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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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Plains Heat Will Be Relentless Over Next 7-10 Days, Historic Drought To Support Days In 110s From TX to ND

Plains Heat Will Be Relentless Over Next 7-10 Days, Historic Drought To Support Days In 110s From TX to ND

While temperatures peg back across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic following yet another 100-degree day from DC to New York yesterday, the core of the heat shifts back west and will punish the very heart of the drought region. From this afternoon through to early next week, expect highs well into the 100s with some, perhaps many from […]

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Intense Heat Leaves Northeast But Returns To Plains, 110s From KS to ND Next Week?

Intense Heat Leaves Northeast But Returns To Plains, 110s From KS to ND Next Week?

As you can see from the latest upper charts off the ECMWF, below, the hot air quickly leaves the Northeast following the passing of the cold front which brought quite the lightning show to the Big Cities. The heat core returns to where it wants to stay and hold. It’s home this summer mid point […]

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BREAKING: Severe Storms Are Closing In On BOS-WASH corridor, Damaging Wind, Lightning, Hail, Flooding & Tornadoes Possible!

[error] DANGEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE ADVANCING UPON THE BIG CITIES OF THE NORTHEAST WITH LOTS OF HEAT/HUMIDITY TO FUEL DAMAGING WIND, FLOODING RAIN, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, HAIL, EVEN TORNADOES [/error] While yesterday was hot, today is hottest of the year for much of the Northeast from Philly to Boston. Philadelphia has topped 100° for a second time this summer while DC’s […]

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Northeast Has Largest Deviation Above Normal But California Equals That On Cold Side!

Northeast Has Largest Deviation Above Normal But California Equals That On Cold Side!

[error] Temps topped at least 104° at the Baltimore Science Center, 103° at Newark Liberty Int Airport, 100° at LaGuardia Airport, 98° at Central Park, NYC, storms are now sweeping towards big cities! [/error] There’s no disputing, it’s yet another scorcher of a day across the Northeast with widespread mid and upper 90s with the classic urban heat islands […]

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Intense Heat Bakes Chicago To New York, Severe Storms Erupt Over New England

Intense Heat Bakes Chicago To New York, Severe Storms Erupt Over New England

It’s one hot, humid and oppressive afternoon throughout the Lower Midwest, Ohio Valley and Northeast with temps soaring well into the 90s and for some, the low 100s. A cold front drapped over New England is slowly creeping south, feeding off the heat and humidity flowing northeast around an offshore Bermuda high. Along this front, strong to severe […]

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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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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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