Archive for March, 2019

Mild February and March’s are often followed by a cold/snowy spell in April

Written by on March 31, 2019 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Mild February and March’s are often followed by a cold/snowy spell in April

Without fail, if you get a mild February and or March, you haven’t seen the back of winter as it usually makes a comeback in April. February anomaly March anomaly First 10 days of April. Iberia looks particularly chilly in the 6-10 while chill eases over the UK. The 19C observed in both Sheffield and […]

Continue Reading

Despite a warm planet, Antarctica dips to -72.8C, Greenland -58.9C

Written by on March 30, 2019 in Rest of World with 0 Comments
Despite a warm planet, Antarctica dips to -72.8C, Greenland -58.9C

While large swathes of the planet are warmer than normal this March, there are some exceptions. One of those exceptions being Antarctica and Greenland where it’s been colder than normal. Helped by a +AAO (Antarctic Oscillation) in the south and +AO/NAO in the north, the coldest air in both hemisphere’s have been allowed to bottle […]

Continue Reading

First Tropical Storm since 2010 & 9th On Record Forms In South Atlantic

Written by on March 29, 2019 in North and South America, Tropical with 0 Comments
First Tropical Storm since 2010 & 9th On Record Forms In South Atlantic

Subtropical storms form on average once a year in the South Atlantic Ocean but fully tropical systems are much rarer. Tropical Storm Iba formed about 500 miles ENE of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil last Sunday. This was the first fully tropical system to form in the southern hemispheric Atlantic since Tropical Storm Anita in March, […]

Continue Reading

BBC: Soggy Ben Nevis can be remarkably dry

Written by on March 28, 2019 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
BBC: Soggy Ben Nevis can be remarkably dry

By Jonathan Amos BBC Science Correspondent Ben Nevis – the highest mountain in Britain – occasionally experiences periods at its summit when the air is bone dry. The revelation that this notoriously wet peak should have times of near-zero humidity comes from the analysis of a newly recovered, unique data-set. Weather observations were made around […]

Continue Reading

UK: March ends mild but April shall open chilly!

Written by on March 26, 2019 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
UK: March ends mild but April shall open chilly!

It’s a nice mild final 5 days to March but the switch it’s flicked and the first 5 days to April is rather chilly thanks to the breakdown and shift of high pressure! Next 5 days Following 5! Note the flip in temperature anomaly. Even the 11-15 day remains on the cool side of average […]

Continue Reading

US April 2019 Outlook

Written by on March 26, 2019 in United States of America with 0 Comments
US April 2019 Outlook

In the wake of the wettest winter on record, it’s been a cold, stormy March for much of the US Lower 48. Coldest on record for parts of the Northern Rockies. Following a record low pressure system which delivered cold, wind, snow, white out conditions, flooding rain and severe weather, an historic flood event followed […]

Continue Reading

Europe April 2019 Outlook

Written by on March 24, 2019 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Europe April 2019 Outlook

Following the crazy warmth of February, March has unsurprisingly produced little winter thanks to a strong jet stream throwing one low after another across Ireland and the UK. A strong, cold polar vortex and MJO has driven the positive-neutral NAO with the Western Europe door wide open. This aided Northern Ireland, Denmark and Sweden to […]

Continue Reading

Northern Ireland gets wettest March in first 18 days of the month thanks to strong polar vortex, MJO

Written by on March 22, 2019 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Northern Ireland gets wettest March in first 18 days of the month thanks to strong polar vortex, MJO

The combination of strong/cold polar vortex, an increased thermal gradient over North America coinciding with phases 2, 3 and 4 of a strong MJO has driven a highly active Atlantic storm pattern across Ireland, UK and Denmark. Northern Ireland, Denmark and Sweden have witnessed their wettest March on record. Unusually strong and cold polar vortex. […]

Continue Reading

WU: 70s in Alaska, Northern Canada, Washington State Smash All-Time March Warm Records Before Winter Ends

Written by on March 20, 2019 in United States of America with 0 Comments
WU: 70s in Alaska, Northern Canada, Washington State Smash All-Time March Warm Records Before Winter Ends

Below article from Weather Underground. Jonathan Erdman Published: March 20, 2019 Forecast temperature departures from average for March 20, 2019. The areas most above-average are shown in the brightest pink and white contours. Tuesday’s high in Klawock, Alaska, about 200 miles south-southeast of Juneau, topped out at 70 degrees. While that wasn’t a March record […]

Continue Reading

PLAINS SUPERSTORM 2019: Record low pressure for Colorado & Kansas, 100+mph wind, 52″ of snow in Colorado!

Written by on March 19, 2019 in United States of America with 0 Comments
PLAINS SUPERSTORM 2019: Record low pressure for Colorado & Kansas, 100+mph wind, 52″ of snow in Colorado!

The extremes of weather found on the US Plains never cease to amaze. This time it’s low pressure. A system which was forced to rapidly deepen thanks to the merging of two powerful jet streams produced a true weather bomb. Something you don’t expect to see in the middle of a continent. This storm could […]

Continue Reading

Top