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THU 17 OCT: UK & IRELAND REGIONAL FORECAST

Written by on October 17, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments

Scotland It’s a damp, misty, murky sort of night to come, especially so in Eastern areas while some showers will line the West Coast. Clearer and cold up in the Northern Isles. Lows range between 2C in Shetland to nearer 8 to 10C in Central and Southern areas. Friday will be largely cloudy but staying dry […]

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One Of The Stronger October Cold Shots On The Way For Midwest, East

Written by on October 17, 2013 in United States of America with 0 Comments

For those of you tired of warmth and wondering when fall will actually arrive, well it looks as though much of the East by next week will practically skip fall and go straight to winter with the trough and shot of cold coming down. In the last few posts I have showed you the big positive […]

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Wet & Mild For UK While Chilly With Snow In Scandinavia

Written by on October 16, 2013 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments

While there may not be any cold on the horizon for the UK through the next 7-10 days, there is however mild and wet weather on the way and if you read yesterday’s post, that’s NOT a bad thing at this time of year. This will be a brief post tonight on Europe as there […]

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WED 16 OCT: UK & IRELAND REGIONAL FORECAST

Written by on October 16, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments

Scotland It’s been hanging just to the west or south much of today, but the heavy rain band is now making northeastward progress at this teatime hour and is likely making for a tricky drive home across Central and Southern areas. A wet night to come and the rain will continue tracking north tonight into Thursday. Winds […]

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Major Late October Cold Shot Coming For Midwest, East

Written by on October 16, 2013 in United States of America with 0 Comments

Up until now it’s been cold from the western Plains/Rockies west while very warm in the East but we have a major flip in the pattern for the second half of October. Despite the early start to winter for some and one western system after the other with two snowstorms within 10 days for the […]

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Could Summer Hangover Be Dictating October Pattern Over Europe? What Does This Mean?

Written by on October 15, 2013 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments

I was doing a little research this afternoon and trying to see if there was any connection between October and November temperatures/precipitation with the following winter over western Europe. I looked at the October temperatures and precipitation for a selection of UK cities but there was no clear indication that I could find which suggested a certain type […]

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TUE 15 OCT: UK & IRELAND REGIONAL FORECAST

Written by on October 15, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments

Scotland It’s a dry and bright end to the day for many with the best of the evening sunshine over more Western and Northern areas. Tonight will see widespread clear skies and with light winds, temperatures drop away. Overnight lows could dip to 2 or 3C in rural areas, nearer 5 or 6C in the towns […]

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Month Starts Abnormally Warm In East And Looks Set To End Abnormally Cold

Written by on October 15, 2013 in United States of America with 0 Comments

It’s been a warm October from the Plains east while cold from the Rockies west but we’re set for a big mid month flip and that’s largely down to the PNA flipping positive while the NAO and AO takes a second dip. Check out these departures from normal. Temperature Departures From Normal Oct. 1 to 13, 2013 […]

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Battle Between Atlantic And Arctic Air Over Europe This Week

Written by on October 14, 2013 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments

The next spell of -NAO, AO is setting up and yet another shot of arctic air is diving into Europe. The models are in pretty good agreement that the bulk of the arctic air dropping south over Scandinavia will stay north and east of the UK as yet another ridge tries to fight back the […]

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Another Rockies/Black Hills Snowstorm Followed By Coldest Air Yet From Plains east

Written by on October 13, 2013 in United States of America with 0 Comments

The third western system in 10 days is already over the Intermountain West and is set to drop 1-2 feet over the mountains of Utah, southern Idaho, Wyoming and Colorado over the next 24 hours. As the low swings out into the Plains and taps warm, moist air from the Gulf and cold air out of […]

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