This morning's GFS run indicates stark temperature context between this week and next

Meteorological fall may begin September the 1st, but apparently nobody explained that to the GFS. Here's what it has to say about temperatures around the country next week:

Those dark reds in the Great Lakes region indicates temperatures that exceed 90 degrees.  As the GFS tends to be a bit on the conservative side when it comes to predicting heat, I'd say there's a fairly decent chance of us seeing those temperatures.  I suppose we're lucky we're not in the Great Plains, where temperatures may skyrocket to over 110°F.

The best news of all about this, though it's not entirely a sure thing yet, is that the GFS is seeing dewpoints rise only into the mid 60s.  That would make this somewhat of a dry heat, without the crippling humidity we've experienced with our 90 degree days so far this summer.  All in all, it would make for at least one more good trip to the beach without making it too difficult to breathe.