The weather in CONUS is a tale of two worlds. Most regions west of the Rocky Mountains are sizzling with extreme heat well above normal for this time of year. With a lack of rainfall,…
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Heat Continues Across Much of the Country: CONUS Weather Forecast – 7/21/2022
Good morning and happy Thursday! From the West Coast to the East Coast, we’ll take a look at the big weather stories for the next few days. As you’ll soon find out, one overarching theme…
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The High-Pressure Ridge Remain strong in the West and Heavy Rainfall in the Midwest: CONUS Weather Forecast – 7/17/22
Hello everybody, the overall CONUS forecast will be heavy rainfall and thunderstorms will occur in the Midwest. The low-pressure system will be moving northeast to provide more rain relief for those areas. Then the High-pressure…
Amplified ridge bringing the heat, approaching northern U.S. cyclone: CONUS Weather Forecast – 7/16/22
The CONUS continues to be characterized by an amplified pattern keeping the western half of the U.S. much drier than the East. This weather pattern is also contributing to the well-above average temperatures being experienced…
Scorching heat across the Central and Northern Plains, isolated severe potential across the northern US and Midwest, slight flooding risk from monsoonal rains in the southwest US: CONUS Weather Forecast – 7/15/22
In the absence of potent trough ejections, high-end severe weather setups, and tropical development, we have a big blocking high over the southwestern US that has been the main show as of late. This has…
Heat Dome in the west and rainy weather in the Southeast and east coast: CONUS Weather Forecast – 7/14/22
Hello everybody, for today CONUS weather forecast that there will be heavy rain throughout the southeast, the high-pressure ridge remains in the west, and dry line thunderstorms in the four corners. In the central plains,…
Strong U.S. ridge and heat, unsettled and stormy Southeast: CONUS Weather Forecast – 7/13/22
Upper-level ridging has persisted across the western and central U.S. the past few days and is expected to continue throughout the next 7 days. This will keep the majority of the western and central states…
More Severe Weather for the Northern U.S. While the Southwest Gets Much Needed Monsoonal Rain: CONUS Weather Forecast – 7/10/22
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…
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…