Archive for March, 2017
Back in March 2012, Scotland enjoyed not only the warmest weather in the UK but it’s warmest March temperatures since records began. That year saw northeast Scotland rise above 21C not once but 3 consecutive days with a peak of 23.6C at Aboyne. March 2012 was also Scotland’s warmest on record and the UK’s 3rd warmest. […]
A stormy Pacific pattern continues and is taking on an entirely different face as we emerge into April with heat and humidity building. Lows deepen once over the Rockies as the Gulf collides with cool, dry air descending out of Canada. Yesterday was a busy day for Texas. Multiple rounds of severe weather will continue to focus on the Plains […]
Debbie formed in the Coral Sea late last week and slammed into the Whitsunday Islands (just off Airlie, Queensland) Tuesday. Wind gusts of up to 163 mph were recorded on Hamilton Island with a 10-minute sustained wind of 119 mph. The system was equivalent to a Category 4 when it made landfall. An unofficial mainland wind gust of 153 mph was […]
It’s been a record warm winter from Galveston to Miami and a lot of this is down to the average skin temperature over the entire Gulf of Mexico failing to drop below 73 degrees. This added fuel is likely to enhance the severe weather season which is cranking now and potentially later, any tropical cyclones. Current SST anomaly. […]
It’s not all doom and gloom with the advance Atlantic weather moving back into the UK tomorrow on onwards. A predominantly flat or westerly flow within a +AO/NAO setup typically means surges of early summer followed by a reluctance for old man winter to hand in the towel. As fronts gather and take aim at particularly western and […]
By Linda Lam Mar 27 2017 08:00 AM EDT weather.com A subtropical storm could develop in the Atlantic Ocean this week – something that has only occurred once before in March since the pre-Civil War era. This potential system is associated with an area of low pressure that has developed well north of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, […]
What a difference 5 or 6 days in March can make! Last Monday! Yesterday (Sunday) afternoon. Following a truly glorious spring weekend, Monday into Tuesday sees a breakdown as the HP core continues to slide east deflating heights over the UK which allows cloud cover to increase. Check out these stunning visible satellite images captured by NASA […]
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