Between Friday and today, the first of two significant late November arctic shots are bringing a distinctly December-like feel from the Dakotas all the way to Central Florida. The core of the cold was over the Upper Midwest Friday with highs only managing 10° in the Dakotas and by Saturday morning, as the cold air slide east as […]
I trust that all you folks across the bulk of England are coping ok with all this rain. I’m seeing more and more reports of flooding once again. According to latest stats from the Met Office, the highest rain totals today so far is around 50mm at St Helen’s Apt on Isles of Scilly. By […]
Well the arctic air has well and truely arrived in the Midwest with temperatures this afternoon a solid 30 below what they were yesterday. Minneapolis is stuck at 25 while Chicago rose to 31 and is now dropping, on their way to the teens tonight quite possibly. As the the trough slides east, biitter northwest winds blowing across […]
You only have to look at the warmth of yesterday whiched extended from the Desert Southwest to Ohio Valley and compare it to today over the Midwest to appreciate how impressive this turnaround has been. From Minneapolis to Wichita to St Louis to Chicago, it’s like going from early spring/fall to December in a day. We had an […]
Scotland Following evening showers, tonight turns clear and fairly cold with a widespread frost as well as icy stretches developing due to wet ground. Lows tonight range from 2C in towns and cities to -2 to -4C in rural areas. The clear skies give way to a bright and largely sunny Saturday to come but it’s not […]
Unfortunately, it’s not just a blip in the models but it’s coming, two of them to be precise! Yep, more rain, more flooding, more ‘stormy hardship’ for us to deal with over the next few days starting tomorrow. The trouble is, all those flooded fields will become skating rinks later next week and beyond as the arctic hound […]
All week and even earlier I have been beating the drum of the dramatic flip from abnormally mild or warm to below normal cold with snow for the Windy City and other points. Check out the numbers for Friday! Also check out the temperatures for Minneapolis. Bare in mind that Rochester, MN recorded it’s latest 70 on […]
While we await the departure of the latest frontal boundary, our next trouble maker can already be seen brewing to the southwest down near the Azores. This will come up and impact southern England on Sunday. With pressure dropping to near 990 mb and a tight circulation, wind as well as rain is likely to be a […]
Scotland Following a very wet and blustery day throughout across Scotland with flooding widespread flooding issues, conditions will improve through tonight as the front pushes out into the North Sea. Rain and showers will persist into the first half of tonight but should die away during the overnight. This sets the stage for clearing skies, lighter […]
The ECMWF is on the right track for next week. Check out the maps below, now this is what you call a step down pattern shift. Next week will be a progression transition as a huge 1026 mb high expands north, growing to 1032 as it joins with another high up over Greenland, shutting off the classic westerly flow off […]
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