Winter 2014/15
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 […]
In today’s write-up I want to focus more on the upcoming week and the two spells of wet and windy weather. Be sure to check out the video for more on the longer term cold potential. Some would say it’s a rather boring week of typical British weather with mild, wet and windy and I […]
The air mass that’s ready to drop out of Canada sure means business. On the charts certainly but will it deliver the kind of severity we saw last early/mid-January when Green Bay hit 18 below, Chicago hit 16 below, Cleveland 9 below, Charlotte and Atlanta 6? Snow cover has increased significantly in the last 5 days from the 1st of […]
We’re looking at a chilly high pressure pattern to end the weekend and commence the new working year but it turns wet and increasingly windy mid week and particularly next weekend. There’s good cross model agreement that two lows will significantly impact Irish and British shores around Wednesday and late Friday after a frosty start to […]
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