The Mother’s Day Nor’easter certainly was impressive as the deepening coastal low generated gale-force coastal wind, flooding rain as well as heavy snow. Nice swirl seen on visible satellite. Nice wrap around onshore off the Atlantic. Several spots above 2,000ft in Vermont New Hampshire recorded 4-8, locally 10 inches of snow on Mother’s Day. Dover, Vermont Deep snow at Stoddard and Nelson, […]
Firstly, this was the scene here in central Scotland back on Thursday of last week… The end of a lengthy dry spell in which high pressure dominated. Then the rains arrived and we had a very soggy Saturday over much of the UK… First rains in 3 weeks for some and most in 6 weeks! While the atmospheric tap turned back […]
Below article from weather.com By Chris Dolce May 8 2017 01:00 PM EDT weather.com Just 5 percent of the Lower 48 is experiencing drought conditions as of early May. The change is striking compared to a few years ago when 65 percent of the U.S. was in drought. Drought coverage in the Lower 48 is at […]
Thanks to 2/2.5 weeks of dry conditions, UK/Irish soils are driest since 2011. A recent visible satellite view showing a near cloudless Ireland. The impressive streak without rain is coming to an end for most today. A rainy Loughgall this morning. Since April 1, Edinburgh has only received 3mm of rain but Gurteen, Tipperary appears […]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Droughts are a relatively common feature of the weather in the United Kingdom, with one around every 5–10 years on average. These droughts are usually during the summer, when a blocking high causes hot, dry weather for an extended period.[1] However droughts can vary in their […]
Another weekend and a miserable Mother’s Day coming up for the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. A Nor’easter will develop during Saturday bringing persistent moderate to heavy rain and gusty winds touching gale-force, especially along the coast. Winds grow strongest along New England coast. Feeling distinctly raw from DC to Boston. Expect to see local flooding and […]
It’s been an unusually long dry period by Scottish standards and when looking at the data, parts of Glasgow’s south/east side are among the driest areas in the UK just now. According to SEPA data from SEPA, the below places have seen the longest spell without rain. Last measurable rain Dalmarnock 20 April Daldowie 21 April Annfield (Dumfirmline) 23 April […]
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