>Cold Here, whilst US faces Major Storminess next week, perhaps frigid air after or in between storms?

Written by on February 19, 2010 in Rest of Europe with 1 Comment

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(Photo by Mark Vogan) this was the scene this afternoon looking south from my home office. Whilst temps warmed nicely in the sunshine, shaded areas remained frosty throughout the day.

Today saw a repeat of Feb 3rd with a high of 32 degrees and a morning low of 21 degrees. It appears the chill is set to continue with possible snow showers which have been whittening the hills north, south, east and west of the Central lowlands for the past several days and will likely pay us a visit Sun-Mon, how much will fall is still unknown wheather it’s no accummulation or an inch or two. What is more certain is the fact that today has marked the second day this month which has failed to get above freezing and a second nighttime low that’s hit 21 degrees.


(Photo by Mark Vogan) here is a view (taken yesterday) from the South Lanarkshire-Dumfries and Galloway border where fresh snow lies on the upper reaches of the Lowther Hills between the high villages of Wanlockhead and Leadhills.

While yesterday morning saw a low here at my house of 26 degrees, Braemar, Aberdeenshire dropped to a much colder level of 3 degrees (-16C). This morning may have dropped to a similar if not lower level and tonight is expected to also drop into the single digits once again in sheltered Highland glens.

Tonight will mark an impressive and becoming increasingly rarer 13 nights below freezing. Something I believe has not been seen for many many years and we have a good chance now at either tying or breaking the number of below freezing nights witnessed in January. The biggest difference is, now that we’ve a little shorter nights and longer and stronger sunlight, we simply won’t endure as low numbers as we did back at the close of Dec into early Jan you’ll be glad to know. However I do see a high potential of seeing the lowest readings of February over the next few nights if skies remain clear and calm. Daytime high will also struggle to get much above 35 degrees over the next few days.

This pattern will hold on and may bring us into March on a similar note to the commencement of February.

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And as for the USA, well their pattern appears to be becoming more active as a series of strong storm are set to lambaste the West Coast and bring more heavy, soaking rains, mountain snows and strong winds to California and adjacent states before crossing the continent to produce more major snowfalls.

Checkout this recent piece from AccuWeather…

Winter Is Far from Over, Cross-Country Storms Resume
2/19/2010 12:15 PM

A storm spreading rain and mountain snow through California during the first part of the weekend will start a trend of new cross-country storms with wintry consequences even in Southern areas for the next several weeks.The storm will bring rain to Los Angels, Las Vegas and Phoenix this weekend, but snow will fall in Flagstaff and from Reno to Salt Lake City, Denver and Kansas City.The greatest impacts from this weekend storm in the West and on the Plains will be to slow travel and foil some plans.Many of the ski slopes in the region have not received heavy snow of late. This storm and others to follow will boost the industry for the latter part of the skiing season.As the first storm in the train rolls into the Midwest and the Northeast, it will bring additional problems along with the snow and rain.The snow will slow travel, and rain could lead to urban flooding problems where snow is blocking storm drains and runoff simply overwhelms drainage systems.The details of which cities from St. Louis to Chicago to Washington, D.C. to New York City and Boston receive snow verses rain will unfold this weekend, as the storm will not reach these areas until early next week.As we mentioned earlier, additional storms will follow. A second storm will arrive in California this weekend and will quickly roll into the Four Corners.This second storm in the train will spread snow to the I-40 corridor in the Southwest this weekend, and then the I-20 corridor in the South Central and Southeast next week.People around Albuquerque, Dallas, Jackson and Atlanta could have to break out the snow shovels, if they have them.Additional storms will arrive from the Pacific next week, while fresh cold air invades the eastern two-thirds of the nation.As a result, the wild winter of 2009-2010 is far from over.Story by AccuWeather.com Alex Sosnowski

After a brief respite from the winter barrage of last week, it looks as though the storm train is ready to once again role after a visit to the station..

Tomorrow I shall be posting on record or near record breaking snow totals and depths that are being witnessed across the snowfields of the Mid-Atlantic region.. Stay tuned.

Thanks for reading.
-Mark

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  1. Anonymous says:

    >A re-frozen Lochgelly points the way towards the return of bitter cold. There's a thin layer of snow covering much of Scotland. Snow showers coated Fife last evening. The views during this sunny morning make for a postcard. I would put my blue chips on it being chilly at some points during the remainder of this month and into March, with temperatures touching below freezing some mornings. I won't hold my breath, but it might even snow at some point in the UK. Let's see if the accuracy of my predictions hold up.

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