Un-June

Summer Starts Saturday 🌞

• June 20th 5:44 pm EST (2:44 pm PST) will start astronomical summer this year

• The sun will reach it's highest point in the sky for the northern hemisphere

• Meteorological summer starts June 1 which means the middle of summer is closer to the warmest temperatures and it's a ridge date that doesn't move around

• It is not the earliest sunrise or latest sunset, those vary because of how we count time and the declination of the sun

• It is the longest day in the northern hemisphere!

• timeanddate.com is my favorite way to visualize the day length

• Saturday will have 15 hours and 14 minutes of sun in Portland, 15 hours and 5 minutes in New York City, 14 hours and 36 minutes in Durham, and 14 hours and 23 minutes in Atlanta

Northern Plains Severe Storms ⭐

• The system that brought rain to the Northwest this weekend will bring storms to the Northern Plains today and tomorrow

• A few severe storms could develop with strong winds and some hail

• June starts to lose some of the volatile storminess of spring and fall, though severe storms are still possible

Carolina Soaker ⭐

• The sun does not want to shine in the Carolinas this week

• An upper low stuck over the region will keep rounds of rain moving over the states

• The NHC is highlighting a coastal low that could develop under the upper low but gives it a low chance of becoming tropical in the next five day

• June rain usually comes from isolated storms and not so much from meandering upper lows for days

• The coast is most at risk for flooding that could reach +5" totals

• Temperatures stay much cooler than typical for June

Turning Seasonal ⭐

• The wavy jet stream has caused some unusual temperatures from coast to coast

• The Northwest and northern Rockies stay cool while the Plains heats up

• By the weekend and early next week, temperatures look to turn closer to typical late June

⚡ I'm going to go a little off script and link the online background noises website. It is a nice way to get to work or take your mind off your surroundings. My favorite is coastal wind with a little ocean waves mixed in. You can change the strength of each sound and combine sounds.