If you're not a fan of the recent summer days, you might want to try to get used to them as the current weather pattern dominating much of the U.S. isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.

A strong and persistent Atlantic ridge is causing a traffic jam of sorts across parts of the central and southern U.S. allowing for daily thunderstorm activity.

As a result, widespread rainfall and decreased temperatures have become a near-daily occurrence for millions of Americans.

On any given day recently, anywhere from 40 to 90 million Americans are under the threat of severe thunderstorms, with the primary risks being hail, damaging winds and flooding.

Pieces of energy typically originate over the eastern slopes of the Rockies or across the Plains before gradually pushing eastward.

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