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03/13/2026, 5:31 am EDT

Are Marine Heatwaves Correlated to the Upper Air Pattern Causing Sensible Weather?

Two marine heatwaves (MHW) are located off the U.S. and Baja California West Coast. MHW NEP25A reached record aerial coverage last autumn although weaker now while MHW NEP25B formed late last year, persisted all winter, and strengthened. Meanwhile, the Gulf of Mexico SSTA is +1.35C ranking in the top 1% warmest (since 1982).

03/13/2026, 5:10 am EDT

Europe Dry-to-Drought Risk Expansion; Middle East Shifts Stormy

The ECM ENS 15-day percent of normal rainfall forecast indicates an evolving storm track stretching across the Mediterranean Sea and reaching the Middle East. The wet weather pattern which also affects North Africa is supported by an elongated upper-level low-pressure trough.

03/12/2026, 5:33 am EDT

High Wind Events Northern U.S. Through Early Next Week

A major high wind event extends from the Northern Rockies to the Midwest U.S. today and tonight featuring wind gusts above hurricane force in the northwest Great Plains today, near 70 mph Midwest tonight, and gusting 55-65 mph in the Ohio Valley midday tomorrow. A second storm brings wind gusts to 45-60 mph Sunday night across the Midwest and Ohio Valley shifting across the Northeast Corridor with severe storms on Monday.

03/11/2026, 9:51 am EDT

Winter 2025-26 State Temperature/Precipitation Rankings. Record Warm West/South; Scarry Dry Mid-south U.S.

U.S. meteorological winter 2025-26 was the warmest on record for 9 western U.S. states from Oregon to Texas. The western half of the U.S. finished MUCH ABOVE or RECORD warm. The only colder than normal states were Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Massachusetts. Delaware was the coldest state (historically). U.S. county temperature rankings reveal much of the Southwest U.S. including the southern half of California were record warm during 2025-26 meteorological winter. Much of the Northeast U.S. Corridor was marginally colder than normal during the winter season.