Are we getting used to this? After the persistent cyclone in May and June, and the spiffy, but short-lived cyclone of two weeks ago, the Arctic is visited by yet another intense storm that goes below 980 hPa. In fact, according to Environment Canada it is currently at 976 hPa, which is lower than the lowest pressure of the previous storm (click for a larger version):
Do also note the high pressure over the Beaufort Sea, Canadian Archipelago and Greenland. Yesterday's DMI SLP map also shows the storm developing:
According to the ECMWF weather forecast the storm will stay intense today and tomorrow, and then wind down again, albeit more slowly than the last one, and accompanied by more high pressure on the American side of the Arctic (click for a larger version):
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