Mark Vogan
After patient 4 month wait due to work schedule and poor weather my opportunity finally came about, my chance to climb one of Scotland’s most magnificent mountains. The Area Located within a remote corner of Wester Ross just south of Ullapool with Little Loch Broom to the north and Loch na Sealga to the south, […]
Just 2 years ago, Istanbul recorded it’s hottest September day in 65 years with a high of 37.9C but on 20 September 2017 a new monthly maximum of 39.5C was reached. New September records have been melting across Turkey with parts of the SE reaching an incredible 42C. https://twitter.com/Sustainable2050/status/909139360737644544 https://twitter.com/istanbulinforme/status/910900522470789120 https://twitter.com/EKMeteo/status/910527766793277441 7 days following the […]
After what may feel like an eternity, first Jose and now Maria’s persistent wet and windy conditions is finally pulling out. https://twitter.com/weatherchannel/status/913013620191092737 https://twitter.com/weatherchannel/status/912976426210611202 As for the heat wave, well it’s been remarkable with the past two weeks witnessing the warmest period of record for much of the interior to the east of the Mississippi. https://twitter.com/WxBrianD/status/912826059808231424 […]
A strengthening jet stream promises not 1 but 3 fronts to sweep across the UK tonight through Monday morning. The first is currently pushing into western England, Wales and Scotland after bringing a soaking to Ireland earlier. Steady ENE progress shall be made through tonight with an exit into the North Sea during tomorrow morning. […]
We’ve an impressive late September heatwave with many major cities including Chicago recording their longest string of 90s so late in the season as well as the latest ‘hottest day of the year’. The heat is one thing but the level of chill coupled with heavy snowfall is major the spread of winter vs summer […]
The past weekend saw the atmosphere’s battle for Britain with Atlantic low pressure trying to push in while Scandinavian high pressure tried to push it back. No single system won in the end as we got a mixed bag for the Sept weekend. While enjoying 23C in the Southeast of England Saturday, we start this […]
September so far has been downright cold over the interior East from lower Mississippi Valley up through the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys and Appalachians while warm on the central Plains and especially central Rockies. However, as your reading this, it’s the complete opposite with a cold even snowy Western trough and warm Eastern ridge. This […]
As expected, meteorological autumn opened right where summer ended with a September featuring very changeable and frequently cool conditions thanks to firm Atlantic influence. September temperature anomaly so far. August was below normal. Why the cool, damp disappointing summer? Low over high aligned west-east shows a firmly Atlantic pattern. While the westerlies where the main […]
Back at the beginning of the year I headed half way up the A9 and parked up at Balsporran Cottages on a clear, cold January morning. Located just N of Drumochter and just south of Dalwhinnie, A’ Mharconaich was on my hit list. This would be my first munro since October last year and my 20th munro […]
It seems as though it’s been an eternity since dry, settled weather dominated the UK. With the exception weakening fronts drifting east Friday, Saturday and Sunday, a building Scandinavian blocking high will manage to suppress the Atlantic influence over the UK bringing the first UK-wide’s prolonged quiet spell in MANY weeks. Thankfully the beast that’s […]
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