Mark Vogan

Intense Heat Bakes Chicago To New York, Severe Storms Erupt Over New England

Intense Heat Bakes Chicago To New York, Severe Storms Erupt Over New England

It’s one hot, humid and oppressive afternoon throughout the Lower Midwest, Ohio Valley and Northeast with temps soaring well into the 90s and for some, the low 100s. A cold front drapped over New England is slowly creeping south, feeding off the heat and humidity flowing northeast around an offshore Bermuda high. Along this front, strong to severe […]

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Is There Signs Of Change In Our Weather As Olympics Approach?

Written by on July 17, 2012 in Rest of Europe with 0 Comments
Is There Signs Of Change In Our Weather As Olympics Approach?

Millions across the world will increasingly be turning to weather forecasts for London as we enter the later part of July. We all know just how wet it’s been but with signs of warmer air building over the upcoming weekend and into early next week, can this provide us with a level of optimism that our weather may in fact […]

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Soaking Night With Possible Flooding For Ireland, NI, Scotland, N England, Followed By Thundery Showers

Written by on July 17, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Soaking Night With Possible Flooding For Ireland, NI, Scotland, N England, Followed By Thundery Showers

Jet stream finally lifts north this weekend! It’s been a decent day for much of the United Kingdom with a mostly cloudy day in northern and central areas but slightly brighter in the south which allowed the temperatures to lift to around 22-23C. Tonight and through tomorrow we have another rather wet night to contend with across the Republic, Northern […]

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Anchorage, Alaska Is On It’s Way To Coldest July On Record

Anchorage, Alaska Is On It’s Way To Coldest July On Record

It’s certainly been a cold month in Alaska’s largest city located in the south-central part of the state. In fact it’s been colder than Barrow, located on the Arctic coast. Average temperatures at this time of year is around 65-66° and no day thus far in July has hit those ‘average’ values. The high on July […]

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Temps Eye 110° In South Dakota, 100s for Minneapolis, Chicago To DC But T-Storms Loom

Temps Eye 110° In South Dakota, 100s for Minneapolis, Chicago To DC But T-Storms Loom

Temperatures skyrocketed to near 110° yesterday in central South Dakota and today won’t be any cooler, Minneapolis looks like they’ll be within reach of the century mark while Chicago’s upper 90s of today may hit 100° tomorrow. The heat core is sliding east and tomorrow should see 100 once again in Washington and Baltimore, possibly 98°-100° in […]

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Another Soaking Due Wednesday/Thursday Will Be Followed By Summer-like Warmth This Weekend! (Includes Video!)

Written by on July 16, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 4 Comments
Another Soaking Due Wednesday/Thursday Will Be Followed By Summer-like Warmth This Weekend! (Includes Video!)

The upcoming week will remain unsettled but warmer air will attempt to make inroads but shall be greatly tempered by low pressure spreading plenty of cloud and wet weather streaming from off the Atlantic. Although I think the remainder of this month stays with the unsettled theme, the good news is models are hinting at warmer air […]

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90-100° Heat Sloshes Back & Fourth Across The US, Lots Of Precip Over Rockies, South

90-100° Heat Sloshes Back & Fourth Across The US, Lots Of Precip Over Rockies, South

[error] NEAR 100 HEAT RETURNS TO MINNEAPOLIS, MADISON, CHICAGO, CINCINNATI & WASHINGTON DC MONDAY & TUESDAY [/error] A west and east coast trough supports a central US ridge and 100s throughout the Plains today with low to mid-90s extending east across the Midwest. Today’s 100s over the Plains leave days 2-3 and heads for the Midwest, Ohio Valley towards the Mid-Atlantic with a peak on Tuesday. Minneapolis eyes 100 […]

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Temps Will Approach 122°F Over Morrocco and Algeria, 125°F Over Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi This Week

Written by on July 15, 2012 in Asia with 0 Comments
Temps Will Approach 122°F Over Morrocco and Algeria, 125°F Over Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi This Week

Over the next 5 days, parts of Africa and the Middle East will see the hottest air of the summer with upper ridging and 850 temps climbing through the roof. This GFS map showing expected temps shows near 120°F temps over parts of Morrocco and Algeria in the western Sahara while another infernal heat core can be seen over the […]

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Warm Surge Coming For England/Wales But Big Rains Sweep Across UK Wednesday Night! (Includes Video!)

Written by on July 14, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
Warm Surge Coming For England/Wales But Big Rains Sweep Across UK Wednesday Night! (Includes Video!)

Well I hope your all having a great weekend so far and your weather hasn’t been too bad. I’ve encountered another very pleasant day on my travels and certainly felt a good deal warmer today compared with yesterday. Though it was a lovely day where I was up in Thurso on the north coast, the north […]

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Bumper Blooper Edition For May-June 2012

Written by on July 14, 2012 in United Kingdom & Ireland with 1 Comment

Each and every time you see a video here, it may have only taken one go to make it but more often than not it takes two or more goes to get it right. The simplist slip of the tongue is enough to trigger a giggle that can’t be shaken off. I’ve seen it take […]

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