Spring 2015
The pattern is becoming much more summer-like as we head for mid June. The Bermuda high is strong now and in a westward position allowing temps to climb into the 90s from North Florida to New York City. Rainfall in the open of June has been Southeast to Northeast focused but thanks to the strengthening […]
Tell me, where would you rather be today… London where it may top 27C or Summit Camp, Greenland where it’s currently -27C? Not a fan of the heat? Well you catch a break in the wake of today’s thunderstorms and persistent rains of tomorrow (across Wales and central swathe of England). MUCH cooler across Northern Ireland […]
Well it looks as though next week sees another spell of sustained fine, dry and settled weather throughout Ireland and the UK but there’s a temporary break on the way for this weekend. Before we get there, it’s warming up very nicely today. Highs maxed out at 23C over eastern Scotland yesterday and today we […]
While Blanca tracks NNE across the Midwest over the next few days providing showers and storms over the heartland, this system will act like a heat pump, boosting heights to it’s east and driving the warmest air of the year through the South and East of the country. Upper heights rise to 588dm over the […]
Here’s a selection of photo’s from my wife, Karen and I’s visit to Paris last weekend. As you can see the weather was beautiful with cloud free skies which allowed us to observe a stunning sunset from atop of the Eiffel Tower. [s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)] [/s2If][s2If current_user_cannot(access_s2member_level1)][magicactionbox id=”18716″][/s2If]
Thanks to high pressure drifting west back out into the Atlantic, a plume of warmer and more humid air will make a return to the UK through the second half of this work week. Unfortunately, like recent warm spells, it’s short lived and by this weekend, we’re back in the fresher air. [s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)] The […]
Less than two months after Northern Ireland came within .5C of the all-time monthly minimum for April, Katesbridge, Co Down does it again this morning coming within .5C of the June record. Thanks to the classic setup of clear skies and light winds, temperatures fell below freezing and fell to a minimum of -1.9C. Only thing is […]
May 2015 will go down as not just the wettest month for the Southern Plains but for the entire Lower 48! From NOAA May was wettest month on record for contiguous US Devastating floods end multiyear drought in Southern Plains The May contiguous U.S. average temperature was 60.8°F, 0.6°F above the 20th century average, near […]
I’m away from computers, laptops and forecast models this weekend but here’s a few interesting charts for you to ponder over till I’m back Monday! Jan-May 500mb height anomalies. Strong positive NAO signal. UK/Ireland was cooled by a colder-than-normal Atlantic, helped by persistent westerly flow but continental Europe was warmer-than-normal thanks to a strong +NAO. As for […]
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