"Get ready for a surge of warmth and humidity in Minnesota. It's almost guaranteed to arrive in the coming days thanks to the development of an "omega block" pattern over the United States.The pattern describes a type of flow in the upper air, and it gets its name because the pattern resembles the shape of the Greek letter omega...The pattern of flow will essentially place low pressure systems over the west and east, with high pressure building over the central United States. The flow in the atmosphere carves out a path for warmth and humidity to surge north.High temperatures in the Upper Midwest could resemble temps that are seasonally normal in the South. Stormy weather will dance around Minnesota and the zone of warmth on the cool sides of the omega block...Because of their size, Omega blocks are often quite persistent and can lead to flooding and drought conditions, depending upon the location under the pattern..."
Data from NOAA, via Bring Me The News.
Other maps (located by reader Nepkarel), from The Weather Channel and a local news station, via National Security Counselors:
We here in south coastal New England get a similar weather effect (humid and hot) from the Bermuda High.
ReplyDeletep.s. that graphic looks like an uvula. :-)
Omega or boobs?
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I think NOAA may have entered its YOLO phase....
Any chance that is AI-generated?
Delete:-) don't let those 'booobs in texasss' see that! :-)
DeleteThey've been infiltrated by Danes!
DeleteReminds me of my first wife.
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