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WU: At Least 23 Dead in Wildfire That Destroyed Northern California Town and Is Now the Most Destructive Fire in California History

Written by on November 11, 2018 in United States of America with 0 Comments
WU: At Least 23 Dead in Wildfire That Destroyed Northern California Town and Is Now the Most Destructive Fire in California History

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 […]

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Record breaking ‘January level’ cold reaches Gulf Coast, Texas to New England snowstorm early next week?

Written by on November 10, 2018 in United States of America with 0 Comments
Record breaking ‘January level’ cold reaches Gulf Coast, Texas to New England snowstorm early next week?

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 […]

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EUROPE: From record cold October days to record warm November days!

Written by on November 7, 2018 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
EUROPE: From record cold October days to record warm November days!

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 […]

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Significant November Cold Outbreak Descends over US

Written by on November 6, 2018 in United States of America with 0 Comments
Significant November Cold Outbreak Descends over US

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 […]

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No real sign of a cold pattern developing for the UK over the next 2-4 weeks!

Written by on November 5, 2018 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
No real sign of a cold pattern developing for the UK over the next 2-4 weeks!

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 […]

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2018 marked Greenland’s coldest summer since 1997

Written by on November 5, 2018 in Rest of World with 0 Comments
2018 marked Greenland’s coldest summer since 1997

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 […]

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United States Winter 2018-19 Forecast

Written by on November 3, 2018 in United States of America with 0 Comments
United States Winter 2018-19 Forecast

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 […]

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Europe Winter Forecast 2018-19

Written by on November 1, 2018 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Europe Winter Forecast 2018-19

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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Poland shivers coldest September night then England and Wales shiver coldest October night since 1997

Written by on October 30, 2018 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Poland shivers coldest September night then England and Wales shiver coldest October night since 1997

In what’s been a warm September and October across much of Europe. However, despite Poland experiencing it’s warmest September on record, a clear, cold end to the month drove temperatures to -7.9C in the Czarny Dunajec district. September temperature anomaly https://twitter.com/Ardo_94/status/1046338255887769605 October temperature anomaly In October and again after unusual warmth it was the UK’s turn […]

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TWC: US Halloween 2018

Written by on October 29, 2018 in United States of America with 0 Comments
TWC: US Halloween 2018

By Linda Lam 10 hours ago weather.com An active weather pattern is expected to end October, which may impact Halloween plans in portions of the United States. The main instigator for stormy weather on Halloween will be a cold front stretching from the eastern Great Lakes southwestward into the south-central states. Along this front will […]

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