Thursday evening 7-day: August 4, 2022
The heat and humidity stay with us, with another chance of rain Friday. Expect fewer showers this weekend.
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PreventionThe Northern Lights May Be Visible in Mainland U.S. Tonight—Here’s How to Watch
The northern lights (scientifically called aurora borealis) may be visible from the northern part of the mainland U.S. this week due to a geomagnetic storm.
- Fox Weather
Fall predicted to be warmer, drier than average across majority of US
September marks the beginning of meteorological fall, but despite what the calendar shows, cool temperatures might be difficult to find over the next three months.
- Naples Daily News
Chances increase for tropical depression or storm as system moves toward Gulf of Mexico
Two factors will determine whether the system becomes Tropical Storm Danielle: how fast it moves and how much time it spends over water.
- The Oklahoman
'Shake, shiver, shovel'? Farmers' Almanac makes winter predictions for Oklahoma, rest of US
Oklahomans need to be ready for chilly weather this winter, according to the Farmers' Almanac.
- AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Farmers' Almanac forecasts a cool fall, November snow for northern Arizona
The Farmers' Almanac used its 200-year-old formula to predict generally cool weather for the U.S. this fall, with November snow in northern Arizona.
- Fox Weather
Tropical boost to fuel most significant flood threat of Southwest monsoon season in Arizona, New Mexico
The most significant flood threat of an already-active Southwest monsoon season is expected to develop across Arizona and New Mexico late this week and into the weekend.
- AZCentral | The Arizona Republic
Flagstaff hit with more flash flooding; federal officials touring area had to flee raging waters
A county official was showing representatives of federal agencies the affected areas when they had to flee the rushing waters and seek higher ground.
- USA TODAY
'Dazzling displays': Aurora borealis might be visible across northern US tonight
Keep an eye to the sky Wednesday night: The aurora borealis, aka northern lights, may be making a rare appearance.
- INSIDER
Videos show the flooded streets of central Paris as heavy storms pummel the city after months of drought
Some metro stations received nearly one month's worth of rain within one hour, reported a French weather account run by volunteers.
- Naples Daily News
Tropical waves in Caribbean could merge before moving north into Gulf of Mexico
Whether the tropical wave in the Caribbean develops into a named storm depends on two things: how fast it moves and time over water.
- AccuWeather
Texas, Oklahoma could go from drought to deluge in a week's time
It's been a summer full of extreme heat and prolonged drought in Texas and much of Oklahoma, but a needed change in the weather pattern is on the way as temperatures are forecast to throttle back this week. While there is some good news that rain is forecast for parts of the region, too much rain is likely to cause flooding in some areas, AccuWeather meteorologists caution. "A strong bubble of high pressure at most levels of the atmosphere has kept rain away and caused heat to build much of this
- Yahoo News
A strong geomagnetic storm is heading toward Earth, space forecasters say
NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a geomagnetic storm watch triggered by "coronal mass ejections" that may briefly disrupt satellite communications — and create a stunning aurora display — this week.
- Quartz
China's factories are shutting down again—but not because of covid
Mere months after widespread covid lockdowns in Shanghai disrupted supply chains and forced manufacturers to halt operations, China is again seeing an uptick in factory shutdowns.
- Tallahassee Democrat
Shockingly quiet in the tropics as study confirms hurricane season is starting sooner | WeatherTiger
Warmer oceans mean an earlier start to hurricane season. How much earlier are we talking? Here's what our research revealed.
- WJAX
Storm threat returns, several inches of rain possible by Friday
Storms may impact the end of the school day, so be prepared for possible delays and get severe weather alerts when you download the FREE 104.5 WOKV App. Heavy rainfall and lightning is also likely in some neighborhoods for the evening commute.
- Springfield News-Leader
Climate study predicts Missouri will see days of 125 degree heat index by 2053 as part of 'heat belt'
The model predicts only 50 U.S. counties next year to have temperatures exceeding a 125 degree heat index. By 2053, that number rises to 1,023 counties.
- Northwest Florida Daily News
'Impressive waterspout' spotted by residents near Destin
Multiple large waterspouts were spotted Tuesday morning off the Emerald Coast, and several people took to social media to share videos and photos.
- Miami Herald
It’s so hot outside that Miami broke a record. Will it happen again into the weekend?
Miami just set a high temperature record that had held for 31 years.
- MarketWatch
Factories in southwest China shut down, rolling blackouts imposed as reservoirs run low
Unusually high temperatures and a prolonged drought are affecting large swaths of China, reducing crop yields and drinking water supplies.
- Reuters
Torrential rains lash New Zealand for 3rd day, hundreds evacuate homes
Torrential rain slammed the west and north of New Zealand's South Island for a third straight day on Thursday, forcing hundreds to evacuate their homes and triggering road and school closures and land slips. Coming top of weeks of damp weather, the latest rainstorms are worsening conditions in New Zealand's already sodden landscape. Weather forecaster Metservice's data showed part of the north of the South Island had received well over 300 millimetres of rain (11.8 inches) in the past 24 hours.