Stratospheric warming watch UPDATE: Polar vortex will start to weaken early next week, multiple warming phases to follow!
-spread the word- The stratospheric polar vortex is reaching its peak strength early next week. It will be the strongest mid-November vortex in the past 40-years. But that power...
Rapid daily sea-ice growth in the Arctic began! But October 2019 still goes down in history with lowest monthly sea-ice extent on record!
-spread the word- October 2019 was quite a wild ride as far as Arctic sea-ice goes. It started as the 3rd lowest on record, and it finished in monthly...
An unusually strong early attack on the Polar Vortex expected! Sudden Stratospheric Warming event is not excluded in the next 30-60 days
-spread the word- We often hear the term “polar vortex” as we head closer to winter. But this season, we will talk about it earlier than expected. We recommend...
*WINTER 2019/2020* UPDATE – Latest model forecasts for the upcoming winter from USA to Europe. Includes ECMWF and Meteo-France models!
-spread the word- October is coming to and end, which means that all the seasonal models have finished updating by now, and we can take a look at the...
*Pattern shift* Weather pattern shift underway, will bring cold air to USA and Europe next week! Snow cover across hemisphere expands rapidly!
-spread the word- October is slowly coming to an end, which means that the global circulation is going through some specific changes as we slowly move into the colder...
Strong cold front coming into central and eastern Europe, early next week.
-spread the word- As soon we get into September, cold air shots from from the north are getting more common. One such event is forecast for early next week,...
Record south stratospheric warming brings cold to Australia and even reduces the size of the ozone hole!
-spread the word- A few days ago, we wrote about the intense sudden stratospheric warming starting over the south pole. As recent data shows, it will go down as...
How the winter 2018/2019 ranks, and which winter was the coldest in the last 50 years in Europe?
-spread the word- Before going further into autumn and closer to a new winter season, we will be taking a last look at the previous winter of 2018/2019...