Archive for April, 2017
What a difference a year or even a few months can make. Since 2011, drought has become a hot topic across the Lower 48 with many millions affected. In 2012, many climatologists claimed that California and Texas in particular had started a permadrought. Between 2012 and 2015, the overall US drought area peaked. The highest percentage since 2000 […]
My summer 2017 forecast shall be released this Monday but you’ll probably be aware as to my thinking for the upcoming June-August period. I vowed I wouldn’t fall for the same thing as I did back in 2012 when drought turned to deluge in a matter of weeks. While February saw the heart of the UK wetter than […]
A major spring storm system covering a large swathe of the Lower 48 will make it’s presence felt pretty much coast to coast this weekend. The Plains storm is one thing but the strong mid Atlantic ridge and clockwise flow is driving air from east of the Lesser Antilles, through the Caribbean, Gulf and eventually reaching connecting with the […]
28th April 2017 Last updated at 12:58 By Darren Bett BBC Weather Have you been watering your garden? How green is your lawn? The growing season started early this year but there’s a shortage of rain – should farmers and growers be getting worried? April continues the trend April has been very dry – just […]
We have all the ingredients coming together late this week for a truly wild end to April. A storm system will fire on all cylinders with major cold driving south out of Canada into the rear while out ahead, the first real surge of heat (upper 80s/low 90s) lifts up the Eastern coastal plain. Looks like […]
It’s been a rather wintry past few days across the UK with many northern areas seeing snow while many more witnessed the biting north wind and overnight frosts. The setup which has delivered the chill. Check out the upside down temps at noon today. Here are some of the scenes from recent days. Aviemore received […]
Without sounding like a broken record, the large scale US pattern remains largely unchanged but expect a gradual shut down of the Pacific as heights naturally begin building over the Great Basin. It’s been a warm April except for the Northwest, sound familiar to the previous 2-3 months? April shall go out on a stormy and pretty wild note […]
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