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Decent Snow Chances Over UK Through Tuesday, Very Cold Air Follows

Written by on January 13, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 1 Comment
Decent Snow Chances Over UK Through Tuesday, Very Cold Air Follows

There is plenty of spots across Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland that are or will be reporting snow today through Tuesday. The snow showers of today will be hit and miss but there is a more substantial chance of snow Monday-Tuesday as a system interacts and pulls in colder air from the east. Here’s […]

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Record Eastern Warmth To Get Kicked Out Next Week

Written by on January 13, 2013 in North and South America, United States of America with 0 Comments
Record Eastern Warmth To Get Kicked Out Next Week

I’m currently in Savannah, GA and enjoying some remarkable January warmth. How warm? 78-degrees and tomorrow I head to Hilton Head, SC where it should be equally as warm. Very unusual for this level of warmth at this time of year but that’s what happens when you’ve a powerful upper ridge and southwest flow. Highs should reach […]

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Snow Expected Across Many Parts of United Kingdom Sun-Mon

Written by on January 12, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 1 Comment
Snow Expected Across Many Parts of United Kingdom Sun-Mon

Firstly I wish to apologise for the technical difficulties we have been experiencing over recent days, we appreciate your patience and understanding. I’m currently down in Savannah, Georgia and my hotel has no internet so, along with the server issues, I’ve also had issues getting internet access. I am writing this post in a café. As for the […]

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Major Cold, Winter Storm For Western US (Includes Video!)

Written by on January 11, 2013 in North and South America, United States of America with 0 Comments
Major Cold, Winter Storm For Western US (Includes Video!)

After a brief respite from the cold over the Rockies, it’s returning big time now from California east to the Plains with a major trough returning to the West. A major storm, named Gandolf is now developing and is set to bring a night of heavy snow from the Four Corners up through Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana into North Dakota. Very […]

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UK Snow & Cold Update

Written by on January 10, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
UK Snow & Cold Update

The next 48 hours will continue to see a stagnant setup over the UK with a lot of cloud, mist and fog and some light rain or drizzle at times. Low pressure to the west and high pressure overhead and to the east will begin to see a west, southwest shift as colder air works […]

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70s for NC, VA, 60s for Philly, NYC, 50s for Boston This Weekend (Inc Video!)

Written by on January 10, 2013 in North and South America, United States of America with 0 Comments
70s for NC, VA, 60s for Philly, NYC, 50s for Boston This Weekend (Inc Video!)

This weekend will be exceptionally mild, even warm for mid-January as an upper ridge and strong southwest flow drives 70s all the way to central Virginia, perhaps even into the south suburbs of Washington DC. Expect mid-60s through Baltimore, low 60s for Philadelphia, Trenton and Newark. New York City should creep to 60 while Boston makes […]

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Snow For The UK This Weekend

Written by on January 9, 2013 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 1 Comment
Snow For The UK This Weekend

Courtesy of Mark Vogan Get ready.. Snow is on the way for ‘parts’ of the UK Friday and through this weekend. This pattern that’s now evolving and has been alluded to since early and mid last week with hints since New Year, is now taking shape. An easterly flow will draw continental air across the North Sea […]

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Storm Brings Flooding Rains, Severe Weather, Wind To Texas, Louisiana

Storm Brings Flooding Rains, Severe Weather, Wind To Texas, Louisiana

A fair amount of welcome rain has already fallen over South Texas and Louisiana and not nowhere near over yet as a developing storm centre forms over the western Gulf and lifts north. This low will draw warm, moisture rich air onto the Texas coast with a warm front. As well as the heavy, flooding rains, isolated severe thunderstorms are possible, […]

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Big Rains For Texas, Mississippi Valley, 25F+ Above Norm For Midwest, East (Includes Video!)

Big Rains For Texas, Mississippi Valley, 25F+ Above Norm For Midwest, East (Includes Video!)

A flatter flow across the US has forced the coldest air over the West back to the north but this Pacific flow will be short lived as the trough returns and significantly deepens over the next 7 days. An upper level storm pushing across the Southern Plains will bring big rains to Texas and the Lower […]

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A Look At The GFS 0-16 Day For Europe

Written by on January 8, 2013 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland with 9 Comments
A Look At The GFS 0-16 Day For Europe

The cold is still on track for Europe with a ‘cooling trend’ over the next 8 days but the following 8 continues to show very cold or even brutal for some parts. I still believe that a much colder regime is coming to the UK as the AO tanks and more importantly (for UK) the NAO goes negative […]

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