A powerful upper level ridge of high pressure has been tormenting the Spainish interior over the past 7 days with the hottest weather in 17 years for many. Cordova in the southern interior averages a high of 96° with a low of 67° but during the first 10 days of August only two days have failed to reach the century […]
Following a glorious week of weather and glorious second week of weather for the Olympic Games, we of course always have that breakdown looming, especially this summer when you creep into day 5 or 6 of warm sunshine. That breakdown will come tomorrow but it has limitations as to how much the warmth breaks and the […]
The above satellite image shows beautifully the ridge of high pressure currently controlling the Western Europe’s airspace. Note what appears to be grey, high level clouds over the Sahara and up into southern and central Spain. This in fact is the intense heat which the satalitte is picking up on and not a cloud is in the […]
Highs yesterday remained stuck in the 70s from Minneapolis to Detroit with Chicago ‘shivering’ at 75°. It was even cooler around the Lakes with highs in Wisconsin and Michigan only topping out in the mid-60s. While many are in the 50s this morning, International Falls on the Canadian border fell to a chilly 37°.
Here is the video of Joe Bastardi’s appearance on Bloomberg yesterday where he explains why July 2012 wasn’t as warm as what many think and what the media would have you think. He also shares thoughts on his concerns with the hurricane season in the weeks ahead. Well worth a watch.
While we enjoy summer-like conditions over the next 3-5 days UK-wide, we all know that given the type of summer we’ve had, this ain’t gonna last. I do believe that with the recent ‘more settled’ pattern we’ve had since the warm week leading up to the Olympics, this reflects well with the return to a […]
Since last weekend I have been shooting for a high of between 30-32C in London. I continue to stand by that number. As is frequently the case, the BBC is playing catch up with their numbers as they started the week at around 20-21C and now their at 27C. Still too low but as it […]
Summer 2012 has been hot over the Plains and parts of the East but it has been cool compared to normal over Southern California and other parts of the West but in coming days it will be anything but cool. In fact, the hottest part of the nation over the next 5-7 days will be centred […]
Back in June, the Spanish captial of Madrid soared to the hottest levels since August 2007 with a high of 104° (40°C) which was recorded in the midst of a 3 day stretch of 100s. The hottest in July was 95° (35°C). Hottest in years Over the next 4 days highs should surpass the century mark and […]
Since the week leading up to the start of the Olympic Games, the overall pattern has been a somewhat drier and more settled one with the hot week running up to the Olympic opener marking the change and although there has been cool, dull and damp days since the week of mid to upper 80s in […]
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