Seasonal Forecasts

Major Snowstorm/Blizzard Begins For New England, Lake Effect Too!

Written by on December 29, 2016 in United States of America, Winter 2016/17 with 0 Comments
Major Snowstorm/Blizzard Begins For New England, Lake Effect Too!

The big interior Northeast snowstorm is underway with light to moderate snow now spreading across the region late Thursday AM. It’s late tonight into Friday that things really fire up as a secondary low forms off Cape Cod and sees a 24mb pressure drop before reaching the mid Maine coast tomorrow afternoon. As this coastal […]

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GFS Shows Dream Opening Week To 2017 For Europe

Written by on December 29, 2016 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland, Winter 2016/17 with 0 Comments
GFS Shows Dream Opening Week To 2017 For Europe

With low pressure giving way to high pressure out over the North Atlantic near Iceland, the flood gates open up from New Years Day right the way through next week to an increasingly cold and snowy for Europe. The cold pool spreads through next week as UK to Scandinavia lows track SSE spreading fresh snow with them. Blizzard conditions are likely as […]

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Winter Storm Fortis to Bring Heavy Snow to Much of New England; May Undergo Bombogenesis

Written by on December 28, 2016 in United States of America, Winter 2016/17 with 0 Comments
Winter Storm Fortis to Bring Heavy Snow to Much of New England; May Undergo Bombogenesis

By Brian Donegan Published Dec 28 2016 09:53 AM EST weather.com Story Highlights Winter Storm Fortis is expected to bring heavy snow and wind to parts of New England late Thursday and Friday. Most of the heavily populated Interstate 95 Northeast corridor south of Boston will likely see rain. Lake-effect snow will develop in the […]

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Promising Winter Pattern Shaping Up For Europe Beyond New Year

Written by on December 28, 2016 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland, Winter 2016/17 with 0 Comments
Promising Winter Pattern Shaping Up For Europe Beyond New Year

The models remain consistent at bringing the return of a -NAO just after the turn of the new year with a major ridge setting up west of Ireland while arctic air pours into Europe from the east. Check out the GFS snow forecast through the next 10 days! As well as favouring colder times, snow chances […]

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2016 To End With New England Blizzard, 2017 To Open With Major Arctic Outbreak?

Written by on December 27, 2016 in United States of America, Winter 2016/17 with 0 Comments
2016 To End With New England Blizzard, 2017 To Open With Major Arctic Outbreak?

It’s been and continues to be an active Pacific-North America pattern and the atmospheric dynamics are changing with the season. Of course eastern Montana, Wyoming, North and South Dakota just got hit by a record Christmas Day blizzard, their 2nd blizzard in 2 weeks! Bismarck is seen it’s snowiest season to date thanks to the back […]

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Memorable Christmas 2016: White Xmas Eve & Boxing Day With 148mph Gust & 2nd Warmest Xmas Day Between

Written by on December 27, 2016 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland, Winter 2016/17 with 0 Comments
Memorable Christmas 2016: White Xmas Eve & Boxing Day With 148mph Gust & 2nd Warmest Xmas Day Between

It was a Christmas weekend to remember across Scotland with not one but two storms spanning from early Christmas Eve to late Boxing Day with low level 80+ mph/high level 120+mph wind gusts each day, 50ft waves out at sea and the wild swings in temperature. Storm Barbara brought storm-force conditions on land but out at sea, her worst was […]

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Season’s Greeting’s From The Vogan Family

Season’s Greeting’s From The Vogan Family

Mark, Karen and Holly would like to wish you all a very Merry and Blessed Christmas 2016.

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NASA: Rare Snow in the African Desert

Written by on December 24, 2016 in Africa, Rest of World, Winter 2016/17 with 0 Comments
NASA: Rare Snow in the African Desert

In 1984, the charitable supergroup Band Aid sang: “There won’t be snow in Africa this Christmas time.” In fact, it does snow in Africa at high elevations. Kilimanjaro has long been crowned by a cap of snow and ice, though it has been shrinking. Skiiers travel for natural and manufactured snow in the Atlas Mountains […]

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US: Christmas Day Blizzard & Record Warmth?

Written by on December 24, 2016 in United States of America, Winter 2016/17 with 0 Comments
US: Christmas Day Blizzard & Record Warmth?

Thanks to a large and powerful storm, Christmas Day will be a day of extremes with blizzard conditions over the Dakotas while record warmth, flooding rain and tornadoes is expected across the South. Record warmth is highly likely with southerly winds ahead of the storm’s cold front. NEXT POST/VIDEO WILL BE TUESDAY 27 DECEMBER. I […]

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Storm Barbara Makes For A Gusty Christmas Eve Departure, In Comes Conor For The Big Day!

Written by on December 24, 2016 in Rest of Europe, United Kingdom & Ireland, Winter 2016/17 with 3 Comments
Storm Barbara Makes For A Gusty Christmas Eve Departure, In Comes Conor For The Big Day!

In the last 24 hours, wind, rain and snow has whipped across the Northern UK and it remains very windy today. Top gusts from Barbara were recorded as follows. Low level: 83 mph on Shetland this morning, 117 mph on Cairngorm. The worst of Barbara was thankfully restricted to the open sea where wave heights of 50.5ft were recorded […]

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