Weather Tidbits: The Bermuda High

This edition of Weather Tidbits will be discussing the Bermuda High pressure system. The Bermuda High is a mass of high pressure that situates itself over the western Atlantic during the summer. Because high pressure rotates clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, this feature can guide heat and humidity toward the east coast straight from the tropics. Thus, it can be responsible for numerous heat waves. The Bermuda High also acts as a steering current for tropical cyclones in the Atlantic. The track of tropical cyclones depends on the exact location and strength of the Bermuda High. If the Bermuda High is further west and a bit stronger, tropical cyclones are likely to be deflected toward the Gulf coast. If the Bermuda High is further east and a bit weaker, the steering current could direct tropical cyclones to the east coast.

Bottom Line: The Bermuda High can have a large influence on the weather that we experience during the summer.