Archive for May, 2013

Record Cold Over Western Europe, What About That Warmth?

Written by on May 24, 2013 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments

The cold of the past few days has been very impressive for this late in May. According to Iceage Now, yesterday was the coldest May 23rd on record in the Netherlands. Brussels, Belgium didn’t get above 9C which was the coldest for that date on record and today it was even colder with a high of just 8.7C, beating the […]

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FRI 24 MAY: UK & IRELAND BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND FORECAST

Written by on May 24, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 1 Comment

Scotland The upcoming bank holiday weekend is looking good thanks to a ridge of high pressure building in from the west. This will settle the weather down providing plenty of sunshine and with light winds, you’ll notice the warmth. Tonight will be clear and cold for the time of year. Towns and cities should fall […]

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Road Trip Into A Snowy, Windswept Scottish Highlands

Written by on May 23, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments

Apologies for the lack of posting today. Decided to take a drive up into the snowy Grampians after I heard reports this morning of both the A939 and A93 forced to close. There was also reports of a fresh 12cm of snow which fell overnight at the Glenmore car park at the base of Cairngorm Summit. That down at […]

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Memorial Day Weekend Frost Is One Thing, But Snow In New England?

Written by on May 23, 2013 in United States of America with 0 Comments

During the day Thursday the cold front will finally push through the Big Cities of the East and head out to Sea, this will clean out the heat and humidity but unfortunately this also heralds a rather messy Memorial Day weekend across the region as a low is set to bring wet, breezy and chilly conditions. […]

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Arctic Blast Brings Cold End To May, Possibly Coldest UK Spring Since 1979

Written by on May 22, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments

The air mass now dropping down over the UK is very cold for the time of year but is it a big surprise? Especially given that we may be set to experience our coldest spring (March through May period) since 1979. With high pressure to the west and low pressure to the immediate east, we […]

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WED 22 MAY: VOGAN’S EUROPEAN OUTLOOK

Written by on May 22, 2013 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland, Videos with 0 Comments

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WED 22 MAY: UK & IRELAND REGIONAL FORECAST

Written by on May 22, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments

Scotland It’s been another rather decent day over central and southern parts of the country with plenty of sunshine. Generally north of the southern Highlands and it’s a duller, more showery affair, so not as pleasant here and for all, winds are picking up and if exposed to that wind, it’s rather cold feeling. Out of […]

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Northeast Severe Threat, Thursday, Frost This Weekend?

Written by on May 22, 2013 in United States of America with 0 Comments

Quick post with some thoughts on the next couple of days as well as a look into next week. Severe threat Wednesday will be focused over the Tennessee, Ohio Valley extending up into the eastern Great Lakes, interior Northeast, i.e western, central PA, western NY etc. By Thursday that severe threat shifts to the Big Cities from DC […]

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UK: From Shorts To Jackets, Even Highland Snow!

Written by on May 21, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 1 Comment
UK: From Shorts To Jackets, Even Highland Snow!

Hope you made the most of this latest surge of warmth because we’re about to get a hard slap of reality as cold air flows south once again. Our cold spring continues. Temperatures today were 2-4C down on yesterday, especially across the Northern UK where the warmest temperatures have been. Tomorrow will be an additional 1-3C off today and by […]

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TUE 21 MAY: UK & IRELAND REGIONAL FORECAST

Written by on May 21, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 2 Comments

Scotland For a large area stretching from the southern Highlands down to the English border, it’s been a lovely, sunny and fairly warm afternoon with highs reaching 16-18C but from around Pitlochry on north, it’s been mostly cloudy and cooler at 10-14C. Cooler for all compared to the 21-22C seen in both Glasgow and Edinburgh, 22.3C at Strathallan […]

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