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Today’s Weather Headlines
US Latest
BREAKING NEWS: Wildfire laps up against suburbs of Reno, Nevada as state of emergency is declared
Massive Wind-Fueled Fire in Reno Prompts State of Emergency
THE WEATHER CHANNEL
Caughlin Fire has destroyed 20 homes; new evacuation center Galena High; Reno, Washoe, Sandoval declare state of emergency
RENO GAZETTE JOURNAL
Raging wildfire destroying Reno homes
KTVU.COM
Alaska continues battling record early-season cold
Lows the past 3 straight mornings in Fairbanks have dipped to -40F/C and yesterday saw Fairbanks only ‘warm’ to -30F which marks the second earliest sub -30F high on record.
Even longtime Alaskans taken off guard by deep freeze
FAIRBANKS DAILY MINER
Fairbanks cold records continue to fall; air quality alert issued
FAIRBANKS DAILY MINER
Peninsula continues to battle outages during cold snap
ADN.COM
First major snowstorm for Northern Plains to bring fresh foot to Yellowstone and Black Hills, 2-4 for Minneapolis
The very cold air which has produced lows of 40 to 45 below up over Alaska is sinking down through Canada and as well as this, a sizable snowstorm is currently pasting central areas from Alberta to Ontario, low pressure forming over the Midwest combined with this cold air advancing into the Northern Plains will set the stage for the first decent snowfall of the season for most from southeast Montana into the western Dakotas through northern Wisconsin and the UP of Michigan. Some favoured areas such as the Black Hills of SD may pick up a foot or more of snow over the next 48 hours.
Canada Latest
Band of snow from BC/Alberta to Ontario marks leading edge of Arctic high which will move south through Friday dropping temps as skies turn clearer
It’s currently -29C in Yellowknife, -18C in Saskatoon, -17C in Edmonton & -16C in Calgary
Well, you know it’s that time of year again when you see the brutal cold build for days over Alaska and the Yukon and a band of snow breaks out to the south from BC to ON bringing 5-20cm across a broad area and 2-4cm outwith the main band.
You also know that frigid air is advancing southbound towards the major cities of Edmonton, Calgary, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg when temps drop into the -10s C and continue to fall even though skies cloud over and bring with them snowfall.
While early Friday shows temps around -15C with heavy snow in Edmonton and -14C with snow showers in Calgary, those snows mark the leading edge of the frigid air which has been building for several days up over Alaska and the Yukon bringing lows of -40 to -42C. This air mass will advance into the central and southern provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario through Friday, so skies though loosing their snow clouds will turn colder as the day wears on.
Europe Latest
European Pattern to see changes NEXT WEEK as lows may manage to get finally across UK/Ireland, mainland continent continues to hold onto stubborn blocking high
Atlantic Disturbance Could Affect Azores, UK
ACCUWEATHER.COM
Asia Latest
Flooding and Mudslides Possible in Japan
ACCUWEATHER.COM
Australia Latest
First Heat Wave of Season for Perth
ACCUWEATHER.COM
THE EXTREMES OF THE DAY
TODAY’S US EXTREMES
COURTESY OF ACCUWEATHER
HIGH: 87° at Harlingen, TX
LOW: 3° at Havre, MT
TODAY’S UK EXTREMES
COURTESY OF ACCUWEATHER
HIGH: 60° (15.9°C) at St James Park (London)
LOW: 37° (2.5°C) at Writtle (Essex)
TODAY’S EXTREMES HERE AT MY HOUSE
HIGH: 56°
LOW: 52°
Thanks for reading.
-Mark
>I prefer to see units of measurement after numbers. I noticed you wrote about degrees Centrigrade in this blog. That's useful to know. 0 degrees F is much different to 0 degrees C. I usually assume you write about degrees F in your blogs about America as Americans seem to prefer talking about F rather than C. Goodness knows why. I guess Europeans have a higher IQ than Americans (just kidding).
Weather forecasts presented to the general public give the impression that weather forecasters have poor appreciation for units of measurements as well as uncertainties of measurements. This is not your fault. I know you are not a mathematician nor a scientist, but more a weather and climate enthusiast.
I enjoy your blogs, and commend your weather forecasts and interpretations. Keep up the good work. I can tell you that your work is discussed frequently in online blogs. You have made it to the league of James M. and Piers C. Maybe you can overtake Joe B in popularity.