Rex Block!

[David Draun]

Forget "Death Ridge," I'm dealing with a Rex Block. It's keeping Midwestern storms generally west of the Mississippi River, and any precip out of the Chicago-Metro area for the forseeable future.

From the KLOT AFD: .DISCUSSION...
300 PM CDT

MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE DURING THIS PERIOD WILL BE THE TEMPERATURES
AS THE REX BLOCK CONTINUES THROUGH THIS FORECAST CYCLE...AND
POSSIBLY BEYOND. THE WEATHER PATTERN IS ON HOLD AT THE MOMENT AS A
CLOSED H5 LOW OVER THE ATLANTIC AND A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS UP INTO EASTERN CANADA HELP TO
DEFLECT WEATHER SYSTEMS NORTH OF THE REGION. REMOVED THE CHANCE FOR
PRECIPITATION ON THURSDAY AS IT LOOKS LIKE THE RIDGE WILL RETROGRADE
WESTWARD BACK INTO OUR REGION. PREVIOUS FORECASTS HAD CUT A
SHORTWAVE INTO THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE...WHICH AT THE SFC
HAD A COLD FRONT PROPAGATING THROUGH THE REGION. WITH THE RIDGE
BUILDING WESTWARD...THIS SYSTEM WILL LIKELY STAY WEST OF THE REGION
AND NOT AFFECT OUR WEATHER.

Sunblock anyone?

 

[Jim Hunt]

Yes, the blocking high is shutting down Indiana for any possibilities of much needed rain. I think lawn watering will become a must very soon. (I am not even mentioning the lack of severe weather and how I was cheated out of everything last week including some lightning photography.)

 

[Joel Wright]

Yep, the ol' rex has set in.

It won't be long until the summertime "derecho season" hits though. The corn is thigh high around here already. It's probably already releasing a lot of water vapor into the lower atmosphere.

I look forward to the derecho season here in the cornbelt about as much as tornado season. They can be quite nasty around here mid-summer.