Richard Heatwave Berler

Wednesday 8:42 am: Dry, very warm air still caps our moist gulf air with low morning cloud. The drier air above will stir in, mixing away the low cloud, a few cirrus high above, 90F pm warmth.

…or is that a Twitter thing?

I am thrilled on occasion when reading an interesting analysis posting to encounter “more”, where the poster can write more than 300 characters. How is this done?

Tuesday 6:37 pm: Cirrus!

Tuesday 3:32 pm: A frontal system moving through Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, southwestern to eastern Iran is producing a band of clouds and showers today.

Tuesday 4:05 pm: Big Picture Weathermap: A shallow layer of gulf moisture is capped by dry warm air higher up. The low level moisture should be sufficient for low cloud in the morning which will mix away as dry air above stirs in early Wednesday pm, ~70F dawn, 90F pm. Can’t get map to attach.

Tuesday 8:27 am: A shallow layer of moist air has been sufficient for low cloud this morning. Stirring of the lower atmosphere will occur over a deep enough depth to tap into dry air higher up. Low cloud will be mixed away, sunny, 90F warmth this afternoon.

Wow.

Monday 4:05 pm: A cool airmass is moving by to our north. After we lose daytime heat, the lower atmosphere will not stir over a deep enough layer to tap into drier air above. This allows for more moist gulf air with morning low clouds. Drier air stirs in Tuesday pm, sun, ~90F.

Monday 8:45 am: A shallow layer of moist air in the lower 3,000’ of the atmosphere has brought patches of low cloud. Dry air higher up will stir in with daytime heating and will bring mostly sunny skies, 90F warmth this afternoon.

Sunday 9:40 pm: February 2026 was 2nd warmest in records going back to 1895. Only 2017 was warmer. February 2017 and 2026 were warmer than an average March by all measures.

Sunday 3:57 pm: Big Picture Weathermap: Desert air has been pushed west to Torreon to the Big Bend, the southwestern Texas Panhandle and points west. Our shallow layer of gulf air may bring low cloud in the morning, mid 60's, clearing, ~90F Monday, a day similar to today.

Sunday 8:51 am: Low cloud in our shallow layer of gulf air will mix away during midday as drier air higher up is tapped in. Partly to mostly sunny in the afternoon, upper 80’s to near 90F.

How would the “only death later” be accomplished?

Excessive Heat Warnings/Advisories are based upon outdoor thresholds The overwhelming majority of deaths in Chicago 1995, Europe 2003, Pacific Northwest 2021, Laredo area 2023 was indoors, people >60 years old.

Saturday 3:50 pm: Big Picture Weathermap: A warm airmass with a shallow layer of gulf air will bring low cloud each morning, partly to mostly sunny afternoons Sunday, Monday, and likely Tuesday. High 60’s dawns, ~90F afternoons. Before analysis on 2nd image.

I’ve been surprised at having to draw a 60F isodrosotherm in California! Friday:

Saturday 12 noon: While most airport weather observations are still coming in from Iran, Tehran’s observations went quiet after their 8 UTC/2 am CST observation.

Always fascinating to draw!

Bette Midler’s “From a Distance“ came to mind…

Apparently, a few folks think it is the empire of Atlantis!

Saturday 9:24 am: Weather is quiet in the Iran region today, a strong weather system will move across the region on Tuesday:

Saturday 8:30 am: A shallow layer of moisture with low cloud this morning. As the air in the lower atmosphere warms and stirs to a deepening depth, drier air higher up will be tapped into, clearing away the cloud deck. Mostly sunny afternoon, upper 80’s to around 90.

Anthropic AI being banned from the Pentagon and government in general brings this to my mind, once again!

Friday 4:38 pm: Re the 106F temperature from the Falcon Dam coop stations…there are clear questions regarding these measurements. The 104 in La Puerta (Rio Grande City) appears good.

2)The source region will remain stationary, the Mexican Plateau deserts. Expansion north of these episodes may happen, this requires the Mexican Plateau air to arrive at the surface further away from it’s source. The more usual movement is more to the east into far south Texas.