Archive for January, 2017
The Western US has enjoyed bright, sunny days this past weekend following a wild and wet first 20 days of January. This high pressure respite is about to end as a 200+ mph Pacific jet is about to drive more storms across California and the West. An additional 2-4ft expected in the already buried High Sierra around […]
We’re ending January with a stratospheric warming event as temperatures have risen 60C at within the past week at 10mb over the Arctic. This is within SSWE criteria. AO will go negative in response! Not related but it was a cold start to this morning over Highland Scotland with -10C recorded at Braemar but in contrast, it was 20C warmer on the SW coast of England. […]
For the last 10-15 days, storms have pounded California and the West almost constantly while Pacific air sweeping out ahead of each system has reinforced the eastern ridge and January thaw. It’s been a perfect open to 2017 for California. As we enter the weekend, we have quite the different upper air pattern to what we’ve been use to thanks to […]
With the combination of air temperature and wind chill, yesterday was by far England’s coldest day of winter so far with many sites stretching from Northumberland to Kent failing to get above freezing. Atlantic air however clung to Northwest Scotland where Aultbea touching a spring-like 13.4C. As forecast, Atlantic air is now spreading into western areas with a noticeable […]
By Chris Dolce, Jonathan Belles Jan 25 2017 04:00 PM EST weather.com Since the beginning of the year, California has dealt with storm after storm, each one piling up more snow on top of the last storm’s snow. The last six winter storms — Gregory, Helena, Iras, Jupiter, Kori and Leo — all passed through […]
I guess you could say it’s a brisk afternoon across the UK, particularly so over central/eastern England where mid afternoon air temperatures remain stuck at -1/-2C widely. Factor in a stiff SE wind and it feels bitter despite the absence of snow cover. The reason for the added chill in the air is simple. Take air […]
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