Summertime patterns are in full swing for the Continental U.S. (CONUS) will high temperatures and plenty of thunderstorms and rain to go around. Currently, we have been seeing rounds of severe weather in the upper-plains…
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Eastern US will see storms and drought-busting rainfall as the western and central US heat up: CONUS Weather Forecast – 7/6/22
For the last several weeks, the typical pattern has been a heatwave-inducing ridge in the Southeast while the Northwest has seen a trough delivering cool, wet weather. However, this pattern is shifting as the dominant…
More Heat for the Central US, Some Cooler Weather for the Northwest and the Northeast: CONUS Weather Forecast – 06/30/2022
Good morning, folks! Things are relatively quiet now across the country, but that may come to a change by next week as the synoptic-scale patter gets a bit more exiting. General Synoptic Picture Analyzing the…
Temperate conditions for now, but active weather on the horizon for next week: CONUS Weather Forecast – 6/28/22
A relatively zonal pattern across the CONUS will lead to more or less seasonal weather, with no huge swings or variations in the next few days. Looking at the short term 500 mb map, most…
Central Gulf Coast is electric – a breakdown of lightning density for Southern MS/AL/LA
Its not really news that this area gets pegged with a whole mess of thunderstorms. It doesn’t matter the time of year, either. January? Yup. July? Totally. October? You bet. March? Definitely. So, it is…
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Wx Info: South Mississippi has been hot… but how hot is hot?
With a big dome of high pressure over the top of the area, the main weather story has been the heat. Afternoon highs have been in the 90s since June 4th. So we are on…
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Hot temperatures and clear skies conditions continue in the Southeast: SE MS / SW AL Weather Forecast – 6/15/22
Hello everybody, they’re going to be clear skies in the morning with partly cloudy in the afternoon for today. The high-pressure system will still stay near southeast part of United States will bring mid 70s…
Wx Info: Connecting tornadoes directly to Climate Change is misleading
Climate Change is happening. Humans are not helping. Our activities are making it worse. There is no reasonable way to deny that when faced with the overwhelming evidence. I always laugh and say ‘no one…
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2022 La Nina Spring / Summer – what it is and what it means for you
A La Nina Advisory is still in effect, issued by the Climate Prediction Center. This is an indication that La Nina conditions have been observed and are forecast to continue. Recall that a La Nina,…
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Wx Info: Using basic Physics, some Chemistry and a little math to show how Human-driven Climate Change is happening
This is why I love questions. Because the more we learn, the more we learn what we don’t know. There is a saying that floats around the Scientific Community, “The more our circumference of knowledge…
