Archive for September, 2012
Following the wet day across Northern Ireland, Scotland and Northern England, the rain and cloud sinks south tonight and this gives way for high pressure to build in fropm the Atlantic. Today should be glorious with plenty of sunshine from Northern Scotland where some showers will be had but sunshine should be plentiful all the […]
While 90-mph winds blasted southern Alaska yesterday, record rains fell too with as much as 8.17 inches of rain falling at normally dry(ish) Seward, a record which caused record river rises. According to AccuWeather, Resurrection River at Glacier Bridge rose to a record 19.97 feet. Grouse Lake at Grouse Creek rose to a record 9.71 feet. Both records […]
If you read yesterday’s post which looks in detail at our rather complex pattern over the next 7 days then you’ll have noticed I made mention about the possibility of seeing very heavy rain working up from the Azores into Southern England and Wales during Sunday. If you haven’t, take a look as it gives […]
The current wild up and down setup is about to get wilder as a push of colder air is set to drop into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes Friday into Saturday. The classic 540 height line which often indicates the rain-snow line will push far enough south and with precip associated with a storm system will present the real […]
It would appear that autumn is well and truely here as you only had to go outside to feel that chill in the air over the past few days. The pattern has changed and looks set to stay that way with no warmth through at least the remainder of September. While glancing at the models this afternoon, there is […]
Just about to shoot out the door but wanted to show you this. Check out both North America and Europe for the next several days.. Here’s what the ECMWF has for North America through next week! Brrr Of course what stands out is the amplification indicative of the negative NAO and the amount of early […]
There is a lot of energy over the Eastern Coastal Plain this afternoon with heat, humidity and a deep plume of tropical moisture riding north ahead of a strong frontal boundary seperating cool, dry Canadian air with warm, tropical air. It’s a real messy day with tornado watches out for sections of the I-95 from DC to […]
Today was similar to yesterday with some heavy, thundery showers rattling into northern and western areas of Scotland though much less widespread compared to yesterday. Some of those showers were reportedly containing a mix of rain, sleet and snow and not just to high levels up over the Northwest Highlands, no real surprise given how cold […]

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