Ever wondered what's causing the recent surge in the unusually thick smoke across parts of the United States such as in New York? Join us as we attempt to unravel this mystery.
In this episode, we explore the connection between two stagnant air masses in the region and how this weather pattern is rare for the Summer. This synoptic setup could be contributing to the intensity of the influx of wildfire smoke from Canada into areas like New York, Pennsylvania, and even major cities like Baltimore and Washington DC.

We also delve into the complexities of our ever-changing weather and it's domino effect. Discover how rain was removed from the forecast due to the stability that smoke provides in the upper atmosphere.
Don't miss this fascinating episode!

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6-5-23: Entertaining Edition + NWS segment

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6-5-23: Entertaining Edition + NWS segment

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Get ready to uncover the main secret behind scorching summer heat infiltrating even northern latitudes. Discover how Canada and Russia are experiencing soaring temperatures in the 90s. We'll also take a look at the wildfire situation in Canada and its impact on air quality and visibility in the United States.
This fascinating and informative episode of Weather with Enthusiasm is one you won't want to miss!

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Summer Heat Becomes Expansive With A Rapid Onset Of Drought Conditions Over The Midwest Cornbelt. This episode speaks about the intense solar insolation in the upper latitudes this time of year. This helps to explain the heat that is coming from the north. This warmest air will blow into the Midwest on Northeast winds by Friday for some places reaching St.Louis by Saturday. The sun will be even more efficient heating this air than the southeast wind air it will be replacing. This is due to the lower dew points. We discuss accumulating hail in the plains to the point that the National Weather Service is warning motorists to drive like they would in the snow. We discuss how the immediate Chicago area might miss the heat entirely due to the Eastern component to the wind which will allow cooler air from the Lake to mix in. This doesn't include all of Chicago. The Brookfield Zoo for example will probably get very warm. We discuss how peak intensity of the heat will be taking place over the parts of the Midwest corn belt that are in the beginning of a drought. We also discuss how no widespread dangerous heat is expected. However, this heat is expansive and will be covering a large part of Canada as well. Therefore, Environmental Canada is likely to issue a heat advisory at some point. We also have a number of larger metropolitan areas that are under air quality alert due to high ozone, Chicago and St.Louis are a couple examples. We discuss how the 86° - 95° F (30°-35°C) heat will come in on East winds but despite this, the cities close to the cold water lakes will still get very warm. (The exception will be the immediate Lakeshore cities such as Chicago). Further inland, temperatures are likely to surpass 95°F (35°C) in at least isolated spots. At the time of this episode it appeared that the most likely spot for this would be the southeastern portions of Iowa that border Illinois on Saturday. 95° heat could be expansive on Saturday and include other locations within the Midwest Corn Belt within the drought stricken areas (Eastern portions).

This episode contains the same information as the episode published Monday 5-29 but has 2 added segments. Although both of these segments are rough drafts they contain meaningful information especially in regards to the Arctic and solar insolation.

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Summer Heat Becomes Expansive With A Rapid Onset Of Drought Conditions Over The Midwest Cornbelt.
This episode speaks about the intense solar insolation in the upper latitudes this time of year. This helps to explain the heat that is coming from the north. This  warmest air will blow into the Midwest on Northeast winds by Friday for some places reaching St.Louis by Saturday. The sun will be even more efficient heating this air than the southeast wind air it will be replacing. This is due to the lower dew points. We discuss accumulating hail in the plains to the point that the National Weather Service is warning motorists to drive like they would in the snow. We discuss how the immediate  Chicago area might miss the heat entirely due to the Eastern component to the wind which will allow cooler air from the Lake to mix in. This doesn't include all of Chicago. The Brookfield Zoo for example will probably get very warm. We discuss how peak intensity of the heat will be taking place over the parts of the Midwest corn belt that are in the beginning of a drought. We also discuss how no widespread dangerous heat is expected. However, this heat is expansive and will be covering a large part of Canada as well. Therefore, Environmental Canada is likely to issue a heat advisory at some point. We also have a number of larger metropolitan areas that are under air quality alert due to high ozone, Chicago and St.Louis are a couple examples. We discuss how the 86° - 95° F (30°-35°C) heat will come in on East winds but despite this, the cities close to the cold water lakes will still get very warm. (The exception will be the immediate Lakeshore cities such as Chicago). Further inland, temperatures are likely to surpass 95°F (35°C) in at least isolated spots. At the time of this episode it appeared that the most likely spot for this would be the southeastern portions of Iowa that border Illinois on Saturday. 

95° heat could be expansive on Saturday and include other locations within the Midwest Corn Belt within the drought stricken areas (Eastern portions). 

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mid 90s for Illinois Iowa border, widespread 30°C - 35°C for many days in Midwest and corresponding Canada to the Gulf Coast (Upper 80s to low 90s will be common)

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