Archive for 2013
The current winter pattern across the US has been particularly fierce this February with two historic blizzards slamming the southern plains just 4 days apart. The first storm which hit at the close of last week brought Wichita, Kansas their 2nd biggest snowstorm on record while Kansas City, MO endured their biggest in some 20 […]
High pressure stands firm over Scotland, which is ‘capping’ of the atmosphere bringing near cloud free skies, while positioned far enough to the north that England and Wales are under the cold, cloudy northeast flow around this high, the UK is very much split right now with heavy cloudy, drizzle and a cold breeze which […]
Scotland High pressure remains firmly established over Scotland with a ‘capped’ atmosphere keeping most areas cloud-free. The dryness of this air is allowing large diurnal temp fluctuations (temp between night and day) with cold, frosty nights and very low readings esp over the Highlands but by day, temps quickly warm once the sun comes up to between […]
As the powerful winter storm sweeps northeastwards through tonight, it left behind an astonishing 19 inches of snow across Amarillo, TX which is a record for the day and 2nd biggest calendar day snow accumulation on record. Strong and gusty winds will continue across this region and this will make it tough for crews to clear blocked roads […]
A raging blizzard has dumped a record 17 inches of snow across the Amarillo area of the Texas Panhandle with gusts in the area topping 77 mph. Snow drifts have been measured at 3-6 feet widely and this is considered one of the worst blizzards to strike the area in living memory. Winds have gusted to 75 mph at Rick Husband […]
Scotland The glorious fine, dry and settled conditions covering Scotland looks to continue through much of this week with abundant sunshine lasting through at least Wednesday. The dry conditions look to last throughout the week with just a small threat of shower activity, mainly confined to the far north. Enjoy highs of 6-8C by day but […]
Happy Monday to you all. Hope your weekend was a great one. I am a happy man this morning given the fact that this is another dry week for the UK and perhaps a good sign for later down the road. As expected the air mass is warming as the cold vortex devorces from the […]
Reports are filtering out of Russia and circling various media outlets about a new all-time record set at the Northern Hemisphere’s ‘Pole of Cold’. The small settlement known for extreme cold and the coldest inhabited place on the planet, Oymyakon, appears to have broken it’s old fierce cold record of -68C (-90.4F) set back on February 6, […]
The next in a series of powerful winter storms is now crossing the Intermountain West and heading for New Mexico before crossing out onto the Plains tomorrow. While as much as 2+ feet of snow fell above 6,000ft from Washington to the Wasatch Range, below 5,000ft as much as 6 inches of snow fell in Salt Lake City, 8 over the eastern Benches and there is a possibility of a […]
It’s been one of those winter’s where we’ve had the snow and had the cold, the whole thing I would say I’ve been disappointed with is, if only we could have gotten both together. The air mass sitting over the UK this weekend is the coldest of winter, certainly when you factor in the 850mb temperatures. […]
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