Very cold awakening for most of Europe

This morning very cold awakening with below average temperatures for most of Europe, especially for northern and central Europe. 🌡 Yesterday very mild weather in Portugal, western Spain and part of the Balkans.Funchal Sta. Catarina, Madeira (Portugal) rose to 26.9°C, a new monthly record.Calarasi in Romania jumped to 21.3°C, a new December record.Very warm temperatures …

Extreme temperature contrast over Europe

This weekend the European continent will see a strong temperature contrast with an Arctic outbreak spreading across northern, central and western Europe and very warm air developing into the Balkans, Ukraine and the Black Sea. ❄️ The Arctic blast is beginning its journey from Scandinavia towards the south, overspreading western, central Europe and later on …

Much colder air from mid-week over northern and central Europe

A chunk of the tropospheric polar vortex will push out from the arctic southwards over Scandinavia and the Norwegian Sea before moving across the UK, Denmark, Benelux, France and Germany later this week. ❄️ At the same time a blocking area of high pressure is building north across Greenland.So winds will turn northerly by mid-week …

Western New York buried by an intense lake-effect snowstorm

A major lake-effect storm that dumped more than 5 feet in Orchard Park and Blasdell (New York) on Friday will continue to impact the region through the weekend. 🌨 Heavy lake-effect snow that blanketed the City of Buffalo overnight will move through northern Erie and Genesee counties Saturday morning and afternoon, before shifting back into the city …