Category Archives: Temperature

Warm today, but much cooler Wednesday and Thursday

The heat is trying to come, but yet another low is going to block it. This low is actually the one that brought an atmospheric river to the west coast. This low is going to go a lot more north … Continue reading

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Temperatures warming with storm chances over the next few days

Over the next few days, as winds bring up to 26 or 27 degrees, showers and storms will roll though the area nearly every day. For today, a severe thunderstorm watch has already been issued, as we may see some … Continue reading

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The pattern is finally ending! (Sort of)

A strong blocking high is currently reinforcing itself over the southern US. Last time this happened we had a heat wave, but the blocking high didn’t stay for long. This time, it’s staying for weeks. Does this mean a big … Continue reading

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The long-overdue July recap is finally here!

We’re already over halfway through August, but I still haven’t done a July recap. Now is finally time. The really big story through the whole month was the pattern. This pattern was pretty much a blocking high is the southern … Continue reading

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Showers and storms today through Friday

Rain and thunderstorms will move through the area over the next 60ish hours. Accumulation will vary, but is expected to reach 10+ mm. Starting off today, we may see some possibly severe thunderstorms this afternoon or evening. A low is … Continue reading

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This week’s forecast: A whole lot of CCC

At the moment, the jet stream is kind of all over the place. Roughly though, it’s overhead-ish. As we look into the week, we can see lots of storm potential. In fact, every single day for the rest of this … Continue reading

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August forecast: Will the pattern continue?

It’s a new month! Here’s what it may look like, divided into 5 sections: PART 1 (1st – 2nd) This part consists of today and tomorrow. As you probably know, these two days will be the final days of a … Continue reading

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Heat wave update: It’s much shorter than we thought

Back on Wednesday, I said that there was a possible larger heat wave coming this week into next week. So, this week is this week, meaning it’s time for an update. For the next few days, not much has changed … Continue reading

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Another wave of CCC weather this weekend!

This weekend because of low pressure and the western side of some zonal jet stream flow over the area will cause temperatures about 4 degrees below normal, partly cloudy to overcast skies, some scattered showers, and we can’t rule out … Continue reading

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A heat wave could be on the horizon…

The following material may contain many terms you are unfamiliar with. This time, I’ll just let you look it up. We’ve been very lacking in the heat wave department so far this summer, but it looks like pretty late in … Continue reading

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