Archive for August 21st, 2012

US Concerns Grow Over Tropical Depression 9, Soon To Become Isaac

US Concerns Grow Over Tropical Depression 9, Soon To Become Isaac

Concerns continue to grow this evening as Tropical Depression 9 spins westward towards the Leeward Islands. Right now this system doesn’t look like much at all, largely exposed with little deep convection to speak of. This has a lot to do with dry air it along with all other systems which have crossed the tropical Atlantic […]

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Frequently Showery From Scotland to Scandinavia, Warmer, Drier For Much of Europe to End August

Written by on August 21, 2012 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Frequently Showery From Scotland to Scandinavia, Warmer, Drier For Much of Europe to End August

While the warmth isn’t over for Western Europe, the hottest days likely are. It’s going to be tough to match the 32.4C we saw at Cavendish in East Anglia on Saturday and the upper 30sC we saw stretch across France with low 40s in the south and down over Spain. Those days of double digits […]

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Thunderstorms Have Caused Flooding, Landslides & Even Funnel Clouds Today!

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Thunderstorms Have Caused Flooding, Landslides & Even Funnel Clouds Today!

It has been a rather turbulent afternoon for some while for others, tranquil. It all depends upon whether you found yourself under one of the many big, heavy, thundery downpours which packed quite a punch. Gusty winds, hail, localised flooding rains which produced landslides, there was even funnel clouds spotted this afternoon too. Check out the above […]

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Worst of The Heat Is Over As Both North America & Now Europe Start Cooling Towards Autumn

Written by on August 21, 2012 in North and South America, Rest of Europe with 0 Comments
Worst of The Heat Is Over As Both North America & Now Europe Start Cooling Towards Autumn

Well I think it’s pretty safe to now say that the worst of the worst is now over when talking heat for both North America and Europe and really the Northern Hemisphere as we now enter the last 10 days of August. Days have shortened and nights lengthened considerably and with the sun angle lowering, so […]

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