Seasonal Forecasts
The monsoon pattern is firmly in charge of the Southwest with thunderstorms erupting widely on a daily basis. One particular cell which crossed the Las Vegas area caused widespread flash flooding with rain amounts of up to an inch falling within just 10-15 minutes! Flood Warnings now for the Las Vegas Valley. Tule Springs State Park […]
Following the 3rd driest spring and 2 years of below average rainfall, Italy’s drought continues to worsen and has now forced the government to switch off fountains across Rome including those of St Peter’s Square. Parts of mainland Italy, Sicily and Sardinia have seen rivers dry up while forests suffer fire. Italy isn’t alone in this summer’s drought and wildfire problem. […]
Article from Channel NewsAsia July 22, 2017 SHANGHAI: Shanghai sweltered under a new record high of 40.9°C (105°F) on Friday (Jul 21), authorities said as they issued a weather “red alert” over a stubborn heat wave that has plagued much of the country. Hospitals in the city have reported increased numbers of patients suffering from […]
Cloud and onshore wind brought an unusual July afternoon temperature profile across the UK yesterday. Onshore winds blowing off a cool North Sea combined with cloud really supressed temperatures from Kent right the way up to Caithness. In the sunshine of the West however it was a glorious summer’s day with 23 to 25C achieved from the Southwest of England […]
There’s no question, July is turning out different to what I had thought with a cooler than normal Scotland and downright colder than normal Scandinavia with core of cold into west-central Russia. I’m not surprised about the warm Southern UK extending into France as this was expected but I thought the warmth would have stretched into Scotland. The reason […]
A piece of frigid Antarctic air pushed north over southern South America this past week bringing rare heavy snowfalls to many places including Santiago. Frost and temperatures below -5C (22F) have been observed in parts of Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay with parts of the Andes crippled by metres deep snow and temperatures down to -25C. […]
Article from weather.com By Jon Erdman Jul 20 2017 01:00 PM EDT weather.com A cluster of severe thunderstorms Wednesday and Wednesday night in the northern Plains and upper Midwest was a low-end derecho, with reports of wind damage and high winds spanning parts of six states. Some 140 reports of strong thunderstorm wind gusts or […]
It’s a rough Friday from SW England up through Wales, NW England and SW Scotland thanks to a fairly deep, tightly wound July low spinning almost stationary over Ireland. Trapped by surrounding high pressure, the same ‘western’ areas are likely to get a beating for much of the day while further east and north it’s drier, brighter and […]

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