Showery/Cool Trough Returns to Europe. Western Russia Gains Dry/Hot Climate in August.

Highlight: Transitional pattern leads to a warmer/drier Western Russia in the extended-range (while Europe turns showery and cooler again). Charts of the day: Wetter forecast for Ukraine/Southwest Russia. Discussion: Another cool upper trough shifts into Northern Europe this week and forcing a wetter forecast for the Black Sea region to Southwest Russia. The warmth in…

Northeast China Soybeans Encounter Heat And Dryness

Highlight: Tropical cyclones/heavy rain into East China. Northeast China dryness and heat (soybeans). Charts of the day: Two China tropical cyclones; drought to the north. Discussion: Two tropical systems are offshore China, one affecting the coast now (Cempaka) and another later this week as a typhoon (In-Fa). North of the tropical cyclone activity, a high-pressure…