A very impressive <970 mbar cyclone over the Arctic ocean, the sea-ice extent at a record low
It has been one hell of a ride for the weather over the Arctic region this year. Besides the record-breaking heatwave from Siberia into the …
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The Arctic Ocean is dominated by a strong high-pressure system, rapidly melting the sea ice and impacting the Transpolar Drift System
The Arctic sea ice melts every year from spring to early autumn. This year, the summer melt season is very strong. Currently, the Arctic sea …
The Arctic circle undergoes a strong warming event, as a powerful high-pressure system warms up the polar region, boosting the ice melt season
The Arctic circle is quite warmer than normal this year. The pressure patterns are allowing warmer air to be transported into the region. The past …
A very powerful upper ridge and strong warm air mass advection into far North Atlantic and Greenland until Thursday
In our other update, we have shared a discussion about an extraordinary ‘heatwave’ into the Arctic region this week. Now, let’s take a look into …
*Arctic* After reaching the largest sea ice extent in the past 8 years, the Arctic sea ice is now in an unusually rapid ice melt phase, starting the melt season
Arctic sea ice has reached its maximum extent in early March. The ice melt season has begun, with rapid ice loss, as warmer air reaches …
An unusual Arctic Warming Event begins over the eastern Arctic, raising temperatures over 20°C above normal! Are we in for an early ice melt season?
Just a few days after we talked about the Arctic ice extent reaching 10-year highest values, we are witnessing a warming event over the eastern …
*EXTREMELY* low temperatures are unfolding across parts of Alaska – Manley Hot Springs reported 65 °F below zero!
A *frigid* cold is verifying across parts of Alaska now. This morning, a low temperature of -65 °F (= -53.8 °C) has been observed 15 …
*FRIGID COLD* – A brutal outbreak of extremely cold (near -45 °C / -50 °F) temperatures blasts across much of Alaska (US) and Yukon (Canada) until the end of December and into early January
Much of the North American continent (both CONUS and Canada) will experience very warm weather with unusually high temperatures this week into early January. But …