Archive for November, 2017

VIDEO: Battling 105 mph and wind chill near -40C/F on top of Mount Washington

VIDEO: Battling 105 mph and wind chill near -40C/F on top of Mount Washington

Impressive video of Tom Padham, a research scientist who stepped out into -2F air, 105 mph winds and wind chill of -40C/F on the summit of Mount Washington, NH back on Friday. This was Tom and another colleague back last May. He says he’s been in stronger winds and dealt with 133 mph winds twice. FEATURED IMAGE CREDIT: Farmers Almanac

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LA NINA is back! Met Office model says mild, Atlantic driven winter for UK ahead!

LA NINA is back! Met Office model says mild, Atlantic driven winter for UK ahead!

Simon Cardy today shared the latest run of the MO model for mean sea level pressure January through March and it screams a mild, Atlantic driven winter with stronger than normal Azores high and Icelandic low which would strengthen a predominantly zonal jet stream into the UK and W Europe. 500mb anomaly and 2 metre temp also mirrors the […]

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Northeast cold breaks countless long standing records, coldest so early for Philly since ’76

Northeast cold breaks countless long standing records, coldest so early for Philly since ’76

The impressive early season arctic outbreak which started off in Montana has now smashed countless records across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic for a 2nd straight day. https://twitter.com/WeatherBug/status/929327491289878528 https://twitter.com/WeatherNut27/status/929307667989979136 https://twitter.com/wxjerdman/status/929293584498642945 https://twitter.com/mikeseidel/status/929399935925149697 https://twitter.com/gdimeweather/status/929308576996356096 https://twitter.com/MelissaNordWx/status/929339533640060928 https://twitter.com/phillywx/status/929410319658770432 https://twitter.com/MWObs/status/929324716313206784 https://twitter.com/MWObs/status/929069864752435200 https://twitter.com/TomNiziol/status/929116839375986688 https://twitter.com/twcMariaLaRosa/status/929317785519509504 https://twitter.com/nycWeatherGuy/status/929389675994861570 https://twitter.com/NWSStateCollege/status/929323812054855680 FEATURED IMAGE CREDIT: Tammie Souza Weather‏Verified account @TammieSouza

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Remains of Rina soak Southern Britain, Frosty further North.. Turning milder next week!

Remains of Rina soak Southern Britain, Frosty further North.. Turning milder next week!

It’s been a fairly grey, damp sort of day across the southern half of Ireland and the UK albeit mild. Tonight sees a more substantial area of rain spreading across the southern UK and this is the remains of once tropical storm Rina. Further north and the northerly flow continued to support sun and showers. It’s […]

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Impressive Record Cold Opens November Across Northern US

Impressive Record Cold Opens November Across Northern US

MANY impressive records dating back some 40 or more years ago have been tied or smashed this week from Montana back at the beginning of the week to the Great Lakes as we end the week and it’s now the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic’s turn to shiver! Recent years has seen heat records fall by as much as 10 to 12 degrees […]

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Strong ‘Greenland Block’ likely to bring cold end to November, CFS looking more promising!

Strong ‘Greenland Block’ likely to bring cold end to November, CFS looking more promising!

With an easterly QBO and consistent day by day model support, it’s looking increasingly likely that a -NAO with classic Greenland block shall setup later next week on into the following week bringing a cold final 10 days to November here in Western Europe as well as the Eastern US/Canada. This is just PERFECT, let’s hope it […]

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“Slightly Crazy” 19th-Century Weathermen Who Braved Formidable Conditions Could Aid Climate Predictions

“Slightly Crazy” 19th-Century Weathermen Who Braved Formidable Conditions Could Aid Climate Predictions

ARTICLE FROM SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN A new effort aims to recover meteorology data collected by a group of hardy Victorian Scottish scientists By Andrea Thompson on November 7, 2017 On the evening of February 21, 1885, two Scottish meteorologists living atop Ben Nevis—the highest peak in the U.K. at some 4,400 feet—attempted to make their appointed hourly measurements. But […]

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THU 9 NOV: VOGAN’S EURO OUTLOOK

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THU 9 NOV: VOGAN’S EURO OUTLOOK

US Snow Cover At 14 Year High For Early November, Next Round of Snow, Arctic Air Arrives Today!

US Snow Cover At 14 Year High For Early November, Next Round of Snow, Arctic Air Arrives Today!

What a difference a November can make. While November 2016 turned out 2nd warmest on record for the US with barely any snow to be found, this November 8th has an impressive 26% coverage and greatest coverage of snow for this early in at least 14 years. The only other recent year comparable to this […]

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No Two Days Are The Same

No Two Days Are The Same

It’s a firmly ‘no two days are the same’ weather pattern. We still hold onto the Atlantic pattern hence the highly changeable night of the weather but colder air is now involved unlike last month. One night features mild, wet and windy, the next it’s clear, cold and frosty like this morning. https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/928162499647754240 Last night […]

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