October 2020

La Nina watch: Exceptional cooling continues in the equatorial Pacific. La Nina now gradually intensifies, on time for Winter 2020/2021

April 4, 2021October 18, 2020 by Andrej Flis

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La Nina is getting ready to take over Winter 2020/2021, cooling further across the equatorial Pacific Ocean. More oceanic cooling is expected towards winter, as … Read more

Double trouble in the tropical Atlantic – twin new storms likely to form soon. Epsilon on Sunday, Zeta to follow next week

October 19, 2020October 17, 2020 by Marko Korosec

Model guidance is now in a much better agreement there will soon be not only one, but two tropical systems in the western Atlantic and … Read more

United States winter forecast 2020-21 by NOAA: Cooler across the North but warmer for the South, drought worsens across the West

October 16, 2020 by Marko Korosec

united states winter forecast 2020-21 trends

NOAA forecasters at the Climate Prediction Center are expecting a typical La Nina winter 2020-21 across the United States and Canada. A cooler and wetter … Read more

SWE Photography Contest week #38 of 2020 (Sep 14th – Sep 20th) Winners

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 by SWE contest

Please read the Contest participation guides and Rules here. Week 38 of 2020 (Sep 14th – Sep 20th) – the highest number of votes received. … Read more

Hurricane season expected to re-emerge again with the new MJO wave. Epsilon likely to form next week and head towards Cuba, the Bahamas, or Florida

October 17, 2020October 15, 2020 by Marko Korosec

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Hurricane season 2020 has been setting so many records, and the list is just getting longer. Last weekend, hurricane Delta struck Louisiana and lead to … Read more

SWE Photography Contest week #37 of 2020 (Sept 7th – Sept 13th) Winners

October 12, 2020 by SWE contest

Please read the Contest participation guides and Rules here. Week 37 of 2020 (Sept 7th – Sept 13th) – the highest number of votes received. … Read more

Unseasonably hot weather develops across the United States, but a sharp pattern change and cold is forecast for the next weekend

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 by Marko Korosec

cold forecast united states pattern change

This weekend was very hot in some parts and will extend into a new week. But it will not last long. It is now becoming … Read more

10-15 day forecast: The tropospheric polar vortex breaks down, releasing colder weather down into the United States and Northern Europe

October 12, 2020October 11, 2020 by Andrej Flis

10 day weather forecast europe united states polar vortex

A massive advance of high-pressure systems over the North Pole will help to break down the usual jet stream flow of the polar vortex. The … Read more