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Henry Margusity on the storms, patterns, and forecasts behind the madness. Subscribers read every post two days before it lands here.
Winter Hype Starts as ECMWF Says “Cold”, but CFS Says “Not So”
You may have seen on social media the winter weather hype starting as the January monthly forecast from the ECMWF model shows cold weather across the eastern part of the country. It also shows dry and cold weather across the Midwest and cold and wet weather (snow) along the East Coast. Now, opposite to […]
Saturday Video: Using the CFS Weeklies for Tropics and Rainy Pattern
CFS Monthly Maps
Heatwave Goes West Young Man!
The heat is going into the West as the East cools off the this weekend into next week. With the blocking pattern developing and a potential tropical system along the East coast, the heat will head into the West. As you can see on the temperature map above, temperatures will be well into the 90s […]
Western States Stay Dry, Gets Hotter, Could Mean More Fires
The next two weeks will remain dry across parts of the West. While a weak monsoonal flow will develop across parts of Arizona into Colorado, California into Nevada will stay dry and hot. Temperatures will be near to above normal during that time. The good news, the outlook for July shows above normal precipitation for […]
Daily Video: Bud Brings Welcome Rains, Heat Midwest to East!
Just an overview of the weather this weekend.
Mad Mad Video: Well Developed Mesocyclone
I saw this video from the other day of a very well developed mesocyclone. It eventually produced a tornado.
Daily Video: Northeast Severe Weather, Bud Brings Rain, Tropical Problems for Texas
Key Points in the Video: Severe storms for Kansas today, the Northeast Wednesday, North Dakota Thursday. Bud to bring rains to the parts of the Southwest. Could help the fire situation. Tropical system to bring heavy rains to Texas.
30 day Impacts: Coastal Storm, Tropics and Severe Weather!
Overall, I am not looking for major changes in the pattern. The weak blocking across the Northeast will give up some allowing surges of heat into the Northeast. But the heat surges will come with a cost. Old boundaries will be stubborn to move allowing for the corridor of heavy rains to remain from the […]
Daily Video: Storms and Hurricane Bud
Daily video covering the severe storms and the impacts of hurricane Bud.