WHAT A STORM! An active Atlantic with strong jet stream, formed an area of low pressure late Saturday into Sunday which rapidly intensified as it clipped southern Ireland and met the English Channel. While it was an atypical wet and windy morning across the southern UK, on the other side of the channel, winds were downright dangerous. […]
It’s been an incredible past two months for California with the drought area shrinking in dramatic fashion. I love snow and always love to see big snow years in the High Sierra, particularly between Tahoe and Mammoth where average annual totals range between 200-450″ but have been known to reach between 600-800″. I remember fondly the […]
These charts say it all really… Weekend Arctic blast brings big reality check! From record warm highs back on Wednesday to record cold highs this weekend in Northeast… From this… 80F in DC to this… Record low maximums are in jeopardy Saturday afternoon. Pretty nippy nights coming up! From weather.com Winter 2016-17 was much warmer and wetter than […]
We’re in for a pretty unsettled weekend with slow northward moving low pressure providing wet and windy conditions. The reason for the slow NORTHWARD movement extends west to the other side of the pond. An unusual surge of early summer heat and consequential severe thunderstorm outbreak over the USA has created somewhat of an atmospheric ripple. As the atmosphere explodes with the merging of […]
From Met Office Mar 1, 2017 3:46 PM Preliminary statistics show that the 2016/17 winter has been dry and mild compared to the long-term average. Meanwhile, early February statistics show a milder than average month to end the season. February has brought winter to a close with above normal temperatures for all areas of the […]
A classic spring storm system is crossing the Midwest today separating winter from summer. Air mass collision at this time of year always causes quite the stir in the form of strong to severe thunderstorms. Much more seasonal air colliding with May-like warmth don’t mix well and we’re seeing weather you don’t typically see quite this early. Behind […]
The typically tranquil Azores Islands has seen stormy weather of late. Battered by gales and rough seas, strong onshore winds have driven a storm surge into Madalena on Pico Island which has caused significant damage to businesses along the water front. https://youtu.be/5aJZ-sY5B5c
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