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Cold, Snowy end to November for UK, -10C possible over Scottish snowfields

Cold, Snowy end to November for UK, -10C possible over Scottish snowfields

As expected, winds turned northeasterly last night and so cold winds blowing across a relatively warm North Sea Coast brought pockets of heavy, wind driven snowfall from Aberdeenshire down to Norfolk even the London area. Away from the east coast it’s was sunny but cool, especially in the breeze. These showers delivered some fine snow […]

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Exciting charts in La La Land

Exciting charts in La La Land

I received a phone call this morning to say Aberdeen city centre was gridlock. If you took the GFS literally, a large swathe of Central Scotland could be severely disrupted next Thursday. I’m most certainly not saying it can’t happen. This pattern certainly could deliver but what the GFS is printing out would be a […]

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THU 30 NOV: VOGAN’S EURO OUTLOOK

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THU 30 NOV: VOGAN’S EURO OUTLOOK

WED 29 NOV: VOGAN’S US OUTLOOK

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WED 29 NOV: VOGAN’S US OUTLOOK

Eastern Scotland/England snow threat ahead of slightly milder air

Eastern Scotland/England snow threat ahead of slightly milder air

The northerly continues to chill the UK but it’s nothing unusual for the time of year in all honesty. Today is cool, especially in the breeze but Thursday looks coldest with UK-wide temperatures in the 2-4C range following a widespread frost to start the day. -6 or -7C possible in shelter tonight. After what will […]

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Lower 48 ends November With 3.5% Snow Cover, Least For Time of Year In 14 Years

Lower 48 ends November With 3.5% Snow Cover, Least For Time of Year In 14 Years

As of November 26, a mere 3.5% of the Lower 48 had snow on the ground. That’s the least for the final week of November in at least 2003 when records began. As you can see from the map above, a huge swathe of southern Alberta and Saskatchewan will commence December snowless. All thanks to […]

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Kangerlussuaq, Greenland as warm as ANYWHERE in UK yesterday!

Kangerlussuaq, Greenland as warm as ANYWHERE in UK yesterday!

While Summit Station, Greenland has warmed 41C in 8 days from -55C to a current -14C, the west coast of Greenland enjoyed a balmy 12C, that’s 12 ABOVE freezing at Kangerlussuaq. The average maximum at this time of year here is -7C! The surge is warmth is all thanks to the strong upper ridge that’s replacing high octane […]

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Crazy LATE November heat (81F Denver, 86F Lamar) to carry into December but cold turn expected!

Crazy LATE November heat (81F Denver, 86F Lamar) to carry into December but cold turn expected!

It’s turned crazy warm over the Western interior and Plains thanks combination of dry ground, lack of snow and a digging trough bringing snow to the Sierra Nevada and strong downsloping SSW over the Front Range. Denver climbed to a new November benchmark of 81 degrees this afternoon besting the previous record of 80 degrees […]

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Greenland warms nearly 40C as textbook -AO/NAO develops, Cold times ahead for UK!

Greenland warms nearly 40C as textbook -AO/NAO develops, Cold times ahead for UK!

Steep 5-7 day rises in temperature over Greenland typically heralds a developing -NAO and that’s exactly what we’re seeing now which promises a chilly week dominated by northerly winds over the UK. Temps have went from -55 to -22 and it’s likely to warm further in the next few days. The reason for warming is […]

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MON 27 NOV: VOGAN’S EURO OUTLOOK

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MON 27 NOV: VOGAN’S EURO OUTLOOK
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