North American Weather (U.S.A & Canada)

[Wiltshire_snow_lover]

 

[matt111]

 

[matt111]

 

[mb018538]

Massive heatwave around the S/SW under a massive ridge.

Highest forecast max I can see is 50/51c at Needles CA on Sunday. Seriously hot.

[LeeKay/]

Its not for broadcast, some massive cgs etc...

https://livestormchasing.com/chasers/

James Higler stream

Kevin Tilloison  has a good stream on air (had) All offine now  03:01 GMT tough channel all well

Edited July 12, 2020 by LeeKay/

[matt111]

 

[Allseasons-Si]

 

[matt111]

 

[Allseasons-Si]

 

[matt111]

 

[Coopsy]

23 hours ago, matt111 said:

 

The good ol Canadian prairies. They can produce some cracking tornados ? Thanks for sharing 

[Ryukai]

Just came across this on Spaceweather, taken in Birmingham AL.

Strange Cloud Formation

SPACEWEATHERGALLERY.COM

Any ideas?  I'm thinking it's some type of Crown Flash phenomenon, aka ice crystals aligning with the magnetic field of the growing thunderstorm (at least that's the going theory for them anyway)

[Atmogenic]

3 hours ago, Ryukai said:

Just came across this on Spaceweather, taken in Birmingham AL.

Strange Cloud Formation

SPACEWEATHERGALLERY.COM

Any ideas?  I'm thinking it's some type of Crown Flash phenomenon, aka ice crystals aligning with the magnetic field of the growing thunderstorm (at least that's the going theory for them anyway)

you beat me to it i was about to show this image and how no one has any idea what type of cloud that is even the experts

Edited August 11, 2020 by Atmogenic
edited and added a word

[Weather-history]

Been spectacular lightning display in the San Francisco Bay area

 

[Summer Sun]

Death Valley has set a provisional temperature record of 54.4C 130F

If confirmed it will be the hottest day since July 1913

[mb018538]

45 minutes ago, Summer Sun said:

Death Valley has set a provisional temperature record of 54.4C 130F

If confirmed it will be the hottest day since July 1913

Absolutey insane.

For reference - 850 temps are around 35-36c over Death Valley at the moment! Almost the absolute limits on Earth.


 

[Ryukai]

On 11/08/2020 at 21:41, Atmogenic said:

you beat me to it i was about to show this image and how no one has any idea what type of cloud that is even the experts

There's a meteorologist from the Weather Channel that said it's more than likely Crown Flash (just without the reflected Sunlight causing the blinding glare)  The 'hoops' are the charged ice crystals aligned with the magnetic field, (similar to how you see hoops in iron filings sprinkled around a bar magnet.)

Edited August 17, 2020 by Ryukai

[Guest]

9 hours ago, mb018538 said:

Absolutey insane.

For reference - 850 temps are around 35-36c over Death Valley at the moment! Almost the absolute limits on Earth.


 

Also shows the unique local topography plays a part in aiding in super heating the air in the lowest levels. Death Valley is  6-7 degrees further north than places like Basra in Iraq, when incidentally the 850s a couple of weeks back were 38-40C. 50c+ then was experienced over an area greater than Texas.   

Rather amazingly @ 117f/47C Death Valley is 6f ahead of where it was yesterday at the same time (10am local)

[mb018538]

13 hours ago, Alderc said:

Also shows the unique local topography plays a part in aiding in super heating the air in the lowest levels. Death Valley is  6-7 degrees further north than places like Basra in Iraq, when incidentally the 850s a couple of weeks back were 38-40C. 50c+ then was experienced over an area greater than Texas.   

Rather amazingly @ 117f/47C Death Valley is 6f ahead of where it was yesterday at the same time (10am local)

Yes it’s mad. Death Valley benefits from being so far below sea level, with all the heat trapped and recirculating back down from the mountains like a big convection over. It literally has nowhere to go.

[carinthian]

This latest pressure chart from North America is truly amazing. Such a widespread flat pressure gradient with only a difference of 10mb covering most of USA and Canada. Widespread hot conditions for many until hurricane tries to move in from the SW to mix things up a bit.

[cheeky_monkey]

25 minutes ago, carinthian said:

This latest pressure chart from North America is truly amazing. Such a widespread flat pressure gradient with only a difference of 10mb covering most of USA and Canada. Widespread hot conditions for many until hurricane tries to move in from the SW to mix things up a bit.

not unusual to see this type of pressure pattern across the states at this time of year..in fact i would almost go as far to say esp across the western half of North America this is a pretty common summer pattern 

[Zak M]

 

[Ryukai]

Talk about a 'Bolt from the Blue' or should that be a 'Positive Bolt from the Blue'  

 

Edited August 23, 2020 by Ryukai

[matt111]

1 hour ago, Ryukai said:

Talk about a 'Bolt from the Blue' or should that be a 'Positive Bolt from the Blue'  

 

Yes that was going around on social media a week or so back. Amazing how far out that can happen. 

[Eagle Eye]

https://www.earthcam.com/usa/missouri/kansascity/?cam=kansascity could see lightning on it not that long ago took me a while to find here though