Winter 2016/17
Think last week was cold, the new week ahead promises to be even colder and likely record challenging. First we’re dealing with snowfall stretching from Portland, OR to Portland, ME. The core of this 2nd wave of cold remains north of the US-Canada border but this air mass is already oozing south into Montana and […]
It’s simple, Western Europe has been bathing in mild air and shall continue to do so through at least the next 5 days while Eastern and Southeastern Europe remains cold with lows feeding in Siberian brand air. However, the GFS operational and other models suggest somewhat of a flip coming in the medium range. GFS meteogram for Moscow shows a cold trend and […]
The weather may be relatively unexciting here in Western Europe these days but it’s a very different story in the East. In the last 48 hours, a major snowstorm has all but crippled the Murmansk area of far NW Russia as mild, moist Atlantic air has crossed Germany, Poland and bumped up against the wall of […]
What an open to December in the wake of a record warm fall. The 1st of three major cold blasts to sweep into the Lower 48 has already left it’s mark by driving Casper, WY to initially -31 (coldest reading since Feb 2006) and then -33 an hour or so later, making for the coldest low in 25 […]
Given the quiet nature of this December, I thought it would be good to look back at the same period a year ago and how very different our weather was… ARTICLE FROM THE MET OFFICE Heavy rainfall from Friday 4 to Sunday 6 December led to widespread flooding in Cumbria and across other parts of […]
By Brian Donegan Published Dec 8 2016 05:18 PM EST weather.com Story Highlights An arctic air mass has overtaken the Great Lakes region. The air is more than cold enough to produce lake-effect snow. Localized squalls will dump significant accumulations downwind of the lakes. Lake-effect snow will continue to hammer the Great Lakes region through […]
From October to early December, cold has favoured Eurasia while it left North America out. From particularly November, a steep temperature gradient over Asia led to a stronger than normal Pacific jet and this in turn deepened the Aleutian trough which drove warm oceanic air across North America. However, a shift in the 50mb stratospheric temperature profile over the last 10 […]
Oh how the tide has turned… Alaska witnessed their first -50 yesterday morning while a deep low crossed the N Plains bringing blizzard conditions but also opening the door to the coldest air mass of the season. -37 recorded at Bondurant, Wyoming this morning made for the Lower 48’s coldest reading. Here are some impressive pictures and […]
Atlantic Low/Europe High Imports Sub-Tropical Air In Over UK, Aviemore 21C Warmer Than 24 Hours Ago!
While the bulk of Europe wakens to another cold, frosty start to Tuesday, the UK has woken to spring-like warmth! It’s currently -30C in Vesljana, Russia while Eglinton, Northern Ireland is at 16C! As sub-tropical air lifts north, so arctic air comes down on the other side! What a difference 24 hours makes here in Scotland […]
By Jon Erdman Published Dec 6 2016 08:34 AM EST weather.com Story Highlights Temperatures have dipped between -40 and -50 degrees in some parts of Alaska since this weekend. This cold snap will linger much of the week, if not longer. This follows what has been a record warm year-to-date for many Alaska locations. If […]
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