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Snow Expected From Washington to Bangor This Weekend

Written by on December 28, 2012 in North and South America, United States of America with 0 Comments
Snow Expected From Washington to Bangor This Weekend

Heavy snow continues to fall this evening across New England and adding to already high snow totals brought by Winter Storm Euclid. Many parts extending from western New York’s Adirondack’s, through Vermont, New Hampshire, western Massachusetts and especially Maine will see additional inches with many already tallying over a foot of snow since Boxing Day. Woodford, VT […]

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US Snowpack Grows 10-Fold In Just 3 Weeks From 6% to 65%

Written by on December 27, 2012 in North and South America, United States of America with 0 Comments
US Snowpack Grows 10-Fold In Just 3 Weeks From 6% to 65%

A mild, if not warm first 15-18 days of December meant snowcover was minimal and in fact on the 6th it was at a scant 6% and well below normal. While many struggled to believe winter would ever come, the pattern began to change towards the 17-18th and with 7 days before Christmas, the snowpack grew […]

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THURS 27 DEC: UK & IRELAND REGIONAL FORECAST

Written by on December 27, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
THURS 27 DEC: UK & IRELAND REGIONAL FORECAST

Scotland It’s a cold, damp start to the evening but skies should clear for a time before more cloud arrives into western areas overnight. Temperatures drop to near freezing everywhere with a touch below under the clearest of skies. As the next band of rain sweeps in overnight, accompanied by strong to gale-force southerly winds, […]

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UK Continues To Get Bombarded By Atlantic Storms, Looking Beyond New Year!

Written by on December 27, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
UK Continues To Get Bombarded By Atlantic Storms, Looking Beyond New Year!

I was on the road most of yesterday so this morning I am catching up with the models and what our weather may have in store from now through New Year. Unfortunately there is plenty more unwelcome rain to come and with an active Atlantic storm track and +NAO, the fronts will continue to sweep […]

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Record Snow, Cold and Potentially Largest Christmas Day Tornado Outbreak On Record

Written by on December 26, 2012 in North and South America, United States of America with 0 Comments
Record Snow, Cold and Potentially Largest Christmas Day Tornado Outbreak On Record

It was quite the Christmas Day across the US as arctic air dove south down the Plains and energized a major storm system developing over the Southern Plains. This storm brought not only record cold, snow along with blizzard conditions but also a tornado outbreak which currently stands at 33. While snows broke out as far south as Lubbock, […]

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Moscow Sees Snowy Christmas Day Amid Warm-Up Following -26C Yesterday

Written by on December 25, 2012 in Rest of Europe with 1 Comment
Moscow Sees Snowy Christmas Day Amid Warm-Up Following -26C Yesterday

Moscow, Russia plummeted to -14F (-26C) yesterday morning which made for the coldest day of the year with a high only warming to 0F (-18C), the day, the high was a frigid -1F (-18C) following a morning low of -11F (-24C). Christmas Eve into Christmas Day saw the beginning of a well earned warm-up as a system pushed into the […]

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Warm Christmas Greetings

Written by on December 25, 2012 in Asia, North and South America, Rest of Europe with 1 Comment

I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. Hope you have a great day with your family and friends. [s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)] [/s2If][s2If current_user_is(s2member_level0)] Join a subscription plan, [s2Get constant=”S2MEMBER_CURRENT_USER_DISPLAY_NAME” /]! [warning]You do not have a valid subscription to access premium content exclusive to members. You will need to join a subscription plan if […]

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Xinjiang, China Hits -56F, Beijing Battles Worst Cold In 30 Years!

Written by on December 24, 2012 in Asia with 0 Comments
Xinjiang, China Hits -56F, Beijing Battles Worst Cold In 30 Years!

The fierce cold which has dominated Asia all December has shifted with a split away from Kazakhstan and the heart of Russia. While a piece of the ‘coldest air on earth’ went west bringing the coldest air of the season to Moscow just before major warming is set to take place, the other piece headed east across Mongolia […]

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UK Update: +NAO Means Mild Start To New Year!

Written by on December 24, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 2 Comments
UK Update: +NAO Means Mild Start To New Year!

A quick update on a dismal, dreary Christmas Eve afternoon. Despite any poor weather outside I hope your all enjoying time with your family and friends and taking it easy out on the roads. The weather is certainly very poor and I guess the same could be said for the outlook over the next 7+days. Looking at the latest chart through […]

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Next Major Winter Storm Enters West Coast, Already Brought 10 FT Of Snow To CA

Written by on December 24, 2012 in North and South America, United States of America with 0 Comments
Next Major Winter Storm Enters West Coast, Already Brought 10 FT Of Snow To CA

The next major storm system is now pushing into the West Coast and already it is bringing some astonishing snowfall to California’s Cascades. I saw in the latest winter storm video off TWC that at Mt Shasta, they have recorded 10 FEET of snow in just 12 HOURS, that is quite astonishing with a snowfall rate of 10″ per hour. […]

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