Concerns continue to grow this evening as Tropical Depression 9 spins westward towards the Leeward Islands. Right now this system doesn’t look like much at all, largely exposed with little deep convection to speak of. This has a lot to do with dry air it along with all other systems which have crossed the tropical Atlantic […]
While the warmth isn’t over for Western Europe, the hottest days likely are. It’s going to be tough to match the 32.4C we saw at Cavendish in East Anglia on Saturday and the upper 30sC we saw stretch across France with low 40s in the south and down over Spain. Those days of double digits […]
It has been a rather turbulent afternoon for some while for others, tranquil. It all depends upon whether you found yourself under one of the many big, heavy, thundery downpours which packed quite a punch. Gusty winds, hail, localised flooding rains which produced landslides, there was even funnel clouds spotted this afternoon too. Check out the above […]
Well I think it’s pretty safe to now say that the worst of the worst is now over when talking heat for both North America and Europe and really the Northern Hemisphere as we now enter the last 10 days of August. Days have shortened and nights lengthened considerably and with the sun angle lowering, so […]
HURRICANE GORDON MAKES LANDFALL IN AZORES THIS MORNING All of a sudden the tropical Atlantic has awakened and there is a lot on the table over the coming 1-2 weeks. While we have two circulations well paying close attention to, we see Gordan drifting and die out in the chilly waters en-reoute towards Portugal […]
Well it has been a fantastic past several days up across the Northern Tier of the country with cool, refreshing air spilling out of Canada making for the first feel of autumn following a long and hot summer. Well those temperatures over the coming days are set to rise back into the 80s, we already […]
The past 7 days was unsettled but with low pressure far enough to the west and strong high pressure over the near continent, a southwest flow made it feel warm to very warm and humid in all areas. This weekend was particularly warm and sultry across the South and East of England where temperatures topped the highest values of the year […]
Interesting Aspects About Cat 2 Hurricane Gordon, Hurricane Warnings Up For Azores, No Impact For UK
Hurricane Warnings Are Hoisted Across Azores As Hurricane Gordon Impacts Within The Next 6-12 Hours Hurricane Gordon is currently supporting sustained winds of 100 mph with gusts to 120 mph. Embedded within the westerlies, Gordon is speeding towards the southern Azores at 20 mph. As Gordon nears the Azores a hurricane warning has been issued with locals and tourists on […]
As you know from previous posts, the UK lies beneath a boundary seperating low pressure and cool air to the west, northwest from high pressure and very warm, humid air to the southeast. This boundary running across the country is now seeing a wave of energy spread heavy, thundery rains up from Devon and Cornwall through […]
Well we are now fast approaching the end of meteorological summer 2012 and for many of you, the questions about what kind of winter lies ahead are starting to come in. There are many aspects which must be considered when looking at long range forecasts and so I shall try to briefly share what factors and drivers play significant roles but I will go into […]
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