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06/13/2025, 9:07 am EDT
The U.S. national temperature is suppressed near normal for a few days primarily due to East U.S. rains. However, as the wet belt lifts northward during the medium range, hotter weather emerges, especially in high population areas of the East causing the national temperature surge somewhat warmer than normal.
06/11/2025, 4:44 am EDT
Marine heatwaves off Southwest Europe and in the Mediterranean Sea foreshadow amplified subtropical high-pressure ridging ahead as forecast for the remainder of June in Europe. The attendant weather is dry and hot and causes drought in Europe to strengthen and expand southward.
06/09/2025, 3:37 pm EDT
Meteorological spring 2025 was the second warmest on record. Thirty-three states observed MUCH ABOVE normal temperature with 12 states recording an all-time top 5 warmest springtime on record. North Carolina finished 2nd warmest on record.
06/09/2025, 4:00 am EDT
Climate forecasts indicate drier/hotter risk shifting into the Midwest U.S. later in this summer. Late last week, forecast models suggested a possible onset of this warmer/drier pattern change for the 8-14/11-15-day period. However, over the weekend, forecast models trend wetter/cooler for the Midwest States.
06/06/2025, 7:20 am EDT
In the extended range, AI Graph Cast and to a certain extent ECM ENS, are shifting West U.S. heat into the Central U.S. In the 16-20-day forecast, the anomalous heat crests over the Midwest States. Both NOAA and Climate Impact Company indicate dry/hot weather for this zone during JUL/AUG/SEP. Is this the onset of that pattern?
Climate Impact Company Chart of the Day
U.S. AG Belt Turning Drier/Hotter Days 8-14 Ahead
In the Great Plains, summer heat is on the horizon. The forecast remains wet across all major crop areas (except western Great Plains wheat) well into next week. However, the wet belt is lifting northward in the 8-14-day period and the risk of >95F/35C is developing and expanding.
Climate Impact Company Climate Diagnostics
Persistent -GLAAM = Wetter Than Normal Northern Hemisphere Climate Pattern
-GLAAM has been common since the middle of last February. -GLAAM is present when mid-latitude jet stream flow is slower than normal increasing the risk of longwave trough presence and attendant storminess. Interestingly, the persistent -GLAAM produced widespread wet soil moisture changes around the northern hemisphere during meteorological spring.