settled in for a steamy stay through the weekend - and possibly beyond.
Except for the possibility of some late-day thunderstorms, the weather outlook is a vacation promoter's dream: hot, sunny days that beg for a trip to the beach.
Temperatures are expected to rise into the lower to middle 90s every day. That won't set any records - most of those are over 100 degrees at this time of year - but the heat will be uncomfortable.
The heat index - a measure of the combined effect of heat and humidity - is expected to be well above 100 daily through the weekend. Some readings of 110 or higher are possible.
High pressure generally dominates the weather of the Middle Atlantic states, and that will remain relatively unchanged through the weekend.
There is also abundant ``lower-level moisture in the air,'' as the National Weather Service puts it. Translation: high humidity. Result: uncomfortable days and moist nights.
Folks got a taste of what is ahead on Wednesday.
At 2 p.m., the temperature was 89 and the humidity reading was 44 percent at the National Weather Service office at Norfolk International Airport. That made for a heat index of 100.
At noon, the temperature was 88 at Norfolk Naval Air Station, but with humidity at 52 percent, it felt like it was 102.
The day's official high was 90 in Norfolk. By week's end, that may seem a cool memory. by CNB