Archive for 2013

Tropical/US Update: Clutching At Straws?

Written by on September 4, 2013 in Tropical, United States of America with 0 Comments

Good evening and I hope all Americans enjoyed your Labor Day weekend. I’m sure for many or most of you, it’s back to business as usual. I posted just last night about the ‘potential’ implications later down the road to a more conducive tropical Atlantic, a better African wave train and the evolving pattern over North […]

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Omega Block Sets Up Over Europe, Temperature Rollercoaster For UK

Written by on September 3, 2013 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments

It’s much more like mid summer than the early stages of autumn as temperatures soar into the mid-20s over Southern and Eastern parts of the UK, upper 20s over the western coastal plain of Europe. As a front approaches the UK from the northwest. Southwest winds will increase and so temperatures are expected to rise further tomorrow […]

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TUE 3 SEP: UK & IRELAND REGIONAL FORECAST

Written by on September 3, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments

Scotland It’s turned out to be a lovely start to the week after a chilly and at times unsettled weekend with blustery showers and gusty winds which brought speed restrictions to some bridges. Highs yesterday topped 25.3C in Aberdeen which fell just shy of a September record. Today saw brighter skies further west as well […]

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North America To Act Like Magnet For Tropics Mid Sept As Pattern & MJO Becomes More Favourable

Written by on September 3, 2013 in Tropical, United States of America with 0 Comments

The tropics overall remain quiet and there I no immediate threat from any system out there at this time. We currently have a system bringing heavy downpours, gusty winds to the Yucatan and this feature will drift west into the Bay of Campeche tomorrow. The NHC gives this a low chance of development (20%) and will likely push […]

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Aberdeen Topped 25C Today, Heat Spreads Across Europe Next 5 Days!

Written by on September 2, 2013 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments

Despite a chilly, windy and at times wet weekend, the warmth has returned and impressive it was today over northeast Scotland thanks to strong early September sunshine, a stiff but warming SW wind and downsloping off the Grampians. Typically chilly and misty Aberdeen soared to 25C which would be considered very respectable even in mid-July. This occurred while many […]

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North America Pattern Could Encourage Tropical Trouble Next Few Weeks

Written by on September 2, 2013 in Tropical, United States of America with 0 Comments

The heat has been pretty much the main story for the US over the past 10 days but as we progress through the next 10, I have a funny feeling the tropics are going to become the main story as the Atlantic begins to light up and we see systems all of a sudden develop […]

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Is There A Link Between No Hurricanes Before Sept 1st & Severe Cold The Following Winter?

Written by on September 1, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland, United States of America with 0 Comments

It sure has been a quiet hurricane season up till now. In fact 2013 now makes it only the sixth year since 1960 in which no hurricanes have formed up till now. Interestingly, each of those years which include 1967, 1984, 1988, 2001 and 2002 all eventually became active with 4-6 hurricanes forming and with the […]

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Might Be Autumn But Won’t Feel Like It Across Europe This Week

Written by on September 1, 2013 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments

We’ve reached September 1st and the official start to meteorological autumn but the calendar won’t reflect the weather pattern this week. In fact it’s going to look and feel a lot like mid-summer not only across the UK and Ireland but across the vast majority of Europe this week as high pressure builds and expands dramatically. The […]

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SAT 31 AUG: VOGAN’S EUROPEAN OUTLOOK

Written by on August 31, 2013 in Videos with 0 Comments

[s2Stream player=”jwplayer-v6-rtmp” player_path=”/jwplayer/jwplayer.js” file_download=”Vid310813.mp4″ player_width=”640″ player_height=”480″ player_key=”7dA7m05wsepGN0qTGnxA7CFT7sgLuKxncIU/4g==” player_option_blocks=”logo:{file:’https://www.markvoganweather.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/jwplayer_logo.png’,link:’https://www.markvoganweather.com’}” /] Azores high builds back into UK bringing the return of summer heat. Dominates most of continent while major storm sets sights on Iberia.

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Where Are The Hurricanes?

Written by on August 31, 2013 in Tropical with 0 Comments

This will go down as one of the quietest tropical seasons in many years or at least the period from June 1 through at least September 1 and while there is no significant likelihood of development over the next several days, there is still a long way to go before this season is done. We […]

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