WeatherFanatics: It's Been Mild in the U.S., So Where's the Cold and Snow?

Monday, November 7, 2016

It's Been Mild in the U.S., So Where's the Cold and Snow?

Chris Dolce
Published: November 7,2016
Widespread, and in some cases, record-breaking warmth has gripped the United States during the past several weeks. More mild temperatures are in store for portions of the West, Midwest and South during the week ahead.
But on the other side of the Northern Hemisphere, cold and snowy conditions have dominated parts of Asia and Europe in recent days. Here's a look at where the cold and snow have been.
(MORE: Greatest 24-Hour Snow in All 50 States)

Northern Hemisphere Temperature Overview

The temperature regime we've seen recently in the Northern Hemisphere is similar to what we'll see this week.
Below is the departure from average temperatures across the globe for the week ahead through Friday. Colder-than-average temperatures are forecast to dominate the Northern Hemisphere in Russia and parts of Europe, while North America and the Arctic continue to stay above average, overall.

This map shows that cooler-than-average temperatures will dominate much of Europe and Asia this week in the blue shadings. Warmer-than-average conditions are illustrated by the orange shadings in North America and the Arctic. (Climate Change Institute/University of Maine)

Russia

Russia has been one of the epicenters of the recent cold and snow in the Northern Hemisphere.
At the end of October, Siberia likely had its greatest extent of snow cover since 1998.
Moscow's Domodedovo airport reported at least light snow every day from Oct. 29-Nov. 7, including a burst of heavier snow late Sunday into Monday.
(MORE: Ice Balls on the Siberia Coast)

A woman rests on a bench in a snow covered park in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016. Early snow blanketed the Russian capital and temperatures dropped to about -3 C (27 F). (AP Photo/Irina Samokhvalova)

Germany

Snow fell in parts of Germany over the weekend and into Monday, including in the southern Germany village of Holzkirchen where the photo below was taken. Just north of that village, Munich saw a mixture of rain and snow on Monday morning.
The season's first snow also fell in the west Germany town of Freudenberg, the Taunus region near Frankfurt, and several other locales.

Cars drive slowly on a snowy road during heavy snowfall near the small Bavarian village Holzkirchen near Munich, southern Germany, on November 7, 2016. (CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images)

France

Snow was reported at Paris' Orly and Charles de Gaulle airports Monday morning before turning to rain as temperatures warmed.
Ski resorts in the French Alps saw more significant snowfall during the weekend, the thelocal.fr reported.

United Kingdom

Cold and snowy weather moved into portions of the United Kingdom during the weekend, and is expected to continue early this week.
The Pennines and Scottish Mountains are among the locations that have seen snowfall.
Snow coated the Cairngorms of Scotland starting late last week. Roads were closed in the area by the snow over the weekend, the BBC reported.

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Winter's come early to the Cairngorms. Thanks to #weatherwatcher Highlandweather for this snowy pic from today. John H

11:33 AM - 4 Nov 2016

Sunday night was the coldest of the season so far in the U.K., dipping to the low 20s Fahrenheit (-5.3 degrees Celsius) in Katesbridge, according to the Met Office. Even colder temperatures were anticipated Monday night.

Northern Japan

Sapporo on Japan's Hokkaido Island saw its heaviest early November snow in 21 years this past weekend, according to Robert Speta, a meteorologist with NHK World TV in Tokyo.
Just under 8 inches, or 20 centimeters, was measured in Sapporo, Speta said.

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