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Heat Is Going Nowhere From The Great Basin To Ohio Valley This Week, Wet At Times For Northeast (Includes Video!)

  Hot weather will dominate the upcoming workweek with the focus centred over the Plains. Through this week the 100s will spread west over the Great Basin allowing Denver to see yet more 100s as well as Salt Lake City, Reno and Boise as the week progresses. By late week, the ECMWF shows heights really […]

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Washington DC & Baltimore See Coldest July 21st On Record While Phoenix Gets Dusty! (Youtube Video Included!)

Washington DC & Baltimore See Coldest July 21st On Record While Phoenix Gets Dusty! (Youtube Video Included!)

Following chilly afternoons up in New York City where rain, cloud and Atlantic breezes held temperatures in the low 60s a couple of days ago, yesterday it was the Baltimore-Washington area which got in on some impressive late July chill. What’s striking is how warm this month has been across the region with 13 days over 95 […]

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London Will See It’s Warmest Weather Of Summer Just Days Before Olympics Commence (Video coming soon!)

Written by on July 22, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
London Will See It’s Warmest Weather Of Summer Just Days Before Olympics Commence (Video coming soon!)

It’s finally here, no not the Olympics but some decent warm weather! Today will see temperatures warmer than yesterday and through Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, they increase by a few degrees each day. By Monday we should see highs over London rise to around 26-27C (78-80F) and by Tuesday the mercury looks likely to crack the […]

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Alice Springs, Australia Is On Brink Of Coldest Spell In 35 Years. An Indicator To The Upcoming N Hem Winter?

Written by on July 22, 2012 in Australasia with 0 Comments
Alice Springs, Australia Is On Brink Of Coldest Spell In 35 Years. An Indicator To The Upcoming N Hem Winter?

With dominant high pressure continuing over the heart of Australia, so the chill continues also. Alice Springs in the red centre has witnessed their coldest spell of weather in 15 years but a low of -0.8C or lower on Monday morning would bag the coldest spell for the city in 35 years. According to The Weather Channel […]

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Beijing, China Experiences Heaviest Rains In 60 Years Causing Major Flooding, 10 Deaths (YouTube Videos Included!)

Written by on July 22, 2012 in Asia with 0 Comments
Beijing, China Experiences Heaviest Rains In 60 Years Causing Major Flooding, 10 Deaths (YouTube Videos Included!)

As of 2am today, Beijing time, as many as 10 people have died following the heaviest rains in the Chinese capital in 61 years. It’s said the storm struck during Saturday afternoon and continued late into the night, stranding over 80,000 and cancelling 500 flights at Beijing’s Capital International Airport while all sorts of chaos was […]

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Scotland Turns Windier & Wet Tonight While The Warmth Builds Further South, East

Written by on July 21, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Scotland Turns Windier & Wet Tonight While The Warmth Builds Further South, East

Good evening, hope your enjoying your weekend so far. Certainly been nice to see dry weather across the UK along with sunnier skies and warmer air. That warmer air will continue advancing northeastwards from the Azores over the next 2-3 days and while we can expect highs of 21-24C from Carlisle to London on Sunday, […]

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Mighty Heat Continues Over Plains Next 7-10 Days, May See All-Time Records Fall

Mighty Heat Continues Over Plains Next 7-10 Days, May See All-Time Records Fall

I alluded on my Facebook page yesterday morning about the potential for all-time records falling from North Kansas to North Dakota over the next 7 days with even a state record threatened. This can only happen when the conditions are perfect and I believe they are as we have an historic drought and with exceptionally […]

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Flooding Rains For Northeast, Severe Weather Threat For Memphis, Atlanta to DC, Baltimore

Flooding Rains For Northeast, Severe Weather Threat For Memphis, Atlanta to DC, Baltimore

Well it’s a very different day throughout the Northeast today compared the a couple of days ago when New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington surpassed the century mark. Today it’s all about temps in the chilly 60s, cloud and rain thanks to the presence of low pressure. Heavy rain has been falling throughout the […]

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Iraq & Iran Top 126°F (52°C) On Friday, Could It Get Even Hotter?

Written by on July 20, 2012 in Asia with 0 Comments

  Over the past few days temperatures have continued to rise and beyond even the typically sweltering levels of the Middle East Desert. Today marked the hottest day of the year so far with readings in both Iraq and neighbouring Iran topping 126°. The hottest place appears to have been Omidieh, Iran with 126°F (52.4C), Abadan, Iran hit 126°F (51.6C) while Al […]

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Weekend Warm-Up For UK Signifies Easing Of Exceptional Pattern, No Heatwave Looms, More Rain To Come! (Includes Video!)

Written by on July 20, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Weekend Warm-Up For UK Signifies Easing Of Exceptional Pattern, No Heatwave Looms, More Rain To Come! (Includes Video!)

I’m sure every one of us is ready for a taste of summer once again and yes, it’s coming though it’s duration will be brief in the North while from Sunday through next Wednesday, the Midlands down to Kent should enjoy mid to upper 20s for highs. Does this constitute a heatwave? No, not even by our standards […]

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