Archive for October 24th, 2012
Sandy became a Category 1 Hurricane prior to landfall just east of Kingston, Jamaica a short time ago with sustained winds at around 80 mph. Flooding rains and damage is likely to have occured. Conditions should improve tonight into tomorrow across Jamaica as the storm heads north but Cuba will see the wrath of Sandy as it […]
The wheel of warmth is now advancing towards Greenland and dragging the mild air with it, away from Europe. The door is now opening over Scandinavia for arctic air to pour south bringing a real taste of the inevitable. As this warm pool splits the vortex of near -50C air over Greenland, this replacement of low pressure with high pressure will force […]
Shutterstock General Synopsis In today’s UK & Ireland Regional Forecast I shall be looking at expected weather conditions right through till Saturday. I highlight expected daytime and nighttime tempeartures as well as factors such as wind chills and possible snow shower chances. A mild, stable air mass with embedded low low, mist and drizzle will quickly get replaced […]
While looking at the latest models on Sandy, the ECMWF remains stubborn in pulling Sandy into the Northeast/New England as a major, historic storm which would have potentially devastating consequences. The Canadian model has now jumped east in it’s track, joining for GFS. Remember that a lot has to do with (1) the ridge in the west […]
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