Summer 2015

NORTHWEST EUROPE: High Pressure Builds To End Sept

NORTHWEST EUROPE: High Pressure Builds To End Sept

Late I know but as promised, here’s some thoughts on next week and through the rest of the month. [s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)] Little change overall with a northerly blocking high set to re-establish. The brunt of the unsettled weather has been over Iberia into France, Low Countries, England and Wales with Scotland and Northern Ireland let off lightly. A […]

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Remnant Low Of Henri Brings High Wind, Wave, Flooding Rain From Portugal, Spain Up To UK

Remnant Low Of Henri Brings High Wind, Wave, Flooding Rain From Portugal, Spain Up To UK

The remnant low of former Tropical Storm Henri is having far reaching influence across Western Europe with heavy rain, flooding downpours and disruptive winds which has generated heavy seas. Infrared satellite view from earlier shows the centre just of NW Iberia. While a band of heavy rain and gusty winds are found along and just ahead of […]

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Fire & Flood Devastate West While Temperature Rollercoaster Continues In East

Written by on September 15, 2015 in Autumn 2015, Summer 2015, United States of America with 0 Comments
Fire & Flood Devastate West While Temperature Rollercoaster Continues In East

Flooding rains as well as fire and rising temperatures are grabbing the US weather headlines. The Western US is experiencing some extreme conditions with devastating wild fires raging over parts of California, sadly destroying over 500 homes and claiming their first victim, meanwhile further east and a flash flood claims 8 lives along the Utah-Arizona border. Vast land area burned. […]

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Looking And Feeling Like Autumn Across Western Europe This Week

Looking And Feeling Like Autumn Across Western Europe This Week

Despite being on holiday, my intensions have been to continue writing posts. However, there has been ongoing server issues which has prevented me from providing content. This is why there was no posts yesterday but it appears to be back up again today. It seems every time I go abroad, the website plays up. Is it me? […]

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Warm, Cool Warm For Northeast, Rain & Cool Returning To California

Written by on September 12, 2015 in Autumn 2015, Summer 2015, United States of America with 0 Comments
Warm, Cool Warm For Northeast, Rain & Cool Returning To California

Apologies for no US post in recent days, I’ve been having technical issues and unable to post plus to make it more tricky, I’m on holiday in Menorca but it appears the issue is resolved. Interesting… While it’s been darn hot across the Western US, it’s been record wet in the Northeast during Thursday. Temps […]

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Low Pressure Returns To Where It Belongs, UK/Ireland Watching Henri!

Low Pressure Returns To Where It Belongs, UK/Ireland Watching Henri!

After a lovely spell of fine, dry and pleasant early autumn weather with cool nights and warm days across Northwest Europe, the bubble has burst! That means low pressure is back and really where it belongs for the time of year. The storm track has shifted back north and the UK and Ireland can expect a […]

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Technical Issues Have Been Sorted!

Technical Issues Have Been Sorted!

I’ve been experiencing technical issues which has prevented me from posting. Apologies! I will have an update this afternoon!! Appreciate your patience. Here’s a few holiday shots from Cala’n Bosch, Menorca. Arrived yesterday!

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Blocking High Over UK Is Responsible For Devastating Floods In Spain, Sicily, Italy But Change Is Coming!

Blocking High Over UK Is Responsible For Devastating Floods In Spain, Sicily, Italy But Change Is Coming!

While conditions have been pleasantly tranquil across Northern Europe, it’s been turbulent across a broad swathe of the Mediterranean of late. A strong blocking high has re-dirtected the typical storm track south and when you’ve got cold core lows coming off a colder than normal Atlantic into a warm, humid sub-tropical region where a large body […]

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US: Hottest September Day Since 1983

Written by on September 9, 2015 in Autumn 2015, Summer 2015, United States of America with 0 Comments
US: Hottest September Day Since 1983

Thanks to a pretty deep trough driving into the Northern Plains, a July-like heat pump has been forcing the hottest September air in 32 years up through the Northeast. The last time it was hotter than yesterday at this time of year, I was just 7 months old. Yesterday was also the hottest day of the year for New York and […]

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Europe’s Upside Down Pattern Looks To Flip Back This Weekend

Europe’s Upside Down Pattern Looks To Flip Back This Weekend

In the last week, the upper pattern is been pretty much opposite of the summer with a blocking high across the north while low pressure has run underneath. The system which brought the flash flooding to parts of Spain last weekend is now crossing the Mediterranean producing very active weather over Sardinia, Sicily, Italy and eventually […]

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