United States of America
We’ve witnessed significant flooding over parts of the Desert Southwest and specifically the Phoenix area in recent days. This flash flooding caused by 2 inch per hour rainfall forced water rescues and school, business and road closures yesterday. This pattern continues tonight, tomorrow and Friday as moisture continues to wrap around a strong Colorado high. As the arid desert land heats fast and furious through the […]
Hottest July/month on record. Cities in 10 states recorded their hottest July on record. FEATURE IMAGE CREDIT: Fitz and ember [s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)] The past weekend was expected to see a dip below 100F in Salt Lake City but the heat has refused to ease. Today marks the 9th straight 100+F and tied 1960 for 2nd longest such streak […]
It was a hot July for millions across America! Blame El Nino… 19 nights at or above 80F, 6 more than previous record. Columbia, SC Charlotte, NC Let’s not forget the historic flooding in Ellicott City, MD Great piece by Capital Weather Gang This is how an ‘off-the-charts’ flood ravaged Ellicott City See tonight’s video. […]
It’s commonly known that cities are hotter than rural areas with concrete and steel retaining heat while vegetation reflects it. The effect is most noticeable at night while hot buildings re release built up heat during the day into the atmosphere at night, rural areas cool the atmosphere. I’ve done little coverage on this important topic and thought in […]
The sun is up and revealed and much more robust 96L with deep cyclonic convection shown in satellite imagery. Despite looking good this morning, there are a lot of obstacles in the way of both 96L and 97L, positioned well to the west of 96L in the central tropical Atlantic. [s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)] The models show one […]
Before I get into the tropics, the below graphic off the weather channel caught my eye and got me thinking. Yes, we are seeing a tremendous and potentially unprecedented level of warmth in 2016 not just in the US but globally due to the natural atmospheric reaction to the record tying El Nino. I say potentially because I cannot turn round […]
It’s been a long and hot summer for Salt Lake and it’s not yet August! It’s looking like summer 2016 will go down as one to remember, especially for night time warmth! 104 degrees at the airport yesterday made for the hottest day of 2016 so far and 3rd straight 100. SLC has a ways to go to challenge the […]
Despite the heat of late in the Northern Plains, temperatures this month have been running near normal and with cooler weather now pushing down from Canada, July is likely to stay near normal if not slightly below. However, the west of Texas extending into New Mexico with the bulls eye reaching south-central Colorado, it’s been […]
It’s hot, hazy and humid throughout the Eastern two thirds this afternoon with Washington DC topping it’s first 100 degree day since 2012. It’s a steamy one for the Democratic Convention. As well as the heat it’s also humid creating steamy HI’s. Strong storms sweep through the Northeast tonight but brings little relief. Plenty more […]
The last two weeks has seen major league summer heat expand over the Lower 48 and this week has been a hot one on the Plains as well as across the South. The heat is trimmed on the Plains but holds in the East thanks to an eastward moving low crossing southern Canada next 5 days. […]
Recent Comments