DonWrk wrote:Ntxw wrote:A little off topic for Texas, anyone been following the death ridge in the southeast? Looks like our little friend has camped over there. Parts of South Carolina, Georgia will be parked around 100 for the next 7-14 days. Something I do not miss while it's 70s/80s here.
I have definitely noticed that. They are baking over there and the long range continues to show it camped out in the same spot for the following weeks from what I've seen correct?
That seems to be it. The past couple of the weeks the Euro (and other guidance) have tried to build it westward and connect with the sonoran ridge. However it has not materialized as the 500mb weakness has persisted over the southern plains. In addition feedback from wet soils and vegetation has helped, inducing the ridge to retreat and sit over the SE US. As result it helped steered Bill into Texas around the ridge vs north or NE like we have seen the past few years. Hard to fight the background state of things.
If you check out the Euro run, you can see the Sonoran ridge building but slowly hops over around Oklahoma and Texas and then sits over the southeast. While a low feature is spinning in New Mexico/Old Mexico, I think this will be the persistent pattern of the summer. The question is will eventually the two ridges be able to hook up and give us a window of real heat? Or is everything transient.