This week, the Western US is facing an atypical March heat wave, bringing near-record high temperatures across many locations.
San Jose, Livermore, Napa, Concord, and many other inland areas will be within reach of the 90° mark, which would either tie or break all-time record warm temperatures for the month of March. The reason? A strong area of high pressure is building overhead.
In general, high pressure brings dry and warm weather. But why?Today, we are zooming in on the science behind high-pressure and heat domes…