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Temperatures were in the 70s and 80s yesterday over Montana and during the overnight hours, the first of two strong cold fronts swept through dropping temperatures sharply and forcing snow to break out. These snows were falling earlier in the day yesterday over British Columbia and Alberta as the cold air rished south on the […]
The models continue to throw the BLUE paint bomb on a large swath of the Lower 48 with the latest 6-10 day off the Climate Prediction Centre showing a particularly cold look. This way this is shaping up with a powerful ridge pumping all the way to Alaska and the fact the Arctic Oscillation is […]
Often during October, when a major cold shot drops into the heart of the Lower 48, a heatwave is going on over California. This time around will be no exception. The reason? a highly amplified pattern with a major dip in the jet which has arctic air forced south will have warm air lifting north […]
The southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa has been hammered once again by a 3rd major typhoon in less than 5 weeks and the latest packed a big punch to the southern half of the island which is home to the city of Naha where there was a lot of damage to windows, street lights and even cars […]
Today saw the 3RD MAJOR, 115+ mph, landfalling Typhoon cross the southern Japanese island of Okinawa. Yes, with each time the eye crossing right over the island. Just two weeks ago, an even stronger system than Jelawat, came ashore, it’s name was Sanba, remember my post? Pretty incredible stuff. As Jelawat slammed ashore early this morning, the […]
Tonight’s run of the ECMWF now has next week’s very cold air pushing south of the US-Canada border and this could mean an early snowstorm as well as 15-30 below normal temperatures anywhere from Montana to the interior Northeast. While the arctic hound comes acalling next week down the spine of the continent, often during October cold blasts, a strong ridge […]
Thought I would touch on a few points regarding the pattern into NEXT WEEK for both the United States and Canada. Noticed me talking about Typhoon Jelawat? Well this system is going to recurve but unfortunately it won’t miss land. The southern Japanese island of Okinawa looks to be yet again a target and powerful Typhoon […]
Yet another monster low has formed and can bee seen spinning just south of Alaska, set to bring yet another round of powerful, potentially damaging winds onshore over South-Central Alaska. The GFS shows pressure falling all the way into the mid-950s in mb, incredible. I wonder if this depth is record challenging for September? The centre of this monster is expected to strike […]
The pattern is now undergoing major changes with the return of a more positive NAO/AO with modeling showing the flattening out of the jet which will push the cold air back up into Canada and allow maritime air to flood the Lower 48 for the most part. This will however send in storms as we progress […]
Jelawat has done what Sanba did recently, rapidly intensified, nearly doubling in strength within just 12 hours becoming a SUPER Typhoon over the warm waters of the Philippine Sea. Impress even more is the fact the the second straight super typhoon. This time around, 160 mph Super Typhoon Jelawat will continue it’s current northwesterly path but then will […]
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