Spring 2015

El Nino, MJO Increasing Influence On US Pattern/ Pacific Cyclone Production Into July

Written by on June 23, 2015 in Spring 2015, Summer 2015, United States of America with 0 Comments
El Nino, MJO Increasing Influence On US Pattern/ Pacific Cyclone Production Into July

We have significant pattern changes underway across the Lower 48 as the atmosphere responds to time of year, the strong El Nino in the Pacific and the increasing amplification of the MJO, a reaction of the El Nino. As we go from day 1-5 to the 6-10, heights sharply rise over the Northwest and in turn […]

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NEXT WEEK: All-Time Heat Records May Be Challenged Over Parts Of Europe But UK Misses Out!

Written by on June 23, 2015 in Rest of Europe, Spring 2015, Summer 2015 with 0 Comments
NEXT WEEK: All-Time Heat Records May Be Challenged Over Parts Of Europe But UK Misses Out!

Make the most of this fine, dry and settled weather currently over the UK and Ireland because it ain’t going to last I’m afraid. A sprawling low with the remains of once tropical storm Bill will make for a cool, wet and breezy end to the week and start to the weekend. While a trough […]

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El Nino-like Pattern Developing In 5-10 Day With Major Heat Headed For Pacific Northwest!

Written by on June 22, 2015 in Spring 2015, Summer 2015, United States of America with 0 Comments
El Nino-like Pattern Developing In 5-10 Day With Major Heat Headed For Pacific Northwest!

The pattern is shifting as we head for the heart of the warm season with a much more El Nino-like upper atmosphere starting to show in the day 6-10. For those sweating over the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, hang in there! As the Southwest heat ridge migrates north, a trough will drop over the Great Lakes into […]

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EUROPE: Record Heatwave To End What’s Been A Chilly June?

EUROPE: Record Heatwave To End What’s Been A Chilly June?

It was a cold Fathers Day over Central Europe. Last 7 days not much better… The water temperature anomaly over the Atlantic and Mediterranean has a lot to say for the type of pattern we’ve had across Europe. Temp anomaly for last 30-days. Things may be about to flip around BIG TIME as we head […]

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Heat Flexing And Shifting Position Next Week, Staying Cool Where Wet!

Written by on June 20, 2015 in Spring 2015, Summer 2015, United States of America with 0 Comments
Heat Flexing And Shifting Position Next Week, Staying Cool Where Wet!

Scorching weekend for the Deserts of the Southwest and early next week for the Southeast once again. Yesterday topped 111 degrees in Las Vegas which made for the highest reading of the year to date. Phoenix topped out at 113, down 2 from the previous day’s 115! The SW ridge peaks in strength over the […]

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EUROPE: Father’s Day Looking Cool, Showery For Northwest, Hot In Southwest, July Temperatures Look Unimpressive…

EUROPE: Father’s Day Looking Cool, Showery For Northwest, Hot In Southwest, July Temperatures Look Unimpressive…

Tomorrow is not only Father’s Day but our longest day of the year and no it won’t be a scorcher by any means. In fact it may feel more like autumn across parts of Scotland… For the SOUTHERN half of England and Wales dad’s day is looking decent with some sun and bright spells, temps […]

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Southwest-Southeast Ridges Link Up But Pacific Northwest Becomes Focus Of Heat Next Week!

Written by on June 19, 2015 in Spring 2015, Summer 2015, United States of America with 0 Comments
Southwest-Southeast Ridges Link Up But Pacific Northwest Becomes Focus Of Heat Next Week!

Phoenix soared to new temperature heights yesterday with a high of 115. RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 0143 AM MST FRI JUN 19 2015 …RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT PHOENIX AZ AND YUMA AZ… A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 115 DEGREES WAS SET AT PHOENIX AZ YESTERDAY. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 115 […]

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Summer Solstice This Sunday But Any Sign Of Summer?

Summer Solstice This Sunday But Any Sign Of Summer?

Believe it or not but the summer solstice is a mere two days away. I know many will ask, what summer? The good thing is that the warmest period of the year comes AFTER the solstice despite the fact that nights ‘technically’ shorten again. Just like the coldest period of the year follows the winter […]

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110s, 120s Blister Desert Southwest, El Nino Continues To Strengthen

Written by on June 18, 2015 in Spring 2015, Summer 2015, United States of America with 0 Comments
110s, 120s Blister Desert Southwest, El Nino Continues To Strengthen

After a cool, damp spring, the summer ridge is finally firing with major desert towns and cities finally catching up with the calendar and even firing into 10-20 above territory. As upper heights soar to 594dm, Phoenix topped out at a sweltering 114 degrees yesterday tying a record which dates all the way back to 1896. […]

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Bill To Bring Pattern Change To Europe For Final 10 Days Of June

Bill To Bring Pattern Change To Europe For Final 10 Days Of June

More often than you’d think, when tropical heat gets lifted north into the mid-latitudes, a ripple effect is created and quite often, this signals a large-scale pattern shift. Up till now and really since the beginning of 2015, there’s been a fight between the Azores high and Iceland low. The weather has always been that […]

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