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Hemispheric Pattern Shift Could Trigger Very Cold & Snowy Christmas/New Year For US!

Hemispheric Pattern Shift Could Trigger Very Cold & Snowy Christmas/New Year For US!

There’s a lot going on with the upcoming Northeast snowstorm and California rainstorm but when looking out into the 1-3 week period, boy have we not some exciting indicators starting to reveal themselves. Latest snowfall forecast for the Northeast through 168 hours off ECMWF. NWS in the Bay Area are geared up for a smacking mid […]

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Southwest Flood Threat, Calif Heatwave, Ontario Snow… What Next?

Southwest Flood Threat, Calif Heatwave, Ontario Snow… What Next?

As posted yesterday, there’s a lot of tropical moisture streaming into the interior Southwest over the next 96 hours thanks to Odile. Firstly, here’s the latest track of now tropical depression Odile. No change in projected rain amounts. Still scary for SSE Arizona, WSW New Mexico. If the system makes it over the AZ border as a […]

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Mexico’s Baja Peninsula Get’s Slammed By Strongest Hurricane On Record

Mexico’s Baja Peninsula Get’s Slammed By Strongest Hurricane On Record

Hurricane Odile has slammed ashore along the southernmost tip of Baja California Sur late last night near the resort town of Cabo San Lucas as the strongest in recorded history. Estimated winds at landfall where reportedly around 125 mph which blew doors out of their frames. The hurricane continues to push north, pumping tremendous amounts of rich tropical […]

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US Outlook: Hurricane Norbert Grazes Baja Calif /East Coast Mischief & Major Cold Shot Next Week?

US Outlook: Hurricane Norbert Grazes Baja Calif /East Coast Mischief & Major Cold Shot Next Week?

90 mph Hurricane Norbert spins just off the Baja of California generating. Here’s the current infrared rainbow imagery of the hurricane this morning. Sun is now up. Here’s the visible view. Yesterday’s view from Cabo San Lucas on the southern tip of the peninsula. Live view of a wet and windy Loreto, located also on the west coast of […]

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Significant Early Snowfall For Western Canada?

Written by on September 3, 2014 in North and South America, United States of America with 0 Comments
Significant Early Snowfall For Western Canada?

While it may be looking and feeling like summer on the East Coast finally, folks Out West may be asking the question, what’s happened to summer… In fact head further north.. Barrow, AK to be exact and summer is already over! The top image of wind, wave and snow action was captured this morning on Alaska’s North Coast! Take […]

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Africa, Arabia, Sub-Continental Asia Heat Up!

Written by on April 19, 2014 in Africa, Asia, North and South America, Rest of Europe with 0 Comments
Africa, Arabia, Sub-Continental Asia Heat Up!

The northward migration of the sub-tropical high is well underway. The first of two hot zones is already scorching. Ahead of the rainy/monsoon season, sub-Saharan Africa, parts of the Arabian Peninsula and sub-continental Asia is now in the 104-110F range widely across Sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Arabia. It’s yet to get to the unbearable stage over Northwest India and Pakistan but once […]

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Huge Storm Produces Worst Ice Storm In Years To Ontario, Record Mid-Atlantic Warmth!

Written by on December 22, 2013 in North and South America, United States of America with 0 Comments

What an incredible storm system we’ve seen and are seeing with huge variation of wild weather over North America. From snow in Texas to severe weather across Arkansas and Mississippi to the biggest ice storm in years across Southern Ontario, northern Vermont and New Hampshire, heavy snow and drifting over northern Maine all the way to Newfoundland. To top […]

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Coldest Nov Start In 15-30 Years, 6+” Snow For Texas, Okla.. Thanksgiving Storm?

Written by on November 24, 2013 in North and South America, United States of America with 2 Comments

As advertised here throughout the past week, we’ve seen one of the strongest arctic high’s in some 10 to 20 years drive southeast from Alaska and is now shivering the Midwest and East in temperatures more suited to mid-January with temperatures from northeast Mexico all the way to southeast Canada in the 20-35 below normal […]

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EUROPE/USA WINTER 2013-14: Close Look At SST’s, ENSO, Warm AMO/Cold PDO

I thought I would join up both North America and Europe posts today and take a closer look at some aspects regarding the winter forecast and my long term ideas. When it comes to winter and looking at the big global drivers, there is often a strong teleconnection between North America and Western Europe and with the right setup, there can be […]

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Official United States Winter Forecast 2013-2014

The overall fall pattern is unfolding as predicted back in August with a largely warm September and start to October with cold end. Also, as expected, the pattern is shifting and November overall is looking milder and wetter for the East while the trough repositions back over the West as the indexes flip. Based on all current […]

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