Seasonal Forecasts
At this time last week the Eastern US was shivering, then the winds turned and we dramatically warmed from 0s, 10s and 20s to 40s, 50s and 60s but it was brief. Now we’re back in the arctic air with an incredible 30-40 degree drop in temperature in a matter of hours. https://twitter.com/NWSBoston/status/952313564001390593 https://twitter.com/mikeseidel/status/952174467417018368 The […]
The past week has been quiet thanks to a dominant blocking high over Europe. Next week is quite different and the chances are now taking place on the other side of the pond. The North Atlantic jet stream is strengthening thanks to the return of arctic air back into the Eastern US/Canada, increasing the thermal […]
As expected, a powerful southeast-bound cold front is lifting temps out ahead and dropping them like a stone behind. Cities across the Midwest and East have seen highs yesterday and today in the upper 50s/low 60s only to be back in the 20s less than 12 hours later. For some, we’re seeing 40-degree drops within […]
On the very same day (Sunday 8 January) as Sydney, Australia endured it’s 2nd hottest day on record, upwards of 16 inches of snow fell in the Algerian desert town of Ain Sefra. Unusually cold air dove unusually far south into Africa which helped deliver the rare snowstorm. Just enough snow fell in the #Algeria-n […]
It seems like the heat bar continues to rise with each passing summer Down Under. Heatwaves certainly appear to be becoming longer lasting but interestingly, the long standing Sydney and Australia heat benchmark holds to this day. However back last Sunday 8 January, the ongoing Southeast heat wave of 2018 set a new level by […]
Following the coldest opening week to a January in history and 3rd longest sub 32 stretch, NYC amongst other major cities are shooting for 60 degrees ahead of another powerful arctic front poised to drive temps 30-40 degrees within 12 hours. https://twitter.com/NWSNewYorkNY/status/950710051890761729 https://twitter.com/NWSNewYorkNY/status/950714080834281477 Up it goes then down it goes for NYC. Even Chicago is […]
As stated in a recent Europe video, this winter’s cold spells haven’t so much came from a -NAO but a -AO. As we head into this weekend, the Atlantic flow shall make a return to the UK but with an exciting twist. The good news is that despite a westerly flow and no hint of […]
You know by now that the Eastern US just shivered through it’s coldest first week of January in recorded history, now it’s all about the warmth which quickly follows but on the horizon we have more arctic air on the way. Unfortunately with these rapid thaws come with flooding and ice jams. The thing is […]
Each and every winter sees spells of heavy snowfall in the high alpine resorts but the past 2 to 3 days have been something else. 2-3 METRES of snow has all but cut off resorts and communities with 13,000 tourists trapped in several resorts. The Savoie region of France witnessed 1.8 metres of snowfall (6 […]
As forecasted back on Nov 1, the 2017-18 winter has been rather mixed with a series of relatively short lived cool spells and one significant mild spell between 15-25 December. After a cold first 10-15 days of December (coolest since 2010) the mild which followed helped produce a warmer than normal December for the UK. […]
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