The U.S. population weight CDD forecast indicates a slow decline in anomalous warmth from peak hot week ending August 12th to near normal for the week ending Sep. 2.

Dramatic cooling of SSTA surrounding Northern Europe foreshadows an upper trough bringing a late August pattern change for Europe as an upper trough emerges next week and lasts into late month.

The Northwest U.S. Air Quality Alerts are ongoing. A strong eastward plume of smoke and dust is forecast for midweek, possibly extending across the entire Northern U.S. In 5 days, CAMS (model) indicates the high intensity smoke/dust shifts farther south in Washington State.

Strong positive phase of the Eastern Atlantic/Western Russia index supports an evolving trough in the East U.S. and lingering ridge in Europe.