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Storm Brings Flooding Rains, Severe Weather, Wind To Texas, Louisiana

Storm Brings Flooding Rains, Severe Weather, Wind To Texas, Louisiana

A fair amount of welcome rain has already fallen over South Texas and Louisiana and not nowhere near over yet as a developing storm centre forms over the western Gulf and lifts north. This low will draw warm, moisture rich air onto the Texas coast with a warm front. As well as the heavy, flooding rains, isolated severe thunderstorms are possible, […]

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Big Rains For Texas, Mississippi Valley, 25F+ Above Norm For Midwest, East (Includes Video!)

Big Rains For Texas, Mississippi Valley, 25F+ Above Norm For Midwest, East (Includes Video!)

A flatter flow across the US has forced the coldest air over the West back to the north but this Pacific flow will be short lived as the trough returns and significantly deepens over the next 7 days. An upper level storm pushing across the Southern Plains will bring big rains to Texas and the Lower […]

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A Look At The GFS 0-16 Day For Europe

Written by on January 8, 2013 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 9 Comments
A Look At The GFS 0-16 Day For Europe

The cold is still on track for Europe with a ‘cooling trend’ over the next 8 days but the following 8 continues to show very cold or even brutal for some parts. I still believe that a much colder regime is coming to the UK as the AO tanks and more importantly (for UK) the NAO goes negative […]

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GFS Brings Snow To UK, Large Swath Of Europe This Weekend

Written by on January 7, 2013 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
GFS Brings Snow To UK, Large Swath Of Europe This Weekend

I’ve showed you the evolution of the colder pattern. Now check out the GFS snow charts. If this is right then plenty should at least see it snow, if not whiten the landscape this weekend. The cold air will keep any snow on the ground through next week. Next week sure will be interesting.. [s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)] […]

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Turning Colder This Week, Possibly Wintry By Weekend For UK

Written by on January 7, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 1 Comment
Turning Colder This Week, Possibly Wintry By Weekend For UK

Over the next 36 hours it remains mild for the most part across the UK but once a frontal system pushes across and east of the UK during Tuesday. High pressure builds in and this will draw cooler air down from the north. The lower heights along with clearer overnight skies will bring back the frost and ice […]

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Warmth & Significant Snowmelt To Be Followed By Major Cold Over US (Includes Video!)

Warmth & Significant Snowmelt To Be Followed By Major Cold Over US (Includes Video!)

As you know, there is significant warming on the way to the Plains, Ohio Valley and East which will erase a lot of the snow covering the Lower Midwest and interior Northeast but the Upper Midwest and New England should hold on given the snow depth and this should keep temperatures cooler and mainly in the 40s. Where there is […]

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Chicago Finally Tops An Inch Of Snow!

Chicago Finally Tops An Inch Of Snow!

Chicago has finally topped the 1-inch mark for the season after a pathetic 0.4 inches of snow fell Saturday night which raises the city’s total to 1.3 inches. However, while this is an incredibly low amount of snow for this far into winter, according to AccuWeather, the latest Chicago has taken to see 1-inch of snow was back in 1944 when it took […]

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PHOTO POST: Some Overnight Snow For Tinton Falls, New Jersey

PHOTO POST: Some Overnight Snow For Tinton Falls, New Jersey

As you know I am vacationing in Tinton Falls, New Jersey. It’s been fairly chilly so far since my arrival on Friday with highs in the 30s, lows at or just below freezing. Following a passing upper system overnight, we awoke to a fresh dusting of snow here this morning. Here are a few shots I took at […]

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UK Warmth Is Living On Borrowed Time (Includes Video!)

Written by on January 6, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 3 Comments
UK Warmth Is Living On Borrowed Time (Includes Video!)

Since the period between Christmas and New Year, I’ve been saying about the coming of cold back into Europe starting in the east. That is now occurring and given the setup, the chance was always reasonable or good for a turn to much colder even over western Europe by midmonth. Everyone is now jumping now that the models are showing […]

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Rare Texas Snow, 119 mph Winds, How Warm Will It Get In Ohio Valley, East

Rare Texas Snow, 119 mph Winds, How Warm Will It Get In Ohio Valley, East

There is plenty of weather to talk about across the US right now with a rare heavy snowfall which struck Texas on Thursday which broke records and even shut down major I-10 for a time while busy, Transmountain Highway which cuts through the Franklin Mountains on the outskirts of El Paso was also shut. The largest snow accumulation was […]

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