Archive for June 19th, 2012

Chicago Pushes Upper 90s Today, I-95 Corridor’s Turn Tomorrow & Thursday (Includes Video!)

Chicago Pushes Upper 90s Today, I-95 Corridor’s Turn Tomorrow & Thursday (Includes Video!)

While 109 degrees was hot in McCook, Neb yesterday, Death Valley, CA topped out at 121 degrees making this both the hottest high of the season for the site as well as for the nation. Denver topped out at 100 degrees, the hottest June 18th on record. Amazingly, while 100s blistered the Plains from Texas […]

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Typhoon Guchol Slams Into Japan Today Bringing Powerful Wind Gusts, Flooding Rains

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Typhoon Guchol Slams Into Japan Today Bringing Powerful Wind Gusts, Flooding Rains

  Guchol, once a 150-mph super typhoon, made landfall today on the Kii Peninsula south of Osaka as a 65 mph tropical storm. Though significantly weakened due to cooler waters, dry air and increased wind shear, Guchol still packed quite a punch delivering strong, gusty winds throughout Japan. Winds excellerating as the air became squeezed through the narrow concrete […]

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Final 10 Days Of June Looks Unsettled For UK, Turning Increasingly Hot For Spain

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Final 10 Days Of June Looks Unsettled For UK, Turning Increasingly Hot For Spain

While looking at both the GFS surface and ECMWF upper charts this evening I see no hint of change over the next 10 days. While I felt a glimmer of optimism yesterday with the model transfering the heat from Ukraine to Spain and even the signs of a trough dipping into the east, there isn’t any northward expanding ridge I was […]

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A Nice Warmup Across the UK Today & Wednesday Before Next Soaker On Thursday (Includes Video!)

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A Nice Warmup Across the UK Today & Wednesday Before Next Soaker On Thursday (Includes Video!)

You could be forgiven for thinking it is almost summer-like again across the UK as we shrugged off those heavy morning showers which caused nasty surface spray and flooding which made way for a very pleasant June day. Once those showers cleared into eastern Scotland, skies turned sunny and it has remained that way for the majority. […]

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