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Chicago sees record-tying 9th straight day with measurable snow

Written by on February 11, 2018 in United States of America, Winter 2017/18 with 0 Comments
Chicago sees record-tying 9th straight day with measurable snow

Yep it’s been snowy in Chicago lately, so much so it’s been record breaking! With 20 below normal air over Montana and 20 above normal in the Southeast, there’s a natural fight in between. This comes in the form of a storm series. With track SW to NE but just south of Chicago, this is […]

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STU OSTRO: Science and semantics of The #PolarVortex

STU OSTRO: Science and semantics of The #PolarVortex

Blog post by Stu Ostro Is the relatively recent attention warranted? Is this meteorological term becoming part of the vernacular a good thing or not? Is it always the culprit of frigid arctic outbreaks? For that matter, what the actual heck is the polar vortex? The answer? Like many things in our world, #ItsComplicated. The […]

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SAT 10 FEB: VOGAN’S EURO OUTLOOK

Written by on February 10, 2018 in Videos with 0 Comments
SAT 10 FEB: VOGAN’S EURO OUTLOOK

Long duration snowstorm could be Chicago’s biggest in 3 years, maybe a top 10!

Long duration snowstorm could be Chicago’s biggest in 3 years, maybe a top 10!

Up until now, winter has delivered the cold but not so much the snow. Well that’s changing and the snow is catching up and as of this writing. Heavy snow has now enveloped the Chicagoland area. Fed by a clash of warm and cold and a deepening system pulling moisture up from the Gulf has […]

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FRI 9 FEB: VOGAN’S US OUTLOOK

Written by on February 9, 2018 in Videos with 0 Comments
FRI 9 FEB: VOGAN’S US OUTLOOK

The Atlantic parade continues and so does the UK snow threat

The Atlantic parade continues and so does the UK snow threat

The next Atlantic front is pushing across the UK over the next 24 hours and guess what, there’s polar maritime air in it’s wake so the 7-10C of today will be more like 2-7C tomorrow with any snow to all levels across Scotland. Note the difference in 850 temp between 12 noon today and tomorrow! […]

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Moscow gets biggest 24/36-hour snowfall, 2nd greatest for Paris since 1987

Moscow gets biggest 24/36-hour snowfall, 2nd greatest for Paris since 1987

After what’s been a pretty mild season across Europe, winter weather continues to dominate much of Europe so far this February. That’s despite a +NAO. The GFS 850mb chart says it all, note the coverage of arctic air stretching from Russia all the way to Morocco. The biggest deal for the current cold isn’t so […]

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TUE 6 FEB: VOGAN’S EURO OUTLOOK

Written by on February 6, 2018 in Videos with 0 Comments
TUE 6 FEB: VOGAN’S EURO OUTLOOK

Frigid Superbowl Sunday, -43F Embarrass, 3F at Kickoff in Minneapolis

Frigid Superbowl Sunday, -43F Embarrass, 3F at Kickoff in Minneapolis

Superbowl Sunday dawned frigid cold for Minnesota with pretty much all sites starting off below zero and barely getting above during the day. As is often the case, Embarrass up in the Arrowhead took the prize for lowest temp in the state and Lower 48 with -43 degrees registered both yesterday morning and this morning. […]

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SSWE (sudden stratospheric warming) is one thing, where it affects is another

SSWE (sudden stratospheric warming) is one thing, where it affects is another

Whether you love weather, cold weather or both, we all get excited at the thought of a sudden stratospheric warming event. No question it’s a truly spectacular event and awesome to watch on the many incredible graphics we have at our finger tips these days. While they only occur every so many years, there is […]

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