Nearly 90 dead after fierce winter storms strike US
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68049923 

And you thought we have problems?

I rather have a winter storm that ocntain snow and low temp,s not ths borefest mild wet and windy stuff here. 

I thought it might appeal to you - can just see your (former?) fellow posties enjoying it.

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BBC last night showing a major plunge of cold/freezing air on a broad front reaching as far south as the fringes of the Gulf of Mexico. This morning's Accuweather expecting it to disappear as fast as it came, before the temp drops back to an average value. Since it's the contrast between this plunge and warmer air to the south that's firing up the jet stream, we may be spared more major storms.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/winter-weather/dangerous-ice-storm-snow-to-lead-warmup-in-midwest-and-northeast/1615012 

From the link, selected, temps last Sun and next Thu, Washington DC 34F >62F, Burlington VT 18F > 41F, Raleigh NC 42F > 71F.

It also says that ice coverage on the Great Lakes is well below norm (14%, usually 25%).
 

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30.7c in Gavarda Spain hottest January day ever in Europe apparently.  

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30.7c in Gavarda Spain hottest January day ever in Europe apparently.  

Also an extreme heat wave in North Africa - 32.2C at Agadir airport, which is hotter than the summer average!

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Also an extreme heat wave in North Africa - 32.2C at Agadir airport, which is hotter than the summer average!

17c/18c 850s today in Spain.  Completely nuts. Spain has broken its monthly record 4 months in a row. 

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Increase of 67% in olive oil prices ( a staple through all S Europe though not so much in Britain) blamed on a 4- or 5- year drought in its growing areas [BBC verbal interview this morning]

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Increase of 67% in olive oil prices ( a staple through all S Europe though not so much in Britain) blamed on a 4- or 5- year drought in its growing areas [BBC verbal interview this morning]

I'm in Malaga at the moment and it feels unseasonably warm although places further east and north are even hotter. Most noteworthy to me is that the main river in the city, the Guadalmedina, is totally dry. I would have thought in mid winter it would typically be flowing. No significant rain forecast for the next  two weeks either. 

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Queensland has recorded its hottest January day on record, with Birdsville Airport hitting 49.4c yesterday

Queensland has recorded its hottest January day on record, with Birdsville Airport hitting 49.4c yesterday

It's interesting that it's only 11C above the mean high for the area... albeit incredibly unpleasant to experience.

To put it into context, the 40C we saw here a couple of summers ago was around 17C above the mean!

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Nearly 90 dead after fierce winter storms strike US
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68049923 

And you thought we have problems?

I'd be more than happy to take my chances for that weather to hit the UK!!

 

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Scotland has provisionally recorded its warmest winter day on record with 19.2c in Kinlochewe

It is also a January record for the UK.

Scotland has provisionally recorded its warmest winter day on record with 19.2c in Kinlochewe

It is also a January record for the UK.

According to https://www.weatherobs.com/  there is a station currently reporting 20.4C. However it seems to be
ship but it's position is inland. Make of that what you will! That said, there is certainly an extreme foehn effect going on up there.
 

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According to https://www.weatherobs.com/  there is a station currently reporting 20.4C. However it seems to be
ship but it's position is inland. Make of that what you will! That said, there is certainly an extreme foehn effect going on up there.
 

Think official station wise looks like Kinlochewe peaked at 19.6c.  

The power of the foehn. A historic day.


 

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The upper air temperature around the record was about 6C; thoroughly unremarkable. This was an unbelievably extreme fohen, which also explains why noone talked about record temperatures occuring today; you wouldn't think it from the synopsis
 

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At 1300 hrs

Kinlochewe 25m asl, 19.2 C, RH 30%

Only 18 miles to the SW at the same time

Bealach Na Ba 773m asl, 9.4 C, RH 61%

https://www.weatherobs.com/  

Not so directly downwind nor so close but Uist is 10C and 80% RH

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My friends, Andy & Lou from Kinlochewe should be on Sky News at 17.45pm.

A quite remarkable record

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Quite a few thunderstorms about to the NW of Scotland, up to W coast of Norway. Of course, thunder are not that unusual for that part of the world at this time of the year, but they seem more than just simple convective showers in Pm airmass:-
https://www.lightningmaps.org/blitzortung/europe/index.php?bo_page=archive&bo_map=0&lang=en&bo_year=2024&bo_month=01&bo_day=27&bo_hour_from=0&bo_hour_range=24#bo_arch_strikes_maps_form 
 

Looks like Achfary recorded 19.9c yesterday to take the record. Amazing stuff.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://twitter.com/metoffice%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Egoogle%257Ctwcamp%255Eserp%257Ctwgr%255Eauthor&ved=2ahUKEwiFxOyQ-4KEAxUWnP0HHTwmBqsQ6F56BAgOEAE&usg=AOvVaw31lYSRsPomsUifOFxA3hTH 
 

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Looks like Achfary recorded 19.9c yesterday to take the record. Amazing stuff.
 

I'm not sure what's worse, missing the magic 20C by the smallest amount possible, or the muppets replying on Twitter to the MetO post - comments pasted below for your exasperation!

"It's called winter guys... /s"

"Durness in the highlands is currently 6 degrees, more msm propaganda lies I’m afraid"

"Stop spreading lies"

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