Archive for 2018
While it noticeably warms up this week with many seeing their first 21C of the year, the models are suggesting the return of cooler than normal towards the end of April into May. The CFSv2 correctly shows a very warm continent through the upcoming 7 days with mid to upper 20s over parts of Poland, […]
Last year ended on a high for me with the successful climb of 15 munros (same as 2016) ending with stunning Bla Bheinn on Skye. 2018 got off to a false and delayed start with a failed attempt of 2 munros in the east Drumochter Hills back in January due to wind, snow and whiteout […]
Following a very cold and snowy winter and first half to spring 2018, according to the new ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis, Scandinavia’s snowpack is currently at it’s deepest in at least 10 years.
A textbook powerhouse spring low is spinning over the Plains producing a full blown blizzard in South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas while a major severe weather outbreak is likely to unfold within the warm sector. Upwards of 2ft of snow and drifts in excess of 4-8ft courtesy of 60+mph winds is expected on the northwest […]
I went for a walk into the the Drumochter Hills on Tuesday to bag another couple of munros. To the east of the A9 and just south of Dalwhinnie, I discovered huge snow drifts tucked within the narrow Coire nan Cisteachan gully between Carn na Caim and A’Bhuidheanach Bheag. So I went in for a closer […]
It’s been a truly historic opening week to April 2018. In fact there’s never been a colder start (in recorded history) for many cities in the Dakotas and Minnesota and for others, including Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana and Ohio, the coldest in at least 80 years. Amazing to see 20 to 25 below normal for […]
It sure felt raw in the easterly breeze as I walked my kids to nursery both at 8am and 1pm today. The current wind direction and pressure pattern is very similar to late February/March but there’s big differences too. The easterly of 35 days ago came straight from Siberia and froze Europe en-route to the […]
The vast landmass of Eurasia endured an extreme March 2018 on both ends of the temperature ledger. Northern Europe shivered in one of coldest March’s while down in Middle East and sub-continental Asia it was warmest. The below information is credit to Etienne Kapikian and Maximiliano Herrera. https://twitter.com/WMO/status/982260109601472514 https://twitter.com/ZdenekNejedly/status/979782549210791937 At least 7 if not 9 or even […]
We’ve a nagging ESE flow this week with plenty of showers piling into the eastern UK with sun and April showers dominating further west. As we head into late week, the weekend and next week, the modelling shows a building of heights across the N UK which indicates a much more stable setup with mild […]
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