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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 […]
It’s sure been a long hot summer not only for Chicago but for much of the Midwest and nation with as many as 33 days of 100°+ in Wichita, KS, 24 in Oklahoma City, OK and 22 in Dallas, TX. A hot summer which seems to have started back in March which of course saw super warmth and records […]
[error] HURRICANE ERNESTO IS EXPECTED TO STRIKE NORTHERN BELIZE/MEXICAN YUCATAN TONIGHT BRINGING POSSIBLY 90 MPH WINDS, 4-8 INCHES (LOCALLY 12+) OF RAIN WHICH COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES [/error] HURRICANE ERNESTO STATS CATEGORY: 1 WIND: 80 MPH SUSTAINED PRESSURE: 983MB MOVEMENT: WNW 14 MPH Finally, a waxing and waning Ernesto is now an 80 mph Category 1 Hurricane as it approaches […]
The gears of the summer pattern are changing as we progress deeper into August with more troughiness set to dig into the Lakes and East while the heat shifts to further west. The worst of the summer heat is done with the Plains and East despite more warmth coming and going. Although the hottest weather has likely occured Out West […]
The next 7-10 days will see the heat dominate the West with strong high pressure firmly established and centered over the Great Basin. This heat will expand up into the Northern Rockies as well as intensify over the Deserts by late week with 110s easily returning to both Las Vegas and Phoenix. Even Montana may see a few days […]
Seattle-Portland See First 90s, 100s in Two Years While Heat Streak Snaps For Parts Of Midwest, West
Following what has been a cool summer over the Pacific Northwest, yesterday saw Seattle, WA top the 90° mark for the first time in 2 years with a high eventually climbing to 93°. Portland, OR scorched to a record 102° yesterday and this was the first 100° in the Rose City since July 2009. According to The Weather […]
The heat has been relentless and outstanding across the Southern Plains but in the past 5 days it’s Oklahoma which have been centrepoint with Oklahoma City yesterday seeing day 16 at or above 100°, day 3 of 110°+ and an unprecidented day 2 of 112°+ and to top it all, they tied their all-time record high of 113°, set back […]
The warm, juicy atmosphere over the Northeast combined with a frontal boundary has allowed strong thunderstorm to blowup and cross the Greater New York City area. During the early afternoon today, heavy storms dropped a rapid 2 inch plus rain which caused significant flooding over Queens and other parts of Long Island. There are also […]
Each of the next at least 5 days will see temperatures from Wichita Falls, Texas to Wichita, Kansas top 110° thanks to a very powerful upper level ridge which has been intensifying in recent days but has really brutalised the Plains all summer long. The stronger the upper ridge, the greater the depth of sinking […]
With the big dome of high pressure parked directly over the Southern Plains states, there’s a pinwheel of deep, tropical moisture cycling around the ridge and up into the Southwest. As the strong late July sun does it’s work and strongly heats the lower atmosphere over the Deserts and Great Basin and with all the moisture streaming […]
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