Archive for July, 2012

90-100° Heat Sloshes Back & Fourth Across The US, Lots Of Precip Over Rockies, South

90-100° Heat Sloshes Back & Fourth Across The US, Lots Of Precip Over Rockies, South

[error] NEAR 100 HEAT RETURNS TO MINNEAPOLIS, MADISON, CHICAGO, CINCINNATI & WASHINGTON DC MONDAY & TUESDAY [/error] A west and east coast trough supports a central US ridge and 100s throughout the Plains today with low to mid-90s extending east across the Midwest. Today’s 100s over the Plains leave days 2-3 and heads for the Midwest, Ohio Valley towards the Mid-Atlantic with a peak on Tuesday. Minneapolis eyes 100 […]

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Temps Will Approach 122°F Over Morrocco and Algeria, 125°F Over Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi This Week

Written by on July 15, 2012 in Asia with 0 Comments
Temps Will Approach 122°F Over Morrocco and Algeria, 125°F Over Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi This Week

Over the next 5 days, parts of Africa and the Middle East will see the hottest air of the summer with upper ridging and 850 temps climbing through the roof. This GFS map showing expected temps shows near 120°F temps over parts of Morrocco and Algeria in the western Sahara while another infernal heat core can be seen over the […]

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Warm Surge Coming For England/Wales But Big Rains Sweep Across UK Wednesday Night! (Includes Video!)

Written by on July 14, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Warm Surge Coming For England/Wales But Big Rains Sweep Across UK Wednesday Night! (Includes Video!)

Well I hope your all having a great weekend so far and your weather hasn’t been too bad. I’ve encountered another very pleasant day on my travels and certainly felt a good deal warmer today compared with yesterday. Though it was a lovely day where I was up in Thurso on the north coast, the north […]

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Bumper Blooper Edition For May-June 2012

Written by on July 14, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 1 Comment

Each and every time you see a video here, it may have only taken one go to make it but more often than not it takes two or more goes to get it right. The simplist slip of the tongue is enough to trigger a giggle that can’t be shaken off. I’ve seen it take […]

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The Sun Was Shinning At The Top Of Scotland! (Includes Video!)

Written by on July 13, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
The Sun Was Shinning At The Top Of Scotland! (Includes Video!)

Good evening all. Sorry for the late post. I trust you have read the post I wrote up this morning at 4.30am before hitting the road? It’s been a long but great day driving through some of the UK and world’s best scenery. I covered 600 twisty, hilly miles (2,000 miles in the past 6 days) from Glasgow […]

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Heavy Overnight Rains Across South Give Way To Fri PM Storms!

Written by on July 13, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Heavy Overnight Rains Across South Give Way To Fri PM Storms!

Hope you enjoyed the drier, brighter weather of yesterday because we’re back to reality once again this morning. In fact last night, you folks across the South of England likely saw a rather wet night. The band of rain which broght you the wet night is now positioned across north Wales and the north Midlands, […]

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Stalled Tropical Boundary Produces Unprecidented Rains, Devastating Floods Over Japan (Includes Video!)

Written by on July 12, 2012 in Asia with 0 Comments
Stalled Tropical Boundary Produces Unprecidented Rains, Devastating Floods Over Japan (Includes Video!)

[warning] PARTS OF WESTERN JAPAN HAS RECIEVED THEIR GREATEST 24-HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS ON RECORD, PRODUCING LANDSLIDES AND CAUSING AS MANY AS 15 DEATHS [/warning] A boundary which sets up during the summer months over mid-latitude Asia known as the ‘rainy season boundary’, lifted north and stalled over Japan over the past 36 hours producing astonishing and record breaking […]

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More Than Half Of The United States Is In Drought, Cornbelt Disaster!

More Than Half Of The United States Is In Drought, Cornbelt Disaster!

It’s now official, it’s said in a very latest report that as much as 61% of the United States is in drought and the situation worsening by the day with drought conditions expanding as well as areas entering ‘exceptional’ status over parts of Arkansas into the lower Ohio Valley. One could blame the heat of not just June […]

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Big Soaking From Texas To Mid-Atlantic, Blowtorch Continues Out West As Death Valley Topping 128° (Includes Video!)

Big Soaking From Texas To Mid-Atlantic, Blowtorch Continues Out West As Death Valley Topping 128° (Includes Video!)

[notice] SIGNIFICANT FLOODING FOLLOWING 3-6 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH RAIN STILL FALLING CONTINUES TO CAUSE PROBLEMS AROUND HOUSTON, TX AND SURROUNDING AREAS AS WELL AS OTHER AREAS STRETCHING ALL THE WAY TO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION [/notice] Over the past couple of days we have seen a LOT of rainfall over South Texas including the Houston […]

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Death Valley, CA Soared To 126°, Palm Springs 119°, Las Vegas 114° On Tues, May Be Hotter Today!

Death Valley, CA Soared To 126°, Palm Springs 119°, Las Vegas 114° On Tues, May Be Hotter Today!

  Yesterday saw the hottest day in a couple of years at Death Valley and for the US as the high soared to 126. While it wasn’t a record, Palm Springs topped an impressive 119 but out in Las Vegas, it did hit a record at 114. Phoenix, AZ was also hot but not as […]

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