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06/28/2026, 10:15 am EDT

Hottest Week in U.S. of Past 10 Years: July 3-9, 2026

The consensus of all operational models and their U.S. population weight CDD projected for the week ending July 9, 2026, is 100 CDD which would eclipse the previous hottest week of the last 10 years at 99 CDD recorded for the week ending July 23, 2022, and July 30, 2016.
06/26/2026, 9:53 am EDT

Europe Heat Fades in Medium-range (Except Southwest Europe)

The Europe heatwave remains intense and widens into the weekend followed by cooler changes for the northern half of Europe in the 6-10-day period. In the 11-15-day period, GFS and ECM (equally) combine to produce a cooler Northwest Eurasia forecast while Southwest Europe stays hot.
06/26/2026, 9:50 am EDT

El Nino Climate Arrives/Intensifies Thanks to +GLAAM Forecast

Increased westerly wind in the middle latitudes is characteristic of an El Nino climate, particularly during the winter season. Increased westerlies in the middle latitude is well represented by positive phase of global atmospheric angular momentum (GLAAM) index.