Call it a heat dome, a heat wave, whatever: It'll be hot hot hot for a long long time

GRAY, Maine - "Summer is arriving this week," National Weather Service meteorologist Sarah Jamison declared today, perhaps the understatement of the year.
In fact, Greater Rochester area residents can expect high temperatures to feel like the 90s all the way from Saturday through July 25.
Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and next Saturday are all forecast to top out in the low 90s, while the rest of the days promise heat indexes in the 90s due to humidity.
Jamison, a meteorologist at NWS in Gray, Maine, said despite the misery of a nine-day heat wave, there is a silver lining.
"We're starting to have serious concerns about drought, because of the drier, cooler air mass, but with this pattern shift - hotter and more humid - there is a chance for more precipitation with the potential for sporadic showers and thunderstorms," she said. "They will be hit and miss. We can't expect drought busters, but we need whatever we can get."
During the nine-day stretch of scorching heat nighttime lows will only dip into the mid- to high 60s, meaning air conditioners could be going 24-7, literally.
Jamison said it's possible the Northern Seacoasts could get some occasional relief if a frontal system goes through with a long enough period of rain to cool the area one or two of the days, but nothing's for sure.
"It's going to be unsettled," she said, "so we don't know for certain."
Jamison added that the thunderstorms forecast for Monday, in particular, could bring damaging winds and heavy rain.
"There are some indicators that Monday's storms could be strong," she added.