Snow And Ice In The Northern Hemisphere

[Isolated Frost]

I don't know if anyone else has noticed, but if you zoom in really, really close....

[reef]

I don't know if anyone else has noticed, but if you zoom in really, really close....

Quite a blizzard there in Coleraine. :lol:

[Optimus Prime]

This is also a useful site - a satellite image of ice and snow, including depths of the latter:

http://www.rap.ucar....ce/snowAFnh.gif

It's updated daily I think.

Thanks for that. Typically 20-70cm these depths. Certainly not dustings.

[cyclonic happiness]

Well today......

Abit of loss in canada and a bit of gain just north of our lads in afganistan, looks like winter will be starting for them soon :-(

[cheeky_monkey]

I envy you, Use to work up at Ft MacMurray. Some classic cold winters, well below zero, late ice breaks in May. Hope to get back there soon. Live it up there.

Really not been there yet myself..not heard great things about the place..good place to earn big money, though not for the faint hearted

Edited September 20, 2010 by cheeky_monkey

[cyclonic happiness]

Well some gains in central russia and northern canada, but what's happened to the sea ice???? eek!

[AderynCoch]

More snow to come around the Davis Strait/Baffin Island? That's where Igor's remains are headed.

[BornFromTheVoid]

Surprising to see that with the ice. It has actually been gaining in extent the last few days??? I'd eexpect it gain lots during the coming week though!

[Turnedoutniceagain]

Well some gains in central russia and northern canada, but what's happened to the sea ice???? eek!

It seems to have thickened up down the E coast of Greenland.

[Cymro]

Well some gains in central russia and northern canada, but what's happened to the sea ice???? eek!

That makes no sense at all to the arctic ice extent increase, maybe its a blip on they're behalf?

[BornFromTheVoid]

It seems to have thickened up down the E coast of Greenland.

That's not a very good thing though. That ice just drifts from the central Arctic out through there into the N Atlantic where it melts!

The ice should start spreading towards the Bering strait this week though as the winds change.

[cheeky_monkey]

expect to see a decrease across western canada a big warm up comming this week.

[MR EXTREMES]

expect to see a decrease across western canada a big warm up comming this week.

this could well be because of the track of igor sucking up warmer air.

i expect a recovery soon after as igor moves away.

[cheeky_monkey]

this could well be because of the track of igor sucking up warmer air.

i expect a recovery soon after as igor moves away.

i doubt it igor is 3000 miles from western Canada will have no influence here

[cyclonic happiness]

Nice new big splodge of snow over eastern Russia, great to see it all piling back in and we are above average for the time of year!

[liltbrockie]

Nice new big splodge of snow over eastern Russia, great to see it all piling back in and we are above average for the time of year!

There's certainly a LOT more snow around that the same time last year

Edited September 22, 2010 by liltbrockie

[k19]

Can we see a shot of what it looked like at the height of winter last year?

[Stormyking]

Certainly has grown alot , all very exciting I can't wait for winter.

[liltbrockie]

Can we see a shot of what it looked like at the height of winter last year?

Probably about as good as it got...

[Turnedoutniceagain]

Probably about as good as it got...

Stunning. Hard to believe that even southern Spain copped it !!

[jonboy]

Stunning. Hard to believe that even southern Spain copped it !!

That would be the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Southern Spain the most southerly ski resort in Europe Funnily snows there every year!

[Costa Del Fal]

Stunning. Hard to believe that even southern Spain copped it !!

And North Africa!!!

[Wynn D Woo]

And North Africa!!!

That'll be the Atlas mountains and yes there is skiing to be had there too!

[AderynCoch]

The Atlases go above 4000m, so snow up there isn't exactly unusual.

[Costa Del Fal]

That'll be the Atlas mountains and yes there is skiing to be had there too!

Yep. Still amazing to think how close the snow can get.