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Utah and Colorado Receive End of Summer Snow
Image above: Snow at Bald Mountain Pass in Utah, Utah Department of Transportation.
With the end of summer still weeks away, mountainous areas in Utah and Colorado have already received...
Cold Temperatures and Frost to Invade the Upper Midwest
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Duluth reports on Twitter that an early fall frost is likely:
Patchy frost is possible for portions of Northland Thursday night into Friday morning,...
Cold Front May Give Australian Ski Resorts an End of Season Boost
SnowBrains is reporting a large cold front may have some Australian ski resorts rethinking their timelines for shutting down their winter operations this season.
“Just as Australian resorts have started...
South Africa Gets Late-Season Snow
Photograph Courtesy of the Matroosberg Reserve on Facebook
A cold front delivered snow across parts of South Africa on September 5, with more snow expected on September 6, according to...
Uruguayan Authorities Report Late Winter Freeze
The Uruguayan Institute of Meteorology and National Highway Police Directorate issued winter warnings for the regions of Lavalleja and Florida, when a late-season cold front delivered below freezing temperatures...
August Snow Follows a Steep Drop in Temperature in the Italian Alps
A temperature drop of more than 20 degrees in two days was reported in Sestriere, Italy, a village in the Italian Alps near Turin, according both the Korea Post...
In an Unusual Event, ‘Deep Lake’ Freezes
Image above: Deep Lake, a small elongate hypersaline lake 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) north of Cape Barne, Ross Island. The descriptive name was applied by the British Antarctic Expedition.
Parts of a saltwater lake,...
Michigan Sees Below Freezing Low Temperatures for the Last Weekend of August
The National Weather Service in Gaylor Michigan writes on Facebook:
It was chilly last night! Out of the 148 low temperature reports we received, guess what the coldest report was....
Alberta Ski Area Gets Early Snow
Image above: Webcam capture from Sunshine Village
Sunshine Village Ski Area in Banff, Alberta, is reporting the first snow of the new ski season, coming months before it normally falls,...
Cold Front Brings Snow and High Winds to South Africa
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) as issued several types of Severe Weather Alerts in anticipation of a strong cold front blowing across parts of the country, according to...
New Zealand Ski Resorts Getting Snow
The New Zealand Herald (NZH) reported that with recent snowfall Mt. Ruapehu on the North Island currently has the deepest snow base of any location on Earth. The NZH...
Chilean Ski Resort Hit with the ‘Storm of the Decade’
Image above: Snapshot dated 8-22-23 from the webcam at Ski Portillo showing workers shoveling snow.
Ski Portillo, the oldest ski resort in Chile, has temporarily closed its slopes and ceased...
Argentine Ski Resorts Issue ‘Powder Alarms and Snow Warnings’
Seven Argentine ski resorts are expecting fresh, heavy in some places, snow to fall this week, according to J2Ski.com.
With below freezing temperatures on the mid-and-upper slopes the existing snowpack...
Previous Record-low Temperatures, Heavy rain in Massachusetts Expected to Affect Apple Harvest
Image above: Temperatures in most of New England were well below normal on May 18.
WCVB-TV reports that record cold temperatures and heavy rain in February and May this year...
Antarctica Setting Cold Temperature Records
Antarctica has 43 permanent, 44 seasonal, and dozens of automatic research stations operated solely or jointly by 42 nations, and many of those stations have measured record or near...
Freezing Temperatures, Snow and Rain Headed Australia’s Way
Cold winter weather is returning to Australia, according to an article on News.com.AU:
Australians in the southeastern states are being warned that dual cold fronts will bring in some frosty...
Germany’s Highest Peak Gets Early Taste of Winter
Four inches of snow fell at the German ski resort on Zugspitze mountain on August 7, reports Powder.com.
At 9,718 ft. above sea level, Zugspitze is the highest mountain in...
Last Open USA Ski Resort Announces Latest Ever Closing Due to Massive Snow Season
The last open ski resort in the USA has finally announced their closing date.
The Denver Gazette reports:
Oregon's Timberline Lodge has announced that their closing day will be August 13....
New Zealand Mountain Has 100 Inches of Snow with More on the Way
New Zealand’s Mt. Ruapehu received up to 10 inches of additional snow over the past week, with more snow forecast in the coming weeks, reports Snow Brains.
Added to the...
Italy’s Hot Summer Disrupted by an Equally Unusual Cold Spell
An unusually steep drop in temperature was recorded in parts of Italy during the past week, accompanied in some locations by heavy snow.
“A few days of 'early autumn' in...
Cold July Leaves Ireland Hoping Summer Returns
Image: Meteociel/Carlow Weather
Headlines from the Irish Mirror, “Hopes hot weather to break Ireland’s cold spell as maps pinpoint date of spectacular U-turn,” tell the tale of an unusually cold...
Mammoth Mountain Finishes Second Longest Ski Season Ever
Image Above: A person walks near snowbanks obscuring condominiums as snow falls in the Sierra Nevada mountains in March 2023. While this year’s snow allowed the lifts to run...
Switzerland Experiences Chilly, Snowy Mid-Summer
Image above: Webcam image from Saas-Fee in Switzerland.
As much as a foot of snow fell across a wide area in the Alps in late-July and early August with Switzerland...
Cooler Than Average Temperatures Rule in Northern Europe
Image above from the Finnish Meteorological Service.
While much of southern Europe has sweltered under high heat this summer, July in Northern Europe was cooler than average, with areas in...
Near-record Cold Weather Hits Parts of the Pacific
A weather system pulling cold air from south of Tonga has helped drive temperatures to near-record lows. Sunday's temperature (July 30, 2023) at Lapaha was close to the national...