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Extreme Cold Dominates Asia With Temps 40-50°F Below Normal, ‘Pole of Cold’ Running Above Normal!

Written by on December 17, 2012 in Asia, Rest of Europe with 0 Comments
Extreme Cold Dominates Asia With Temps 40-50°F Below Normal, ‘Pole of Cold’ Running Above Normal!

Often when there’s unusual warmth in one part of the world, there is colder than normal in another. There’s no deneying the warmth over the US Lower 48 and to a lesser degree over the British Isles and Western Europe. For Western Europe, we have seen a turnaround following a cold first half of December. A […]

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MON 17 DEC: USA REGIONAL FORECAST

Written by on December 17, 2012 in North and South America, United States of America with 0 Comments
MON 17 DEC: USA REGIONAL FORECAST

Northeast It’s a damp and dreary start to your workweek throughout the East with mainly rain from the Carolinas up through the I-95 corridor towards Boston but further north and you run into somewhat colder air. If you live along the MA-VT-NH border on north expect a mix of rain, sleet and perhaps wet snow […]

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SAT 15 DEC: USA REGIONAL FORECAST

Written by on December 15, 2012 in North and South America, United States of America with 0 Comments
SAT 15 DEC: USA REGIONAL FORECAST

Northeast It’s a largely dry, bright Saturday afternoon throughout the Northeast with seasonal temperatures. Expect afternoon highs in the 30s across New England, extending as far south as Hartford and across western New York, low 40s for NYC, mid-40s for Philly, upper 40s for Baltimore and Wash DC. By this evening a system over the […]

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Ohio Valley/Northeast Snow Next Week, Bigger Event Around 22nd?

Written by on December 15, 2012 in North and South America, United States of America with 0 Comments
Ohio Valley/Northeast Snow Next Week, Bigger Event Around 22nd?

The mild will continue in the East over the next 72 hours as ridging pushes through, however the above normal warmth is in and out quickly as that system bringing all the heavy rains and mountain snows Out West will advance east, reaching the Ohio Valley by Tuesday and the coast by Wednesday. [s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)] In the […]

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Northeast Snow Potential Near Christmas

Written by on December 14, 2012 in North and South America, United States of America with 0 Comments
Northeast Snow Potential Near Christmas

As we can all see, the true cold over the next several days will be centred from California to Colorado where there will be snow and below normal temperatures, this setup should help boost snow at ski areas. As for the East, it’s not been all that cold but given the recent runs of the ECMWF, it […]

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NEW: USA REGIONAL FORECAST

Written by on December 13, 2012 in North and South America, United States of America with 0 Comments
NEW: USA REGIONAL FORECAST

Courtesy of Daily News Northeast A fine, dry, sunny and near seasonal next 48 hours will dominate the Northeast today and Friday with high pressure firmly in control. Cool but not cold for New England with highs in the upper 30s while 40s bring comfortable conditions throughout the rest of the Northeast. Inland parts stretching from western upstate New York down […]

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Two Potential East Coast Storms Prior To Christmas

Written by on December 12, 2012 in North and South America, United States of America with 0 Comments
Two Potential East Coast Storms Prior To Christmas

After a few days of impressive cold, particularly at night all the way to Texas, as expected, this cold is now weakening as it tries going east, in fact it fails and this cold will weaken on the spot as heights rise. The culprit for the lack of cold in the East is the negative PNA. The pattern is much […]

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4th Biggest December Snowstorm, Record Cold, Record Snowless Streaks

Written by on December 11, 2012 in North and South America, United States of America with 0 Comments
4th Biggest December Snowstorm, Record Cold, Record Snowless Streaks

A powerful storm system crossed the Northern Tier of the US through the weekend bringing the season’s first real blizzard to the Dakotas and western Minnesota. As the system slid east during Sunday it brought Minneapolis it’s 4th largest December snowstorm with a dump of 10.5 inches. Sacred Heart, MN recorded the largest snow total of 17 inches. [s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)] While […]

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Blizzard, Brutal Cold For Plains

Written by on December 9, 2012 in North and South America, United States of America with 0 Comments
Blizzard, Brutal Cold For Plains

A major snowstorm and backlash blizzard is unfolding across the Dakotas. While 1-3 inches will fall across a large swath of Montana and the Dakotas, the core of heaviest snows will fall across central Minnesota eastwards into Wisconsin. From the north Minneapolis suburbs up towards the Duluth area as much as 6-14 inches of snow can […]

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500mb Geopotential Heights Favour Cold For US & UK

500mb Geopotential Heights Favour Cold For US & UK

There is a war going on with the models with wild swings for particularly the UK from extreme cold to mild conditions late next week. The reason for the wild swings is clear, the NAO/AO index is rapidly changing and heading into the tank. Remember that the NAO is currently positive and there is excellent agreement that it will […]

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