Mark Vogan

Troughs Become More Prevalent In Eastern US Towards May!

Troughs Become More Prevalent In Eastern US Towards May!

In yesterday’s and even other recent posts i’ve been showing you the greater liklihood of seeing troughs back into the East and hanging there, starting this weekend as the storm that’s sliding across the country pulls the trough in. If you live anywhere from Washington DC up to New Brunswick, make the most of the current warmth, […]

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Air Mass Battle Next Week Over UK, Could Be Very Windy! (Includes Video)

Written by on April 17, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 1 Comment
Air Mass Battle Next Week Over UK, Could Be Very Windy! (Includes Video)

For the past few weeks I’ve been saying about there being an increased chance of seeing a secondary warm spell before we cool down considerably towards months end as the NAO/AO flip back negative. There’s a deffinate battle setting up next week between warm and cool over the UK and Ireland and both the ECMWF and GFS are both agreeing and persistent […]

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WED 17 APR: UK & IRELAND REGIONAL FORECAST

Written by on April 17, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
WED 17 APR: UK & IRELAND REGIONAL FORECAST

Scotland It’s a real soaker out there this afternoon with fairly strong southwest winds. Temperatures are mild thanks to the warm source region in which winds are blowing from with highs of 12 to 15C, locally 16C along the brighter and sheltered Moray Firth. Through tonight, rain continues to fall heavy for many, especially over the upslope areas of […]

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Cool/Wet Pattern Focuses From Plains To East Coast Next 15 Days & Beyond!

Cool/Wet Pattern Focuses From Plains To East Coast Next 15 Days & Beyond!

While it may be warm now from the Mississippi Valley on east, don’t get use to it. With the PNA going positive and both NAO/AO going negative, this pattern takes the mean trough east while riding builds over the West. By this weekend, it will be much cooler in the East. Remember the QPF I showed you […]

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Multi-Day Snows For Rockies, Big Rains, Severe Threat For Plains, Midwest

Multi-Day Snows For Rockies, Big Rains, Severe Threat For Plains, Midwest

The slow movement of the second low tracking from Nevada into the Plains states will mean snows continue falling over the Colorado and Wyoming Rockies tonight and throughout tomorrow, adding to already large totals for some areas. As the system dips SE of Denver tonight, expect upslope snowfall to increase over the Laramie Range as well as down […]

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TUE 16 APR: UK & IRELAND REGIONAL FORECAST

Written by on April 16, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
TUE 16 APR: UK & IRELAND REGIONAL FORECAST

Scotland A blustery night to come, as winds ease and with clear skies, it turns cooler. However winds will pick up through the second half of the night as the next front pushes in from the southwest, bringing another spell of wet and windy weather tomorrow with southerly gales. Everywhere will see a spell of heavy, […]

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Powerful Storm To Dump 1-2ft Of Snow On Cheyenne, Casper, WY! A Look At May!

Powerful Storm To Dump 1-2ft Of Snow On Cheyenne, Casper, WY! A Look At May!

The secondary low that has been closely monitored in recent days is now producing snowfall over the Rockies and now it’s looking like the focus of heaviest snowfall will be north of Denver due to the low tracking a little too close to Denver. This was highlighted back in yesterday’s post. In saying that, Denver may […]

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UK/Ireland 10 Day Outlook, Cool May On The Horizon With -NAO/AO

Written by on April 15, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 2 Comments
UK/Ireland 10 Day Outlook, Cool May On The Horizon With -NAO/AO

Two deep Atlantic lows will bring two bands of heavy rain accompanied by gale or severe gale-force winds to Northern and Western parts of Britain and across Ireland in quick sucession, tonight and tomorrow night with blustery showers following in between. Winds will widely top 50+ mph over Scotland, Northern England, Wales and right across […]

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MON 15 APR: UK & IRELAND REGIONAL FORECAST

Written by on April 15, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
MON 15 APR: UK & IRELAND REGIONAL FORECAST

Scotland A brief break this afternoon from the strong wind and heavy showers from last night but tonight will see the arrival of the next Atlantic low, with pressure down into the 980s and it’s close approach to NW Scotland means gale-force winds tonight widely with severe gales to the NW. Those strong, potentially disruptive SW winds will […]

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New Week, New Storm, More Wild Weather For US (Includes Video!)

New Week, New Storm, More Wild Weather For US (Includes Video!)

We remember well the wild storm of last week with major snows, blizzard conditions, severe weather, heat and a massive temperature contrast along with 50-60 degree 24-hour temperature drop through the Rockies and Plains. At one point, temperatures were some 40-50 below normal in the West while in the East, they were 30 above normal in places. Thankfully the weather has settled down this […]

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