Seasonal Forecasts
Following the 48 hour double barrel hit from the Atlantic, we find ourselves in a cold, wintry regime tonight. Ice and snow is becoming the main feature on the backside of the latest system. An ‘ocean modified’ brand of air which originated over the Canadian Arctic is tonight and tomorrow bringing blustery snow showers across parts of N Ireland, Scotland and […]
As forecast, winds were stronger than your January gale as the depression rapidly deepened at just the right (or wrong) time. The visible satellite shot from NASA shows up this deep depression just north of Scotland beautifully. Stornoway, located on the Isle of Lewis and just 15 metres above sea level recorded a wind gust to 113 […]
Though it may not be quite as extreme as last January, the much anticipated, near 1060 arctic high hasn’t disappointed cold weather lovers with not just the bitter chill reaching all the way to the Gulf Coast but SNOWFALL has been spotted over Florida. This morning’s lows. 15 all the way to Florida! [s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level1)] It even snowed THIS […]
Nothing much to add regarding tonight’s situation over Northern Britain only batten down the hatches, especially in the North and Northwest. Wind gusts are still expected to be widely 50-70 mph with 80-105 mph over the Western and Northern Isles as well as the northwest mainland. Exposed areas even at low levels could receive gusts over […]
The arctic high descending south over the US now may break high pressure records as well as cold in the coming 2-3 days. It may be cold now across the Plains, Midwest and East, especially with the howling NNW wind but it’s later today and tonight as high pressure core moves in, that winds drop and […]
It’s a wet and windy Wednesday out there but we continue to monitor the late week/weekend situation more closely. The reason being that winds are expected to be disruptive and destructive. In the FAR NORTH that is. Is it anything out of the ordinary? No but still needs close monitoring nonetheless when people and property are involved. Winds […]
When looking at the weather charts for the late week/weekend period, you may be wondering if this is a mere repeat of last year. In today’s post I will show you the reason’s why that’s not the case. Up till now, we’ve actually had TWO ‘cold spells’ with hard frosts/freezes and snow that we didn’t get last […]
WRITTEN THIS MORNING BUT FAILED TO POST! Brutal cold is already in place over the N Plains and Midwest and as is often the case with major arctic outbreaks, a clipper system runs the stinging NW air flow. Cold air initially sinks south but a clipper follows and it’s behind that where the coldest air of […]
Little has changed within the troposphere with the continued westerly pattern and wet, windy systems of which 2/3 will impact the UK this week alone. While there’s seemingly truly noticeable difference between this winter and last, although a tad colder and yes we’ve seen some chillier spells, there’s a world of difference high above our heads. […]
This week’s arctic outbreak will be impressive but one of the best tests will be how severe it gets and whether it’s as impressive as last January’s. This is actually the 2nd of 3, maybe 4 highs which drive cold into the Lower 48 through the first 2 to 3 weeks of 2015. Last week’s […]
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