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Spring 2021 weather season is upon us. After a very dynamic winter, what weather can we now expect? Latest spring forecasts call for dominant high-pressure …

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Please read the Contest participation guides and Rules here. Week 03 of 2021 (Jan 18th – Jan 24th) – the highest number of votes received. …

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We are just a few days away from the official start of the meteorological spring, as well as a new tornado season in the United …

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Please read the Contest participation guides and Rules here. Week 02 of 2021 (Jan 11th – Jan 17th) – the highest number of votes received. …

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An impressive warm spell continues to affect East Asia early this week, thanks to unusually favorable weather patterns across the continent over the weekend. The …

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There is a substantial amount of Sahara desert Dust forecast to spread Europe Sunday this weekend, extending into Monday. Large plumes of dust particles collecting …

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Winter weather has slowly reached its peak, and we are now starting to see the first signs that Spring is starting to awaken. Polar circulation …

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Wild winter weather continues across the nation after the record cold and snow in the southern US. A deep Polar Vortex lobe aloft is finally …

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An unprecedented record cold has spread across the southern US, driven by the deep Polar Vortex lobe aloft. A major snowstorm hit Texas and Oklahoma, …

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Areas of the global oceans warm and cool constantly. But recently, an unusually strong anomaly developed in the Gulf Stream. Weather in the United States and Europe depends a lot on this ocean current, so it’s important we understand the full story and meaning of this strong anomaly. Oceans have a crucial role in the […]

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We are now seeing the grand finale to the meteorological winter 2020/21 across southern Canada and the United States. Thanks to the further southward progress of the break-off lobe of the Polar Vortex this weekend. Extremely low temperatures have spread to the deep South where major snowstorms and dangerous ice storms are expected in the […]

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Please read the Contest participation guides and Rules here. Week 01 of 2021 (Dec 04th – Jan 10th) – the highest number of votes received. 1st place – WINNER: Michiel Baatsen – 312 votes “When you suddenly see how the term ‘wall cloud’ came to be.Increadible cloud structure on a tornado-warned cell near Sterling, CO […]

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It has been a while since there was any significant North Atlantic storm activity, but it’s time for changes. A large extratropical low over the Atlantic develops snow to Ireland but especially extreme snow over parts of Iceland. The European continent remains under the effect of deep freeze, spreading south, a major snowstorm heads for […]

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February, the final winter month, has now set the grand finale to the meteorological winter 2020/21 across southern Canada and the United States. Extremely low temperatures and winds brought life-threatening wind chills even lower than 50 below across the north. The Arctic blast with deep freeze continues south and is expected to peak around Valentine’s […]

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The month of February, the final month of the meteorological winter, is making pay off with some robust, extreme cold, and snowy weather in the forecast lately. This seems like the grand finale of the winter season 2020/21 across a large part of the European continent. Thanks to the very cold period stretching from western […]

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February, the final winter month, is about to set the grand finale to the meteorological winter 2020/21 across southern Canada and the United States. The deep freeze is underway and will just be getting worse, as the Arctic blast strengthens into one of the most intense in years this coming week. Its southward progress coincides […]

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February is the last month of the meteorological winter season. This year, it will really do winter justice, ending the season with very cold weather across the United States and Europe, before eventually, Spring weather will arrive in March. Current forecasts call for a very dynamic and cold rest of the month across much of […]

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Millions are under winter storm warnings from Washington D.C. to Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Long Island, and Boston through Sunday evening as another dangerous winter storm will emerge tonight. A new Nor’Easter storm will blanket parts of the Mid-Atlantic and New England with locally some significant snow possible. A new winter storm – Nor’Easter – […]

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A massive amount of Saharan Dust has advected across the Mediterranean into central Europe this weekend, thanks to the favorable pattern turning the jet stream into southerly directions. High dust concentrations have turned skies and snow to orange across southern and central parts of Europe, creating an apocalyptic scenery. It has been a dynamic pattern […]

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The coldest temperatures of this winter are coming up for the northern parts of the Lower 48 this weekend. Thanks to a bitter cold coming down with the Arctic outbreak over Canada, moving towards the United States. Arriving soon after yet another major winter storm with heavy snow across the Midwest. The temperatures will plunge […]

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