bluewave Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 They broke their record by 31 degrees wow!!!! Min Temperature -1 °F 34 °F 30 °F (2001) For some reason the wunderground data only seems to go back to around 2000 or so. I checked again and it showed the low as -1F. http://www.wundergro...eq_statename=NA I see that they made it down to 8F during the December 2010 cold wave. http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/EHAM/2010/12/21/DailyHistory.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricaneman Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 When Algeria is getting more snow than the Dakotas its something strange, but I will bet that won't stay the case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil882 Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 Seems like this frigid air mass will reach far into Africa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Don, with all due respect to them as mets, you have to wonder if Joe Bastardi ( http://twitter.com/#.../BigJoeBastardi ) and Ryan Maue ( http://twitter.com/RyanMaue ) are grasping at straws. Pretty much nobody else sees a cold pattern coming up. The models actually seem to be going towards what the two above mets have been hinting at. Perhaps Brett Anderson will be wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsutherland1 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 The models actually seem to be going towards what the two above mets have been hinting at. Perhaps Brett Anderson will be wrong? Ottawa Blizzard, I missed your earlier message. It will be interesting to see how things evolve. I still believe the die is largely cast for February as a whole to wind up warmer than normal across much of North America and colder than normal across much of Europe. As the month progresses, I suspect the cold in Europe will retreat to the east. I'm still not seeing indications of a cold pattern's locking in across North America. Instead, the modeled cold shots continue to appear short-lived followed by a quick rebound in the temperatures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantom X Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 snowing in London right now streaming cam (time sensitive) http://www.abbeyroad.com/Crossing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 snowing in London right now streaming cam (time sensitive) http://www.abbeyroad.com/Crossing Wow, the snow is really coming down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 http://www.weatherbell.com/saturday-summary--february-4-2012 I'll post this in this thread as well. Video posted on JB's twitter page: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowGoose69 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/travelnews/london/trafficcameras/ A few good views there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SN_Lover Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Here are a couple news updates about the cold weather and snow in Europe: *Death toll as of Feb 6 is: 300+ To put things into perspective, The Perfect Storm had 310 deaths. *160,000 houses without electricity. *Bologna, Venice, L’Aquila and the Marches have called in the army for help clearing the snow. *Almost 1,600 people have sought medical attention for frostbite and hypothermia and thousands have flocked to temporary shelters. *Ferry Sharden carrying 262 passengers runs aground in a snow storm. No fatalities. *30% of flights in Heathrow cancelled for Sunday. *EU prepares for potential gas crisis. http://finance.yahoo...504706.html?a=4 http://www.terradail...ground_999.html http://www.terradail...ps_220_999.html http://www.corriere....bc42d9d61.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmagan Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 06Z Sunday SYNOP, MSLP, Observations, Isotherms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Smith Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Heavy snow fell all night in parts of eastern and southeast England around London. Reports of closed or almost impassable major highways. Amounts generally 5-8 inches. Hilly areas are especially problematic, same issues as Seattle or Vancouver would have, no winter tires on vehicles, less plowing than in snow-prone areas, driver skills generally lower (unless you moved to escape the snow). This map shows temps and winds at 06z Sunday: http://www.uni-koeln.de/math-nat-fak/geomet/meteo/winfos/synNNWWsahel06.gif Looks like the arctic outbreak spread across the Atlas Mountains in northern Algeria about halfway to Timbuktu in Mali, in other words it covers the northern half of the Sahara although temperatures are not that extreme for this time of year. There was widespread snow in the coastal and mountain regions of Algeria. (note -- map updates around 0830z each day, if you read this any day after post date of Sunday Feb 5th). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeznado Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Good summary article ar weather.com: http://beta.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/europe-cold-forecast_2012-02-02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 It's already 3F at PRG and it's not even 11 pm-- so it looks like another subzero night is in store for the city. It'll struggle to get out of the single digits tomorrow afternoon-- and we'll have a couple more cold days after that-- but then things should start to improve. We might even get above freezing after next weekend. It's been a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmagan Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 18Z Sunday SYNOP, MSLP, streamlines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 It was -2F at PRG this morning-- about an hour ago. Currently it's 1F, with a forecast high of 12F. We won't even get back above freezing until maybe a week from now. I've almost gotten used to it at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmagan Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 06Z Monday SYNOP, MSLP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Colleagues told me a town in Czech Republic-- Zelezna Ruda-- went down to a record -36F last night. They say it was all over the news. Can anyone verify this? I'm all thumbs when it comes to verifying European weather obs. I'm skeptical because Prague only went a couple of degrees below zero. Apparently, the town is at ~800 m-- so it's not crazy high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew-Northern Italy Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 This morning lows down to -4°F/-6F° in some parts of Po valley, 4°F/2°F in W-SW Lombardy with also 5°F in Milan. Alessandria http://www.centrometeolombardo.com/content.asp?contentid=4173&ContentType=Stazioni Milan http://www.centrometeolombardo.com/content.asp?contentid=4825&ContentType=Stazioni Pavia http://www.centrometeolombardo.com/content.asp?contentid=3984&ContentType=Stazioni Piacenza http://www.centrometeolombardo.com/content.asp?contentid=4315&ContentType=Stazioni Absolute low in Piedmont was -22.0°C/-8°F in Castell'Alfero near Asti (140m a.s.l.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 So today was the coldest so far: PRG's morning low temp was -2°F and the afternoon high was 12°F. Small towns outside of the capital apparently got much, much colder. It looks to stay very cold for the next week-- then we might start to come out of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil882 Posted February 6, 2012 Author Share Posted February 6, 2012 Colleagues told me a town in Czech Republic-- Zelezna Ruda-- went down to a record -36F last night. They say it was all over the news. Can anyone verify this? I'm all thumbs when it comes to verifying European weather obs. I'm skeptical because Prague only went a couple of degrees below zero. Apparently, the town is at ~800 m-- so it's not crazy high. Josh, While that does seem really cold, it could very well be possible. It seems like the location is located in a valley between two higher peaks that probably allows for decent pooling of cold air in arctic air masses. There is a station to the SE that is at around 3000ft (1000m) that got down below -20 so no doubt it was very cold. The ECMWF shows a local minimum in 2 meter temperatures in this region too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Josh, While that does seem really cold, it could very well be possible. It seems like the location is located in a valley between two higher peaks that probably allows for decent pooling of cold air in arctic air masses. There is a station to the SE that is at around 3000ft (1000m) that got down below -20 so no doubt it was very cold. The ECMWF shows a local minimum in 2 meter temperatures in this region too. Awesome-- thanks, Phil. I don't know anything about winter meteorology, cold air-masses, and temperature gradients, so I really was hoping a pro met would weigh in on this. Much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Kind of a flat temperature trend today in Praha. The morning low was 5°F and the afternoon high was 12°F-- so very little change throughout the day. Tomorrow PRG might actually get up to the 20s-- which would be the first time in a solid week. But then it gets colder again, with possible additional subzero action by Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Per wikipedia, the normal high/low in Prague is 37/25...does that sound right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Per wikipedia, the normal high/low in Prague is 37/25...does that sound right? Yeah, I believe that's about right for this time of year. That's what my sources say, too. I never thought much about the temps here until this cold snap, and I actually would have guessed that Prague was climatologically colder. I always thought of this as a cold city in wintertime, but as you can see, it's really not that cold usually. The cities further E-- Minsk, Kiev, and Moscow-- are climatologically much colder-- more than I realized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 So today was the coldest so far: PRG's morning low temp was -2°F and the afternoon high was 12°F. Small towns outside of the capital apparently got much, much colder. It looks to stay very cold for the next week-- then we might start to come out of this. When will you be posting your chase footage of this incredible event to your new site, iFreezing? I can't wait for the dramatic images of frozen fountains and people walking past, hunched over with their hands in their pockets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I just saw pictures of the icy canals of Venice on the London Telegraph! Incredible cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew-Northern Italy Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I just saw pictures of the icy canals of Venice on the London Telegraph! Incredible cold. Anyway that's not so unusual ... ok, doesn't happen every winter ... but also it's not su exceptional ... In some big winters of the past, the Venice's lagoon froze over entirely ... Like in february 1929 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew-Northern Italy Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 It almost got up to a mild 20F at PRG today. (I think 19 was actually the afternoon high.) We go back into some deep cold tomorrow night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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