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Winter 2023-24 Thoughts: Update #2

Written by on October 13, 2023 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Winter 2023-24 Thoughts: Update #2

Key Factors Current Global state (ocean & land temperature anomaly) The planet is without doubt a warmer place now than a decade ago and currently in a steep warming trend unlike anything seen in the modern era. For the last time the earth dipped below average you have to go all the way back to […]

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Is the ‘October Eurasian snow cover’ a signal worth watching? This year is ‘similar’ to 2009… but?

Written by on October 21, 2018 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Is the ‘October Eurasian snow cover’ a signal worth watching? This year is ‘similar’ to 2009… but?

The Eurasia snow cover is rather bleak this year. Barely any snow for Eurasia as of Oct 13 but North America's making up for that with most in at least 14 years! pic.twitter.com/1sXAqXFgWI — MarkVoganWeather.com (@MarkVogan) October 18, 2018 This year is the polar opposite of 2016. Seems the tide has turned. While Northern Eurasia […]

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East Pacific get back to back hyper active hurricane seasons thanks to boiling SST’s, El Nino and MJO

Written by on October 21, 2018 in Tropical with 0 Comments
East Pacific get back to back hyper active hurricane seasons thanks to boiling SST’s, El Nino and MJO

With the development of Vicente and Willa, the eastern Pacific hurricane season of 2018 has entered the record books as busiest ever following a very busy season last year. Like we’ve seen all too often this year, newly formed Willa has rapidly intensified off Mexico, gaining 60 mph and gaining ‘major’ status within 24 hours. […]

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California Get’s 7-Day Pounding! 175mph Gusts, 2ft of Rain, 4ft of Snow In 1 Day, 8ft in 2 Days, 15ft In 6 Days!

Written by on January 12, 2017 in United States of America, Winter 2016/17 with 0 Comments
California Get’s 7-Day Pounding! 175mph Gusts, 2ft of Rain, 4ft of Snow In 1 Day, 8ft in 2 Days, 15ft In 6 Days!

Firstly, here’s two interesting article titles produced by the same journalist 8 months apart! After ‘years’ of poor rainy seasons and worsening drought, 2017 has started like a dream for California, if not a little too much too quick. While low elevations over parts of Northern/Central California has seen up to a foot of rain, […]

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Wet March Puts Disappointing Northern California Rainy Season Above Normal

Written by on March 14, 2016 in United States of America, Winter 2015/16 with 0 Comments
Wet March Puts Disappointing Northern California Rainy Season Above Normal

A good start to the rainy season in November-December gave way to a disappointing heart of the rainy season in January-February with drier and warmer than normal conditions. However, the latest series of March storms to slam California has meant San Francisco’s rainy season has went from below to above normal and snowfall in the Sierra is above normal unlike the previous 4 […]

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5FT Of Snow, 1FT Of Rain For California This Past Weekend, Major Flood & Severe Risk Further East

Written by on March 7, 2016 in United States of America, Winter 2015/16 with 0 Comments
5FT Of Snow, 1FT Of Rain For California This Past Weekend, Major Flood & Severe Risk Further East

The first in a series of strong, moisture rich and cold Pacific storms crossed California this past weekend. While that system clears eastward today, the next can be seen approaching below. It’s been an active weekend of weather throughout California and much of the West with heavy low level rains and heavy snowfall in the Sierra […]

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Record Tying El Nino Is Helping Drought Stricken California But Long Way To Go!

Written by on January 6, 2016 in United States of America, Winter 2015/16 with 0 Comments
Record Tying El Nino Is Helping Drought Stricken California But Long Way To Go!

According to NOAA the 2015 El Nino has tied 1997-98 as strongest in recorded history. It would appear drought stricken California and the West is reaping the benefits but as per usual in classic powerful El Nino’s, rains and storms come in hard. This is the 5 freeway in north LA this morning. Visible satellite shows […]

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UK & Western Europe On Track For Warmest December On Record?

UK & Western Europe On Track For Warmest December On Record?

The cold and snow of this past weekend across Highland Scotland is history mid and particularly late this week as a surge of exceptionally warm air lifts north via a series of NNE moving occluded fronts. As well as bringing further spells of heavy rain and abundant cloud, these waves of downright warm December air may threaten December records dating back many decades. […]

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US: ‘Strong El Nino Pattern’ Very Evident Into December But More Northern Blocking January/February?

Written by on November 28, 2015 in Autumn 2015, United States of America, Winter 2015/16 with 0 Comments
US: ‘Strong El Nino Pattern’ Very Evident Into December But More Northern Blocking January/February?

Now and on into next week, the strongly +AO/NAO will continue to drive a powerful and very zonal upper flow pattern around the mid-latitudes with an El Nino enhanced, hose-like southern branch that’s essentially pumping tropical energy northward into the middle latitudes. This means a continued active but largely mild pattern across North America. The GFS […]

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Strong El Nino To Drive Warm Start To European Winter, Why Such A Warm November?

Strong El Nino To Drive Warm Start To European Winter, Why Such A Warm November?

Thanks to the abnormally mild, humid, cloudy SW flow through the first 20 days of the month, it looks as though the UK has seen a top 5 warm November. Helped by the fact we experienced both the warmest day (22C) and night (16C) on record. Warm, moist air with a lot of cloud cover means nights […]

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