TODAY'S TOP WEATHER STORIES
On Weather & Climate Through the Eyes of Mark Vogan
TURBULANT SPRING AHEAD FOR UNITED STATES AS LA NINA'S KEEP COLD ACROSS NORTHERN TIER AND ABNORMALLY WARM AIR ACROSS SOUTH!
Flood Concerns Are Growing for Three Regions
THE WEATHER CHANNEL
Another Southern Severe Storm Threat?
THE WEATHER CHANNEL
Fueled by gusty winds, Florida fire expanding
CNN
A Colder-Than-Normal Spring For Northern US
ACCUWEATHER NEWS
Snow squalls force road closures in Ontario
THE WEATHER NETWORK
TODAY'S WEATHER ACROSS SCOTLAND & UK
Today's BBC Scotland Forecast By Christopher Blanchett
Today's BBC UK Forecast By Laura Tobin
TODAY'S WEATHER ACROSS AMERICA
From AccuWeather
Severe Weather Threat Increases Again By Friday
By Andy Mussoline, Meteorologist
Flood Risk: A Month of Rain in Days
By Andy Mussoline, Meteorologist
Drought A Major Concern For US Crops This Spring
By Heather Buchman, Meteorologist
Unrelenting Rain, Snow in the West
By Meghan Evans, Meteorologist
WEATHER TALK
By Mark Vogan
DESPITE AN OVERALL COLDER WINTER FOR CANADA, NORTHERN AREAS ENDED THE SEASON ABOVE NORMAL WHILST SOUTHERN AREAS BELOW NORMAL!
YELLOWKNIFE, NWT
The city of Yellowknife, located way up in Canada's northwest corner, though it was cold, it's meant to be here and despite a frigid highs as low as -34C and a minimum as chilly as -41C during December, the month still ended a fraction above montly averages at +0.7C.
January, 2011 actually averaged a fraction below normal in Yellowknife but February ended, like December above normal by a full 1.8C or 3.3F.
INUVIK, NWT
Despite December ending a full 2.8C below normal and lows falling to -37C, promises of a tough winter looked likely, however January closed at a warm 2C above normal even though lows fell to as cold as -41C, remember, the 'average' low falls to -31C. It's located far enough north that there's little daylight and the village is surrounded by snow and ice for hundreds, if not thousands of miles! February didn't bring a particularly cold month either with lows bottoming out at a less cold -37C which isn't far off the average low of -31C. The month actually ended warmer than January at +5.1C or +9F.
BAKER LAKE, NUNAVUT
A December minimum may appear cold at -35C in December, 2010 but the average low by the end of the month is -30C, the month ended a warm 8.1 degrees C above normal or 14.5 above in F.
As for January where the average low bottoms out at a seasonal minimum of -33C, Baker Lake saw a high only reach -34.1C, colder than the average low and a low one particular night hit -44.6C, however, despite these chilly numbers, January, 2011 averaged out a full 5.1C above normal or 9.1F.
Even February didn't see even an average month temperaturewise despite a chilly low of -41C, the month closed at over 2C above normal.
Baker Lake is located in the heart of frozen north-central Canada, not far south of the Arctic Circle...
STATS COURTESY OF ACCUWEATHER PRO
This story is to be continued in tomorrow's WEATHER TALK!
VAGARIES OF THE WEATHER
INDIA & SUB-CONTINENTAL ASIA WEATHER
BY RAJESH KAPADIA
F5 active today, Thursday, in Kashmir and H.P.
Kashmir has been witnessing incessant rains in the plains and snowfall in the higher reaches.
There has been fresh snowfall in the Bannihal Tunnel of the Srinagar-Jammu highway and over one foot of snow has accumulated on the road in this sector,
In H.P., slight rain and snowfall continued in northern areas of the state.
The 13050 feet high Rohtang Pass recorded 15 to 20 feet thick layer of snow which is highest in the last 20 years.
Video of Simla weather here.
F5 will be out of Pakistan by tomorrow, but prevailing remnant moisture will bring isolated pockets of rain in Punjab and upper Sindh till Saturday.Expect day temperatures to rise suddenly from Sunday, specially in Sindh, as they are appreciably below normal there today (Sibi had a high of only 16c).
Northern India (including Punjab, Haryana and N.Rajasthan) will receive the precipitations till Saturday, when the F5 fizzles out in the mountains of Western Nepal.
An easterly trough with an UAC embedded in it, is expected to batter rains along Eastern Sri Lanka and Southern T.N. and Southern most Kerala on the weekend.
Meanwhile, on Thursday, days were very much below normal in NW India, and getting warmer, gradually,in the central regions, except, the interiors of southern India.(Refer Vagaries temp. forecast put up yesterday).
Highest in India, on Thursday, was 37c at Akola, and 36.6c at Baroda. Our other poll candidates were Nagpur at 35.6c and Solapur at 35.3c and Ramagundum at 35.2c.
Highest in Asia remains Prome in Myanmar, at 38c.
Map shows day temperatures still substantially low throughout Pakistan.
Mumbai can make the most of this weather till Sunday.
Vagaries expects a rise in temperatures, albiet for a few days, from Sunday, and Monday can shoot up to 38c!
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WHAT'S REACHING TODAY'S BLOGS?
Severe Storms and Snow on the Way with the Next System
Henry Margusity, AccuWeather
Coating Today (potential for a foot of snow early next week close to home)
Paul Douglas Weather Column (Weather Nation Founder)
Update on Snowpack and Water Availability for California and the Southwest
Ken Clark, Western Expert, AccuWeather
THE EXTREMES OF THE DAYS
TODAY'S US EXTREMES
COURTESY OF ACCUWEATHER
HIGH: 91 degrees at San Angelo, TX
LOW: -27 degrees at Saranac Lake, NY
TODAY'S EXTREMES HERE AT MY HOUSE
HIGH: 46 degrees
LOW: 28 degrees
Thanks for reading.
-Mark
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