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It’s currently snowing heavily in New York City! Around 2cm has accumulated so far, not enough to produce any travel issues as of yet.       The latest precipitation radar, courtesy of NOAA (below), shows that a rather heavy band of snow is currently affecting the NYC Metro region. This is currently producing snowfall…

Winter Storm Jacob is continuing to bring heavy snow to central and northern portions of the U.S. The snowfall accumulation chart we issued a few days ago (visible below) is still likely to be a close call, with most of the significant accumulations across the Lakes, northern plains and sections of the north east. Of…

Winter Storm Jacob is continuing to bring heavy snow to central and northern portions of the U.S. The snowfall accumulation chart we issued a few days ago is still likely to be a close call, with most of the significant accumulations across the Lakes, northern plains and sections of the north east. Of course, Blizzard…

A major blizzard has hit Newfoundland, Canada. Around 2-3ft has accumulated in some areas, leading to some dangerous conditions. As a result of the severe weather, a STATE OF EMERGENCY has been declared in the city of St John’s, Newfoundland, as near 3ft of snow has accumulated and it’s STILL SNOWING! Travel is near impossible here…

Parts of South East Australia, including the recent bush fire affected areas within Victoria, have received some of their heaviest January rainfall in years. Some places have recorded around 100mm, that’s 4 inches, of rainfall within just 48 hours. The news comes after severe bush fires brought catastrophic damage to some of the nearby areas.…

Following Storm Ciara’s activity, the jet stream remains in a powerful state with high level upper atmospheric winds. Whilst this means that flight times from New York to London are likely to remain quicker than normal, it means that powerful low pressure systems are likely to spawn in the coming days. That’s exactly what’s happening…