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Central US cooldown on the way, marking larger pattern change
/by John HomenukThe establishment of a large ridge over the Central and Eastern United States has been well documented. Since July, multiple surges of ridging have kept above normal temperature anomalies rooted from the Plains states through the Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys to the Eastern Seaboard. With varying degrees of intensity and length, these above normal […]
Oppressive combination of heat and humidity this weekend
/by John HomenukWe have all experienced high temperatures before. In fact, most of us sat underneath a large ridge of high pressure earlier this summer which brought us temperatures in the upper 90’s. This weekend, however, temperatures will again surge into the upper 90’s — and combine with dew points in the middle to upper 70’s to […]
La Nina Update: Moderate or Strong Event Unlikely This Year
/by Doug SimonianWhile we had been tracking heat and severe thunderstorms over the first few months of the summer, the atmosphere was still undergoing a major transition away from El Nino and towards a La Nina. This transition has already resulted in sensible weather changes across much of the country, with a huge heat ridge building in the Central […]





