Get ready for a HOT week...or longer

A long spell of 100+ temperatures is on our way, and it's all because of this monster ridge setting up over the western USA.

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE REGION 
  THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND...AND REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN STATES 
  THROUGH NEXT WEEK. 

Longest day of the year

Today is the summer solstice--the longest day of the year. That is, the longest amount of sunlight in a day. You can read more about the summer solstice from this article.

It sure felt like there was a lot of sun today, these were some of the warmest temperatures we've seen all year...

mesowest.utah.edu

The most recent satellite image shows clear skies this afternoon, but there were some high cirrus. You can see the extent of the ridge in the west.

MODIS true color

MODIS true color

My sister took these nice sunset pictures in southern Utah. Enjoy!

photo by RBM

photo by RBM