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Eastern Scotland/England snow threat ahead of slightly milder air

Eastern Scotland/England snow threat ahead of slightly milder air

The northerly continues to chill the UK but it’s nothing unusual for the time of year in all honesty. Today is cool, especially in the breeze but Thursday looks coldest with UK-wide temperatures in the 2-4C range following a widespread frost to start the day. -6 or -7C possible in shelter tonight. After what will […]

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Kangerlussuaq, Greenland as warm as ANYWHERE in UK yesterday!

Kangerlussuaq, Greenland as warm as ANYWHERE in UK yesterday!

While Summit Station, Greenland has warmed 41C in 8 days from -55C to a current -14C, the west coast of Greenland enjoyed a balmy 12C, that’s 12 ABOVE freezing at Kangerlussuaq. The average maximum at this time of year here is -7C! The surge is warmth is all thanks to the strong upper ridge that’s replacing high octane […]

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Greenland warms nearly 40C as textbook -AO/NAO develops, Cold times ahead for UK!

Greenland warms nearly 40C as textbook -AO/NAO develops, Cold times ahead for UK!

Steep 5-7 day rises in temperature over Greenland typically heralds a developing -NAO and that’s exactly what we’re seeing now which promises a chilly week dominated by northerly winds over the UK. Temps have went from -55 to -22 and it’s likely to warm further in the next few days. The reason for warming is […]

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Northerly Dominates UK Next Week As Greenland Blocking Pattern Develops Into December!

Northerly Dominates UK Next Week As Greenland Blocking Pattern Develops Into December!

It’s been a cool weekend featuring disruptive wintry showers in north and west and widespread frost. Looking ahead at next week, it appears we firmly hold onto the cool theme once a system sweeps through tonight and tomorrow. In the wake of the low, heights rise to the west of the UK while a meso-vortex […]

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Widespread Snow to Be Followed by Cold Nights

Widespread Snow to Be Followed by Cold Nights

We were graced by plentiful wintry showers, snowy scenes, bracing NW wind and temperatures which barely cracked 2-4C today. All thanks to a cold NW flow with origins extending all the way to Greenland. This was the scene on the M9 near Stirling around lunchtime. Near Dalwhinnie at around 2pm where the temperature was 0C. […]

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Europe December 2017 Outlook

Europe December 2017 Outlook

September wound up near normal temperature-wise but wetter than normal, October was warmer but drier than normal and November looks as though it shall wind up cooler than normal. The chill to end November shall almost certainly make November 2017 a below normal month for the UK but it’s no November 2016! When the three […]

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Greenland Air Replaces Azores Air, First Disruptive Snow For Highland Scotland

Greenland Air Replaces Azores Air, First Disruptive Snow For Highland Scotland

It may be mild and rather soggy for the bulk of England, Wales even Northern Ireland but cold air hangs on across Scotland and because of that, snow is falling above 1,500ft. Moisture has been plentiful, lifting up from the sub-tropical Atlantic along a frontal boundary attached to low pressure W of Scotland. Heavy, persistent […]

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UK Snow Risk (Including Eng/Wales) Increases Late Week/Weekend Despite The Mild Now

UK Snow Risk (Including Eng/Wales) Increases Late Week/Weekend Despite The Mild Now

With the continuation of a fluid Atlantic pattern, our temperature rollercoaster also continues. After a chilly weekend, we started this week still cool in Scotland and Northern Ireland but downright balmy for SW England and Wales where we saw 17C yesterday. This evening the mild is up over Northern Ireland and southern/central Scotland. Tonight won’t […]

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We spend billions on computer models but are we any further on?

We spend billions on computer models but are we any further on?

I guess you could say I’ve got Friday frustration as you’ll be aware if you watched the video from earlier. It’s dark and wet here in Ft William just now and I guess this sums up how I feel when it comes to computer forecast models. It seems for the last 5 years we time […]

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We’re on ‘Medicane’ Watch late week!

We’re on ‘Medicane’ Watch late week!

No it’s not something from the chemist but a consolidating storm system which forms over the Mediterranean and takes on some tropical characteristics including a warm core and a clear eye. The last medicane we had was back last Halloween. The models have showed a medicane forming late this week for some time. Small chance […]

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