>TODAY’S TOP WEATHER STORIES
On Weather & Climate Through the Eyes of Mark Vogan
AS QUEENSLAND FLOODS WORSEN, NOW IT’S BRAZIL!
The city that drowned: 25 dead and dozens missing as flood waters swallow up Brisbane
Daily Mail
Australian Flood Catastrophe Costs Skyrocket
AccuWeather
Brazil flood and mudslide deaths rise as rescue goes on
BBC
Brazil Flood Disaster Kills Hundreds
AccuWeather News
Extremes Weather Cost China $75 Billion In 2010
AccuWeather News
WHY THE FLOODING IN QUEENSLAND AND SRI LANKA?
BBC Weather
TODAY’S WEATHER ACROSS SCOTLAND & UK
TODAY’S WEATHER ACROSS AMERICA
From AccuWeather
Feet of Snow Burys New England, Shatters Records
By Kristina Pydynowski, Senior Meteorologist
Risk Of Roof Collapses In Wake of New England Blizzard
By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist
Northwest Flood Concerns From Multi-Day Rain Events
By Kristina Pydynowski, Senior Meteorologist
Snowy, Cold NFL Playoff Weekend
By Gina Cherundolo, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer
WEATHER TALK
By Mark Vogan
WET, WINDY AND MILD ATLANTIC WEATHER BACK IN BUSINESS ACROSS UK!
With now a strong southwesterly wind rattling in off the Atlantic and across Britain, both waves of rain, blustery winds and most importantly MILD air which is rising southern England temperatures to 13C in several places this afternoon and even 10 or 11, perhaps the odd 12C along the southwest or western coast of Scotland, this is a vast change compared to what we’ve received. I think you’d agree that the air actually feels warm, when comparing the air air we’ve come to get use to over recent times. There’s a vast difference between 37 and 48 degrees (2.5C and 9C) and even tonight as of 9pm, my thermometer was reading 47 degrees (8C), yes at 9PM!
Of course, these kinds of temperatures during the month of January always comes at the cost of Atlantic low pressure. It’s actually the push of air in from a southwesterly direction off the Atlantic which helps draw abnormally mild air across our land and thus indeed we have rain, heavy, murky cloud and at times, blusterly winds. Those winds are set to intensify across the UK come Saturday as a strong Atlantic low crosses to our north and as isobars pack, so those winds strengthen with perhaps wind speeds bordering gale-force, even across inland areas on Saturday. We haven’t seen this type of weather in quite a while eh?
With that stronger push of sub-tropical Atlantic air, we will enjoy temperatures surging into the 11-13C range perhaps even up into Dumfries, Glasgow and Perth and roughly the same types of values for much of the rest of Britain.
COLD OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN US, NOT AS MUCH ACROSS PACIFIC NORTHWEST WITH CHANGES LOOMING!
VAGARIES OF THE WEATHER
INDIA & SUB-CONTINENTAL ASIA WEATHER
BY RAJESH KAPADIA
Fluctuation at its Extreme !
Day Temperatures in the Northern Sub Continent shoot up to above Normal levels from very much below Normal !
Just a few days ago Vagaries was raving about the days being 12-14c below the normal range in Northern regions of the Sub Continent. Lows, like 7c and 8c, some records of an all time coldest Day, were mentioned here, and Delhi was shivering at 10c, in our last write up.
Now, suddenly, the days have shot up to26.4c in the capital (Palam) and 4c above the normal range in most of the region.
It is one thing of things going back to normalcy, to comfortable levels. But this is a straight jump to above normal levels. This is what vagaries is all about !!
Thursday’s map of the day temperatures and the anomaly shows it all.
I would call it the Pre W.D. Heat.
W.D. will start precipitating rain/snow in the Kashmir region, H.P. hills and West utterakhand from Friday. Plains of Punjab, Haryana, Utterakhand and Delhi will start getting the rains from Friday, maybe by evening. That will keep this sudden spurt in the day temperatures short lived. Fog expected to reappear in Delhi after 16th. Jan.
By Saturday, I expect the W.D. effect to spread to Nepal. The depth of the W.D. will make it penetrate upto Central regions of Nepal. Katmandu, cloudy from Friday, with some rain on Saturday.
The abrupt spurt in the days is not restricted to the North. The effect is felt far down thru Mah. into the Southern States.
The highest day temperature in India today, 13th. Jan. was at Mangalore. Goa and Ratnagiri, at 34c, followed by Solapur reaching 33c. Cochin and Hyderabad topped 32c.
Incidentally, Pattaya, , alongwith the Indian Cities, also at 34c was the highest in Asia today
The hottest day in Pakistan on Thursday was 29c at Lasbella and Turbat.
Mentioning of Maximum temperatures on the Vagaries is meant only to indicate a very sharp “overnite” jump in the days, and should normalize by Friday/Saturday.
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WILD WEATHER ON A WILD WORLD
MEXICO WEATHER
BY ARTURO SALINAS
**CHILL**
ICE TODAY IN THE MORNING AT CHIPINQUE PARK IN THE SIERRA MADRE RANGE, LOCATED AROUND 4000 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. TEMPERATURES WERE AROUND 29°F
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
Current conditions at the Metropolitan area of Monterrey are really chilly and damp with realfeel temps below freezing and temperatures fluctuating between 35-38°F. At the previous post you can observe some freezing rain and icing at the Sierra de Santiago which is located 15 miles southwest of the city and around 6,000 feet above sea level. Steady drizzle all day long has fallen and continues to fall. Already some sleet and snow reports have appeared at the mountainous range at Central Coahuila (around 300 km due northeast of the city).
WHAT TO EXPECT?
NAM keeps calling for some freezing rain and even some snow for suburban areas around the city and the mountains. Expect near or sub-freezing temps at late evening
Tommorrow stays again chilly and damp with temps oscillating between low 30s and low 40s. Throughout the region expect freezes and hard freezes for Coahuila, Nuevo Leon and the Tamaulipas Valley near Lower Rio Grande Valley. Friday remains damp too, however a slight recovery at temps is expected with lows in the 40s and highs struggling to reach high 50s across the region. Rain conditions might continue throughout the weekend but expected a noticeable recovery by sunday once the moisture from the gulf and a developing storm in the northern Gulf of Mexico passes by.
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WHAT’S REACHING TODAY’S BLOGS?
Tale Between Two Models
Ken Clark, Western Expert, AccuWeather
Turning Back the Cold One Area at a Time
Joe Lundburg, AccuWeather
Swath of Snow from the Plains to the Northeast
Henry Margusity, AccuWeather
THE EXTREMES OF THE DAY
TODAY’S US EXTREMES
COURTESY OF ACCUWEATHER
HIGH: 80 degrees at Santa Ana, CA
LOW: -11 degrees at Austin, MN
TODAY’S UK EXTREMES
COURTESY OF THE MET OFFICE
HIGH: 58 degrees (14.5C) at Pershore College (Worchestershire)
COLD HIGH: 37 degrees (2.9C) at Cassley (Sutherland)
LOW: 26 degrees (-3.4C) at Aboyne (Aberdeenshire)
TODAY’S EXTREMES HERE AT MY HOUSE
HIGH: 48 degrees
LOW: 37 degrees
TODAY’S CONDITIONS (LOCALLY)
A DAY OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND WARMEST HIGH SINCE NOVEMBER 5TH. A very wet overnight which remained cloudy with hefty on and off showers throughout the day. A very mild day thanks to a strong low and mid-level push of Atlantic air.
Thanks for reading.
-Mark
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