Atlantic Meets Arctic Resulting In Crippling Snowfall For Murmansk, More To Come Next Week

Written by on December 10, 2016 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland, Winter 2016/17 with 0 Comments

The weather may be relatively unexciting here in Western Europe these days but it’s a very different story in the East. In the last 48 hours, a major snowstorm has all but crippled the Murmansk area of far NW Russia as mild, moist Atlantic air has crossed Germany, Poland and bumped up against the wall of arctic air residing east of Finland.

The below GFS 2m temperature anomaly from Thursday shows the Atlantic air colliding with cold arctic air.

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Credit: Tropical Tidbits

Credit: Tropical Tidbits

The result is this!

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With further warm, moist/cold, dry collisions, expect further heavy snowfall in the coming days from Poland and Ukraine and Romania.

Credit: Tropical Tidbits

Credit: Tropical Tidbits

Credit: Tropical Tidbits

Credit: Tropical Tidbits

As we go through next week, the arctic cold pool regains ground over central and eastern Europe with an impressive southward progression of heavy, potentially disruptive snow.

Credit: Tropical Tidbits

Credit: Tropical Tidbits

Credit: Tropical Tidbits

Credit: Tropical Tidbits

Credit: Tropical Tidbits

Credit: Tropical Tidbits

Credit: Tropical Tidbits

Credit: Tropical Tidbits

GFS 5-day mean 2m temperature anomalies. UK remains mild.

Credit: Tropical Tidbits

Credit: Tropical Tidbits

Credit: Tropical Tidbits

Credit: Tropical Tidbits

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