Archive for February 21st, 2018

Talk about extremes: -40s in Montana v 80s in the Virginias

Written by on February 21, 2018 in United States of America, Winter 2017/18 with 0 Comments
Talk about extremes: -40s in Montana v 80s in the Virginias

Thanks to a mid-winter depth trough vs a summer-like ridge, yesterday saw snow and sub-zero wind chills across Montana while at the same time cities in the East where enjoying their warmest February day on record. AMAZING STUFF! https://twitter.com/ericfisher/status/966091592313524224 A 590+dm in summer is strong and produce heat waves but in February, it’s just ridiculous. […]

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Modelling goes ‘bold with the cold’ for March 2018 drawing comparisons to 1962, 2013

Written by on February 21, 2018 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland, Winter 2017/18 with 0 Comments
Modelling goes ‘bold with the cold’ for March 2018 drawing comparisons to 1962, 2013

I’m trying to avoid hype as the papers and social media do enough of that but now that the SSWE has occurred, we now await the blast from Siberia (due late weekend). Interestingly all the models are now coming together with a very impressive period of cold weather ahead for both UK and Europe with […]

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