Neem 2010: Weather Forecast 19 May - day 23
Posted in Neem Ice Core Drilling 11 | By Marc |
Surface +12hr Forecast map: anticyclone (H) over central Greenland and deep frontal depression off the West coast of Greenland. The dotted lines are isobates, showing the thickness of the airmass. Thickness relates to cold and warm airmasses and where those lines are close together there is a frontal system. (c) Weather Office Canada
General
The center of the Greenland anticyclone is positioned West of Tasiilaq. This means that for the Neem area rather stable conditions are expected with a wind mainly varying between S and SE. Patches of medium and high level cloud are the remnants of the old frontal depression positioned over Northeast Greenland.
19/05/10 - day 1
- Wind: SE 8-12kt, after 12/15utc becoming 4-8kt.
- Weather: still variable amounts of medium and high clouds, sometimes thick enough to veil the sun. After 18utc enlarging sunny spells.
- Temperature: Min06utc=-20c dayMax(18utc)=-10C
20/05/10 - day 2
- Wind: ESE 8-13kt, after 12/15utc becoming 3-8kt. direction veering from ESE via S to SW
- Weather: sunny with patchy Cirrus and Altocumulus. After 18/21utc low clouds form or invade and can cover the sky completely. No precipitation.
- Temperature: (6utc)=-20°C (18utc)=-14°C.
21/05/10 - day 3
- Wind: SSE 8-12k, increasing to S to SSW 13-18kt
- Weather: patches of low clouds, soon dissipating and becoming sunny.
- Temperature: (6utc)=-20°C (18utc)=-15°C.