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We’re now getting that summertime heat across the Southern Tier of the nation but cooler air continues to filter out of Canada, holding temps at or slightly below normal but as we head towards the July 4th weekend, indications are there, that heat will begin to spread north and east out of Texas. Week 1 […]

Apologies for no post yesterday. I’ve had internet connection issues. While it gets summer hot this weekend across the Southern Tier, as we go forward, it looks like the models are showing a pretty warm start to July for the East. However, one should use caution because as most of us which follow the pattern […]

The contrast couldn’t be more extreme for mid-June! While 90s which stretch from Colorado’s Front Range including Denver all the way to the East Coast is not unusual, what is, is 1-2ft snows up in the High Country at the same time! Check out the temperatures across the country yesterday. Yesterday failed to hit 90 […]

As forecasted and posted in detail last night, we have a rather contrasting weather map across the country today. While you’d expect heat to be dominant at this stage in the year, you would be mistaken if you thought that was the case currently. Check out the below 500mb chart through 24 hours. Note that deep, unusually […]

We have the next system crossing the Rockies out into the Plains with a renewed severe weather threat. Strong to severe storms are blowing up and causing problems as of this writing. What’s interesting however is the depth of the trough which digs down the Rockies in the coming days. Here’s the initial upper air pattern. […]

As expected, it was a stormy day on the Plains yesterday. Right where the SPC had a moderate risk out 2-3 days in advance. Here’s the current 500mb (upper) pattern which supports the stormy central states. Along with the strong storms producing damaging wind, large hail and tornadoes. Heavy, flooding rains have also occurred. [s2If […]

I want to look today at the big contradiction with the modelling looking out through the next 1-3 weeks. Where the ECMWF has a deepening trough (N Rockies/W Plains) in the next 10 days, the GFS operational and ensembles show a ridge! Both models are in agreement about the initial trough diving down the Plains which in […]

While the heart of the US endures continues heavy rain and storms thanks to a large upper feature, the heat has been on back West with record heat over California. Monday saw the hottest weather of the year with highs topping 110 in both Fresno and Bakersfield in the Central Valley but as an upper […]

It might be June with talk of warmth and humidity and severe weather with even rumors of tropical storms but SNOW is still on going in the mountains of Wyoming. This out this radar off weather.com for yesterday. To prove it’s no mistake, check out this WYDOT camera at Antelope Butte along Wyoming’s US route 14. […]