Weekly Weather Watch: Monday, June 10th, 2024
Your weekly briefing on the weather that will be making headlines includes heat and too much rain. Heat will focus on the West and Southwest, stretching to the Central Plains and then onto the Ohio Valley. Heavy rainfall stretched over several days will impact Florida. Here are some other items on your radar:
Strong wind events are possible across the Interior West and High Plains from Saturday through Monday.
Heavy precipitation is possible across the Midwest and Plains Saturday through Monday. Heavy moisture in parts of Western and Central Canada.
Heavy rainfall will be on and off across the Gulf Coast from Saturday through Wednesday.
A rapid increase in drought across parts of South Texas this week.
A damaging frost is possible in parts of Eastern Canada in the next few mornings.
ON THE RADAR: Here is the animation for the week. Note that there are daily risks for severe weather and I try to get those outlooks onto my social media channels each morning.
IN THE RAIN GAUGE: There is a bullseye of heavy rainfall over Florida. Also, some notable rainfall from Central Texas to Southwestern Colorado. The Central/Northern Plains to the Upper Midwest can catch more than 2.5” and several locations in Canada will have heavy precipitation - especially Central to Northern Alberta and Saskatchewan.
RECORD BOOKS: There are a number of potential record highs to be set this week; triple digits in Colorado, Arizona, and California.
Those are the big ticket items that will come across your news feeds this week. Until next week, be well. -Matt.
A prolonged and dangerous heat wave will dominate the weather story this week as much of the central and eastern United States experiences some of the hottest weather of the year. Heat index values above 100 degrees will become widespread, with some communities seeing readings between 105 and 115 degrees and little relief at night. At the same time, several rounds of severe thunderstorms are expected from the High Plains through the Upper Midwest and Northeast, bringing the threat of damaging winds, large hail, and localized flash flooding. Out West, cooler-than-normal temperatures will continue while dry conditions keep wildfire concerns elevated across parts of the Four Corners and Great Basin. Air quality is an issue across Alberta to Quebec due to wildfire smoke. Heavy precipitation is possible from far eastern Saskatchewan to far western Manitoba.