This article focuses on what we are paying attention to in the next 48 to 72 hours. The article also includes weather maps for longer-term U.S. outlooks and a six-day World weather outlook which can be very useful for travelers.
First the NWS Short Range Forecast. The afternoon NWS text update can be found here after about 4 p.m. New York time but it is unlikely to have changed very much from the morning update. The images in this article automatically update.
Short Range Forecast Discussion
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
Wed Jun 19 2024
Valid 12Z Wed Jun 19 2024 – 12Z Fri Jun 21 2024…Significant heavy rain/flash flooding threat with gusty winds well
ahead of Potential T.C. One expected to impact southern Texas today……A heat wave will persist over the Midwest, Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and
the Northeast into late week……Thunderstorms and heavy rain become less active across the
north-central today into Thursday but may reload across the northern
Plains Thursday night/early Friday…With the last piece of the potent upper-level energy exiting into southern
Canada, the weather across the northern tier states will be less busy than
recent days. Meanwhile, Potential Tropical Cyclone One (PTC1) is making a
headline as the heavy rain and tropical-storm-force winds well north of
the center of circulation are poised to move onshore and head inland
across southern Texas today. It appears that the lower and middle Texas
coasts will be the locations that will most likely be impacted by the
heavy rain and gale force winds. A coastal front may enhance the heavy
rainfall just inland from the coast but how sharp this front will get
is uncertain at this point. Meanwhile, the strong Bermuda High that will
help sustain the heat wave across the Ohio Valley to the Northeast will
also help steer PTC1 westward toward northern Mexico today as PTC1 could
acquire tropical storm (TS) status before making landfall early on
Thursday. The heavy rain well north of TS1 will likewise move west across
southern Texas and into the Rio Grand Valley through tonight, resulting in
rainfall totals of 5 to 10 inches from northeast Mexico into South Texas
with maximum totals of 15 inches possible. Winds associated with TS1 will
weaken rapidly over northern Mexico as the heaviest rainfall is forecast
to move west of the Rio Grand Valley into northern Mexico and begin to
taper off early on Friday. Meanwhile, some of the tropical moisture from
TS1 is forecast to stream north and trigger showers and thunderstorms
across the Four Corners region by Thursday and into Friday.As the aforementioned upper-level energy and associated low pressure
system moves farther into Canada, the thunderstorms and heavy rain from
the central Plains to the upper Midwest will become less active today.
The trailing front from the low will become nearly stationary from west to
east across the northern tier states during the next couple of days. The
next piece of upper-level energy ejecting from the central Rockies will
begin to interact with the stationary front late on Thursday and
reinvigorate heavy rain and strong thunderstorms across the northern
Plains and toward the upper Midwest into Friday morning.Meanwhile, a heat wave will continue to impact areas from the Midwest into
much of the Ohio Valley, Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic through
the next few days. Afternoon high temperatures and warm overnight lows
will likely challenge daily records and even some monthly records. Heat
index readings are expected to peak from 100 to 105 degrees in many
locations. Those without access to reliable air conditioning are urged to
find a way to cool down. Record warm overnight temperatures will prevent
natural cooling and allow the heat danger to build over time indoors
without air conditioning. Conditions are expected to improve over New
England this weekend.
To get your local forecast plus active alerts and warnings click HERE and enter your city, state or zip code.
Learn about wave patterns HERE.
Then, looking at the world and of course, the U.S. shows here also. Today we are looking at precipitation.
Please click on “Read More” below to access the full Daily Report issued today.
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Now more detail on the 48-Hour Forecast (It is a 48 to 72 Hour Forecast actually)
Daily weather maps. The Day 1 map updates twice a day and the Day 2 and 3 maps update only once a day. These maps update automatically. But if that does not happen, you can get updates by clicking HERE
TODAY (or late in the day the evening/overnight map will appear) (Key to surface fronts shown on maps and you will then also be able to insert a city name or zip code and get a local NWS forecast).
TOMORROW
NEXT DAY
We have a new animation of the forecast which shows how things may play out over the next 60 hours. To update click ANIMATION. Doing so will get you to the dashboard. You can then step through the animation or hit LOOP on the upper right of the display. You will have to hit the back arrow ← at the top left on your computer to get back into this article. It is a little more trouble than before but I think NOAA scrapped the animation routine I was using so we have to keep up with “progress”.
The NWS Climate Prediction Center’s: Watches, Warnings, and Advisories plus other information can be found HERE. That takes you to the NWC Severe Weather Site. From there you can select among many categories of information. Remember to hit the back arrow ← at the top left of your screen to return to this article.
ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS
This tells us what is approaching the West Coast. Click HERE to update If I have not gotten around to doing the update. Here is some useful information about Atmospheric Rivers.
Below is the current five-day cumulative forecast of precipitation (Updates can be found HERE)
Ski SnowReports will Resume in the Fall.
Now we look at Intermediate-Term “Outlook” maps for three time periods. Days 6 – 10, Days 8 – 14, and Weeks 3 and 4. An outlook differs from a forecast based on how NOAA uses these terms in that an “outlook” presents information as deviation from normal and the likelihood of these deviations.
Below are the links to obtain updates and additional information. They are particularly useful if you happen to be reading this article significantly later than when it was published. I always try to provide readers with the source of the information in my articles. These links may also be useful for those viewing this article on a cell phone or other small screen.
| Days 6 – 10 (shown in Row 1) | Days 8 – 14 (Shown in Row 2) | Weeks 3 and 4 (Shown in Row 3 but updates only on Fridays) |
| https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa. gov/products/predictions/610day/ | https://www.cpc.ncep .noaa.gov/products/predictions/814day/ | https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/WK34/ |
Showing the actual maps. They should now update automatically. The Week 3 – 4 Outlook only updates on Fridays. So below is what I call the Intermediate-term outlook. On Fridays, it extends out 28 Days. That declines day by day so on Thursday it only looks out 22 days until the next day when the Week 3 – 4 Outlook is updated and this extends the outlook by one additional week.
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HAZARDS OUTLOOKS
Click here for the latest complete Day 3 -7 Hazards forecast which updates only on weekdays. Once a week probably Monday or Tuesday I will update the images. I provided the link for readers to get daily updates on weekdays. Use your own judgment to decide if you need to update these images. I update almost all the images Friday Night for the weekend edition of this Weather Report. So normally readers do not need to update these images but if the weather is changing quickly you may want to.
Temperature month to date can be found at https://hprcc.unl.edu/products/maps/acis/MonthTDeptUS.png
Precipitation month to date can be found at https://hprcc.unl.edu/products/maps/acis /MonthPNormUS.png
World Forecast [that website is has been intermittent so be patient]
Below are the Day 1 -3 and 4-6 forecasts for temperature and precipitation. Updates and much additional information can be obtained HERE
World Temperature Anomalies
World Accumulated Precipitation
This information is provided by the University of Maine. They draw upon many different sources. There is a lot of information available at the link provided. I have just provided two useful forecasts. There are probably over a hundred different forecasts available from this source.
Worldwide Tropical Forecast (This is a NOAA Product)
This graphic updates on Tuesdays) If it has not been updated, you can get the update by clicking here Readers will only have to do that if they are reading this article much later than the date of it being published.
Information on Tropical Storms can be found HERE. Western Pacific information can be found HERE. Note that unless there is an out-of-season storm the below images will not update until the National Hurricane Center starts their seasonal update of these maps on June 1. I include them simply because there can be an out-of-season event in which case it should show up in these maps.
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