Archive for March, 2013

UK Experiences Coldest Easter Sunday On Record

Written by on March 31, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
UK Experiences Coldest Easter Sunday On Record

As a cold surface high pressure system continued to build down from Norway and over top of a still healthy snowpack over Grampian Scotland, conditions have become more favourable for significantly cold late March nights. With snow covered ground, stopping any warmth from penetrating the ground by day and clear skies,, light winds along with a very cold, dry air mass […]

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Significant Warm Surge Follows Coldest April Open In Years For USA

Significant Warm Surge Follows Coldest April Open In Years For USA

While April may bring one of the coldest openings in 20 years for parts of the Canadian Prairies and US, spring DOES appear to be on the horizon according to the models but it’s going to get colder before it get’s warmer. Patience has been key throughout March and in fact winter this year never really got going until February. What […]

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Scotland To Plunge To -10C For 3rd Straight Night

Written by on March 30, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Scotland To Plunge To -10C For 3rd Straight Night

We are ending our coldest March in 51 years with some truely bitter nights and a push for not only the coldest night of March (-13C) but the coldest night in all of winter for the UK. It’s amazing to see this depth of cold so late in the year and of course we ‘spring forward’ to […]

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Coldest Open To April In 20+ Years For Midwest?

Coldest Open To April In 20+ Years For Midwest?

While spring-like warmth takes a decent shot at the Upper Midwest Saturday with highs nearing 50 all the way to Minneapolis and the low 60s for Chicago, unfortunately this is going to be a brief tease as another shot of healthy arctic air dives south from Canada during Easter Sunday. Both Midwest cities will see 25 […]

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UK Cold To Linger Into Mid-April, May End Warmer Than Normal (Includes Video)

Written by on March 29, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
UK Cold To Linger Into Mid-April, May End Warmer Than Normal (Includes Video)

As a cold surface high continues to build down over Scotland from Norway, this has shut down the persistent snow shower activity which has brought several fresh coverings all the way west to Glasgow. The high is also providing clearer skies and lighter winds, this promotes a slight rise in daytime temperatures but even colder nights than of […]

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FRI 29 MAR: UK & IRELAND REGIONAL EASTER WEEKEND FORECAST

Written by on March 29, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
FRI 29 MAR: UK & IRELAND REGIONAL EASTER WEEKEND FORECAST

Scotland The pattern will remain settled right through this Easter weekend thanks to a cold high continuing to build down from Norway. This will provide plenty of sunshine and dry conditions by day and with lighter winds, temps will respond to 6 or 7C, cooler at 2 or 3C where snow remains on the ground. While daytime temps may be comfortable without the […]

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March 2013 To Be UK’s Coldest Since 1962, Coldest Easter On Record On The Way?

Written by on March 28, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
March 2013 To Be UK’s Coldest Since 1962, Coldest Easter On Record On The Way?

With seemingly nonstop talk of cold, heavy snow and the fact that many areas are running colder than that of December, January and February, which amazingly were BELOW NORMAL, it’s no wonder this month is on track to be coldest since 62. Afterall, by enduring this tough past few weeks, I guess it’s somewhat of a consolation that we make the record […]

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THU 28 MAR: UK & IRELAND REGIONAL FORECAST

Written by on March 28, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
THU 28 MAR: UK & IRELAND REGIONAL FORECAST

Scotland Well I could pretty much copy and paste yesterday’s forecast and put it into today’s because there is no real change in the pattern. Conditions remain much the same with a still very cold east flow, albeit it continues to ease and night skies are becoming clearer than of late. That means nights are likely […]

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Could Early April Cold Records Fall In Northern Plains, Midwest?

Could Early April Cold Records Fall In Northern Plains, Midwest?

There is good and bad news over the coming 5-7 days, the good news is warmth returns to a cold Southeastern part of the country where highs have averaged 10-20 below normal persistently. Snow showers have been off and on across northern parts of Alabama, Georgia (incl Atlanta) with record or near record lows observed all […]

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March 2013 Is Turning Out COLDER Than Dec/Jan/Feb For Some In Europe!!

Written by on March 27, 2013 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
March 2013 Is Turning Out COLDER Than Dec/Jan/Feb For Some In Europe!!

I thought it might be interesting to dig through some of the stats from back in January and February to see how they compare to this cold March so far over Europe and what I’ve found is quite incredible. Despite longer days, stronger sun and the fact it’s outwith meteorological winter, most European cities are seeing March as […]

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