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teach1st

(5,928 posts)
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 09:34 AM Jul 2016

Massive heat dome forecast to bake much of U.S. by late next week

Source: Washington Post

A huge, hot area of high pressure is forecast to develop over the central United States next week, which may result in the nation’s most significant heat wave of the summer.

Forecast models, across the board, suggest this dome of hot air will be massive, affecting most of the country, except the Pacific Northwest.

It is too soon to say exactly how hot temperatures will be, but initial indications are that the central United States may face some of the country’s hottest weather with respect to normal. Record heat is certainly a possibility, although exactly how many records fall and where won’t come into focus for several more days.

The worst of the heat wave may still be seven to nine days away. Forecasts this far into future carry with them substantial uncertainty, although confidence that a significant event is likely is boosted in this case due to forecast model agreement.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/07/13/massive-heat-dome-forecast-to-bake-much-of-u-s-by-late-next-week/

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Massive heat dome forecast to bake much of U.S. by late next week (Original Post) teach1st Jul 2016 OP
Can we blame all the hot air coming out of Cleveland liberal N proud Jul 2016 #1
Seems legit teach1st Jul 2016 #2
You are sharp and fast off the mark! Beat me to it! . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2016 #5
Hot air in Cleveland is a rare thing liberal N proud Jul 2016 #8
Just in time for the Republicans proudly to deny Global Warming & Anthropomorphic Climate Change. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2016 #11
It IS getting to the middle and end of July, so it won't be unexpected. Miserable, but not a surpris tonyt53 Jul 2016 #3
Mid-Michigan has been baking for over a month, now Siwsan Jul 2016 #4
We were blessed with a good 2" of rain last week and another Purveyor Jul 2016 #26
Flint has gotten some rain, but it never lasts for long Siwsan Jul 2016 #28
We'll get on the warming problem soon. seabeckind Jul 2016 #6
There will be a historic meltdown in Cleveland TheCowsCameHome Jul 2016 #7
It will be a real Cleveland Steamer... Thor_MN Jul 2016 #34
"Except the Pacific Northwest" CanonRay Jul 2016 #9
Indeed Night Watchman Jul 2016 #16
Earthquakes aren't weather. maxsolomon Jul 2016 #32
we win again! 0rganism Jul 2016 #25
Oh goody. geardaddy Jul 2016 #10
Does this mean if a cold front or low pressure drifted in severe weather could be worse than usual? Roland99 Jul 2016 #12
But it snowed last winter so climate change obviously doesn't exist IronLionZion Jul 2016 #13
For those of us in AZ - we are still waiting for the monsoon - asiliveandbreathe Jul 2016 #14
19th day with temp above 110 ChazII Jul 2016 #23
Oh goody turbinetree Jul 2016 #15
I'll bet you are a riot at a picnic... Purveyor Jul 2016 #27
I like to enlighten those that have no clue has to what turbinetree Jul 2016 #31
They did get some snow in the Rockies a couple days ago BumRushDaShow Jul 2016 #17
OK, maybe that's where I need to move next Warpy Jul 2016 #30
I think it was because of someone BumRushDaShow Jul 2016 #33
May give a whole new meaning to the term Friend or Foe Jul 2016 #18
from california weather blog allan01 Jul 2016 #19
Heat Dome was the name of my Red Hot Chilli Peppers cover band. ;) nt Javaman Jul 2016 #20
Sad commentary: We know about death rates in record heat waves in Europe, but in the US.... LongTomH Jul 2016 #21
I guess we can expect power outages. Hoppy Jul 2016 #22
Already a dozen 90-deg days in MI, another solid week of it coming up Doctor_J Jul 2016 #24
Warning: if this SOB of a high pressure system does finally move east, it's going to kill people Warpy Jul 2016 #29

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,789 posts)
11. Just in time for the Republicans proudly to deny Global Warming & Anthropomorphic Climate Change.
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 10:26 AM
Jul 2016
The GOP platform inaccurately claims [font size="+1"]coal is “an abundant, clean, affordable, reliable domestic energy resource.”[/font] As Care2 noted in their scathing takedown of the platform:

In addition to clean, really none of these claims are true.

Abundant? There’s less than 20 years worth of coal left in America.
Affordable? Coal may seem cheaper, until you start to factor in all of the delayed costs the dirty form of energy will rack up thanks to climate change.
Reliable? By all accounts, the coal industry is in major trouble.


http://www.peacock-panache.com/2016/07/gop-platform-madness-23843.html


 

tonyt53

(5,737 posts)
3. It IS getting to the middle and end of July, so it won't be unexpected. Miserable, but not a surpris
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 09:39 AM
Jul 2016

Siwsan

(26,177 posts)
4. Mid-Michigan has been baking for over a month, now
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 09:47 AM
Jul 2016

Temps in the 90's, no rain until just recently, and still not nearly enough in my part of the state. I haven't mowed my back lot in a month, the house lawn in almost 3 weeks. And the last time I mowed was just to shorten the weeds because the grass is brown and pretty much dormant.

All I'm concentrating on maintaining are my vegetable and flower gardens.

 

Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
26. We were blessed with a good 2" of rain last week and another
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 01:46 PM
Jul 2016

1" yesterday around the Jackson area .

Absolute life saver for our crops.

Big difference over last year for sure...



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Siwsan

(26,177 posts)
28. Flint has gotten some rain, but it never lasts for long
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 02:11 PM
Jul 2016

I watch these lovely big storms approaching, on radar, but they start breaking up just before they reach us. It rains for 10 or 15 minutes, and then the sun comes out and the water evaporates before much can soak in. We need a good, day long soak.

I use landscaping fabric in my veg garden, so that really helps keep the moisture in the soil. My garden is going gangbusters. The tomato plants LOVE the hot nights.

seabeckind

(1,957 posts)
6. We'll get on the warming problem soon.
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 09:56 AM
Jul 2016

Still some money to be made.

As soon as that's done....

we'll get right on it.

Global warming is a symptom, not the disease.

TheCowsCameHome

(40,163 posts)
7. There will be a historic meltdown in Cleveland
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 10:02 AM
Jul 2016

by the end of next week, but I'm not sure it's weather related, since it will be largely indoors.

 

Night Watchman

(743 posts)
16. Indeed
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 12:09 PM
Jul 2016

All you have to worry about is that 9.3 earthquake off the coast of WA that's 300 years overdue.

geardaddy

(24,924 posts)
10. Oh goody.
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 10:22 AM
Jul 2016

I'm going from Minneapolis to Huntsville, AL next week. I knew it would be hotter, but this doesn't sound good.

Roland99

(53,342 posts)
12. Does this mean if a cold front or low pressure drifted in severe weather could be worse than usual?
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 10:26 AM
Jul 2016

But, yeah, welcome to the new norms....

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
14. For those of us in AZ - we are still waiting for the monsoon -
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 11:50 AM
Jul 2016

to cool us down - is 8:45am and 103 degrees - next ten days - only rising to mid 1teens...and the aircons just keeps on pumping..thank goodness..we haven't had rain in my area for months....I fear for those without shelter - our supermarket provides containers for water donations....it was stacked high yesterday - thank goodness..be well all...stay cool..know your limitations in this heat...


turbinetree

(24,632 posts)
15. Oh goody
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 11:57 AM
Jul 2016

the price of beef is going up, wheat and corn dying in the field and water ways drying up, milk prices will go up, agriculture will have to till land over, and fish stock will die, and more famine around the world and more strife (wars) and how its interconnected, while back at the ranch in the do nothing republican controlled Senate and House we have these two running the show of hypocrisy, not knowing what the Tropic's of Cancer and Capricorn mean, so if by some strange chance they want to get "some " education, here is a three step program :

1. http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/imagee.htm

2. http://study.com/academy/lesson/importance-of-the-tropic-of-cancer-the-tropic-of-capricorn.html

3. https://planet-earth-2017.com/heat-not-from-the-sun/



Nothing scheduled on James Inhofe plate-----------no snow balls

http://www.epw.senate.gov/public/



Then there is Lamar Smith---------------looking for Inhofe and his snowballs

https://science.house.gov/legislation





Honk-----------------------for a political revolution

turbinetree

(24,632 posts)
31. I like to enlighten those that have no clue has to what
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 02:18 PM
Jul 2016

anthropogenic and what it means in the long form, as for picnics it's to stinking hot, had a heat index two days ago that was 102 in the shade in Maryland


Just maybe those two right wing twits sitting in the house and senate with all of there Koch Brother "Dark Money" should look up the word


Honk---------------for a political revolution



Warpy

(110,913 posts)
30. OK, maybe that's where I need to move next
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 02:15 PM
Jul 2016

High altitude, check; dry climate, check; snow in July, check.

Too bad it's in the US and lousy with Republicans.

BumRushDaShow

(127,314 posts)
33. I think it was because of someone
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 04:54 PM
Jul 2016

letting this guy out of his Wyoming regeneration chamber. Maybe to do a fundraiser or something.

LongTomH

(8,636 posts)
21. Sad commentary: We know about death rates in record heat waves in Europe, but in the US....
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 01:05 PM
Jul 2016

.....we're more likely to get video news reports of highways buckling. After all, that makes an interesting visual image - cars going airborne after hitting a bulge in the roadway.

Do we even count excess deaths in heat waves over here? I imagine the CDC does; but, it rarely reaches the news. I haven't seen a headline: "Hundreds die in record heat."

 

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)
24. Already a dozen 90-deg days in MI, another solid week of it coming up
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 01:27 PM
Jul 2016

Short on rain, and there was hardly any snow this past winter, so I am wondering when the water shortage will be announced.

Warpy

(110,913 posts)
29. Warning: if this SOB of a high pressure system does finally move east, it's going to kill people
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 02:12 PM
Jul 2016

If you know some old folks, make sure they've at least got one or two working fans. Also check on them to make sure they're not getting dehydrated, that happened to me this week as I didn't realize I was sweating out at least a liter a day in this dry climate.

As it is, we'll have triple digits until Tuesday, when there's a possibility for enough cloud cover to keep us in the mid 90s.

This summer has sucked so far.

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