Heat and humidity are the two “H’s” that get us in the summertime. In fact, the combination can be downright unbearable. Need some proof? Well here you go… 95° compared with a 70° dew point feels like 105°!! You can check out other temperature and dew point combinations on the heat index chart.

The humidity can be deceiving though! My husband and I were about to go to the gym yesterday afternoon when I decided we should run around the neighborhood since it wasn’t raining and temperatures were only in the 70s (the reasons we were that “mild” at 2pm were the clouds and previous rain). 

About a quarter of a mile into the run, I realized that it may not be hot but it was incredibly steamy. I think I sweat more than I ever have on a run!

The official start to summer is right on our doorstep as the season begins tomorrow at 1:16 p.m. It doesn’t seem like a big deal though since it has felt like summer for the past month! Highs have been 90° or higher since May 20th. I should mention that 5 days so far this month we have topped out in the triple digits. The heat isn’t going away any time soon, but it is expected to be less intense for the end of the work week and the upcoming weekend.  

While there has been an abundance of heat, there has been a shortage of rain. Almost all of Central Georgia is still in an extreme drought. In Macon, we are over 7 and a half inches below where we should be in rainfall for the year. Rain chances are looking decent Thursday and Friday as a trough of low pressure at the upper levels of the atmosphere sets up across the area. This trough is also responsible for the “cooler” temperatures.