Archive for March, 2022

From widespread 16-18C, local 20C to snow in Days?

Written by on March 28, 2022 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
From widespread 16-18C, local 20C to snow in Days?

Following a record strong/cold stratospheric polar vortex, major weakening/warming has been ongoing. This warming commenced within the UPPER levels of the stratosphere and has been gradually working it’s way down towards the troposphere. Check out the rise at 10mb Even more striking at 30mb Here is the latest temperature within the LOWER stratosphere! The downward […]

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Strong Polar Vortex Cools North Atlantic… Cold April Ahead For Europe As Vortex Breaks?

Written by on March 16, 2022 in Rest of Europe, Rest of World with 0 Comments
Strong Polar Vortex Cools North Atlantic… Cold April Ahead For Europe As Vortex Breaks?

A lack of ‘weather’ during much of the past 12 months likely contributed to a build-up of warmth throughout the North and even wider Atlantic basin and given other external drivers, this aided another very mild winter throughout Europe (see previous article). However, a near record strong mean zonal wind and cold strat-trop polar vortex […]

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Global Temperature: How’s The Continent’s Looking for 1st 2.5 Months of 2022?

Global Temperature: How’s The Continent’s Looking for 1st 2.5 Months of 2022?

The first 2.5 months of 2022 is warm across north/west Canada incl Alaska, cool for central Canada, much of the Lower 48, warm for Europe and very warm across north Asia, cool for India and west/north China. Most of Africa and large swathe of South America (esp west, central) is at or below normal. Tropics […]

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La Nina continues to cool the lower troposphere

La Nina continues to cool the lower troposphere

The ongoing La Nina and warm and cool ocean anomalies within the northern basins have clearly driven the lower tropospheric temperature. Strong warmth within the LT (lower troposphere) has shown up above the abnormally warm N Pacific and Atlantic as well as over much of northern Eurasia with no warming above the entire equatorial belt […]

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Europe March 2022 Outlook

Written by on March 1, 2022 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Europe March 2022 Outlook

As February and meteorological winter 2021-22 has come to a close, it’ll likely be remembered for it’s disappointing lack of any real winter. Winter’s opening month brought all but a tease of snow and cold during December with hopes held high only to see ‘winter’ stay mainly over the continent. After a record warm New […]

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