It’s been an interesting winter so far with frequent spells of snow and frost, albeit frustrating across southern Britain. However, following a colder than normal January for at least the northern UK (near normal for south) and prospects of a cold to very cold February, the 2020-21 winter may in fact wind up below normal […]
Following a warm, wet November, December was a mixed, somewhat bookend month with cool spell to start and finish and mild in between. It remained very wet and followed a very wet autumn. The polar vortex was strong to near record strong during November hence the often warm, wet and windy month. Through December, the […]
Welcome to my 11th annual winter forecast for Europe. In this forecast, the conclusions drawn for the upcoming 90-day meteorological winter period are based on current oceanic and atmospheric drivers and my understanding of their potential influence they may have. Of course, pinpointing any specific pattern several weeks or months ahead is near impossible but […]
Autumn 2020 has been very warm, particularly for north, central and east Europe with a back and forward in temps further west. For the UK and West, September was warm while October was average to below average but November was firmly above average. 2nd highest November Arctic Oscillation of last 70 years, A ‘good’ omen? […]
Despite some record cold morning’s, September was a mild month while October is wound up slightly below average and significantly wetter than normal, particularly for east and southeast parts of the UK. September temp anomaly October temp anomaly While Western Europe has seen somewhat of a temperature seesaw, the blowtorch has been relentless, particularly surrounding […]
It’s been an interesting winter so far with frequent spells of snow and frost, albeit frustrating across southern Britain. However, following a colder than normal January for at least the northern UK (near normal for south) and prospects of a cold to very cold February, the 2020-21 winter may in fact wind up below normal […]
Following a warm, wet November, December was a mixed, somewhat bookend month with cool spell to start and finish and mild in between. It remained very wet and followed a very wet autumn. The polar vortex was strong to near record strong during November hence the often warm, wet and windy month. Through December, the […]
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