Week 13 (March 27 – April 2, 2017) Contest Winners
The WINNER among the 41 entries in Week 13 is: 1. place – WINNER: Kirby Wright – 89 votes “Overnight lightning barrage, Wisconsin, June 2013” …
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Fresh snow in parts of the Alps – July 27, 2017
Parts of the Alps in Austria and Italy have been blanketed in a layer of fresh snow locally 10-15 cm thick. The first impressions come …
Excessive snowfall across parts of the Balkans and Apennines, storm to hurricane force Bora winds – Jan 15-18, 2017
A very significant setup is shaping up over the central Mediterranean and the Balkans for excessive snowfall and severe Bora winds. The strengthening rex block …
Snowfall Outlook for UK and Ireland – Jan 11-13, 2017
Parts of the British Isles and Ireland are expecting the first significant snowfall of the season. Intense snow showers and locally excessive snowfall (blizzard) across …
Beautiful snowflake and ice crystal photos submitted by our readers
Sometimes the most enchanting beauty of weather events is hidden in near the microscopic realm. Such is the case with snowflakes and ice crystals. It …
Arctic outbreak across E Scandinavia, eastern and central Europe and the Balkans – Jan 3-7, 2017
A new episode of cold weather and the first arctic blast of 2017 is coming for E Scandinavia, eastern and central Europe and the Balkans. …
The Youngest Glacier on Earth is on the US West Coast, is 25 years old, and keeps growing while the vast majority of ice masses elsewhere are rapidly receding
Anybody in the world has seen a glacier grow from almost the very first snowflake. This is the fastest new glacier growing for the continental …
Intense Adriatic-effect snow over E Italy – December 30-31, 2014
Strong Adriatic-effect snowfall is ongoing along the E half of the Apennine peninsula and on some Adriatic islands on December 30-31, 2014. The Adriatic-effect snowfall …