Tuesday, July 26, 2016

A Tardy Southwest Monsoon

Monsoon thunderstorms to a greater extent than ofttimes than non commence to prepare across the Desert Southwest past times mid July, spreading northward over the next month.  In desert areas, the storms convey welcome pelting exactly ofttimes elbow grease flash flooding and haboobs (dust storms).

This year, persistent high pressure level over the Desert Southwest has produced relentless sunshine in addition to oppressive heat; it has equally good nigh off the monsoon flow.  By mid summer, high pressure level over the Southern Plains commonly combines alongside depression pressure level over the Baja percentage to sweep inward wet from the Gulf of United Mexican United States of America in addition to the Sea of Cortez, igniting the storms.  There is roughly prove this calendar week that the high pressure level dome over the Southwest is in conclusion shifting eastward, allowing the humid monsoon winds to come across the Sonoran in addition to Chihuahuan Deserts.

While the Southwest Monsoon to a greater extent than ofttimes than non reaches the Colorado Front Range during the minute one-half of August, nosotros accept been receiving regular, late-day thunderstorms throughout July.  These storms, inward part, accept resulted from the persistent high pressure level over the Desert Southwest, which has shunted Pacific wet to the due north of the Four Corners region.  Stagnant conditions patterns ofttimes make goodness i geographic expanse at the expense of another.

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