Seasonal Forecasts
February 2015 will go down as one of the coldest February/maybe month’s overall in Eastern United States weather history. For many Midwest to East Coast cities it ranges as the coldest to one of the coldest. According to Michael Ventrice of WSI Energy, the 1-28 days of Feb 2015 is No 1 coldest for the Eastern US…. TOP IMAGE CREDIT: Ralph Fato (Follow him […]
It’s a cold, blustery and for some, wintry open to spring 2015. We have a fairly brisk W wind going at present with origins extending all the way back to Arctic Canada so it’s a polar-maritime air mass in place. This is bringing fresh snowfall to higher elevations of Scotland, Northern Ireland and N England. […]
You know by now that it’s been COLD this month. Well for 7 cities, it’s not just been the coldest February but the coldest of any month since records began and that’s pretty remarkable. We’re likely to never see another February like this one. Especially since the records which have fallen go back 70 to […]
In today’s post I want to look at the bigger, broader picture. Look at the drivers which bring us the type of winter’s and summer’s we get. Why was winter 2011-12 and 2013-14 a no show while 2009-10 and 2010-11 brutal. Why were the last two summer’s good compared to the previous 6? [s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)] Firstly, […]
Current US snow cover stands at 51%. Here comes the next snowstorm… NEXT ARCTIC HIGH… Tomorrow AM Sat TOP IMAGE CREDIT: Newsday [s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)] CFSv2 weeklies show the cold now lasting right through till the end of March! This month will not just go into the books as one of the coldest February’s for many but […]
For some time now I’ve been making mention about high pressure building later next week. This still looks likely, however, modelling is shifting the position of this high and this could significantly change the outcome of our weather and temperature profile. Loyal subscriber, Duncan tweeted me yesterday, pointing this out. I thought I better check this out […]
The NWS Boston tweeted that as of 1am, with an additional 0.3″ of fresh snow, Boston has officially topped 100″ for the season and edging close to the all-time record of 107.6 set in 1995-96. Blue Hill Observatory located in Milton, MA is also approaching their all-time record. They’ve tallied 136.9″ so far this season and only need […]
It’s been rather stormy well to our south in recent days. Check out these incredible images of 7 metre waves battering the North Coast of Spain near Santander yesterday. We have a very active, highly UP and DOWN temp regime through the next couple of days alone. Mild tonight as the warm front sweeps across […]
This frigid February just keeps on going and while we may be ending the month and meteorological winter, this extreme cold pattern doesn’t appear to be letting go anytime soon. This morning’s sunrise over Seaford, New York As of this morning, US snow cover spans an impressive 58% and with more arctic highs on the playing field, well […]
My drive up to Fort William was relatively uneventful until I past by the Bridge of Orchy and took the climb up into Rannoch Moor. The A82 quickly become snow covered and with the exposure to wind, blowing and some minor drifting brought the traffic flow to a crawl and even stand still over Rannoch […]
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