Archive for March, 2018

March 2018 Will Be Remembered For Years To Come But Only 3rd Coldest In 30 Years!

March 2018 Will Be Remembered For Years To Come But Only 3rd Coldest In 30 Years!

There’s no doubt, March 2018 will be firmly entrenched in our minds for years to come with not one but two ‘beast from the easts’ which delivered record snow and cold. However, the mild spells either side of these two sharp cold periods chipped away at the negative anomaly for the month overall and so […]

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US April To Open With Late Winter Barrage Across North While Summer Starts Early In Southwest

Written by on March 30, 2018 in United States of America, Winter 2017/18 with 0 Comments
US April To Open With Late Winter Barrage Across North While Summer Starts Early In Southwest

A system separating cool from arctic shall speedily sweep ESE this weekend reopening the door to winter once again despite it being April. Not one but two significant snow systems are poised to sweep across Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota into Wisconsin over the next 7 days with reinforcing shots of late season arctic air. Winter […]

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UK Snow & Not Exclusively Over High Ground This Easter Weekend!

UK Snow & Not Exclusively Over High Ground This Easter Weekend!

Cold and moisture can lead to snowfall and this long Easter weekend promises just that. Who gets snow falling and where it lies is two very different things at this time of year. To some’s surprise, snowfall isn’t all that unusual at this time of year but lying snow is. For higher parts of the […]

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FRI 30 MAR: VOGAN’S EURO OUTLOOK

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FRI 30 MAR: VOGAN’S EURO OUTLOOK

US Easter Weekend 2018: Arctic Air Returns To Plains, First 80s, 90s, Poss 100s For Southwest

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US Easter Weekend 2018: Arctic Air Returns To Plains, First 80s, 90s, Poss 100s For Southwest

Just in time for the long Easter weekend, if your out and about across the Southwest, water, sun cream and shades will be required but bundle up if your east of the Rockies as arctic air makes a return. Note in the below GFS 500mb height anomaly and 850mb temp anomaly charts the bulging West […]

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UK Easter Weekend 2018 Outlook

UK Easter Weekend 2018 Outlook

It’s a rather mixed picture as we head towards the forthcoming Easter weekend. The general setup is such that low pressure keeps things fairly showery and breezy across much of England and Wales but somewhat drier and brighter thanks to higher pressure for Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England. Good Friday Good Friday is pretty […]

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March Heat Records Melt In Parts of Mongolia, China, Early 40s For India, Pakistan

Written by on March 28, 2018 in Asia, Rest of World, Winter 2017/18 with 0 Comments
March Heat Records Melt In Parts of Mongolia, China, Early 40s For India, Pakistan

Heat continues to rule many parts of Asia this March 2018 with record early 40s in India but even mid 30s into north China. The below stats are courtesy of Etienne Kapikian (@EKMeteo) At an elevation of 1300m, the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar set a new March heat benchmark on Sunday, March 25 with a high of […]

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East US: March Ends Mild But April To Start Cold Following Colder March Than February

Written by on March 27, 2018 in United States of America, Winter 2017/18 with 0 Comments
East US: March Ends Mild But April To Start Cold Following Colder March Than February

March turned out colder than February for much of the Eastern US. Despite a cold month, March is ending mild but that doesn’t mean winter is done quite yet. It was certainly a cold March for the interior Mid-Atlantic. With recent days seeing a trough in both Southwest and Southeast, it’s turned early summer-like in […]

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Any UK Snow In The Run Up To Easter Will Be A ‘High Ground’ Feature

Any UK Snow In The Run Up To Easter Will Be A ‘High Ground’ Feature

With modelling backing off on an intense wave of late season cold, the cold we do have looks to be a typical brand of late season cold, nothing particularly out of the ordinary. With 5,000ft temps at -5 or even -10C, surface temps are +5 to 10C and factoring in a strong, high sun angle […]

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TUE 27 MAR: VOGAN’S EURO OUTLOOK

Written by on March 27, 2018 in Videos with 0 Comments
TUE 27 MAR: VOGAN’S EURO OUTLOOK
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