Seasonal Forecasts
June 2017 may go down as one of the warmest from Iberia to UK but it’s ending downright chilly across most of Iberia. Month so far. Blame an unusually far south dip in the jet stream which is driving fresh Atlantic air to sweep Iberia but the jet lifts way up into NE Europe, driving Sahara intensity heat […]
The cool, crisp and even frosty conditions witnessed on the Plains and Midwest a few days ago was centred over the Northeast into the central Appalachians yesterday. Not everyday do you start off a day at the end of June in the mid to upper 30s even in the mountains. The cool start gave way to a […]
The persistently cool, wet and breezy weather of the past few days is all down to a cold trough of low pressure trapped between two highs. We’re well on the cold side of the jet too. Surface chart for today shows a dismal cold, wet and windy 2nd last day of June… 1pm temps First it was […]
Below article from Weather Underground Dr. Jeff Masters · June 24, 2017, 1:10 AM The great Southwest U.S. heat wave of 2017 is gradually diminishing, but it has left behind hundreds of smashed heat records, including at least four all-time hottest temperature marks for major stations. According to wunderground weather historian Christopher C. Burt, this […]
What a difference a week makes. At this time last Wednesday, we watched as temperatures climbed well into the 30s across southern England and the highest June levels for the UK in 41 years. Thanks to heavy North Sea wind driven rain the Southeast is is running up to 20C cooler today compared to this day last week and firmly below normal for the time […]
The blistering heat is not confined to just the US side of the border. On June 21st Mexicali, home to Mexico’s hottest region reached a sizzling 124 degrees (51C), exceeding not just city but national record high for the month of June according to weather underground. The June 21 reading fell just 1 degree shy of city and Mexico all-time record of 125.6C […]
All signs point to the end of an historic June 2017 Southwest heatwave but records continue to fall. Death Valley, CA yet again hit a record Sunday with 125 degrees following a record 127 the previous day. Death Valley has exceeded 120 degrees on 9 straight days and exceeded 125 degrees on 3 straight days. Record for number of consecutive days exceeding 125 […]
Last week opened with the UK’s warmest June day in 41 years, this week it’s opening fine, largely dry and even sunny but considerably fresher with change on the way later today. It’s a good 10-12C fresher from today to last Monday! An incoming Atlantic low will be the main player in this week’s weather, becoming trapped between high’s. Today fair’s ok with […]
The heat has been relentless in the West this week and it’s extended north into the Pacific Northwest. Death Valley once again hit a record high Friday at 126 blistering degrees. On Saturday Death Valley topped 127 for a second time this month. Phoenix tied it’s warmest June minimum this morning with a low of just […]
The last week has seen high temperatures across large parts of England and Wales in what has been the longest continuous hot spell in June since the hot, dry summer of 1976. Temperatures of 30°C or more were recorded somewhere across England and Wales for the last five days, peaking on Wednesday 21 June at […]
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