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
Tue Jul 09 2024
Valid 12Z Tue Jul 09 2024 – 12Z Thu Jul 11 2024…Beryl to bring heavy rain and flooding from the Lower Arkansas River
Valley, northeast into the Middle Mississippi Valley, Lower Ohio Valley
and Lower Great Lakes……Record high temperatures to continue into mid week across large
portions of the west coast, while record high minimum temperatures stretch
from the Gulf coast, northeast along the East coast…Beryl is expected to move steadily northeastward from central Arkansas
today into the Lower Ohio Valley tonight and into the Lower Great Lakes on
Wednesday. While the wind speeds associated with Beryl will continue to
weaken as it moves farther from the Gulf of Mexico, the storm will
continue to be a prolific heavy rain producer as it pushes northeastward.
Widespread heavy rains and thunderstorms are likely along and to the
northeast of the path of Beryl over the next two days with rainfall totals
of 2-5″ from central Arkansas, across southeast Missouri, central to
southern Illinois, Indiana into the southern portions of the L.P. of
Michigan and then over portions of upstate New York and Vermont/New
Hampshire. These amounts are following the 5 to 10+ inches of rain that
fell along the path of Beryl as it pushed inland earlier Monday along the
central Texas Gulf Coast. Severe thunderstorms capable of producing
tornadoes will be possible over portions of the lower Ohio Valley today
followed by the interior Northeast on Wednesday. A higher end Slight Risk
(at least 25%) of Excessive Rainfall leading to Flash Flooding is in
effect for portions of upstate New York into Vermont on Wednesday. Flood
watches are currently in effect along the path of Beryl from northern
Arkansas, northeastward into the southeastern L.P. Michigan, affecting
over 21 million people.No let up expected to the string of record high temperatures being set
across large portions of the West. The mid to upper-level high that has
been anchoring the record record heat in the West is not expected to
change much over the next several days, as it remains locked in place,
stretching from Southern California/Desert Southwest, northward through
the Great Basin and across the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies.
Excessive Heat Warnings, Watches, and Heat Advisories are currently in
effect for nearly all of Washington State, Oregon, California, Idaho,
Nevada and western Arizona. Numerous record high temperatures are
expected across these areas over the next few days where high temperatures
will be anywhere from 10 to as high as 30 degrees above average. In
addition to the record high daily temperatures, the early morning lows are
also expected to set records across large portions of the West over the
coming two mornings. The multi-day length and record warm overnight
temperatures will continue to cause heat stress to anyone without adequate
cooling and hydration.Elsewhere, much above average temperatures also likely to remain in place
along much of the east over the next few days. While there is not
forecast to be many record high temperatures across the East over the next
few days, numerous record high minimum temperatures are likely from the
eastern Gulf coast, through the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and into southern
New England. Heat advisories are currently in effect across large portions
of the South, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and southern New England with this
likely to continue over the next few days. An Excessive Heat Warning is in
effect across portions of southwestern West Virginia for this afternoon
due to the combination of hot temperatures and high humidity create a
dangerous situation in which heat related illnesses are likely.
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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