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Heavy Rainfall for Portions of the West and Southern Plains; Dangerous Heat for the Northwest

Monsoonal flow coinciding with a frontal boundary will focus more showers and thunderstorms across the central Great Basin, central Rockies, Southwest into the Southern Plains. Heavy rainfall may bring about instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile, record setting heat continues for the Pacific Northwest through Monday. Heat combining with dry conditions could allow for any fires to quickly spread. Read More >

 
 
Regime 1 Regime 2 Regime 3
Regime 1 Mean Vector Flow Regime 2 Mean Vector Flow Regime 3 Mean Vector Flow
1000-700mb Mean Vector Flow:
Light/Variable <4 knots
70 Total Days in Climatology
1000-700mb Mean Vector Flow:
E/NE 4 knots ≤ Wind ≤ 10 knots
220 Total Days in Climatology
1000-700mb Mean Vector Flow:
E/NE >10 knots
112 Total Days in Climatology
 
 
Regime 4 Regime 5 Regime 6
Regime 4 Mean Vector Flow Regime 5 Mean Vector Flow Regime 6 Mean Vector Flow
1000-700mb Mean Vector Flow:
W/SW 4 knots ≤ Wind ≤ 10 knots
334 Total Days in Climatology
1000-700mb Mean Vector Flow:
W/SW >10 knots
217 Total Days in Climatology
1000-700mb Mean Vector Flow:
S/SE 4 knots ≤ Wind ≤ 10 knots
339 Total Days in Climatology
 
 
Regime 7 Regime 8  
Regime 7 Mean Vector Flow Regime 8 Mean Vector Flow  
1000-700mb Mean Vector Flow:
S/SE >10 knots
183 Total Days in Climatology
1000-700mb Mean Vector Flow:
N/NW 4 knots ≤ Wind ≤ 10 knots
84 Total Days in Climatology