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Let's talk Monsoon!! 🤓⛈️

Been hearing weather people talking about rain/storm chances and the prospect of monsoon 2020 to make an appearance next week? Follow along with this thread and we will break down why that's the case... 👀

First, let's look at our #GOESW satellite...
Ok...ok...it's a little hard to pick out things that zoomed out. Let's zoom into the Southwest US and add some other features. 🛰️ 👀

Nevada is pretty quiet, but Arizona and New Mexico look pretty stormy. What about that big blob of storms in Mexico? These are key! Here's why...
Let's refresh on what the monsoon is and what you need to have a good set up...

The "monsoon" is not a storm, a series of storms, or even moisture in the air. It's a shift in the winds aloft that *enables* moisture to filter in to the arid desert climates of the southwest.
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