Archive for August, 2017
Just two years ago we witnessed the survival of 73 snow patches, lasting from one winter to the next. The most since 1996. This year we’re seeing the least with only 3 remaining. 1 on Aonach Beag, the other two tiny patches tucked within Garbh Choire Mor on Braeriach. Today I went to the largest […]
We’re fast approaching the end of meteorological summer 2017 and below are some of the key talking points which will be remembered. Certainly to the east of the Rockies, heat wasn’t a big story but more rain and through the second half of summer, the cool, especially for the central US. Like last year, the […]
Following a warm, dry April and May, a more classic British summer followed a hot start to June and admittedly, it turned out to be a disappointing forecast. In many respects the 90-day June-August period has been dictated by unusually low pressure west of Ireland by a dominant low over the NE Atlantic and high over Italy and Balkans keeping it […]
Edinburgh may be one of the UK’s most extreme weather locations in the last 5 months. Following it’s driest April to wettest June, Gogarbank located near Edinburgh Airport is now in the midst of it’s coolest August in 24 years. It started with an arid April. Only 3.2mm of rain fell at Gogarbank and 4mm in the Botanic Gardens in […]
It’s been a VERY cool August for the majority of the US thus far and models don’t show much of a heat wave through September except for the Northwest. This will probably be the coolest August for the country since 2004 and perhaps coolest on record for parts of the Midwest. Interestingly, according to Steve […]
Today is quieter than recent days thanks to the departure of low pressure. The resbite is brief however as one low pulls out only allowing the remnants of Gert to move into southwestern areas this evening. Both Friday and Saturday saw gusty winds and frequent heavy, thundery showers. Outdoor plans this afternoon? For many it […]
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