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Andrej Flis

Andrej Flis is a senior meteorologist and seasonal forecaster with 20 years of learning and experience, specializing in large-scale atmospheric dynamics, teleconnections, and long-range climate trends. He is widely recognized for his diagnostic work on the Stratospheric Polar Vortex, Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) events, and ocean-atmosphere coupling mechanisms including ENSO cycles. His technical breakdowns and reanalysis research have been formally cited in academic institutions, including the University of Washington Tacoma and the North Carolina Journal of International Law, as well as referenced across international news media such as Sky TG24, Dnevnik, Down To Earth, Ahead of the Herd, The Watchers, Prepared Britain, and many more across North America and Europe. Andrej maintains a presence on Academia.edu and is dedicated to translating high-level atmospheric physics into clear, data-driven forecasts for a global audience.

Polar vortex: What exactly is it, and why you should care about it?

November 18, 2023November 5, 2018 by Andrej Flis

Every winter, we often hear the term “polar vortex” in various media. Some call it a stratospheric hurricane, some call every winter storm a polar … Read more

Categories Long range / seasonal forecast Tags cold air, Polar Vortex Archive, SSW, stratosphere, warming

Polar vortex: What is it, and why you should care?

November 18, 2023October 31, 2018 by Andrej Flis

Every winter, we often hear the term “polar vortex” in various media. Some call it a stratospheric hurricane, some call every winter storm a polar … Read more

Categories Long range / seasonal forecast Tags cold air, Polar Vortex Archive, SSW, stratosphere, warming

Complete analysis: record snow extent over North America. Eurasia below normal. Winter significance!

October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 by Andrej Flis

For the past few weeks, snow cover has been increasing across the northern hemisphere, as it is usual for autumn. Snow cover extent over North … Read more

Categories Long range / seasonal forecast Tags america, analysis, arctic oscillation, eurasia, snow, winter

Update: Hurricane Leslie will make severe landfall tonight! Models in agreement

October 13, 2018October 13, 2018 by Andrej Flis

Hurricane Leslie is nearing landfall on the west coast of Portugal. It will reach the south/central coast tonight around midnight. Models have finally come to … Read more

Categories Tropical Weather Tags hurricane, iberia, iberian peninsula, leslie, lisbon, portugal, severe winds, spain

Post-medicane Mediterranean sea temperature analysis, Sept 29th

March 8, 2021September 30, 2018 by Andrej Flis

The intense medicane made landfall over the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece in the afternoon of September 29th. Numerous severe weather events were reported. Now we take … Read more

Categories Recent events Tags adriatic, anomaly, Medicane, Mediterranean, sea, sst, temperature
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