>Record warmth bakes USA, Canada while stormy pattern reverts from north to south in Europe, Chilean heat eases while parts of Brazil continue with flood woes

Written by Mark Vogan on January 6, 2012 in Rest of Europe with 0 Comments

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Stormiest weather focuses on S. Europe while coldest air of season fills Scandinavia on system’s backside, much more settled next week

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Today’s Weather Headlines

Europe Latest

First true restbite from stormy pattern looms next week for UK-Ireland and Scandinavia

The very stormy weather which hammered Ireland, the British Isles and Low Countries over recent days has been drawn southeast along a strong northwesterly jet bringing yet more heavy, snowblown snow to the Alps as the system and front pushed through. This storm as it crossed the Alps tapped the warmer air and moisture off the Mediterannean and intensified bringing very stormy conditions and even triggered avalanches in the Swiss Alps and strong, damaging winds, heavy rains and mountains snows across Italy and the Balkans. Over the next 24 hours this very windy weather will push eastwards impacting the eastern Med and will greatly impact Turkey this weekend.

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Storms move across Europe
BBC

High Pressure builds into Western Europe

After a showery day Saturday in north, less so in south and a wetter, windier day on Sunday over the northern UK, models suggest a large change in Europe’s weather pattern next week with the building of high pressure and northward retreat of the jet stream which would allow mild air to flood much of western Europe as well as divert the storm track bringing much welcomed settled conditions. This is a significant change from what has been a very stormy pattern which has been nonstop since the start of December or certainly that’s when the storms turned very frequent and intense.

US Latest

All-time January records tumble amid warm surge which may be followed by an Arctic next week

Minnesota experiences warmest first week of January in recorded hsitory while Rapid City, SD bakes in astonishingly warm 73 degree temps.

Record-Breaking Warmth in the Midwest
THE WEATHER CHANNEL

Plains shatter warm weather records, set historic high temperatures
CAPITOL WEATHER GANG

Hunter Cartier, a sponsored rider with The Gnar Spot, skates at the park off New York Street on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 5, 2012. The Black Hills saw warmer than usual temperatures on Thursday. (Kristina Barr/Joural staff)

Another day of record warmth

RAPID CITY JOURNAL