Archive for 2012
If you think it’s wild now, we may not have seen anything yet as more wet and windy weather is in store for this weekend. We find ourselves underneath a an atmospheric crossroads. A real battle between and warm and cold air masses come together right above our heads. Often, deep plumes of moisture will ride […]
Scotland It’s a very wet evening after a wet and windy day across much of the country but beyond 11pm or Midnight rains should ease from the southwest, eventually easing across Glasgow and into the west Highlands and by dawn Friday, rain and hill snow should be confined to the northeast. However, much of this evening will continue to be a very wet […]
While winter may have been delayed by a few weeks with a large portion of December being rather mild, there is no doubt that we have a lot of winter coming into the US that will break the back of this warmth. System 1 of 3 is hitting now and right around Christmas system 2 will bring yet more […]
Northeast The past few days seen seen plenty of snow for Northern New England with the greatest amounts falling over New Hampshire, western and northern Maine where over a foot has acumulated over the past 36 hours. As the storm departs, it’s a largely fine, dry and sunny day today across the Northeast with a cool […]
Scotland After a largely dry but cloudy day, the much awaited heavy rains have now arrived and are pushing up through the Central Lowlands making for a poor evening commute. The rain will be a noteworthy feature for much of the next 24 hours so no surprise that there is an AMBER warning out by the Met […]
Chicago still awaits it’s first measurable snow as it has gone a record-breaking 289 days without, but amazingly, this streak may end with a significant snowstorm by Thursday as we see a major turn to winter in the overall US pattern. Exact track of this impending storm system will mean everything for a city the […]
As we progress towards Christmas, for many, perhaps most, the thought of a mild spell will be good news, especially if your heading to the High Street to grab last minute gifts before the big day. A warm run up to Christmas this year will also be great news for travellers. But for those in search […]
Scotland It’s been a fairly decent mid-December day across Scotland with an odd mist or fog patch the exception which likely kept your temperature nearer freezing today. A mix of sun and cloud dominated with just an odd shower idown the east coast. Tonight will turn cool with rural lows near to 2-3C early but through the night, […]
After what has been a balmy December for much of the Lower 48 we may be seeing this mild spell end after a chilly November for many. Parts of New England saw icing problems early Monday but as another wave of heavy precip rides into cold air already in place, we are beginning to see snow […]
It has been a particularly cold period for Interior Alaska with dominant arctic high pressure which has kept the cold in and any weather including snowfall, out. The temperature in Fairbanks, Alaska has been steadily falling since late November and last month was one of the coldest November’s on record. This month may end up being one […]
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