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MON 4 DEC: VOGAN’S US/EURO OUTLOOK

Written by on December 4, 2017 in Videos with 0 Comments
MON 4 DEC: VOGAN’S US/EURO OUTLOOK

Warmest November For Many Western US Cities

Warmest November For Many Western US Cities

No question, it’s been a warm month, especially for the Southwest. https://twitter.com/MaxDarrowTV/status/936739789251866624 https://twitter.com/NWSSaltLakeCity/status/936588690708680707 https://twitter.com/NWSPhoenix/status/936583159394603008 https://twitter.com/NWSElPaso/status/936591427940777984 https://twitter.com/NWSTucson/status/936687276628807680 https://twitter.com/NWSSanDiego/status/936685326717935616 https://twitter.com/SamArgier/status/936653132846710784

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MIDWEST/EAST: All Models Say Arctic Hammer Drops Next Week Smashing The Warmth

MIDWEST/EAST: All Models Say Arctic Hammer Drops Next Week Smashing The Warmth

The Arctic hammer is ready to drop on the Midwest and East next week so enjoy this weekend’s warmth… Here’s a look at the GFS sur/prec charts starting Tue of next week with the first of two waves driving SE behind a storm system which will bring leading edge heavy rains followed by heavy snows. […]

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Arctic blast turns Paris white on final day of meteorological autumn

Written by on December 1, 2017 in Autumn 2017, Rest of Europe, Summer 2017, Winter 2017/18 with 0 Comments
Arctic blast turns Paris white on final day of meteorological autumn

Early season arctic air has driven deep into Europe helping bring an early snowfall to Paris while even southern Spain endured a frost away from the immediate coast. It’s snowing across northern Spain this morning while temps slowly rise over the UK. Check out these stunning winter wonderland images of Paris last night. https://twitter.com/severeweatherEU/status/936405773030182912 https://twitter.com/severeweatherEU/status/936392733593407489 […]

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Cold, Snowy end to November for UK, -10C possible over Scottish snowfields

Cold, Snowy end to November for UK, -10C possible over Scottish snowfields

As expected, winds turned northeasterly last night and so cold winds blowing across a relatively warm North Sea Coast brought pockets of heavy, wind driven snowfall from Aberdeenshire down to Norfolk even the London area. Away from the east coast it’s was sunny but cool, especially in the breeze. These showers delivered some fine snow […]

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Exciting charts in La La Land

Exciting charts in La La Land

I received a phone call this morning to say Aberdeen city centre was gridlock. If you took the GFS literally, a large swathe of Central Scotland could be severely disrupted next Thursday. I’m most certainly not saying it can’t happen. This pattern certainly could deliver but what the GFS is printing out would be a […]

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Eastern Scotland/England snow threat ahead of slightly milder air

Eastern Scotland/England snow threat ahead of slightly milder air

The northerly continues to chill the UK but it’s nothing unusual for the time of year in all honesty. Today is cool, especially in the breeze but Thursday looks coldest with UK-wide temperatures in the 2-4C range following a widespread frost to start the day. -6 or -7C possible in shelter tonight. After what will […]

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Crazy LATE November heat (81F Denver, 86F Lamar) to carry into December but cold turn expected!

Crazy LATE November heat (81F Denver, 86F Lamar) to carry into December but cold turn expected!

It’s turned crazy warm over the Western interior and Plains thanks combination of dry ground, lack of snow and a digging trough bringing snow to the Sierra Nevada and strong downsloping SSW over the Front Range. Denver climbed to a new November benchmark of 81 degrees this afternoon besting the previous record of 80 degrees […]

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A warm December open it may be but much of Lower 48 looks cold week 2-3

A warm December open it may be but much of Lower 48 looks cold week 2-3

The tremendous swath of warmth spanning an area from California to Great Lakes shall shift eastwards as we close the books on November and begin December. November has very much been categorised by a cold north, warm south which La Ninas tend to favour. Thanks to strong high latitude blocking, a warm US doesn’t typically […]

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Northerly Dominates UK Next Week As Greenland Blocking Pattern Develops Into December!

Northerly Dominates UK Next Week As Greenland Blocking Pattern Develops Into December!

It’s been a cool weekend featuring disruptive wintry showers in north and west and widespread frost. Looking ahead at next week, it appears we firmly hold onto the cool theme once a system sweeps through tonight and tomorrow. In the wake of the low, heights rise to the west of the UK while a meso-vortex […]

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