July Weather Forecast: High Temperatures Reaching 90 Degrees in the West

The Lower 48 will experience high temperatures as per the July forecast temperatures, with the western regions of the US possibly reaching 90 degrees.

According to the most recent weather forecast from The Weather Company, an IBM Business, and Atmospheric G2, much of the West may be a little hotter than previously predicted, and the East maybe have a slightly milder temperature.

From western Louisiana and eastern Texas northward into the Central Plains and westward into some areas of the Rockies and Great Basin, the temperatures are expected to be significantly above average.

The July forecast for Northern Plains and the upper Midwest are also predicted to experience temperatures that are higher than average.

July, which is typically the warmest month of the year for much of this region, is expected to have temperatures that are close to slightly above average in the East.

In western New Mexico, far-northwestern California, eastern Arizona, and far-southwestern Oregon, temperatures may trend near to, or barely below average.

The change is due to the upper-level pattern, which is anticipated to prevail for the majority of July.

Dr. Todd Crawford, director of meteorology at Atmospheric G2, said that with time, the anomalous warmth will move north or west, allowing the mid-Atlantic to experience above-average rains from the Northern Plains.

This active MCS pattern will aid in deterring the strongest summer heat from spreading to areas northeastward.

The pattern would allow the heat to surge north and westward.

It will also cause a bulge in the jet stream to the north over parts of the Central and West United States.

Additionally, the jet stream will deviate slightly southward toward the Northeast, which could prevent thunderstorms from moving from the Northern Plains into the mid-Atlantic.

This will also prevent extreme heat from spreading across some areas of the East.

Wherever wetter-than-average conditions from the Southwest monsoon are anticipated in July, the Southwest is experiencing cooler weather.

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How Hot is Hot?

For most of the Plains and the interior West, high temperatures in July usually reach the 80s and 90s; therefore, having above-average temperatures in the area would indicate that a very hot July may be in store for residents of the area.

The East has average high temperatures that range from the 70s in the Appalachians and northern New England.

The average temperature is around the 90s in much of the Southeast.

Temperatures that are close to or just above average suggest that mild to warm conditions could occasionally prevail in July, The Weather Channel reported.

Although the temperature can be colder at higher elevations in the West, summer lows in the Lower 48, or the contiguous United States, are typically mild to warm.

In regions from the Deep South and Midwest into the West where warmer-than-average temperatures are expected, morning lows may be a little more uncomfortable.

However, if temperatures are closer to average, mornings may be more tolerable in much of the East.

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