Mark Vogan

>Clear Skies and light winds produce cold nights across England

Written by on March 6, 2010 in Rest of Europe with 1 Comment

>Whilst a reversal from clear and calm across Scotland is replaced by clouds, much of England will endure yet another night under clear, starry skies and light winds which is likely to bring -2 to -4C readings to many locations across the central part of England from Preston to Oxford, whilst even coastal towns and […]

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>Very settled over UK airspace, whilst the storms roar across the Med

Written by on March 6, 2010 in Rest of Europe with 0 Comments

>With all the talk and mention of the major storminess across France and the Med Sea, we are enjiying at the moment a quiet end to winter albeit still on the cool side but I do see with a nice dome of high pressure directly over Scotland, some increase in daytime temperatures which is melting […]

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>Friday Night Weather Snippets

Written by on March 5, 2010 in Rest of Europe with 0 Comments

>Here are some snippet form weather goings on across the US and Europe that have made the headlines over recent days…This Information is courtesy of iceagenow.com Dallas saw it’s 8th coldest winter on record…– 3 inches of snow on Dec 24th, earliest snow measured– Coldest low since 1996 with 13 degrees– 2nd snowiest February behind […]

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>Though below freezing, tonight will be warm compared to last night

Written by on March 4, 2010 in Rest of Europe with 0 Comments

>-18C reported overnight in Braemar, only -4C here! With a 0F at Braemar but a mere balmy and somewhat dissapointing 24 here, I am beginning to realise that over snowcover and within sheltered Highland glen where daytime highs remain in a struggle to get much above freezing still, they can still achieve very low reading […]

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>More tranquil weekend in store for US, whilst Cold air remains over Europe, stormy across south

Written by on March 4, 2010 in Rest of Europe with 0 Comments
>More tranquil weekend in store for US, whilst Cold air remains over Europe, stormy across south

>From AccuWeather.com A Beautiful Weekend in Store for the NortheastMar 4, 2010; 3:21 PM ETSource: http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/25730/a-beautiful-weekend-in-store-f.asp While a strengthening storm will prolong the brisk, chilly conditions in coastal areas of New England and the mid-Atlantic into Friday, high pressure heading eastward from the Midwest will bring the storm- and winter-weary people in the region a […]

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>Waves Slam Mediterranean Cruise Ship, Killing Two

Written by on March 4, 2010 in Rest of Europe with 1 Comment

>From AccuWeather.comSource: http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/25676/waves-slam-mediterranean-cruis.asp Two cruise ship passengers were killed when 26-foot waves crashed into the ship near the French Mediterranean port of Marseille on Wednesday morning, local time.Data from an offshore buoy station near Marseille reported tropical storm-strength wind gusts of 45 mph and waves over 15 feet Wednesday.A storm bringing rain showers was moving […]

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>A few scattered thoughts on the US winter and why I don’t think it’s been all that cold.

Written by on March 3, 2010 in Rest of Europe with 0 Comments

>I’ve really been wanting to post lately on the US winter and how it unfolded, whilst I am truely dissapointed in the lack of “extreme cold” the massive snowfalls and record cold in the more milder portions of the nation (southern states including florida) have all but made up for my wish for remarkable cold […]

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>FRIGID NIGHT AHEAD

Written by on March 3, 2010 in Rest of Europe with 0 Comments

>-20C tonight forecasted for Braemar and Finnart, both within the Highlands region…. That is a forecast low that’s even surprised me, whilst -15 to -18 was in my mind for some Highland spots, obviously the right ingredients are in place for lower readings than what we’ve seen so far.. The BBC have forecasted these numbers […]

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>March to be 4th straight month well below normal?

Written by on March 3, 2010 in Rest of Europe with 0 Comments

>When looking at the BBC forecast, it appears many Highland areas remain in a struggle to see days get much above 35F with some spots remaining at or slightly below freezing. Sheltered and snow covered or not, it’s now March and that sunshine is getting ever stronger, so these daytime highs are impressive and becoming […]

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>What I’ve Thought of Winter 2009-10 here in UK

Written by on March 2, 2010 in Rest of Europe with 0 Comments

>As the reports come flying in about coldest, snowiest, sunniest, dullest, wettest, driest… winter in 5, 10, 15, 20, 30….. years I thought I would mention a few of my “off the record” thoughts about the winter across the hemisphere. Ok, So, for the United Kingdom overall, it’s been the coldest winter since 1978-79 and […]

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