After a cold October and November for much of the Lower 48, December started off on a similarly cold note with the aid of a retrograding blocking high from the Canadian Archipelago to Alaska. However, as you can see from the below 30 day animation, around the 10th saw a 360 flip with ridge replaced […]
The month of December has panned out pretty much as expected, predominantly mild, often wet and driven by a mainly +AO/NAO. In the 30 day animation below, you can see the initial blocking then return to negative heights across much of the arctic (+AO) which has led to mild over the continents but note the […]
From earliest snow as far south as Galveston, TX to coldest Thanksgiving on record for parts of the Northeast, November 2018 will go down as one of the coldest in US history. Month so far. There are a couple of contributors to such a chilly November. A cold September for much of Canada and building […]
Up until mid November it had been a warm month with temps soaring to 18C as far north as Kinlochewe, Northwest Highlands. The 2nd half of the month turned seasonal to slightly below average as winds turned from southerly to easterly courtesy of the development of a powerful Scandinavian high. The colder flow wasn’t enough […]
The 2018-19 winter forecast is based on and factoring in all atmospheric/oceanic drivers currently in play. This year’s forecast will take into consideration the Pacific and Atlantic sea surface temperature anomalies, continued development of an El Nino as well as solar cycle status. Background Here are the main factors taken into consideration for the upcoming […]
Some 3 weeks following the SSW and we have extreme cold warnings covering a broad swathe of Canada. Yesterday morning’s ... Read More
We all know it’s turning colder as a direct consequence of the late December sudden stratospheric warming. In fact as ... Read More
The strongest storm of the winter has plowed into California bringing a widespread 3-6 inches of rain from north to ... Read More
GFS snow through the next 10 days. GFS ensemble 2m temp anomaly ... Read More
A major cross country snow system during the past weekend produced record snow from St Louis to DC and this ... Read More
Day/date: Tuesday 8 January 2019 Munros: Cruach Ardrain, Beinn Tulaichean (No 78-79) Start point: Inverlochlarig Drive length: 1.5 hours / 56 miles Walk length: 7.45 miles ... Read More
Day/date: Tuesday 1 January 2019 Munros: Mount Keen (No 77) Start point: Invermark car park (Glen Esk) Drive length: 2.5 hours / 120 miles ... Read More
Day/date: Saturday 24 November, 2018 Munros: Ben Cruachan, Stob Daimh (No 75, 76) Start point: Falls of Cruachan Drive length: 2 hours / 80 miles Walk ... Read More
Day/date: Saturday 17 November, 2018 Munros: Meall a’Bhuiridh, Creise (No 73, 74) Start point: Car park at Glencoe Ski Centre Drive length: 2 hours / 81 ... Read More
Day/date: Thursday 8 November, 2018 Munros: Ruadh-Stac Mor, Spidean Coire nan Clach (No 71, 72) Start point: Just W of bridge over Allt a Choire Dhuibh ... Read More
After a cold October and November for much of the Lower 48, December started off on a similarly cold note with the aid of a retrograding blocking high from the Canadian Archipelago to Alaska. However, as you can see from the below 30 day animation, around the 10th saw a 360 flip with ridge replaced […]
The month of December has panned out pretty much as expected, predominantly mild, often wet and driven by a mainly +AO/NAO. In the 30 day animation below, you can see the initial blocking then return to negative heights across much of the arctic (+AO) which has led to mild over the continents but note the […]
We all know it’s turning colder as a direct consequence of the late December sudden stratospheric warming. In fact as ... Read More
GFS snow through the next 10 days. GFS ensemble 2m temp anomaly ... Read More
There’s an argument to be had. Is the extreme, meridional upper air pattern over Europe to open 2019 a response ... Read More
The much anticipated colder, snowier pattern has emerged and progresses south, southwestwards into central and southern Europe. Stopping it from ... Read More
The sudden stratospheric warming has now crucially progressed across the pole and headed towards the Davis Straits as we entered ... Read More
The pattern has been mild across most of the continents of the Northern Hemisphere with the aid of a continued ... Read More
Well I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. Now we’re in that gap between Christmas and New Year festivities ... Read More
The month of December has panned out pretty much as expected, predominantly mild, often wet and driven by a mainly ... Read More
Are you dreaming of a white Christmas? Thanks to a positive AO/NAO, it’s been a mild and wet December so ... Read More
The latest GFS ensemble continues to show an end of the month SSWE which could make for a very interesting ... Read More
The strongest storm of the winter has plowed into California bringing a widespread 3-6 inches of rain from north to
A major cross country snow system during the past weekend produced record snow from St Louis to DC and this
Article from wunderground.com Brian Donegan Published: December 28, 2018 Snow was not in the forecast, which isn’t surprising given the
Below article from wunderground.com Jonathan Erdman Published: January 3, 2019 After topping the record, it would tack on almost 5
It’s been a while… In fact, nearly 8 years has gone by since Oklahoma City observed a multi inch snow
There was two very different air masses separating the US as we commenced 2019. While looking and feeling like winter
The sudden stratospheric warming has now crucially progressed across the pole and headed towards the Davis Straits as we entered
The pattern has been mild across most of the continents of the Northern Hemisphere with the aid of a continued
After a cold October and November for much of the Lower 48, December started off on a similarly cold note
The persistent thunderstorm activity over the Indian Ocean has been a strong phase 3 indicator of the MJO, a warm
We all know it’s turning colder as a direct consequence of the late December sudden stratospheric warming. In fact as ... Read More
GFS snow through the next 10 days. GFS ensemble 2m temp anomaly ... Read More
As a colder weather pattern is looking more and more likely through the 2nd half of January, I thought it ... Read More
There’s an argument to be had. Is the extreme, meridional upper air pattern over Europe to open 2019 a response ... Read More
The much anticipated colder, snowier pattern has emerged and progresses south, southwestwards into central and southern Europe. Stopping it from ... Read More
A powerful storm system named Storm Aapeli swept across Scandinavia on the night of January 1 into 2 breaking wind ... Read More
The sudden stratospheric warming has now crucially progressed across the pole and headed towards the Davis Straits as we entered ... Read More
The pattern has been mild across most of the continents of the Northern Hemisphere with the aid of a continued ... Read More
Well I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. Now we’re in that gap between Christmas and New Year festivities ... Read More
The month of December has panned out pretty much as expected, predominantly mild, often wet and driven by a mainly ... Read More
It would seem summers have been on a cooling trend over Greenland in recent summers. In 2017, a new July ... Read More
With the development of Vicente and Willa, the eastern Pacific hurricane season of 2018 has entered the record books as ... Read More
It was one of those oddities of the 2018 season, you get them now and again where they go one ... Read More
According to the Met Office, the central pressure within Storm Callum dropped from 986 to 938mb within 24 hours. That ... Read More
At 12.30pm CT, Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach, FL as a top end Cat 4 hurricane packing sustained ... Read More
Despite encountering shear, some dry air and even the crossing of a cool ocean eddy, Michael has continued to strengthen. ... Read More
Back on Friday I posted on the CAG (Central American Gyre) and the potential for development. Yesterday we had Tropical ... Read More
A broad circulation of disorganized thunderstorms is affecting much of Central America from Pacific to Atlantic. This is known as ... Read More
Following an unusually cold and snowy September, that trend continued and matured into October. The 13 inches of snow which ... Read More
Dr. Jeff Masters · October 2, 2018, 11:05 AM EDT In a rare display of atmospheric violence, two Category 5 ... Read More
Some 3 weeks following the SSW and we have extreme cold warnings covering a broad swathe of Canada. Yesterday morning’s ... Read More
We all know it’s turning colder as a direct consequence of the late December sudden stratospheric warming. In fact as ... Read More
The strongest storm of the winter has plowed into California bringing a widespread 3-6 inches of rain from north to ... Read More
GFS snow through the next 10 days. GFS ensemble 2m temp anomaly ... Read More
A major cross country snow system during the past weekend produced record snow from St Louis to DC and this ... Read More
Day/date: Tuesday 8 January 2019 Munros: Cruach Ardrain, Beinn Tulaichean (No 78-79) Start point: Inverlochlarig Drive length: 1.5 hours / 56 miles Walk length: 7.45 miles ... Read More
Day/date: Tuesday 1 January 2019 Munros: Mount Keen (No 77) Start point: Invermark car park (Glen Esk) Drive length: 2.5 hours / 120 miles ... Read More
Day/date: Saturday 24 November, 2018 Munros: Ben Cruachan, Stob Daimh (No 75, 76) Start point: Falls of Cruachan Drive length: 2 hours / 80 miles Walk ... Read More
Day/date: Saturday 17 November, 2018 Munros: Meall a’Bhuiridh, Creise (No 73, 74) Start point: Car park at Glencoe Ski Centre Drive length: 2 hours / 81 ... Read More
Day/date: Thursday 8 November, 2018 Munros: Ruadh-Stac Mor, Spidean Coire nan Clach (No 71, 72) Start point: Just W of bridge over Allt a Choire Dhuibh ... Read More
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