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Extreme Cold Dominates Asia With Temps 40-50°F Below Normal, ‘Pole of Cold’ Running Above Normal!

Written by on December 17, 2012 in Asia, Rest of Europe with 0 Comments
Extreme Cold Dominates Asia With Temps 40-50°F Below Normal, ‘Pole of Cold’ Running Above Normal!

Often when there’s unusual warmth in one part of the world, there is colder than normal in another. There’s no deneying the warmth over the US Lower 48 and to a lesser degree over the British Isles and Western Europe. For Western Europe, we have seen a turnaround following a cold first half of December. A […]

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MON 17 DEC: UK & IRELAND REGIONAL FORECAST

Written by on December 17, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
MON 17 DEC: UK & IRELAND REGIONAL FORECAST

Scotland It’s a dull, seasonable day throughout Scotland with a lot of cloud and outbreaks of light rain here and there. Watch for lingering mist and fog within valleys. Highs this afternoon rise to near 6C. Tonight will see a mix of cloud and clear spells and with a light wind regime expect temperatures to […]

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MON 17 DEC: USA REGIONAL FORECAST

Written by on December 17, 2012 in North and South America, United States of America with 0 Comments
MON 17 DEC: USA REGIONAL FORECAST

Northeast It’s a damp and dreary start to your workweek throughout the East with mainly rain from the Carolinas up through the I-95 corridor towards Boston but further north and you run into somewhat colder air. If you live along the MA-VT-NH border on north expect a mix of rain, sleet and perhaps wet snow […]

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Europe: Mild In The West, Cold In The East, Turnaround At Christmas? (Includes HD Video)

Written by on December 16, 2012 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 3 Comments
Europe: Mild In The West, Cold In The East, Turnaround At Christmas? (Includes HD Video)

Milder it may be across Western Europe following a cold first 13 days of December but modelling is at least hinting at the next stage of my long term ideas, what are they? Cold start, then a respite but the cold ‘should’ return late month and towards New Year. The first half of the month was mild for Eastern Europe but folks from […]

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SAT 15 DEC: USA REGIONAL FORECAST

Written by on December 15, 2012 in North and South America, United States of America with 0 Comments
SAT 15 DEC: USA REGIONAL FORECAST

Northeast It’s a largely dry, bright Saturday afternoon throughout the Northeast with seasonal temperatures. Expect afternoon highs in the 30s across New England, extending as far south as Hartford and across western New York, low 40s for NYC, mid-40s for Philly, upper 40s for Baltimore and Wash DC. By this evening a system over the […]

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Ohio Valley/Northeast Snow Next Week, Bigger Event Around 22nd?

Written by on December 15, 2012 in North and South America, United States of America with 0 Comments
Ohio Valley/Northeast Snow Next Week, Bigger Event Around 22nd?

The mild will continue in the East over the next 72 hours as ridging pushes through, however the above normal warmth is in and out quickly as that system bringing all the heavy rains and mountain snows Out West will advance east, reaching the Ohio Valley by Tuesday and the coast by Wednesday. [s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)] In the […]

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Looking Back At The Past 13 Days… What Next?

Written by on December 14, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 5 Comments
Looking Back At The Past 13 Days… What Next?

I think it’s safe to say that the first 13 days of December and to a lesser degree, 14, give or take a day or two, has been on the cold side UK and Ireland wide. There will of course be one or two that would argue that but what you cannot argue with is the […]

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FRI 14 DEC: UK & IRELAND REGIONAL WEEKEND FORECAST

Written by on December 14, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
FRI 14 DEC: UK & IRELAND REGIONAL WEEKEND FORECAST

Scotland Over the course of today, weather conditions have gradually been going downhill with an organised band of heavy rain spreading up from the south. Through this evening this rain band will bring a soaking, wind swept night across the Central Lowlands, above 1,500ft sleet and snow will fall starting in the Perthshire Hills and becoming more […]

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Photogallery of the Cairngorm Mountains, Scotland

Written by on December 14, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 1 Comment

Here’s a selection of the best photographs taken from our recent road trip to the Cairngorm Mountains, Scotland on December 12th, 2012. [nggallery id=1]

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Northeast Snow Potential Near Christmas

Written by on December 14, 2012 in North and South America, United States of America with 0 Comments
Northeast Snow Potential Near Christmas

As we can all see, the true cold over the next several days will be centred from California to Colorado where there will be snow and below normal temperatures, this setup should help boost snow at ski areas. As for the East, it’s not been all that cold but given the recent runs of the ECMWF, it […]

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