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Anchorage, Alaska Is On It’s Way To Coldest July On Record

Anchorage, Alaska Is On It’s Way To Coldest July On Record

It’s certainly been a cold month in Alaska’s largest city located in the south-central part of the state. In fact it’s been colder than Barrow, located on the Arctic coast. Average temperatures at this time of year is around 65-66° and no day thus far in July has hit those ‘average’ values. The high on July […]

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Temps Eye 110° In South Dakota, 100s for Minneapolis, Chicago To DC But T-Storms Loom

Temps Eye 110° In South Dakota, 100s for Minneapolis, Chicago To DC But T-Storms Loom

Temperatures skyrocketed to near 110° yesterday in central South Dakota and today won’t be any cooler, Minneapolis looks like they’ll be within reach of the century mark while Chicago’s upper 90s of today may hit 100° tomorrow. The heat core is sliding east and tomorrow should see 100 once again in Washington and Baltimore, possibly 98°-100° in […]

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Another Soaking Due Wednesday/Thursday Will Be Followed By Summer-like Warmth This Weekend! (Includes Video!)

Written by on July 16, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 4 Comments
Another Soaking Due Wednesday/Thursday Will Be Followed By Summer-like Warmth This Weekend! (Includes Video!)

The upcoming week will remain unsettled but warmer air will attempt to make inroads but shall be greatly tempered by low pressure spreading plenty of cloud and wet weather streaming from off the Atlantic. Although I think the remainder of this month stays with the unsettled theme, the good news is models are hinting at warmer air […]

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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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