From a bomb cyclone (or two?) of spring snowfall to a soggy May, it’s been a wet and cold spring. Will that, however, translate into a soggy summer?
There are a lot of meteorological clues one can look through to try and gather what our cold, soggy spring might mean for the Front Range’s summer.
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Prime Minister David Cameron is visiting flood-hit areas as many parts of the country struggle to deal with rising water levels in the wake of heavy rainfall.
With 227 flood alerts and 183 flood warnings in place across England and Wales, the Environment Agency has urged many communities - in the north east of England, North Wales and Northamptonshire in particular - to remain vigilant.
On the roads, there was disruption for thousands of drivers, while train services were subject to hold-ups in the West Country. The North East also experienced rail problems, with buses having to replace trains on some routes. Meanwhile, councils have placed thousands of tonnes of sandbags, water pumps and emergency accommodation at the ready.
Some local authorities have even been loaning washing machines, cookers and fridges to those whose homes have been devastated by the weather, while several highways teams have also suspended roadworks to concentrate on sweeping away debris and rescuing stranded motorists.
Rising groundwater levels are also threatening to leave homes in Winterbourne Abbas, Dorset, under water.
Forecasters said the heavy rain would soon abate but with some areas already saturated, any wet weather could still cause problems. Meanwhile, freezing temperatures are expected to take hold of the UK over the next few days, with snow forecast to hit many coastal areas. The Pennines have already seen some sleet, while further wintry showers have been predicted across high ground in Scotland.
Gemma Plumb, a spokeswoman for MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said: "Although the rain was lighter last night than previous days, the rain fell on already saturated surfaces, adding to the risk of flooding. It will become increasingly drier in most places as we go through today, with just East Anglia and south east England holding on to the rain. By the end of the day most of the rain would have lifted but temperatures will feel noticeably colder this week, dropping to freezing overnight."
But the drier weather is unlikely to mark the end of the heavy rain, which looks set to return at the beginning of next week.
The continued flooding risk follows claims that hundreds of thousands of homes may be left without flood cover due to a row between ministers and the insurance industry over how future flooding bills would be covered. The Association of British Insurers had claimed that talks about a "safety net" deal to ensure those in flood-risk areas can continue to afford their policies were at "crisis point".
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson said talks were ongoing - and that ministers were committed to securing a good deal for both householders and the taxpayer. Speaking in the Commons, Mr Paterson said it was too soon to quantify the full scale of the damage while the rain continued.


Monsoon rainfall during August-September period is expected to be in the ‘normal’ range, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday. While predicting ‘normal’ to ‘above normal’ rainfall over the most parts of south, west, central and northwest regions, IMD predicted ‘below normal’ rainfall over parts of east and northeast regions in the next two months.
This could adversely impact rice sowing activities in key growing states in eastern regions. Rice sowing in the ongoing kharif season was 23.15 million hectare (MH) till last week, which was 13% less than the year ago level. “Rainfall over the country during the August-September period of southwest monsoon season is most likely to be ‘normal’ — 94 to 106% of long period average (LPA),” IMD said.
The rainfall deficiency in the east and northeast region has been 14% so far, while the cumulative rainfall received in all the four regions during June 1-August 1 was 487 mm, which was 7% more than (above normal) the LPA of 454 mm for the same period. Deficient rainfall in Uttar Pradesh (46%), Jharkhand (49%), Bihar (36%) and West Bengal (24%) so far against the benchmark has adversely impacted rice sowing.
“In case of Bihar and Jharkhand, we expect below normal rainfall, while West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh could get normal rainfall, thus reducing the current deficiency in the next two months,” Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General, IMD said.Lower areas under paddy have been reported from states including West Bengal (1.6 MH), Uttar Pradesh (0.6 MH), Bihar (0.5 MH) and Jharkhand (0.4 MH).
According to BV Krishna Rao, president, Rice Exporters Association, prices of preferred varieties of rice such as Sona masoori and Ponni in the domestic market have witnessed an increase of around 15% in the last two months because of lower sowing.However, officials say, the country may not face any shortage of the staple grain, as rice sowing in Punjab, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha have been more than last year.
Central India, south peninsula and northwest regions have received 15%, 28% and 4% more rainfall, respectively than LPA till Monday which has given a boost to sowing of kharif crops such pulses, oilseeds and coarse cereals, sugar and cotton. Overall summer crops including paddy, pulses, oilseeds, coarse cereals, sugarcane and cotton have been sown in 82.34 million hectare so far, about 2% higher than the corresponding period last year. The kharif crops sowing are expected to continue till the middle of August.
In April, 2022, the government had set a record foodgrain production target of 328 million tonne (MT) in the 2022-23 crop year (July-June) against 314 MT of production in 2021-22.Rice production target of 112 MT in the ongoing kharif season of the 2022-23 crop year (July-June).
As many as 29 out of the country’s 36 meteorological subdivisions recorded rainfall in the range of normal (96-104%), above normal (104-110%) and excess (110% and above) range against the LPA. Only 7 subdivisions have received deficient rainfall this monsoon seasonThe adequate and well distributed rainfall during monsoon months (June-September) helps in boosting kharif crop production besides ensuring sufficient moisture for the rabi or winter crops.
IMD on Monday predicted heavy rainfall over Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Punjab, west Rajasthan, Odisha, West Bengal, Rayalaseema, Kerala Himachal Pradesh, west Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh , Telangana and south interior Karnataka.


Clouds, rain and sunny intervals: East London weather forecast this week
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After a wet weekend and a drizzly Monday, the weather in east London is due to improve this week.
This afternoon (Monday, June 21), London will feel murky and cool with outbreaks of light rain, according to the Met Office.
Tomorrow is forecast to be dry, but breezy and cloudy with highs of 18C.
On Wednesday, skies in east London are expected to be much sunnier, with highs of 19C and a low chance of rain.
The sun is expected to shine on Thursday morning, with highs of around 22C, but clouds are set to replace the sun by early afternoon.
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Friday morning is predicted to see sunny intervals, however by mid-afternoon there is a 40 per cent chance of rain.
Saturday is predicted to be a dry but cloudy day, with highs of 19C, but on Sunday the sun is set to finally come out for good, with highs of 22C.
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According to the BBC, next week should be far sunnier, with highs of 25C - possibly a return to summer weather.


After what seemed like months of endless rain, the sun is starting to shine in the UK - and it is expected to quite warm this week and into Easter.
After a sunshine-filled weekend, which has caused problems for police trying to maintain the coronavirus lockdown, it appears more fair weather is on its way.
Forecasters are predicted the mercury to rise up to 20 degrees in places mid week with rainfall at any point unlikely.
After yesterday's 21C 'Sunday roast' the Met Office forecast 18C today, 20C tomorrow and 22C to 24C on Wednesday and Maundy Thursday.
Good Friday is expected to reach 23C with the remainder of the bank holiday, including Easter Monday, seeing 20C.
The south and east are forecast to be mainly sunny and dry after showers last night, with the north due 19C highs in midweek and sunny spells but also risking some rain and clouds at times.
Weather maps show a mass of hot air blowing north from off the west coast of Africa.
Britain is hotter than both 22C Bondi in Sydney, Australia, and the Mediterranean, where Barcelona is seeing 17C.
Temperatures will be the highest since late September last year, Met Office records show, when 27C was recorded on September 22.
Met Office forecaster Marco Petagna told the Mirror: “Spring is in the air, with heat coming from as far south as Africa and further warm temperatures in the next week.
“Sunday's 21C eases after overnight showers to 18C on Monday, but temperatures rise again with 20C on Tuesday, then 22C or 23C – with a slim chance of 24C - on Wednesday and Thursday.
"Even the North is forecast 19C.
"Good Friday could see 23C, with 20C highs through the Easter weekend, with the South and East best placed to hold onto fine weather, but the North and West most at risk of rain and clouds at times.
“Easter is usually a busy travelling time but it is important people follow instructions and stay home and save lives.
"Enjoy the weather from your window or garden, if you have one,” he added.
Met Office weather forecast
Early cloud and rain over eastern UK will clear eastwards. Then sunny spells across the UK but also a few showers, mainly for Northern Ireland and Scotland. Less windy than Sunday but still feeling warm despite lower temperatures for many.
Dry for the majority though a few showers in the far north. Good clear spells and light winds for most. Colder than Sunday night with frost in a few spots.
Good sunshine for the majority of the UK though becoming cloudier in the north. Becoming warmer again. Windier in the northwest with perhaps some rain later.
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:
Cloud, rain and coastal gales easing across the far northwest on Wednesday. Otherwise, many places dry with sunny spells, Warm across England and Wales. Turning more unsettled through Friday.
Meanwhile police officers were patrolling Somerset parks after reports of locals kayaking in weirs and playing football amid the coronavirus lockdown.
A PCSO has confirmed Somerset officers were patrolling parks in the county to make sure residents are complying with government guidance.
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UK citizens have been told to stay at home in a bid to stop the spread of the virus - but in one park in Taunton it has been reported that families have been playing on play equipment, playing cricket and football, eating lunch in the park, and kayaking in a weir.


The tornado systems that roared through Kansas over the weekend had an historic quality to them. An early warning appears to have limited the number of injuries as more than a hundred tornadoes touched down.
Over the weekend, tornadoes ripped through several states, killing at least five people in Oklahoma and causing millions in damage to communities. Among the hardest hit areas was Wichita, Kan., which has seen its share of hardship over the past several years.
Kansas City, Mo. – The council made up of Kansas City's six major industrial districts is warning that levees holding back rivers are in precarious condition. And money to do restoration work is barely being provided.
Kansas City's lowest lying areas are the industry districts, Central and Northeast Industrial, Dotson, Blue Valley, Swope and Bi State Turkey Creek. There are sixty miles of levees between 30 and more than 50 years old.
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Wind blasts were estimated as high as 85 miles an hour, either as straight line or microburst. As many as 20,000 KCP&L customers in Kansas City, Missouri were without power. Another 10,000 rural homes and businesses in Platte County lost electricity.
The storm affected driving, safety and commerce in hundreds of businesses.


Hopefully for you it was a Merry Christmas. It sounds like it was good weather for a lot of people, as there were record highs throughout the Northeast on Dec. 25. But unfortunately, it was not the case for everyone.
Texas in particular was very hard hit yesterday with the Dallas area, and Garland in particular, badly hit by tornadoes last night.
11 people were killed and something like 600 buildings damaged. Tornadoes are almost unheard of at this time of year — usually May is the biggest month for them in Texas, so for this sort of thing to happen in December was really unusual.
Add to that the fact that the western part of the state was hit by a blizzard the same day — something noticed by viewers to CBS’ hilarious telecast of the Sun Bowl game between Miami and Washington State in usually sunny El Paso. It was hilarious, in part, because they had Allie LaForce interview this shirtless Washington State fan with the snow falling at the Sun Bowl.
Unfortunately, what happened in the rest of the state was no laughing matter. The weather this year is crazy.


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-by Trista McKenzie, Contributing Writer; Image: Though the sky is cloudy, there is still no real sign of precipitation. (Image Source: NOAA)
Yet another chilly and cloudy afternoon in New York City is coming to a close.
Currently, the temperature is 44 degrees under cloudy skies, with a breeze blowing from the north-northeast at 2 mph. Temperatures will fall towards 40 this evening, with an overnight low of 34 degrees.
Clouds remain in the sky through the night and will most likely not clear up until Friday afternoon.
Friday is expected to be partly cloudy with a high of 52 degrees. Yet again, there is a coastal flood statement during high tide Friday morning from 8 to 11 a.m.
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I almost can’t believe it will happen. But meteor experts Peter Jenniskens, of NASA’s Ames Research Center, and Esko Lyytinen, of the Finnish Fireball Network, are predicting an intense outburst of the obscure Alpha Monocerotid meteor shower Thursday night, Nov. 21 between 10:15 p.m. and 11:15 p.m. Central Standard Time. The peak, when the shower could produce 400 or more meteors per hour, is expected around 10:50 p.m.
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So far this week we’ve gotten the one-two-THREE punch of weather fronts. The snow and ice storms have left us with plenty to deal with, and we’re sure to be all talking about it through the rest of Winter. The ice storm yesterday made for an amazing photo op, and after work I snapped a Read More
It’s hard to know if we will see the freestyle snow carnage that the forecasts have applied to our week. The weather here is – described in one word – fickle. While some areas are getting smacked with white stuff, others get it briefly before it’s gone. That’s my street; we had some over the Read More
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Zero For Ninety in 2011
It seems that here in the Pacific Northwest, we are doing all we can to back up Mr. Perry. Portland, Oregon, which usually 13.5 days where the temperature breaks 90, has had exactly ZERO days over 90 this year. In the inland Northwest, Spokane usually has 17 days over 90, and has had only 4 this year.
More local to my place, according to an unscientific pole of locals, the Tri-Cities are in south-east Washington usually sees 15-250 days a year over 100 degrees, and this year, we have yet to break The Century Mark.
But...that's weather, not climate, because the scientists tell us so.


Saturday was a beautiful sunny day. I snapped this picture on Saturday morning when I was leaving an artist’s talk at a gallery on Santa Fe. Not a cloud in the sky. Just an endless blue sky. That may change on Monday when another snow storm is due to arrive. The forecasters are using two models to track the storm. One calls for a few inches of accumulation while the other calls for twenty-something inches. I’m hoping for the former.
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If no app is open, your Home screen will appear. By default, your main Home screen shows the date, weather, and a few apps. Important: Some of these steps work only on Android 10 and up. Lear If that is the first time you are opening the Google app, you will see a pop-up notification that asks you whether you want to add the Weather app shortcut to your home screen. That's what we came for! So just tap 'Add' and the app will appear on your home screen, and you're done! To get a weather widget on an Android phone, you must first find and download a weather widget of your choice from the Google Play store. You can then quickly add your weather widget to your Android's Home page by opening the "Widgets" menu and selecting it from there.
Weather & Clock Widget Android, as the name suggests, is a weather app with a good variety of widget sizes including 2x,4x and 5x widgets for different screen sizes. The app gives accurate weather forecasts for real-time and days ahead and you can also customize the widgets to either have colored or transparent backgrounds. Press Home button followed by Menu button. Select Add -> Widgets -> Clock & Weather. Or : Press Home button to show the home screen. Tap and hold your finger on any available space, select Widgets -> Clock & Weather. Hope it will help. An app that most Android users are familiar with, AccuWeather is offered by default on a number of Android smartphones. It’s highly data-driven, and in addition to getting weather info, you also.
The Google weather app isn't listed on the Play Store, but you can still get it on your home screen with just a few taps. Here's how. ATLANTA (December 14, 2015) – The Weather Channel® App for Android now offers users a more seamless and personal experience. The app, now available from Google Play, brings users an all-new home screen design with precise and personalized information based on their location.. The dynamic home screen is more user friendly than ever before, featuring current conditions, plus up to three. Google added the lock screen widgets to Android from Jelly Bean 4.2.2 and if your device is running 4.2.2 or up, then you can view weather on lock screen of you Android device, by doing as follows: 1. The first thing you need to do, is installing an Android Weather App which supports lock screen widgets.
This weather app is one of best free weather apps with full features: Local weather, weather map (weather map service) and weather widgets. Forecastle: Forecast now, hourly forecast and daily forecast app Widgets for Android: The weather radar widget free and clock widget weather with beautiful style. Weather map, weather radar map: Local weather radar app free with a lot of radar scope: Rain. Distinctive clock weather widgets & weather themes This weather pro app is packed with different weather themes and temperature clock widgets to decorate your home screen. In addition, these weather widgets for android also display radar information like accurate outside temperature, forecasts, sunrise time and sunset time, humidity, air.


Skywatchers will have the chance next week to see the first obvious meteor shower of the year as the Lyrids reach peak visibility.
The show will take place on the night of April 22 and early in the morning on April 23. 214 more words
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The annual Lyrid meteor shower is active each year from about April 16 to 25. The peak of this shower – which tends to come in a burst and usually lasts for less than a day – will fall on the morning of April 22 or 23, with the nod going to the later date.
EARTH DAY METEOR SHOWER: Earth is passing through a stream of debris from ancient Comet Thatcher, source of the annual Lyrid meteor shower.
Prof. Peter Brown of the Universiy of Western Ontario reports that “the Canadian Meteor Orbit Radar (CMOR) just finished processing orbital data from last night and the Lyrids are showing up quite nicely. 180 more words
Once a year, Earth experiences the Lyrid meteor shower as it passes through a region of cosmic debris left behind by a comet known as Comet Thatcher, which orbits the sun once every 415 years leaving behind fresh debris each time. 106 more words


High winds played havoc around the Pikes Peak region Saturday, sending road-clogging tumbleweeds across highways, snapping a power pole in Manitou Springs and causing a small fire in Teller County.
No serious damage or injuries were reported.
About 8 p.m. Saturday, authorities closed southbound lanes of Hancock Expressway, near Yucatan Drive in the Security-Widefield area south of Colorado Springs, so that road crews could clear tumbleweeds from the road, according to police radio dispatches.
Earlier in the day, police dispatchers fielded calls about tumbleweeds creating problems for motorists on Interstate 25, around the Monument area.
In Manitou Springs, a tree fell onto power lines early in the afternoon near Duclo Avenue and Modoc Place, which caused a utility pole to snap. A local television station reported some nearby residents temporarily lost power.
The Teller County Sheriff's Office said a wind-blown tree knocked down power lines about 1 p.m. in the far northwest corner of the county, north of Florissant, which sparked a 2-acre grass fire.
The fire was put out within an hour, but nearby residents were without power for about five hours, said Teller County Sgt. Greg Couch.
John Kalina, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Pueblo, said a wind gust of 55 miles an hour was recorded just before 1 p.m. at the Colorado Springs Airport, while another gust of 60 miles an hour was recorded about 4:15 p.m. five miles northeast of the Air Force Academy.
A high-wind warning was issued for areas of the Pikes Peak region above 11,000 feet until 11 a.m. Sunday, Kalina said.
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Posted at: 04/22/2013 1:21 PM
Updated at: 04/22/2013 1:30 PM
By: KOB.com staff
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag warning to indicate high fire risk in Bernalillo County on Monday from now until 9 p.m.
Winds are expected to be from the west at 20 to 25 miles per hour, with gusts up to 45 mph.
Relative humidity will be low, from 4 to 10 percent. Red flag warnings mean that weather conditions - with high winds, dry fuel and low humidity - are ripe for a catastrophic fire.
No open burning is permitted. Use caution with any open flame or spark-producing equipment and dispose of chemicals in appropriate containers.
If you ever have any questions about whether it is okay to burn outside, check the Bernalillo County Fire Department Burn Advisory Hotline at 468-7200.


Perseid meteor shower: Coming soon to a sky near you
Perseid meteor shower: Beloved by skywatchers, 2013 will be an excellent one for the Perseid meteor shower. The moon will set before midnight on the peak Perseids nights.
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For Northern Hemisphere observers, the latter half of July on into August is usually regarded as "meteor viewing season," with one of the best displays of the year reaching its peak in mid-August.
The annual Perseid meteor shower is beloved by everyone from meteor enthusiasts to summer campers, and 2013 will be an excellent one for the Perseids. The moon will set before midnight on the peak nights of Aug. 11 and 12, meaning dark skies for prospective observers. [See Amazing Perseid Meteor Shower Photos of 2012]
This week, however, let's concentrate on some of the lesser-known summer meteor displays.
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In general, Earth encounters richer meteoric activity during the second half of the year, and stargazers are more likely to see twice as many meteors per hour in the predawn hours as compared with the evening hours. During the premidnight hours, the United States is on the "trailing" side of the Earth due to our orbital motion through space. Any meteoric particle generally must have an orbital velocity greater than that of the Earth to "catch" the planet.
After midnight, when the United States is turned onto the Earth's "leading" side, any particle that lies along the Earth's orbital path will enter the planet's atmosphere as a meteor. As such, objects collide with the atmosphere at speeds of 7 to 45 miles per second (11 to 17.7 kilometers per second), their energy of motion rapidly dissipates in the form of heat, light, and ionization, creating short-lived streaks of light popularly referred to as "shooting stars."
Summertime meteors, occasionally flitting across your line of sight, are especially noticeable between mid-July and the third week of August. Between Aug. 3 and 15, there are no fewer than six different active minor displays. These six meteor showers are listed in the table below.
The actual number of meteors a single observer can see in an hour depends strongly on sky conditions, but the only equipment you'll need to see them are your eyes and a modest amount of patience.
The rates given in the table are based on a limited star magnitude of +6.5 (considered to be the faintest star visible to the naked eye without the use of binoculars or a telescope), an experienced observer, and an assumption that the radiant is directly overhead.
The radiant is the place in the sky where the paths of meteors, if extended backward, would intersect when plotted on a star chart. Your clenched fist held at arm's length is equal to roughly 10 degrees on the sky. So if the radiant is 30 degrees ("three-fists") above the horizon, the hourly rate is halved; at 15 degrees, it is one-third.
While the hourly rates from these other meteor streams provide but a fraction of the numbers produced by the Perseids, combined, overall they provide a wide variety of meteors of differing colors, speeds and trajectories.


Dangerous swimming conditions along portions of the Illinois, Indiana and Lower Michigan Lake Michigan shoreline this Friday evening through Saturday morning
Update 7:30PM CDT…
Forecast updated to include Cook County, Illinois Lake Michigan shoreline to the beach Hazards Statement/Advisory for possible Rip and Structural currents tonight and Saturday morning.
Strong west to northwest winds gusting over 30 miles per hour will cause significant wave action, building waves 4 to 8 feet along the Indiana and Lower Michigan Lake Michigan shoreline this Friday afternoon through Saturday morning and that subsequently could develop dangerous Rip and Structural currents.
Winds will shift more northerly tonight and slowly diminish, becoming northeast Saturday. A Beach Hazards Statement/Advisory has been issued for Lake and Porter County Indiana shorelines and is also in effect farther up the shoreline into southwestern Lower Michigan (blue-shaded area on the headlined map).


KRABI, 28 August 2015 – The public health department in Krabi has confirmed the haze caused by forest fires in Indonesia is still harmless to the health of people in the province.
The provincial office of natural resources and environment earlier measured particulate matter in the air and found that an average level of fine particles in Krabi was too low to cause any respiratory tract disorders and health problems in general. However, the province will keep monitoring the situation until the amount of particulate matter is down to normal levels.
The provincial public health department strongly advises people with chronic respiratory tract disorders, lung disease or asthma to avoid staying in highly polluted areas and wear face masks. They should also avoid long-hour outdoor activities and immediately see a doctor if they have symptoms of particle exposure.


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Sunny. Wind west 20 km/h. High minus 24. Wind chill minus 43.
Clear. Wind up to 15 km/h. Low minus 31. Wind chill minus 40.
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We’re seeing ice crystals rather than falling snow today. The difference… ice crystals are very fine grains and just kind of hang there… making streets really slippery once they settle. Sun/cloud mix for the rest of the day, then clearing tonight and a good shot at -30 tonight. The late day winds will pick up so wind chills will be close to warning criteria. I’m expecting a wind chill warning for at least part of the province tonight. The cold weather sticks around for the rest of the week and through the weekend. Daytime highs will be in the -20s through Sunday with some moderation early next week.The next best chance for a couple of centimetres of snow?...... late Friday and Saturday.
Wind Forecast for Winnipeg
Tuesday: NW @ 30/50 in the afternoon.
Wednesday: SW @ 10 in the morning. SW @ 15 in the afternoon.
Thursday: Light Wind in the morning. N @ 15/20 in the afternoon.
Friday: N @ 20/25 in the morning. N @ 20 in the afternoon.
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TEL AVIV (Feb. 16)
For the second day in a row, areas of Israel today were pelted by snow, accompanied by sub-zero temperatures, that blocked roads and highways and forced the closing of schools. Three settlements were cut off, and plans were made to supply them by helicopter if they could not be reached by trucks within a few hours.
A hailstorm swept the coastal region as far south as the Sde Boker kibbutz in the Negev, Prime Minister David Ben Gurion’s vacation retreat. The snow, falling through the night and early morning, covered large areas of the hilly regions of the upper Galilee and the Negev Nearly 20 feet of snow piled up in some areas of the Galilee and the Western region up to the Lebanese border.
Farm crops were reported not to have been severely damaged, except for banana plantations which were slightly hurt by the cold.
The snow reached storm proportions last night in the Jerusalem and Lydda areas. Thousands of parents and their children continued to visit the Safed area to show the youngsters the blanket of snow covering the town.


Clouds and some sun this morning with more clouds for this afternoon. High 33F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph..
Mostly cloudy skies this evening will become partly cloudy after midnight. Low 28F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph.
Updated: December 12, 2019 @ 8:40 am
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A rare fireball that flashed across the skies above Europe was travelling at a phenomenal speed of 20 kilometres per second, according to a meteor expert.
The blazing object is a bolide, which is the scientific name of a meteor that results in a flash as bright as the moon.
Footage captured by the UK Meteor Observation Network (UKMON) just after midnight on Saturday shows the bolide glowing spectacularly, as it plummets towards Earth.
There were dozens of sightings of the fireball in England, Wales and France, according to the UKMON.
Richard Fleet, a member of UKMON, told Sky News the fireball was extremely bright and probably weighed a couple of kilograms.
Witnesses who saw the bolide reported seeing a mix of colours, including white, orange, yellow, red and blue. Others said they could hear loud explosions as the object moved through the sky.
"It would have been coming in at about 20 kilometres per second (km/s). The Space Station is moving at about 8km/s," Fleet said.
Fireballs, such as bolide meteors, are categorised as being brighter than magnitude -4, the same as Venus, according to the American Meteor Society.
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Old man winter
Can't grow any nanners is this weather,
southeast Missouri, was 63 f here yesterday,, today we have freezing rain, sleet and snow and a high of 20 f. over 40 degrees difference,,
I'm sure some of you are experiencing the same thing
I'm ready for summer!!!!


A storm system triggered severe thunderstorm watches from Buffalo Narrows through the Battlefords across to Saskatoon, Regina and down to the very southeast corner of Saskatchewan Sunday morning.
Environment Canada Meteorologist Heather Pimiskern told 650 CKOM a cold front will move the system through Saskatchewan Sunday afternoon, likely making it to Manitoba by the evening.
“It’s really hard to say who will be hit the hardest,” she said.
The watch means that conditions are right for strong wind, heavy rain and hail.
“There is the possibility of wind gusts in excess of up to 90 kilometres an hour,” Pimiskern said.
Thunderstorm damages Battleford area property
Mark Scherman’s property, about 20 minutes south of Battleford, was hit with heavy wind and rain around 10:30 p.m. Saturday.
“The wind picked up when ee had the winds open to let the house cool down,” he said. “It actually moved my barbeque ten feet across my deck, I had a storage bin on my deck that moved 20 feet.”
When Scherman went outside to survey the damage he found downed trees.
“I have eight-inch branches snapped off like twigs standing all over my yard,” he said.
— Mark Scherman (@MarkScherman) June 10, 2018
The silver lining for Scherman is his farmyard just a few kilometres from his house has much less damage.
“If I have to spend a couple days cleaning branches up to get rain for the crops to grow I’ll take it.”


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Reported: 10/4/1999 04:38
Location: Trail, OR
|Bluish fireball lighting entire area, falling at treetop level.
While sitting in pickup bed, clear evening, mountain/wilderness area, watching stars in night sky, saw lightning-type flashes drawing attention to basketball sized bluish fireball at treetop level falling toward ground. Appeared to be only 1 to 2 thousand feet from pickup location. Assumed it 'burned out' as it suddenly disappeared or lost flame/fire. (acted the way a flare shot up would appear and then fall to earth) 2nd witness : facing away from object, suddenly flash of light illuminated entire area enough to see landscape, as if several lightning strikes without any sound. ( strobe effect )


Historic Rainfall Overwhelms Canton Storm Sewers
Officials in a northeast Ohio city say storm sewers and retention basins worked properly but were overwhelmed but the historic deluge of rain earlier this week.
The torrential rain in Canton on Monday washed out sections of roadway, flooded basements and forced raw sewage into some homes.
Canton Engineer Dan Moeglin tells The Repository that a resident measured 4.2 inches of water in 90 minutes on a rain gauge — twice the intensity of a 100-year rain.
Moeglin says "you don't design storm sewer systems to handle that level of intensity." He says "they did what they were supposed to do."
Residents were cleaning up Tuesday, hauling soaked furniture, children's toys and trash bags filled with clothing to the curb.


In what could be stirred up interest among enthusiasts of unidentified flying objects (UFO) and conspiracy theorists, a fireball was spotted flying across the skies of Florida earlier this week. The celestial spectacle has been captured on camera.
The National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) has confirmed that it had received at least 60 reports of a fireball lightening up the skies of Florida on Tuesday evening, according to ABC Action News.
Also read: Fireball caught on camera: Meteor as bright as full moon explodes over England
The report went on to say that the American Meteor Society, a non-profit scientific organization, received more than 55 reports of a fireball
A few videos of the fireball, including one that is seen falling near Little Road and 54 around 6 : 30 on Tuesday and another one captured by a family on their security camera, have made it online The bright object exploded behind the cloud in the video
The celestial spectacle was not on UFO or an ordinary meteor but it appears to be a bolide.
According to American Meteor Society, "a fireball is anothe Rather for a very bright meteor, generally brighter than magnitude -4, which is about the same magnitude of the planet Venus in the morning or evening sky. A bolide is a special type of fireball which explodes in a bright terminal flash at its end, often with visible fragmentation. "


Rain and Bajans: Of these three, which do you say?
Bajans talk about the rain differently.
As soon as dark clouds set up in the sky, Bajans turn into meteorologists. They all react the same, but their language varies.
Here are the three types of Bajans when it comes to rain.
1. De rain down
If you know you know.
2. Rain falling
It's a full answer like 'No'. Why can't they go outside? Rain falling!
3. It's raining
This one is actually used the least.
One time a popular Bajan Disc Jockey laughed on hearing a girl say this. His question was: "You's a Bajan? Wuh Bajan does say, 'It's raining'?"
For the month of June so far, Barbados has seen 1.4 mm of rain. June 1 is the official start of the hurricane season. In May, there was 23.9 mm of rain recorded. There has been 0 mm of rain recorded in the past 12 hours (as of 6 am, June 5).


Sierra hit with heaviest storm of the seaon
Arriving a little late, one of the season’s strongest storms plastered Lake Tahoe Sunday, dumping a foot of snow at lake level and forcing the closure of many mountain passes.
U.S. Highway 50 over Echo Summit, as well as sections of state highways 88 and 89, closed Sunday morning due to avalanche controls and snow-covered roadways. Eighteen inches of snow was reported to have fallen on Echo Summit.
Sgt. Mike Stewart of the California Highway Patrol said Highway 50 was closed for about two hours, opening at about noon Sunday, shortly after the snow stopped falling.
Stranded holiday travelers trying to return home were backed up as far as Elks Club Drive Sunday morning heading out of Tahoe, Stewart said.
No major accidents were reported, mainly because traffic was moving so slowly. Chains or snow tires were required on Sierra highways.
National Weather Service forecaster Dan Samelson of Reno said the storm hit the Sierra on Saturday night but the bulk of the snow fell early Sunday. It tapered off into isolated snow showers by early Sunday afternoon.
Kingvale, Calif., reported 26 inches of new snow – 14 inches over a three-hour period ending at 6 a.m.
Elsewhere in California, Donner Summit and Kirkwood each reported 2 feet of new snow, Tahoe City 10 inches, Truckee 7 inches and Mammoth Lakes 7 inches. The Reno-Carson City area had 1-2 inches.
”I believe it was the strongest system of the season so far” in the Donner Summit area, Samelson said. ”It was a good storm and it can’t help but improve the Sierra snowpack.”
Highway 88, which was closed over the Carson Spur, reopened at 1 p.m. Stewart said the closure was due to now on the roadway, not because of the possibility of an avalanche.
Highway 89 along the west shore of Lake Tahoe remained closed Sunday from five miles north of U.S. Highway 50 to Bliss State Park north of Emerald Bay.
Heavy snow prompted the U.S. Forest Service to issue an avalanche warning for the east side of the Sierra Nevada, from Yuba Pass to Sonora Pass.
The Forest Service described the avalanche danger in these areas as high as they hold mostly unstable snow. Avalanche danger is high where avalanches are likely on steep snow-covered open slopes and gullies.
In these areas, back country travel, such as cross country or downhill skiing is not recommended, according to Robert Moore, avalanche forecaster with the service.
Moore said another update regarding avalanche danger in these passes will be available today.
“Observers reported long-running new snow avalanches on existing surfaces,” said Moore, who said the warning applies outside developed ski areas only. “Large destructive avalanches are possible.”
Tom Cylke, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Reno, said the brunt of the storm had passed by Sunday afternoon and, although a warm front is expected in the region Tuesday, after that the area could see a drier pattern developing.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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SEATTLE -- The bad news is that the rain is making a comeback tonight. It should be wet and breezy tonight. Friday starts out blustery and soggy-- but showers and sunbreaks by the afternoon.
Here's where the news gets better: the timing is perfect for a nice shot of Cascade snow before the weekend. For some resorts this could be the last weekend of the season. Check your destination before you head to the mountains. Some resorts are open Sat/Sun-- but others are open Friday too.
Warmer and drier this weekend as temps get close to 60 for Sunday around the Emerald City. Mild temps and afternoon sunshine for next week. By mid-week we could see temperatures in Seattle in the mid to upper 60s. Not quite record-setting territory, but it's looking far nicer than this week has been. Enjoy!


Northern Italy battered by unseasonal weather spasm
VENICE – After a night of freak weather events, high waters returned to Venice on Friday having reached 116 cm, met only twice in the past 20 years, which flooded St Mark’s Square and created problems for pedestrians without the wooden walkways installed during the usual flooding season, as shown in video footage released by La Repubblica. The rare event was caused by a disturbance out in the Atlantic, causing low pressure to pass over Veneto and coincided with a full moon that rose the tide to 85 cm.
This tidal disturbance was compounded by the pouring rain, which had been so hard as to empty the city earlier in the afternoon, reports La Stampa.
The water stopped rising late in the evening, falling short of the 120 cm expected by the ‘Centro Maree of the Municipality of Venice’, reports Corriere delle Alpi.
Venice’s flood sirens were activated, and on the island of Pellestrina, one of the hardest hit by the November storm on Nov. 12 2019, the Civil Protection Agency readied themselves to assist.
The freak weather not only affected Veneto, but also Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany.
In Bologna on Thursday night, there was not only flooding but gushing mudslides, after a violent storm washed over the road networks in urban areas such as in the town of Porretta, and caused extreme damage in the mountainous areas such as around Gaggio, as shown in Viligi Dei Fuoco's footage.
Firefighters were working on several locations into the night, with the most critical moments occurring at around 1:00 a.m on Friday, according to blitzquotidiano.
Along with reports of fallen trees and boulders, the flooding damaged houses and shops in Porretta Terme, and in Bologna, on via Flora, an apartment building was struck by lightning, reports sputnik.it.


The severe cyclonic storm Tauktae on Monday after 8 pm caused a landfall at the Gujarat coast as it entered the coast close to east Diu with a very high speed winds and heavy rainfall.
Around 2 lakh people were evacuated from the coastal areas by Monday afternoon states the state chief minister Vijay Rupani. Maximum people were evacuated from the areas of Saurashtra and Kutch, he said.
As predicted by the India Metrological Department (IMD) the whole landfall will take nearly four hours. “The forward sector of the eye is entering into the land while the outer cloud band lies over Saurashtra. The current intensity near the centre of 160-170 kmph gusting to 190 kmph’, said a statement by IMD at 9 pm.
“As the cyclone passes between Diu and Una and expected to complete the process by 1 am Tuesday, no disruption to any Covid hospital has been reported so far from anywhere in the state,” said Vijay Rupani in a press briefing after the landfall.
Nearly 44 teams of NDRF and 11 teams of SDRF have been deployed all across Gujarat with an action plan in place. Districts like Gir Somnath, Bhavnagar, Porbandar, Bharych, Botad, Anand and Amreli are on high alert.
About 2,00,458 people at large have been evacuated from 840 villages of 18 districts to 2045 shelter homes by Monday evening. Around 1.25 lakh of those are from affected districts of Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath and Porbandar.


Saturday 7AM Update
Out on Pensacola Beach we have mostly sunny skies. Wind is out of the southeast blowing around 5-10 mph then increasing later on. There’s a little bump running in the ankle to knee high range, mostly breaking right on the beach unless you find a sandbar. Chance of waves early next week.
High @ 09:34 AM 1.62 ft. Low @ 8:28 PM -0.29 ft.


Tuesday, 8 January 2013
The first week of January has been exceptionally mild both by day and by night. The downside is that it’s been dull and cloudy all week with just a few brief spells of sunshine breaking through the gloom.
It’s very similar start to last January which was mild. Although the forecaster’s are predicting some colder weather its duration and intensity are tricky to quantify.
We made the most of the mild weather to visit RSPB Old Moor. The sun didn't manage to make an appearance until late afternoon just as we were about to leave.
As for the birds, well they obviously expected a visit from us and tried to stay well out of reach of our camera lenses.
Posted by Martyn Garrett at 10:50


Adelaide is in the grips of its second heatwave in as many weeks with forecasters tipping more to come this summer.
After four days with temperatures above 40C last week, the city will have the second of four similar days on Saturday.
Bureau of Meteorology state manager John Nairn says the sustained very hot conditions are unusual for December.
Mr Nairn says such heatwaves are more generally associated with January and February.
"We're actually building into the heatwave season, rather than peaking," he said.
The second stretch of scorching days also has the South Australian Ambulance Service bracing for a spike in heat-related calls.
Since the beginning of last week's heatwave, paramedics have responded to 575 heat-related incidents, with 266 people taken to hospital.
Extra crews have been rostered over the next four days to cope with an increase in calls.
Adelaide is forecast to have a top temperature of 38C on both Saturday and Sunday before hitting 40C on Monday ahead of a cool change later in the day.
But in regional areas, the mercury will go higher with many centres forecast to have tops around 45C over the coming days.
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