Archive for 2017
The following represents an assessment of the weather experienced across the UK during Summer 2017 (June, July and August) and how it compares with the 1981 to 2010 average. This summer was rather wet, with rainfall above average for the UK in each individual month. Provisionally this ranks as the ninth wettest summer in the […]
Hurricane Jose is barely a hurricane and isn’t looking healthy with most of the convection and energy on the northern side as seen in the latest infrared loop. While Jose will weaken and won’t directly impact the United States, it will bring wet and windy conditions up and down the East Coast with greatest impacts […]
A new week, same weather pattern with HP building in today providing a drier, less showery Tuesday only to get replaced by another incoming Atlantic system Wednesday. Tuesday night into Wednesday turns increasingly wet and windy, esp N/W Britain with potential S gales through the Irish Sea/North Channel along with high rain amounts for Cumbria, […]
During a recent visit back home to Northern Ireland with the family I managed to visit Katesbridge and the famous weather station which frequently grabs national and international headlines for cold. A beautiful little hamlet, population 135 located in the rolling countryside of Drumlin country, County Down, Few places on the island compete with Katesbridge […]
The GFS ensemble 500mb height anomaly 5 day increments continue to show a vulnerable US coastline with eastern Canada ridge which opens the door to tropical cyclone hits underneath. We don’t just have Jose on the table which is likely to be mainly a strong Nor’easter for the Northeast with last minute weakening and recurve next week but the models […]
acquired August 25 – September 10, 2017 acquired August 25, 2017 download large image (6 MB, JPEG, 11117×7664) acquired September 10, 2017 download large image (5 MB, JPEG, 11117×7664) Hurricane Irma churned across the Atlantic Ocean in September 2017, battering several Caribbean islands before moving on to the Florida Keys and the U.S. mainland. As […]
acquired August 27 – September 12, 2017 acquired August 27 – September 12, 2017 acquired August 27, 2017 download large image (16 MB, JPEG, 9351×7044) acquired September 12, 2017 download large image (12 MB, JPEG, 9351×7044) After Hurricane Irma, satellite images indicated a widespread browning of many Caribbean islands in the storm’s destructive path. These […]
By Jonathan Erdman Sep 11 2017 07:00 AM EDT weather.com Newly released images from Digital Globe show the devastation left behind by Hurricane Irma. Among the scenes in this imagery are damaged homes, new cuts in beaches and thousands of defoliated trees. Hurricane Irma’s devastation in the Caribbean is being further revealed by new aerial […]
Today’s been another cool, blustery, showery affair but it settles down this weekend thankfully. https://twitter.com/metoffice/status/908645942705950720 May seem strange to be thinking frost but let’s not forget that we’re in mid September now it shouldn’t be that much of a surprise when we’ve a cool high building in off the Atlantic. The threat of rural frost increases tonight and particularly Saturday night with clear, calm, cool air […]
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