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Here are the current temps this afternoon for the West and Central Plains.. fgfg
Tropical Storm Debby has formed in the Gulf of Mexico around 220 miles S, SE of the mouth of the Mississippi River Delta. While the overall atmospheric and ocean environment becomes more and more favourable, this system looks to have a slow 36 hour journey north, then west for much of next week according to the latest run of […]
The intensity of the ridge now building from the S Plains to the central Rockies looks strong enough to support all-time record highs over the next 7 days. Houston, TX, Denver, CO, Wichita, KS, Glasgow, MT and countless locales in between may exceed 105 degrees with some perhaps eyeing 110. The number of days at or above 100, the increasingly warm nights and […]
Severe thunderstorms have swept the big cities and the heat is done! It was another hot early afternoon before the storm bearing front arrived following a sultry overnight which saw lows no cooler than 79 in Boston, 80 at LaGuardia Airport, NY, 79 in Philadelphia and 82 in DC. If the temp doesn’t fall below […]
While temps are currently taking a run at 100° this afternoon from Boston down to DC, this short lived heat spurt will be done by the time the cold front sweeps through later tomorrow afternoon What’s impressing me with this mini heat wave is the rapid rise and eventual fall of these temperatures. Remember it was only […]
The eastern North America heat pump isn’t limited to just the US, record breaking potential lies north of the border into Ontario and Quebec today also. The current temperature is already up at 34°C (93°F) in Toronto on the north shore of Lake Ontario and it looks to be heading even higher before 5pm when usually the […]
As expected, as we progress through the afternoon hours, temperatures continue rising as the hot air continues to build in across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic from the Midwest. With dew points into the low 70s for many, real feel temps are at or above 100°, especially over the Mid-Atlantic where there are heat indexes of 115° in parts […]
Following highs only in the 70s yesterday, today is going to be a shock to the system throughout the Northeast as temperatures soar well into the 90s. Factor in high dew points and it’s gonna feel between 98-105 today from Washington DC to Boston.The heat core which has be migrating east throughout the past several […]
While 109 degrees was hot in McCook, Neb yesterday, Death Valley, CA topped out at 121 degrees making this both the hottest high of the season for the site as well as for the nation. Denver topped out at 100 degrees, the hottest June 18th on record. Amazingly, while 100s blistered the Plains from Texas […]
Guchol, once a 150-mph super typhoon, made landfall today on the Kii Peninsula south of Osaka as a 65 mph tropical storm. Though significantly weakened due to cooler waters, dry air and increased wind shear, Guchol still packed quite a punch delivering strong, gusty winds throughout Japan. Winds excellerating as the air became squeezed through the narrow concrete […]
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