65mph Tropical Storm Arlene strikes Cabo Rojo, Mexico, extreme heat blisters American Central Plains

Image Source: CNN

In Today's Blog

#BRITISH ISLES-EUROPE
Mighty thunderstorms fuelled by strong cold front sweeps France and low countries reducing temperatures dramatically, introducing refreshing airmass, fine rest of the week for UK

#USA
Killer Heat Bakes US Central Plains today

#WEATHER TALK
2011: The year of global disasters? But is this the only time our planet has undergone turbulent timesof this magnitude and frequency both below and above the surface?

Today's Weather Headlines

Tropical Storm Arlene makes landfall on Mexican coast
CNN

Arlene Unleashes Torrents of Rain on Mexico
ACCUWEATHER.COM

Arlene, Tropics Aid Drought Areas
ACCUWEATHER.COM

Killer Heat Bakes US Central Plains today
See #USA for details

Airplane Monitors Air Over N.M. Fire
THE WEATHER CHANNEL

Flash Floods Swamp Southern Philippines Towns
ACCUWEATHER.COM

Coolest June on Record for Australia's Tropical Top End
ACCUWEATHER.COM

THE EXTREMES OF THE DAY

TODAY'S US EXTREMES
COURTESY OF ACCUWEATHER

HIGH: 110° at Hays, KS & Maricopa, AZ
LOW: 32° at Mammoth Lakes, CA

TODAY'S UK EXTREMES
COURTESY OF THE MET OFFICE

HIGH: 70° (21°C) at Gravesend (Kent)
LOW: 39° (3.8°C) at Exeter Airport (Devon)

TODAY'S EXTREMES HERE AT MY HOUSE

HIGH: 62°
LOW: 51°

Thanks for reading.
-Mark