The French health authority is on high alert this weekend as temperatures climb to rare and potentially record territory and values not seen since the deadly heatwave of August 2003. All week long the models have been incredibly persisted in building a tremendous blast of heat north from the Sahara with 100s expected to extend from southern Spain all […]
Tropical Storm Helene What was once Tropical Depression 7, became Tropical Storm Helene earlier today in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Helene is currently a weak 45 mph storm which will continue to take a northwest track which as you can see from the below forecast track off The National Hurricane Centre would take her into the Mexican coast […]
[error] HEAT WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED AS TEMPERATURES BY SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO NEAR OR EXCEED 100F IN MADRID, PARIS, BRUSSELS AND AMSTERDAM [/error] The much anticipated heat wave set to blister Western Europe through the next 48-72 hours began to show it’s hand today over Iberia as brutal heat crossed the Gibraltar Strait and across southern and central […]
Following a chilly May, June and July from Seattle all the way down to San Diego, temperatures have averaged a full 1-3 below normal but with the westward shift in the Plains hot dome just as July ended and August began, this, has meant that the first 17 days of this month have seen a complete flip in the numbers and trend of […]
This graphic by AccuWeather says it all. I’ve been talking about this coming chill all week and here it comes. Expect low 40s for many across the Dakotas and Minnesota tonight with some rural areas likely falling into the chilly, near frosty upper 30s. The chill will extend south, southeast and deep into the same […]
Believe it or not but Tropical systems practically every late summer will take that long recurve route all the way around the North Atlantic Basin perhaps having struck the US East Coast or simply remained a fish storm between the US and Bermuda, a common tropical cyclone track. They can eventually they sweep across Western Europe […]
The low pressure which deepened to an impressive 980mb yesterday off Ireland brought unusually strong August winds with gales for some. It also brought a brief blast of torrential rain northwards across Britain and Ireland as the front swept through followed by heavy downpours. We continue to hold onto our warm, humid air mass with little cooling thanks to the low continuing to spin and remain deep just […]
High Latitude Blocking Looks To Keep USA & Great Britain Cool, Unsettled Through Remainder of August
Thought it would be worthwhile taking a quick look at the 8-14 day outlook courtesy of the Climate Prediction Center. While folks in the US will be asking, Is this coming cool a sign of things to come, folks here in the UK are likely asking, is this warmth and intensifying warmth this weekend also a sign of things […]
It’s interesting to see the reports fly in about how ‘relentlessly’ hot it’s been in the last 10 days over the West with Phoenix being highlighted. 9 out of the last 10 days has seen Phoenix top 110° with the highest value being 116°. Much more impressive is Death Valley with just 2 out the […]
I guess the one good thing about this week’s weather is that it’s at least warm, giving us at least a feel of summer. Since last weekend i’ve been closely monitoring the models which continuously show one heck of a hot weekend over Spain and France. So hot that all-time records may be challenged and many of […]
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