Archive for 2018
The last 10 days or so has seen a battle between Atlantic low pressure and continental high pressure. For the UK, particularly northern and western areas, they’ve succumbed to soggy low pressure but east and southeast parts have gradually been drying out as the strong continental high begins to back westwards. The next 7 days […]
Article from wunderground.com Jonathan Belles Published: November 9, 2018 California’s Camp Fire rapid growth Thursday night into Friday was a direct result of a near perfect windy concoction of canyon gusts and building high pressure aloft and the unfortunate location of Paradise. (LATEST NEWS: Camp Fire Kills At Least 5 in Paradise) Well to the west […]
Article from wunderground.com Pam Wright,Ron Brackett Published: November 11, 2018 At least 23 people have died as a result of the Camp Fire, a fast-moving Northern California wildfire that has become the state’s most destructive on record, officials said Friday night. Officials announced that the remains of 14 additional people were found on Saturday, including […]
November is no stranger to cold, you expect it to turn cold and snowy, especially the further north you are and the further into the month you go. However, the level of cold drilling south over the Central and interior East US is very impressive. We’re not even mid way through November and we’re talking […]
A mild October ended with an exceptional cold spell for Europe, particularly for France and Spain thanks to a large and deep low drifting north out of the Med. https://twitter.com/TheNimbus/status/1056228234008895488 While not too much in the way of snow, the Irish capital recorded a low of -4.3C, Dublin’s coldest October low since 1939. For England […]
A major November cold outbreak is descending over the US as of this writing with snow breaking out as the polar front sweeps south. https://twitter.com/news8michelle/status/1059158399475216384 https://twitter.com/WCCOShaffer/status/1059931823923441666 My November outlook was warm and so that looks to be a bust given the intensity, coverage and duration of this early season arctic outbreak. In the next couple […]
There’s been a lot of hype of late about a cold second half to November for the UK. As stated in my recent winter forecast, this unlikely. More or less all parameters point to a firm WEST, SOUTHWEST Atlantic pattern for Northwest Europe and this could remain the case up until Christmas. Why? 1) While […]
It would seem summers have been on a cooling trend over Greenland in recent summers. In 2017, a new July record low of -33C was set at Summit. Thanks to a strong +NAO last summer, 2018 has been the coolest summer for Greenland in 20 years. Frequent snowfall increased the ‘surface mass budget’ or SMB […]
The 2018-19 winter forecast is based on and factoring in all atmospheric/oceanic drivers currently in play. This year’s forecast will take into consideration the Pacific and Atlantic sea surface temperature anomalies, continued development of an El Nino as well as solar cycle status. Background Here are the main factors taken into consideration for the upcoming […]
The 2018-19 winter forecast is based on and factoring in all atmospheric/oceanic drivers currently in play. This year’s forecast will take into consideration the current ENSO index (El Nino Southern Oscillation), the global as well as Atlantic SSTA (sea surface temperature anomaly) profile, arctic sea ice extent and current status of the solar cycle. There […]
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