Isopycnic 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. What does this mean for the 2012 Tropical season? I need info to steal take to Accuwx forums!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwt Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Well after last weekends 4-6 inches in the London area another 4-8 inches seems likely tomorrow into Friday morning, though thats going to be to the west of London this time round. Well below average first 10 days or so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Some light snow now, but it's not as cold now. In fact, we should easily crack 20F today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwt Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Also I should just say some areas further north today are now reporting Freezing Rain. Its a VERY rare to get Freezing Rain in the UK due mainly to the fact we have water all around us so it takes alot to get cold enough with uppers that are at the same time warmer, there tends to be 1-2 widespread instances of it a decade, today may turn out to be one of those sorts of days...all thanks to that deep cold pool over Europe I suppose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 The airport (PRG) officially broke 20F this afternoon-- for the first time in over a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Bitter cold tonight-- after some slight warming yesterday. (PRG actually hit 20F-- for the first time in a week.) PRG's currently down to 3F, and it's not even midnight-- so another subzero night seems likely. This is definitely the worst cold I've ever experienced. It's not just the low temps but the longevity of the cold snap. Except for yesterday's brief moment, we haven't cleared the teens in almost 10 days, with several days struggling to clear single digits and multiple mornings below 0F. I was almost getting accustomed to it yesterday, but tonight the cold really has an edge to it. I really felt it during a mere 15-minute walk. I know folks in the Upper Plains deal with this all the time, but I think it's crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmx Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 PRG down to 1F and it ain't even midnight. Woo hoo. Our low so far in this cold snap is -2F, which we hit twice. We gonna break it tonight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxmx Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 It will be close, but my guess is that your best chance for breaking -2 will be Sunday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am19psu Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 It will be close, but my guess is that your best chance for breaking -2 will be Sunday morning. I thought it was supposed to be Monday morning at Central Park? Oh, wrong thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeznado Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 All I have to say about this is: OMG http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAyToxJOSAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchel Volk Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 WOW! they need a super blow right now. It is amazing that people are walking on top of 13 feet of rock hard snow. People may have to wait to May to see the sun from their houses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHweather Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 What caused all that an easterly/northeasterly flow off the black sea? Unbelievable though, and that location isn't much farther north than Boston/Detroit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew-Northern Italy Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 New blizzard right now on central Italy. Places like Urbino o Forli/Cesena are going to go above 1 meter of snow. Snowing again Rome too. Live webcam/TV of Forli http://www.comune.forli.fc.it/streaming_piazzasaffi/ Urbino's webcam is quite self-talking ... Cesena Bologna's hillside Bologna city Pescara http://www.pescarameteo.net/webcam/webcam.jpg Abruzzo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmagan Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 00Z SYNOP, isotherms, MSLP, streamlines, observations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GramaxRefugee Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Those are impressive shots Matthew....Thanks for posting. (I clicked on the live-cam too...snowing real good.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SN_Lover Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 New blizzard right now on central Italy. Places like Urbino o Forli/Cesena are going to go above 1 meter of snow. Snowing again Rome too. Live webcam/TV of Forli http://www.comune.fo...ng_piazzasaffi/ Urbino's webcam is quite self-talking ... Cesen Bologna's hillside Bologna city Pescara http://www.pescarame...bcam/webcam.jpg Abruzzo Wow, that looks like a scene from the day after tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donsutherland1 Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Incredible images, Matthew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Juse woke up and PRG is -4F and even the City Center is -1F. We won't get any sympathy from Moscow, Kiev, and Minsk, but these are our coldest temps so far in this 11-day cold snap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ict1523 Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Bitter cold tonight-- after some slight warming yesterday. (PRG actually hit 20F-- for the first time in a week.) PRG's currently down to 3F, and it's not even midnight-- so another subzero night seems likely. This is definitely the worst cold I've ever experienced. It's not just the low temps but the longevity of the cold snap. Except for yesterday's brief moment, we haven't cleared the teens in almost 10 days, with several days struggling to clear single digits and multiple mornings below 0F. I was almost getting accustomed to it yesterday, but tonight the cold really has an edge to it. I really felt it during a mere 15-minute walk. I know folks in the Upper Plains deal with this all the time, but I think it's crazy. Is it really that cold? What I have usually found is that when it gets really cold over there, it is also really calm and still; practically no wind at all. When I was in Poland during January 2010, temps dropped down to -20F with a cold spell whose intensity was similar to this one. While it was definitely really cold, there was no wind chill at all. Felt warmer than NYC on most 20F days. Most of the people that have visited me during the winter say similar things.BTW, I wish we would experience some real cold this winter. I've barely even worn my winter jacket and haven't been able to make use of my wonderful new scarves. Thank God I didn't buy expensive boots like I wanted to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmagan Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 06Z Saturday SYNOP, Isotherms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Is it really that cold? What I have usually found is that when it gets really cold over there, it is also really calm and still; practically no wind at all. When I was in Poland during January 2010, temps dropped down to -20F with a cold spell whose intensity was similar to this one. While it was definitely really cold, there was no wind chill at all. Felt warmer than NYC on most 20F days. Most of the people that have visited me during the winter say similar things. BTW, I wish we would experience some real cold this winter. I've barely even worn my winter jacket and haven't been able to make use of my wonderful new scarves. Thank God I didn't buy expensive boots like I wanted to. I've definitely noticed what you're saying-- that wind has a lot to do with it, and as long as it's perfectly still, it's not that bad. And I've also noticed during this cold snap that it's been remarkably still most of the time-- like you described the cold snaps in Poland. (We had a slight breeze last night-- maybe 5 or 10 kt-- and even that slight motion to the air gave it a real edge.) And I've also noticed that a windy night in NYC when it's 15F is in some ways worse than what we've felt here. Still..... brrrrrr. I think it depends what you're used to. I'm from L.A. so this is off the charts for me. But if you're from Warsaw, Minsk, Kiev, or Moscow, this ain't so bad. One thing I learned during this cold snap is that Prague just isn't that cold, climatologically. Like, normal daytime highs this time of year are above freezing. So this is just really cold even for this region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 tmagan, thanks for posting the isotherm map. It looks like a tongue of cold air came W from Russia, and that's why it's so cold this morning. PRG went down to -4F around 7:30 am; the City Center down to -2F. Temperatures are starting to rise now but we're still below zero. At a Starbucks on the main city square. Cold chase!!1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahk_webstah Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 It's been fun to read your posts Josh. Have you gotten any real snow? And Matthew, that is truly unreal. You must be having so much fun. How much snow did Rome get and how much where you are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 It's been fun to read your posts Josh. Have you gotten any real snow? And Matthew, that is truly unreal. You must be having so much fun. How much snow did Rome get and how much where you are? Thanks! We got a couple of inches in the city the other day-- which coincided with a slight rise in the temps. But that's really all the snow we've seen all winter. Except for this cold snap-- which started just around the beginning of the month-- it's been a mild, almost completely snowless winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Lizard Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Thundersnow in Rome!!! ob LIRA 111415Z 05008KT 0800 TSSN SCT015 FEW020CB BKN022 00/M00 Q1011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha5 Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Wow...just wow This is historic on so many levels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Not even 7 pm and it's already down to 5F at PRG. Probably another sub-zero night tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 3F at 8 pm. I sense another record low coming overnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HurricaneJosh Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 1F at 8:30 pm. Temps are falling like a rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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