Rare August Chill To Bring Snow To The West; Frost Damage Across Argentina And Brazil; + Mann Called For A Record 33 Atlantic Hurricanes This Season – By Late August, We're At 5
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Rare August Chill To Bring Snow To The West
It's not just Northern California bracing for rare August snowfall this weekend—higher elevations of states such as Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming could also see flakes.
A cold front is shifting through the NW, bringing the potential for snow in the mountains. Overnight temperatures in the western Montana valleys are expected to dip into the upper 30s, with even colder conditions at higher elevations, challenging records.
Temperatures across the region are forecast to plummet 30-40F below average, spanning northern California, Oregon, Idaho, and southwestern Montana. Even lower elevations, from central and southern California to Nevada, will feel the chill, with temperatures falling as much as 25F below normal.
In Montana's Missoula and Bitterroot Valley, outright cold conditions are on the way, with temps in the low 40s predicted. Add to this a high chance of precipitation, and early-season mountain snowflakes are a very good bet — in August:
Frost Damage Across Argentina And Brazil
The intense cold snap that swept through southern Brazil last week is expected to have significantly affected several crops, particularly wheat.
In Rio Grande do Sul, where nearly a quarter of the state’s 1.31 million hectares of wheat is in the crucial flowering stage, frost damage has already been reported. A report from the state agency Emater/RS, released on Thursday, highlights growing concerns over potential yield losses during this critical phase of crop development.
Meanwhile, Argentina is bracing for more frost as damaging cold weather continues to grip much of the country, extending August’s pattern of harsh conditions. Recent reports suggest these frosts will further threaten wheat production, despite the forecasted rainfall in the coming days.
Argentina is facing another wave of polar cold, expected to intensify through the weekend, according to latest GFS runs.
Southern Brazil also looks set to take another severe hit:
Mann Called For A Record 33 Atlantic Hurricanes This Season – By Late August, We're At 5
A highly publicized Atlantic hurricane season forecast called for 33 named storms this season. It will need 28 storms, mostly in September and October, to verify.
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