Archive for 2012
With a large low with deep central pressure spinning away off Ireland, rains will continue feeing in tonight. Thankfully we will see widespread improvment tomorrow with a more sunshine and shower regime kicking in and this looks likely to become the theme over the next 5-7 days at least. While eastern Europe remains dominated by high pressure and hot, mostly […]
Up until now, the tropical Atlantic has been dead, although waves have been travelling the usual west-east journey but they’ve been killed by choking Saharan dust and intense easterly trade winds. Two factors which are never good for tropical development. In the past couple of days, there are TWO waves which have caught attention of the meteorological community […]
Although there is nothing official, it appears as though, up here in Scotland (likely other parts of UK/Ireland too), we’ve just had our COOLEST, WETTEST, CLOUDIEST JULY ON RECORD depending upon where you are. According to a tweet this afternoon by STV’s Sean Batty, Glasgow and Salsburgh, N Lanarkshire had their wettest July while Eskdalemuir, Dumfries and Galloway, which […]
We’re all now beginning to cast our eyes out and towards the autumn and eventually winter season as summer 2012 enters it’s final meteorological month. I intend to keep checking back with the model long range runs and show you and explain what’s going on and where I am going with my forecast which will be […]
The UK will see opposites on weather over the next 12 hours following a wet and dreary day across the South, though it’s an improving picture down along southernmost counties up into the London area this afternoon. While rather cloud and wet across the South, it’s been glorious and warm feeling in the sun up across Scotland following […]
Each of the next at least 5 days will see temperatures from Wichita Falls, Texas to Wichita, Kansas top 110° thanks to a very powerful upper level ridge which has been intensifying in recent days but has really brutalised the Plains all summer long. The stronger the upper ridge, the greater the depth of sinking […]
With the big dome of high pressure parked directly over the Southern Plains states, there’s a pinwheel of deep, tropical moisture cycling around the ridge and up into the Southwest. As the strong late July sun does it’s work and strongly heats the lower atmosphere over the Deserts and Great Basin and with all the moisture streaming […]
Today has been a much improved day across London and the Southeast compared to yesterday where heavy showers and thunderstorms roamed the region, impacting and disrupting some events including the cycling and tennis to name just two. As I glance at the current models, the outlook doesn’t give an overly warm picture nor a particularly […]
If you thought today was hot with widespread 105° to 110° heat, it looks like things are about to grow even hotter from central Texas to north Kansas in coming days as the upper ridge intensifies overhead. Such cities as Wichita Falls, TX, Oklahoma City, OK and Wichita, KS to name just 3, may surpass […]
Olympic Weather: Thunderstorms Struck Today But A Brighter Monday Is On Tap Before More Rain Tuesday
As expected, the rains arrived across the Southeast with some decent thunderstorms producing local downpours, gusty winds and decent lightning displays. The good news is that Monday looks drier, brighter and a little warmer as there is a break between systems tomorrow. The bad news is that this dry, sunny slot is short lived as more rain […]
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