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Massive Early Snows Hit Alps, 1st Snows for Pyrenees, Apennines , More to Come!

Written by on November 7, 2017 in Autumn 2017, Rest of Europe, Summer 2017 with 0 Comments
Massive Early Snows Hit Alps, 1st Snows for Pyrenees, Apennines , More to Come!

With waves of early season arctic air driving south out of Scandinavia and a Med low throwing warm, moist air north, the two air masses colliding over the Alps means one thing, epic snowfall! ‘Meters’ of the white stuff is burying the high elevation resorts. https://twitter.com/severeweatherEU/status/927819820405547008 https://twitter.com/StormchaserUKEU/status/927791307522826240 https://twitter.com/StormchaserUKEU/status/927717223292170240 https://twitter.com/tromarqui/status/927619213161848833 https://twitter.com/SnowForecast/status/927467831494696961 https://twitter.com/severeweatherEU/status/927819820405547008 https://twitter.com/weathertoski/status/927841927650840576 https://twitter.com/severeweatherEU/status/927877794884972544 https://twitter.com/philnuttall0/status/927908374926254082 https://twitter.com/weathertoski/status/927903178791833600 […]

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W EUROPE: Less Stormy, Cooler Signal Becoming More Apparent For Mid/Late November

W EUROPE: Less Stormy, Cooler Signal Becoming More Apparent For Mid/Late November

After a mild, dry October, November’s opening week has been mixed but lent on the cooler side of normal with frost and hill snow. The past two mornings have hosted frost at my house but this morning witnessed not only the coldest of autumn this far but also the first significant frost across the southern […]

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VIDEO: Europe Winter 17-18 Discussion

Written by on November 2, 2017 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland, Videos with 0 Comments
VIDEO: Europe Winter 17-18 Discussion

Europe Winter 2017-18 Forecast

Europe Winter 2017-18 Forecast

Today’s winter forecast is based on all current global atmospheric/oceanic drivers in place, their current status and model projection. Here are the main factors taken into consideration for the upcoming 2017-18 winter for Europe. Low Arctic Sea Ice/High Eurasia Snow Cover = negative Arctic/North Atlantic Oscillation? Arctic sea ice as well as Eurasian snow cover […]

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Snow, ice, cold arrives in the Cairngorms at the end of top 10 warmest October

Snow, ice, cold arrives in the Cairngorms at the end of top 10 warmest October

It’s been late coming but wintry weather finally arrived during October’s final week. An October which falls within the top 10 warmest October’s for the UK. https://twitter.com/MetOffice_Sci/status/923159977652518913 Cold northerly winds first brought the snow and ice Sunday to the Cairngorm plateau followed by high pressure Sunday night into Monday which brought the first widespread frost […]

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NAO goes positive and so Atlantic replaces Arctic in time for Halloween

NAO goes positive and so Atlantic replaces Arctic in time for Halloween

This morning comfortably marked our coolest of autumn so far with a widespread frost and minimum down to -5C at Tulloch Bridge. As our high slides off to our south, milder maritime air will quickly return overnight tonight. Sunday’s northerly air flow followed by Monday’s high pressure set the scene for this morning’s cool, crisp […]

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First snows hit Eastern Europe, first frost for central Scotland

First snows hit Eastern Europe, first frost for central Scotland

The first snows have arrived in eastern Europe thanks to Atlantic and Arctic air colliding while the first frosts arrived this morning to parts of central/southern Scotland. https://twitter.com/severeweatherEU/status/923185550848348160 https://twitter.com/severeweatherEU/status/923472752824209408 https://twitter.com/severeweatherEU/status/922178334452305921 https://twitter.com/LatviaRR/status/923625893666443264 First frost for central Scotland. https://twitter.com/MarkVogan/status/923849172360613888 By late weekend, it’ll feel like winter throughout the UK with the help of a brisk northerly wind, […]

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Big Change On The Way!

Big Change On The Way!

Up until now it’s been largely mild with many including myself still yet to see the first frost. That will change through the weekend and on into next week as we get our first taste late autumn/early winter. I must state that the TWO shots of cold is not atypical, it’ll probably feel that way […]

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UK & Ireland’s Worst Windstorms 1987-2025

Written by on October 24, 2017 in Rest of Europe, Summer 2017, United Kingdom & Ireland with 0 Comments
UK & Ireland’s Worst Windstorms 1987-2025

Located in the northeast Atlantic and often in the direct firing line of the jet stream and it’s storms, the UK and Ireland can be a very windy place. In particularly unsettled spells in the heart of winter, it can be the windiest place on earth. Storms can hit at any time of year with 100+ mph […]

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Europe November 2017 Outlook (includes video)

Europe November 2017 Outlook (includes video)

As we close the door to autumn’s 2nd month there’s contradiction in the modelling around the end of Oct/beginning of November solution. GFS ensemble indicates a turn to much cooler around Halloween on into the opening days of November, a change from recent years while the CFSv2 weeklies hold on to the milder theme. GFS ensemble […]

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