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Say goodbye to spring — a major weather pattern shift is coming
The Western heat wave will last at least two weeks, risking record-low snowpack and worsening wildfire and water concerns, while the East faces a sharp cold return.
- On Thursday, a record-setting Western heat wave will begin and dominate weather headlines for at least two weeks, while the jet stream dives south from Canada, transporting cold air and snow into the Midwest and East.
- A strong upper-level ridge, or heat dome, is building over the West and likely to park stationary for up to two weeks, a pattern amplified by long-term climate warming following the region's hottest meteorological winter on record.
- Phoenix is likely to see its earliest 100-degree day on record, beating the current record by more than 10 days; Southern California could experience temperatures 20 to 30 degrees above average over the next two weeks.
- The heat will melt the West's already well-below-average snowpack, threatening spring and summer water resources; Colorado and Utah are all but assured their lowest snowpack on record, elevating wildfire risk.
- University of California climate scientist Daniel Swain warned that melting snowpack will yield alarmingly low numbers by April first, signaling broader seasonal shifts as winter warms faster and spring arrives earlier across the nation.
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A change in weather is coming – but it is not the final arrival of spring weather, as DMI reports.
·Denmark
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By Andrew Freedman, CNN A drastic change in climate patterns is about to bring about a major change in much of the U.S. territory: over the next few days, a record heat wave will be installed in the west, while a winter cold returns to the east. The heat wave in the west will dominate weather headlines for at least two weeks starting this Thursday, as many locations are likely to set historic records for March. Heat will melt the western snow ca…
·Idaho Falls, United States
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