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In my monthly outlook, October was always thought to be good and settled through the first half, turning more unsettled through the second and after a prolonged spell of settled weather thanks to a dominant upper ridge sitting over the UK redirecting typical ‘bad weather’ north into Norway and south into Iberia, it looks like we return to normal next week. HOWEVER, […]
There’s strong similarity now showing between October of this year and October 2009 with strong blocking shielding the UK and Northwest from the typical stormy Atlantic. The the storm traffic the Atlantic typically throws our way at this time of year is being redirected north and south. The tranquil October this year and in 2009 followed an uncanny similar […]
The persistency of the northern (Scandinavia) blocking in recent WEEKS has been impressive. Though it came and went late September, it soon returned and as a result, rainfall has become sparse in areas which where wettest back in summer over southern Europe. We’ve pretty much reached the mid way point of October and it looks to me as though […]
Unfortunately today’s video won’t be up until tonight as I cut it at 2.15 this morning before heading to Aberdeen where I am currently. The video failed to upload but will have it up tonight once home. The pattern remains much the same. A large banana shaped high pressure zone remains strong, extending from Atlantic to Russia while a […]
From summer heat less than 10 days ago to snow and cold now over eastern Europe! What a flip from September’s warmth to October’s cold so far. Where it’s been warmest in Sept, it’s coolest so far in Oct. That’s the way it goes! September anomaly October so far The same drivers which do one thing at one time of […]
Warm Polar Stratosphere Already Supporting High Latitude Blocking & Early Taste Of Winter For Europe
For the first time in probably 3 years, we’re now into October and the mid to low latitudes are colder at 50hpa than within the arctic. What does this mean? It means the stratosphere is warm in the arctic, hence the positive 500mb height field across the northern latitudes and negative in the mid latitudes. […]
For many or most, particularly from a media point of view, Ex-Hurricane Joaquin remains the focus and will continue to fall apart as it limps into northwest Spain. Strong winds are sure to drive battering waves against the coast while heavy rain may bring localised flooding inland but the true weather story this weekend is the energy and disturbance lifting out […]
Along with the first push of Arctic/Siberian air into northeast Europe came the first snows of the season to cities such as Moscow and surrounding region. This snow coverage expands westward into the weekend. All thanks to this air mass… That’s a chilly 5 day mean temp anomaly. Following 5 days sees it reach the UK […]
We’re closely monitoring the progress of Joaquin which remains a hurricane as of now but transition is soon to come as it leaves the warm water. This evening visible satellite loop looks to show a transitioning Joaquin. Latest information. Hurricane JOAQUIN As of 00:00 UTC Oct 07, 2015: Location: 39.6°N 54.9°W Maximum Winds: 70 kt Gusts: 85 […]
Quite the contrast between Southwest and Northeast Europe yesterday and today. While it’s beginning to look and feel a whole lot like winter up into Finland and northwest Russia, it’s anything but over parts of Spain and particularly the Canaries where all-time October heat records were established. Check out the temperature anomaly map for Europe […]
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