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East US: March Ends Mild But April To Start Cold Following Colder March Than February

Written by on March 27, 2018 in United States of America, Winter 2017/18 with 0 Comments
East US: March Ends Mild But April To Start Cold Following Colder March Than February

March turned out colder than February for much of the Eastern US. Despite a cold month, March is ending mild but that doesn’t mean winter is done quite yet. It was certainly a cold March for the interior Mid-Atlantic. With recent days seeing a trough in both Southwest and Southeast, it’s turned early summer-like in […]

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Any UK Snow In The Run Up To Easter Will Be A ‘High Ground’ Feature

Any UK Snow In The Run Up To Easter Will Be A ‘High Ground’ Feature

With modelling backing off on an intense wave of late season cold, the cold we do have looks to be a typical brand of late season cold, nothing particularly out of the ordinary. With 5,000ft temps at -5 or even -10C, surface temps are +5 to 10C and factoring in a strong, high sun angle […]

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TUE 27 MAR: VOGAN’S EURO OUTLOOK

Written by on March 27, 2018 in Videos with 0 Comments
TUE 27 MAR: VOGAN’S EURO OUTLOOK

MON 26 MAR: VOGAN’S US OUTLOOK

Written by on March 26, 2018 in Videos with 0 Comments
MON 26 MAR: VOGAN’S US OUTLOOK

Saharan Dust Smoothers Med Islands Incl Crete, Cyprus All The Way To Russia

Written by on March 25, 2018 in Rest of Europe, Winter 2017/18 with 0 Comments
Saharan Dust Smoothers Med Islands Incl Crete, Cyprus All The Way To Russia

A strong southerly flow triggered from a deep low spinning over Italy pulled a vast plume of Saharan dust northwards off Libya out over the Med turning many islands a dusty, orange Thursday morning. Crete’s sky resembled Kuwait or Iraq in the midst of an intense sandstorm. As well as dusty, it was also very […]

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SUN 25 MAR: VOGAN’S EURO OUTLOOK

Written by on March 25, 2018 in Videos with 0 Comments
SUN 25 MAR: VOGAN’S EURO OUTLOOK

US April 2018 Outlook (& Glance Back At A Wild March 2018)

Written by on March 23, 2018 in United States of America, Winter 2017/18 with 0 Comments
US April 2018 Outlook (& Glance Back At A Wild March 2018)

March 2018 shall go into the history books for it’s 4 Nor’easters within 3 weeks with two historic wind, wave and flood makers, the other 2 were more snowy for the populated I-95 corridor. The Four Nor'easters of March. pic.twitter.com/r73MvpWvyK — Dakota Smith (@weatherdak) March 22, 2018 These back to back Nor’easters helped set new […]

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Europe April 2018 Outlook (& Glance Back At A Remarkable March 2018)

Europe April 2018 Outlook (& Glance Back At A Remarkable March 2018)

Without a doubt, March 2018 was by far the biggest and most challenging ‘winter’ month across Europe with not one but two record breaking cold spells which hosted crippling, record-breaking snowfall accompanied by bitter winds along with the coldest March days on record. A surge straight from Siberia that shall be long remembered. Scotland received […]

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Was 17/18th March Among Coldest Ever Late March Days For UK?

Was 17/18th March Among Coldest Ever Late March Days For UK?

I’ve not seen any stats but when looking at the widespread MAXIMUM temperatures for both 17th and 18th March with 1/2C either side of freezing UK-wide, even maximums of -2 and -3C in southwest parts with a sun strength comparable to late or even mid September, I recon these two days must be among the […]

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First Paris Then Barcelona’s Fabra Observatory Receives 2nd Biggest Snowfall Since 1914

Written by on March 22, 2018 in Rest of Europe, Winter 2017/18 with 0 Comments
First Paris Then Barcelona’s Fabra Observatory Receives 2nd Biggest Snowfall Since 1914

The first big story from Beast from the East 2.0 was Paris’s coldest back to back late March days since 1888 but the other noteworthy story is the snowfall within the city limits of Barcelona. Though the heart of the Spanish metropolis didn’t get any of the white stuff, it’s surrounding hills did. The nearby […]

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