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It’s been an interesting winter. Despite a +NAO/AO, we have seen the snow and cold materialise with even the ‘mild spells’ in between producing snow, cold and ice. How so? There are other drivers which are overwhelming this winter’s mean pattern. Cold spell No 4 is on it’s way to end next week and this brings a […]
The winter so far has been rather up and down with mild spells and cold spells. Here’s how December turned out. I think January will be above average across central, northern and eastern Europe, below average in the south, southwest and west including the UK and Ireland. I believe the cold spell we’re just coming […]
Transition from cold to warm is always messy and often dangerous. Many can be fooled into thinking ice is gone when the temp climbs and it feels much more pleasant and people start relaxing more on foot and behind the wheel but the ground remains cold often for days after. Therefore black ice becomes a much more significant risk, often […]
There has undoubtedly been a distinct lack of negative NAO and even AO this winter. That’s despite seeing 3 cold spells. Sure, they’ve not been all that extreme on the grand scheme of things. The first during the first 2 weeks of December brought some snow and cold, the 2nd the week between Christmas and […]
It was cold last night in particular across the West and Northwest Highlands of Scotland with evening temps (around 4.30pm) dipping to -13.7C at Loch Glascarnoch. That’s the UK’s lowest since 2012 when Holbeach, Lincolnshire hit -15 and Scotland’s lowest since December 2010. While the chill levelled off overnight across the North, they continued cooling further south. Heathrow […]
The first in a series of Atlantic fronts arrive tonight into tomorrow. How much snow will it produce is near impossible to say… However, high ground locales have a good chance but if your down at lower levels, it’s going to be a close call between rain, sleet and snow. [s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)] These systems are […]
I said in the video that I wasn’t going to post.. well just a few thoughts on this chilly Sunday afternoon. Cold night ahead but nothing unusual when you’ve an arctic air mass sitting over fresh snow cover! GFS 2m temps Mon AM These temps are very dependant upon clear sky and light wind in just […]
If you haven’t seen snow yet, you have a chance (if your away from the immediate coast) either today in the form of showers or there’s a more substantial chance Tuesday-Wednesday as a system comes in from the Atlantic. By 168 hours or a week from today, this is the GFS’s projected Europe & UK snow cover! […]
We along with many others have fresh snow on the ground this morning. It’s not the first. Up till now, it’s came and went but this time it should stay as colder air straight from the arctic sweeps in and locks in this weekend. [s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)] The cold will build and with fronts riding the […]
The storm is whipping pretty good just now here and for some, it’s downright damaging! Top gusts have been clocked at 111 mph on exposed Aonach Mor summit, located E of Fort William, 105 mph on Cairngorm and even down in Cumbria, gusts of 101 mph have been recorded on Great Dun Fell. The A9 linking Perth with Inverness […]
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