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Huge snowfall buries Alps as upper level winds turn easterly allowing Siberian air to head westwards

Written by on January 7, 2019 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Huge snowfall buries Alps as upper level winds turn easterly allowing Siberian air to head westwards

The much anticipated colder, snowier pattern has emerged and progresses south, southwestwards into central and southern Europe. Stopping it from spreading westwards is a very strong ridge anchored over the British Isles which reached record strength as we greeted 2019. This pressure pattern has resulted in a rather mundane Christmas to New Year period here […]

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No Guarantee Of UK Cold Outbreak BUT, Sudden Stratospheric Warming Event Is Underway!

No Guarantee Of UK Cold Outbreak BUT, Sudden Stratospheric Warming Event Is Underway!

We’re ending January with a stratospheric warming event as temperatures have risen 60C at within the past week at 10mb over the Arctic. This is within SSWE criteria. AO will go negative in response! Not related but it was a cold start to this morning over Highland Scotland with -10C recorded at Braemar but in contrast, it was 20C warmer on the SW coast of England. […]

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