Archive for 2013
Scotland It’s been a wet morning and afternoon across the country with the rains initially affecting the North but through the day the rain band has worked south and at times, produced heavy bursts. That rain band is now pushing through the South and is soon to clear, leaving behind a legacy of cloud and […]
The heat is well and truly ON over the Midwest and has been since yesterday when Des Moines, IA not only experienced their latest 100 degree day on record but also tied their hottest ever September reading of 101. Today the heat has shifted slightly to the southeast as the jet nudges further south. This will keep Minneapolis […]
The ECMWF has not backed away from a potentially troublesome weather scenario for both Iceland and the UK late this weekend into early next week. The latest model run shows the deepest low yet and this may cause problems for power company’s on Iceland. The latest run takes a deepening low in between Iceland and Scotland and deepens […]
Scotland Fine, dry and bright evening to come across much of Scotland with the exceptions of the North where it’s cloudy with an odd shower or two. Rain will gather in the Northwest and push south with a freshening southwest wind as the front drops south overnight. Lows of 8-11C. Wednesday dawns wet but through […]
Temperatures are soaring from the Plains to Great Lakes this afternoon with 100s over Iowa and lower 90s up into Minneapolis and Chicago. Thank a trough over the Rockies, dry ground southwest winds, sunshine and a ridge. The mid-summer level heat is not only breaking daily but monthly records with Des Moines currently simmering at 101 degrees. […]
Scotland It’s been a reasonable day across Scotland with sunshine interrupted by a few afternoon showers, highs rising to 15 or 16C widely, always cloudier in the far North and breeze in the east. Through tonight and it’s a quiet end to the first day of the new week. Clear skies and light winds mean another […]
As we commence a new working week, it’s a cool and fairly unsettled start with frost to start Monday then through this afternoon, there are plenty of blustery showers around, especially down the eastern side of the British Isles. Somewhat drier, brighter and sunnier and a touch milder further west. The pesky low from the […]
It was inevitable! We now have Humberto positioned on the south side of the Cape Verde Islands bringing drenching rains and gusty winds. This storm looks primed for further intensification and is likely to become the Atlantic’s first hurricane of 2013. Here’s the current rainbow satellite imagery. As the Azores end of the mid-Atlantic ridge strengthens and […]
The 2nd of 3 lobes of chill drop into southern Quebec and the Northeast tonight dropping temperatures back into the 30s widely across New England by tomorrow morning with frost. We had the first cold start and the coldest start for many since late May back on Friday morning then there’s a near repeat tonight and interestingly […]
Although there are areas to watch in the Atlantic, overall it remains quiet with no immediate threat to land. The below graphic shows two areas worth at least a watching at the present time. The system in the western Atlantic to the north of Hispaniola is the remnants of Gabrielle which appears to be showing […]
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