Archive for June, 2012
Some initial thoughts before discussing the week ahead… Ok, I admit I too am getting a little fed up with this stubborn, boring, un-summer-like pattern. Basically since 2006 we have had poor summers, especially up here in Scotland. At least for you folks down in the South of England, you manage to live close enough to […]
A cluster of thunderstorms which started yesterday morning in Iowa just as the hot dome was beginning to heat the air to the south, started to push east bringing dramatic shelf clouds, driving rains, gusty winds and lightning through the Chicago metro. The storms intensified, stretching out as they cut through Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania, […]
While yesterday’s blowtorch seemed and likely felt off the charts and for many it was, the crazy thing is, Saturday will be hotter and likely the peak of this heatwave. The 850 temps are warmer directly over the Southeast on Saturday and so such cities as Atlanta should surpass their current 105° all-time record with […]
We have seen an historic weather day across the Southeast up into the Mid-Atlantic region as a mighty 592dc high sits directly over the Tennessee Valley and breaks not only monthly all-time records but all-time records for any month. It is incredible to see 104-110° temperatures this afternoon from Arkansas to North Carolina and Virginia. Here […]
The temperature is sitting at 101° and may be on the way to 104° before the normal 5pm peak. Today marks the first 100s for the Peachtree City since the blistering August 2007 heatwave. Highs during that hot spell maxed out at 104°, just 1° shy of the all-time record. This time around they may push that […]
Yesterday saw one of the greatest displays of wild weather the UK in our lifetime. What created this violent and spectacular weather display could be seen days ago. When both Cork and Belfast was under water the night before, this was the sure sign of what was to come over the mainland the next day. I […]
It has been a dramatic past 24 hours of weather over Ireland and the British Isles with the most spectacular arguably in the last 6 hours over the Midlands as severe thunderstorms (pretty rare for the UK) produced large hail, torrential downpours, damaging wind gusts and constant thunder and lightning. There have been unconfirmed reports of one […]
[warning] THE FLOODING SEEN IN BELFAST TONIGHT IS A SURE SIGN OF WHAT’S TO COME FOR MANY ACROSS THE UK DURING FRIDAY, FLASH FLOODING IS OF REAL CONCERN IN AREAS! [/warning] I have been concerned for days now about the potentially explosive weather we may face during Wednesday or Thursday of this week as low pressure and heat/humidity collide. Tonight […]
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