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The first proper Arctic Blast of the season is looking possible next week. Many computer models, such as the ECM and GFS, are consistently forecasting the likelihood of a significant plunge of Arctic air from Canada into the central states. On the following chart, (for this Sunday – the 11th of November) those deep blue…

Good evening. That cold blast we spoke about a few days ago is really intensifying in the north west of the U.S. with temperature plummeting. As moisture attempts to interact with the warm air on Thursday / Friday, a major snow event is possible for central areas, but nothing is certain as of yet. Some…

The Irish Met Office (Met Eireann) have recently named a vigorous area of low pressure expected to affect the British Isles on Monday as “Storm Brendan“. The system is large – and will deliver strong winds to virtually all parts of the UK and Ireland on Monday. Winds could reach 70 or 80mph in some…

This Meteorological temperature forecast chart, from the European German computer model – called the “DWD”, looks quite menacing. Notice the deep dark blues filtering into central Canada all the way down to the central states. That’s pretty cold air, but not very cold. (Temperatures are in ‘C here). The chart is valid for the 29th…

Sometimes it snows in April – and sometimes it snows in October. Of course, it’s more likely at the end of the month, last October parts of Northumberland saw a surprise snow towards the end of the month, and notable October cold snaps occurred in 2008 and 2012. Let’s get one thing clear – we’re…

The UK Met Office have issued an AMBER weather-warning for Thunderstorms and the associated risk of flooding from heavy rain. The warning covers much of South East England, spanning central and eastern East Anglia, through Greater London and into Kent and down towards the South Coast. It is valid from 4pm until 9pm tonight. It…