Summer 2017
With a hot, steamy SE flow ahead of a northbound low, the setup was perfect for what was an incredible overnight light show across southern England, Wales and Ireland. Ahead of the storms, it was a near perfect summers day but note the trouble brewing over Cornwall. Yesterday’s maximums The Biscay low tracked north out of France into southern Britain, energising and […]
As for the tropics, Tropical Storm Don is born and set to cross the Leeward Islands tonight bringing the typical wind and rain. However, unfavourable conditions west of the islands suggests this system won’t be a threat to the US.
Fire and water grab headlines across Europe and world as the summer of 2017 continues to bring extremes. What started as a shower Monday night turned into a monsoon-like deluge early Tuesday as thunderstorms dropped a month’s worth of rain on Istanbul within just a couple of hours. The impacts were felt throughout the city as streets turned to rivers. Receiving rainfall […]
Article from weather.com By Linda Lam Jul 14 2017 02:30 PM EDT weather.com We’re almost half way through meteorological summer, June through August, and depending on where you live you may be ready for cooler temperatures or a break in the rain. Below we take a closer look at how this summer is ranking in terms […]
Blame the lack of winter snow and warm spring for the tiny, few and far between display of summer snow patches that are typically found within sheltered mountain gullies. On this day last year I climbed Ben Macdui (2), Beinn Mheadhoin (10), Cairn Gorm (6) and despite being mid summer plenty of large snow patches remained thanks to large late […]
You know it’s been a hot first half to summer 2017 in the West but it’s actually been the hottest June 1 through July 11 period on record for Las Vegas, Reno, Phoenix, Tucson and Salt Lake City. With a slightly weaker upper ridge and further east position (Plains), there’s moisture increasing humidity but decreasing […]
When it’s been hot, it’s been very hot this summer across much of Spain and Portugal with multiple heat records melting in May, June and now July. Back last weekend the computer models were all over a major surge of heat and likely the hottest of the year. The AEMET issued heat warnings throughout Spain’s interior. AEMET […]
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