Entries by John Homenuk

Monday Overview: Hot again, strong storms possible late

The heat is back on, and it’s showing no signs of letting up. After a hot day on Sunday, Monday looks likely to be several degrees warmer throughout much of the area. High temperatures will approach the middle and upper 90’s, especially away from the area coasts. Heat index values in the upper 90’s, occasionally […]

Bouts of heat, multiple MCS threats to end July

The hot weather is here — and as we have mentioned in our posts for the past week or so, it isn’t expected to go anywhere any time soon. While the pattern will remain somewhat transitional this weekend, a tremendous mid level ridge is forecast to build across the Central United States by the middle part […]

Weekend Overview: Hot, unsettled pattern takes hold

After strong and severe thunderstorms brought fairly widespread wind damage reports to the area on Thursday, many woke up expecting much cooler air this morning. They were wrong: Temperatures remained in the 70’s and even low 80’s in some spots overnight. Hot weather is again expected on Friday, with highs in the middle 90’s, and […]

Heat, storms increasingly likely the next two weeks

A large and anomalous heat ridge is forecast by most mid-range operational and ensemble model guidance to build over the Central United States. The process will actually begin by early next week, as heights in the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere rapidly increase over the Central United States. Troughing over the Northwest United […]