Fri 7/12/24 - US weather forecast | Heat continues in the west | Increased hurricane activity

Tim Vasquez is a former Air Force / Air Weather Service meteorologist.
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0:11 Saharan dust
0:49 Surface analysis
1:29 Northeast US
2:17 Southeast US
2:42 Southern Plains
3:10 Northern Plains
4:11 Southwest US
4:47 Northwest US
5:26 Pacific / Alaska / Canada
7:01 Tropical outlook
7:34 500 mb chart
8:29 250 mb chart
9:58 Forecast
14:38 Closing
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[@richard29sher]

This is on of the best weather sites yet>

[@ForecastLab]

Thank you Richard! Please help spread the word.

[@slight3d83]

Thanks, Tim!

[@ForecastLab]

You're welcome!

[@inflationRefugee]

Thank you
Seems very humid with clouds here in Palmdale, Ca
High Desert.
Was having dry heat all week and this came out of nowhere or maybe just a small localized thing.

[@ForecastLab]

Appreciate the spot observations out there. Some incredible heat you all have been having.

[@BoardandArrow]

Hey Tim, we don't use Greek letters anymore if we run out of names. There's a supplemental list they use now

[@ForecastLab]

Doh! I didn't get the memo on that. I Googled around and found this change took effect in 2021. Thank you very much for clarifying this!

[@danielwilliams318]

Thanks Tim... If you don't like the heat come to the UK 😂
Have a great weekend 👍

[@ForecastLab]

I was reminiscing about my trip out there 30 years ago this summer. I loved every bit of it, especially getting away from the awful Texas heat. Thankfully it's not been so bad this year.

[@jonlittle5032]

At [4:30] there is a satellite loop of a beautiful classic large clockwise rotation over the Southwest, yet at [5:30] the map shows several low pressure systems. I am confused.

[@ForecastLab]

Hi Jon, great question. The clockwise circulation is the convective cloud debris in the mid and upper levels being carried by the mid/upper level anticyclone (the upper level high). The low pressure centers are the thermal lows, which are very shallow in depth and are confined to roughly below 5000-10,000 ft. (below 700 mb).