Summer 2015
It’s been a summer of contrasts across the US with some seeing their wettest while others see their driest. Here was August’s anomalies. Sept thus far! Where wet it’s been cool and where dry, it’s been record warm. The Pacific Northwest region takes the cake for worsening drought conditions than anywhere in the Lower 48. […]
As we head into September I continue to watch the overall global pattern and the primary drivers. The El Nino is strong and influential to the global circulation, however as I’ve pointed out previously, there are competing factors which suggest there’s nothing obvious as of now. By that I mean we can’t just look at this […]
Despite it’s location in the easternmost Tropical Atlantic, an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands make up Cape Verde. This region has not witnessed a hurricane landfall for some 123 years, well up until a few days ago when a potent wave almost immediately became a depression off Senegal, West Africa. Satellite view of Cape Verde Satellite view of Fred over Cape Verde […]
The tropical Atlantic has turned quiet once again with the collapse of Erika but in the eastern basin, we’ve seen the first Cape Verde hurricane since 1892 with Fred producing 80+mph wind which caused power loss and some damage. As for the United States, Erika may have fallen apart over Cuba with her remains drifting […]
Meteorological summer 2015 ended yesterday and Autumn begins today! In the coming days I will be writing up a review of the summer and compare it to the forecast issued back on April 1. I think it’s safe to say that the summer forecast this year has been pretty spoyt on and probably the best since commencing seasonal […]
From AccuWeather.com Meteorologists Recall Heart-Wrenching Memories of Issuing Dire Katrina Warnings to Public By Kevin Byrne, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer August 31, 2015; 4:00 AM ET More Sharing ServicesShare | Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin As Hurricane Katrina barreled towards the Gulf Coast, peaking at Category 5 strength while feasting on the […]
It’s a dismal start to the new workweek and August’s final day across Southern/Central England and Wales, courtesy of low pressure crossing from English Channel to North Sea. That system will be responsible for sliding the heat dominating much of mainland Europe through the course of this week. Across Scotland and into Northern Ireland it’s […]
Good afternoon. I’m pleased to say that our move into our new home ran very smoothly yesterday. It’s sure been a hectic past few days and really past few months but we’re in and now beginning a new chapter. Thought I would nip up to my wife’s parents house to use the WIFI and bring a quick […]
Good afternoon. I’m pleased to say that our move into our new home ran very smoothly yesterday. It’s sure been a hectic past few days and really past few months but we’re in and now beginning a new chapter. Thought I would nip up to my wife’s parents house to use the WIFI and bring a quick […]
We have a classic upper air pattern with building ridge into the Great Lakes, eastern Canada following a trough split in which a tropical storm is tracking WNW underneath, en-route to the US. Here’s the latest GFS scenario for Erika. Here’s the toasty upper pattern over top of Erika. Lot’s of heat in this pattern […]
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