Archive for 2017
The end of October 2017 US cold wave has been impressive but interestingly there’s been little mention of this in the media. October 2017 joins only 43 other October’s since 1884 for measurable snow in Minneapolis. Only 0.1 inches fell at the airport (city’s official station) but it’s the first measurable October snow in 8 years. Beautiful […]
Compared to the warmth of recent years, the run-up to Halloween ’17 will certainly feature a chill with a turn to slightly milder for Halloween itself. For those heading out Sat evening it will be cool, windy with a chance of showers, especially Northern Ireland, Scotland and northern England. During Sunday winds blow from the north bringing a distinctly colder feel. […]
The first snows have arrived in eastern Europe thanks to Atlantic and Arctic air colliding while the first frosts arrived this morning to parts of central/southern Scotland. https://twitter.com/severeweatherEU/status/923185550848348160 https://twitter.com/severeweatherEU/status/923472752824209408 https://twitter.com/severeweatherEU/status/922178334452305921 https://twitter.com/LatviaRR/status/923625893666443264 First frost for central Scotland. https://twitter.com/MarkVogan/status/923849172360613888 By late weekend, it’ll feel like winter throughout the UK with the help of a brisk northerly wind, […]
For the past two days, Southern California has baked in exceptional late October heat thanks to strong Santa Ana winds blowing off the desert. The sun is back up this morning with the potential for a 3rd straight 100-degree day for Downtown Los Angeles. One more day of record heat likely across #SoCal. #laheat #cawx […]
Up until now it’s been largely mild with many including myself still yet to see the first frost. That will change through the weekend and on into next week as we get our first taste late autumn/early winter. I must state that the TWO shots of cold is not atypical, it’ll probably feel that way […]
Located in the northeast Atlantic and often in the direct firing line of the jet stream and it’s storms, the UK and Ireland can be a very windy place. In particularly unsettled spells in the heart of winter, it can be the windiest place on earth. Storms can hit at any time of year with 100+ mph […]
The final days of October will host gusty Santa Ana winds and record heat in Southern California and potentially record cold in the Midwest and interior East. Overall it’s been cold in the Northwest but very warm east of the Rockies. October 2m temperature anomaly so far for October. Late October Santa Ana/Heatwave Event Of […]
As we close the door to autumn’s 2nd month there’s contradiction in the modelling around the end of Oct/beginning of November solution. GFS ensemble indicates a turn to much cooler around Halloween on into the opening days of November, a change from recent years while the CFSv2 weeklies hold on to the milder theme. GFS ensemble […]
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