History-WX · El Niño Winters

The Storm Highway

Warm tropical water charges the battery, the tropics–Arctic contrast sharpens the front, the front fires a continuous super-jet from the Pacific across the USA into the Atlantic — and along it, lows roll off the line, hurling atmospheric rivers (green) at North America and Europe. Keys: B dark · S labels · D draw · H panels · L Deutsch.

–
ERA5 · 12-hourly · Oct–Feb

Layers — click to toggle
Jet stream (250 hPa)
Atmospheric rivers (IVT)
Storm centers & tracks
Frontal zone (∇T850)
Keep tracks (T)
Floor: sea surface temperature
1×
PAVING THE HIGHWAY …
CAM