Upper-level ridging continues over the western U.S. leading to extreme heat in the Northern and Southern Plains. On the northern side of the ridge, severe weather is expected over North Dakota and Northern Minnesota as…
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Heat wave in Plains, cooler weather in Northeast, rainy weather in Southeast: CONUS Forecast – 7/8/22
As we head into the weekend and look at the 500 mb heights chart, we can notice two main features. First, a ridge forms over the western Great Plains and eastern Rockies. At the same…
Severe Weather Expected Again Along with Returning Heat: CONUS Weather Forecast – 7/7/22
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…
Warmer in the Central US, Cooler in the Northwest, Northeast: CONUS Weather Forecast – 7/3/2022
Good morning, folks! Luckily for us, the CONUS pattern looks relatively quiet, which is common for this time of year. First we’ll start by looking at the current synoptic picture, then we’ll zoom into some…
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…
Moderate weather for now, with greater chances for heat building next week: CONUS Weather Forecast- 6/29/22
The CONUS outlook will feature a look at how the general synoptic pattern will impact the weather over the next week or so, focusing on the big features moving across the country. Looking at the…
Monsoon rainfall continues as subtropical ridge moves west, quiet weather after country-wide cold front: CONUS Weather Forecast – 6/25/22
Quieter weather is expected for the majority of the CONUS as a low pressure system brings in drier air behind its associated cold front beginning late Sunday into the beginning of this week. The Plains,…
Amplified to progressive pattern, SW drought relief, and Northeast unsettledness: CONUS Weather Forecast – 6/22/22
We are transitioning out of a highly amplified to more progressive weather pattern across the U.S., but subtropical ridging will continue across the southern U.S. with areas of low pressure situated to its west and…
Hot and humid in the SE US, monsoon season arrives in the desert SW, rain possible from the Great Lakes region to the Northeast US: CONUS Weather Forecast – 6/21/22
The heat and humidity continues to make itself across the southeastern United States, as a dome of high pressure continues to sit over the region. Further out west, monsoon season looks to get underway across…
RECAP: Looking back at the two-week long severe weather onslaught with maps, explainers and chaser video
After two weeks of every-day-there-is-a-tornado-somewhere weather, the big subtropical ridge in the southeast is shifting to the west. This will shove the jet stream further north and re-position a lot of the moving pieces needed…
