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The January Thaw !

1/23/2020

Satellite picture above shows clouds from Great Lakes and south. Most of this is rain...with snow confined to near Great Lakes. This will push east and cover the east coast this weekend. Below - animated maps...snowfall and rainfall projected thru Monday.

Below - a look at The GFS model prediction for the 500 Mb - upper air for the first week of February. Such a pattern will mean arctic air flooding the Nation and stormy weather for The Eastern Third.

Below - snapshot weather for your Friday. Be safe.

Cold Moderate -East, Stormy - West

1/22/2020

Satellite above shows clouds mid section of Nation with new storm that will affect East Saturday with rain....snow across New England. Below ...animated maps...rainfall and snowfall thru Sunday.

Below - snapshot weather for Thursday. Be safe.

Still Quiet On The Weather Front

1/21/2020

Maps above show high pressure still in control with rain and snow out west moving into Central U.S. mid week and to East Coast this weekend.
New England may get another thump of snow..otherwise rain elsewhere.
Below - expected rain and snowfall into Saturday.

Below - snapshot weather for Wednesday. Be safe !

Amazingly Quiet !

1/20/2020

Above - Satellite + radar - pretty clear and calm . Below - early morning temperatures observed.

Below - animated maps - snowfall thru Friday - rainfall through Friday. Large high pressure controls the Nation. Cold turns to milder by late week. System out west reaches East Coast this weekend. Snow over Northern New England...rain elsewhere.

Snapshot weather for Tuesday. Be safe.

Fairly Quiet Week Ahead for This Time of Year!

1/19/2020

Yesterday's winter storm across the Northeast will begin to wind down today as it departs out into the Atlantic Ocean. As the low moves away any organized areas of snow will begin to taper and diminish in coverage. However, gusty Northwest winds behind the storm will lead to the development of lake effect snow across interior parts of the Northeast through Monday.

At the same time we will see an area of very cold high pressure move southward out of Canada and into the northern Plains and Midwest by Tuesday. Temperatures associated with this air mass will be anywhere from 10 to 25 degrees below averages across the Northern Plains, Mid-Mississippi Valley and into the Ohio Valley through the day Tuesday. Low temperatures at night will be dangerously cold and well below zero with the core of the cold centered across Minnesota, Iowa, North & South Dakota.

As for the West, some moisture will clip the Northwest coastline bringing light rain and higher elevation snow to parts of Washington and Oregon Sunday and Monday. A more potent system will bring steadier rain to these areas and also looks to extend southward to include the northern California coast as we head into Tuesday. There will be higher elevation snow in the mountains as well.

Old Man Winter Takes Over !

1/17/2020

Above - early morning wind chills. Cold air will continue to spread south and most of the Nation will be on the cold side next week. Below - current satellite picture.

A storm in Central Plains will bring moderate to heavy snow to upper Midwest...then head to East Saturday. Big Cities like Phily..NYC...Boston..will only see 1"-2" - to rain and ends. Ski Country in No. New England will see 4"-8". Below - animated maps with snowfall and rainfall thru Tuesday.

Below - snapshot weather for your Saturday. Be safe...have a nice holiday weekend.

Wintry West, Heading East

1/13/2020

Above - Satellite + radar not looking bad. A couple of fronts moving by this week...but a strong front will bring much colder air by Friday to the East. On it's heels..a large winter storm hits Central Friday - comes east by Saturday. Below - high temperature for this Friday - followed by map projection for weekend storm on Saturday.

Below - animated maps next 2 days - snowfall thru Friday - rainfall thru Saturday.

Below - snapshot weather for Tuesday. Be safe.

Spring Comes To The East ......

1/10/2020

Above...today's map shows a cold front mid section of Nation. Warm ahead o if it with rain...cold with snow behind it. Below - this is what the map will look like on Sunday as cold front swings off East Coast.

Below - snowfall and rainfall predictions through Tuesday.

Below - early a.m. satellite and radar depicting that cold front in
Plains.

Below - expected temperatures by next Thursday as the North begins to chill down from West to East. Have a nice and safe weekend.

Record Warmth For The East......

1/9/2020

Above - early morning actual wind chills. Arctic air will be replaced by
unseasonably warm air for the East this weekend. Temps could hit 70 as far north as New York City...60s New England. Talk about a January thaw ? Below....satellite and radar picture.

Below - animated maps through Friday - snowfall thru Sunday - Rainfall through Monday.

Below - snapshot weather for Friday. Be safe.

Big - Quick Changes !

1/7/2020

Satellite + radar above looks bland but it will change. Disturbance over Kentucky moves northeast and brings a touch of rain and wet snow to Mid Atlantic and So. New England through tonight. Arctic air will dive south through Plains and sweep the East Coast by Thursday, After that..its get exceptionally mild and wet with potential severe storm for South. Below- animated maps + snowfall + rainfall through Saturday.

Below - weather snapshot for today's weather. Be safe.

Winter Stays West

1/3/2020

Above - satellite picture showing much of the Nation under clouds. Below - radar showing much of the East under rain.

Below animated maps thru weekend showing wet and mild for The East and stormy for West....cold central. That is joined by snowfall and rainfall projections into Tuesday.

Below- snapshot weather for your Saturday. Have a nice ans safe first weekend of 2020 .

Storms Are Plenty....

1/2/2020

Satellite and radar shows tons of moisture in The Gulf States...all moving northward to give the east wet weather Friday and through the weekend. Cold front in Great Lakes and Plains should arrive in the East by Monday. New storm hitting the Northwest. Below - rainfall and snowfall predictions through Monday.

Below - animated maps showing the expanse of moisture to The East.

Below - snapshot weather for Friday. Be safe.

Mild Then Wet East, Cold Then Wintry West

12/27/2019

Satellite + radar shows mild and moist from The Gulf to Northeast. Storm in Arizona will head for Great Lakes and bring a major wintry event to Plains and Upper Midwest this weekend. Below...early morning temperatures on this Friday morning.

Below - animated maps for the next 2 days...then rainfall and snowfall projections into Tuesday...New Year's Eve Day.

Below- snapshot weather for Saturday. Enjoy your last weekend of 2019 and be safe.

So The Weather Outside Is Not Frightful....

12/24/2019

Above - weather map for Christmas Day into Christmas Night showing most of the wet weather along the WestCoast..snow in Rockies over into the Northern Plains. Rest of the Nation...fair and mild. Below ----satellite picture....showing storm over the Southeast ...moving out today.

Below - animated maps...snowfall and rainfall expected into Sunday.

Below - snapshot weather for Christmas Day....followed by my dog, Shirley...wishing all a very Merry Christmas.

A Quiet Christmas For Most

12/23/2019

Above - snapshot weather for Wednesday, Christmas Day. Below - satellite and radar showing storm in SOutheast....and unsettled weather in west. Storm in SE will clear by Christmas Day....elsewhere...above normal temperatures.

Below- animated maps thru Tuesday, snowfall and rainfall for the next 5 day.

Be safe.

Quiet,Dry-Except For NW & SE

12/20/2019

Satellite + radar above shows moisture in Center Nation which will become a very wet storm for Gulf States/SE...but should move out by Monday. Wet Weather for the Northwest. Below - Animated maps - with snowfall and rainfall expected into Christmas Day.

Below ....high temperatures expected for Tuesday, Christmas Eve and Wednesday Christmas Day.

Snapshot weather for Saturday. Be safe.

Quiet,Cold North, Getting Wet West & SE

12/19/2019

Above...early morning wind chills. Below - satellite picture showing mainly dry weather with exception of west coast .

Following: animated maps for the next 2 days + rainfall + snowfall predictions through Tuesday.

Below - projected high temperatures for Tuesday, Christmas Eve and Wednesday, Christmas Day......followed by snapshot weather for Friday.
Be safe.

Arctic Assault

12/18/2019

Above - map shows freezing line covering almost all of the U.S. Below - satellite picture shows one front offshore...secondary front over the Great Lakes which could bring snowshowers and snowsqualls to the Northeast today. Big storm off West Coast will head east and south and become a rainstorm for the Southeast this weekend.

Below - animated maps for next 2 days with projections for snowfall and rainfall into Monday.

Be safe.

Arctic Air Moving East And South

12/17/2019

Satellite picture above shows storm in the East with snow for New England...ice then rain and thunderstorm for South. Cold arctic air covers the remainder of the Nation with freeze warnings for California.Below....snowfall predictions thru this weekend...followed by rainfall.

Below animated maps for the next couple. Cold air for the most part and it looks like quiet weather except for West Coast - (NW) and Southeast..where this weekend will see rain.

A Conveyor Belt Of Changes

12/13/2019

Satellite shows moisture streaming up from Gulf along East Coast. Some snow Plains to Rockies...that system to reach East Coast late Monday into Tuesday. By mid to late next week...much colder air will cover much of the Nation. Below - animated maps...rainfall into Wednesday..snowfall into mid week.

Below - projection of low temperature for next Thursday morning....followed by snapshot weather for Saturday. Be safe.

Cold Continues No.Central - Rain Eyes East

12/12/2019

Satellite + radar above shows a system in Plains with snow..moving east to bring rain to the East Friday and Saturday. System along West Coast reaches the East by Tuesday. Below - where it will be cloudy or sunny...blue for sun..grey for clouds.

Below - animated maps - rainfall...snowfall into Monday.

Below- snapshot weather for Friday.....be safe.

Arctic Air Moving East and South

12/10/2019

Don't need to be a meteorologist to find cold front on map above...which is early morning temperatures. Front extends from lower Lakes to Texas.Rain ahead of it..some snow behind it...all marching eastward to east coast by Wednesday a.m. Below - satellite + radar showing that front..followed by animated maps for the next 2 days.

Below - snowfall and rainfall maps for the next 5 days

Finally ...snapshot weather for Wednesday. Be safe.

Stormy Weekend Out West, Delightful for the Rest

12/7/2019

An upper level low just off the West Coast will slide southeastward into the Southwest by Monday. This will result in heavy rain over parts of Northern California and heavy snow in the higher elevations through Sunday morning. Due to the recent burn scares left from wildfires in the vicinity, the heavy rainfall could produce areas of flash flooding on Saturday. The rain and snow will begin to taper off by Sunday evening.

Meanwhile, an area of low pressure will move southward from Canada and into the Pacific Northwest by Sunday. This system will generate rain and higher elevation snow across those areas today. This storm will then move eastward stretching from the Northern Plains by Sunday afternoon and into the northern Great Lakes by Monday. It will produce a swath of snow as it does so with accumulations ranging anywhere from 1-4 inches.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Lots of Highs & Lows

12/6/2019

Above - high temperatures expected for this Monday....to right...high temperatures expected for next Thursday. East can expect temps to be some 10 to 20 above normal at first then 10-12 below normal at last. Below ---satellite + radar.

Next front will cause rain south...some snow north today. System along west coast reach the east early next week with rain and mild. Below - animated maps for next couple.....followed by snowfall then rainfall into Tuesday.

Lastly - snapshot weather for Saturday. Be safe...enjoy your weekend.

Roller Coaster Temperatures

12/5/2019

Animated maps above show a cold front moving off East Coast Friday...chilling things down there. Storm on west coast will warm things up in East next week but wet. Below - projected snowfall and rainfall in Monday.

Below - early morning satellite and radar followed by expected high temperatures for Monday. Concluding with snapshot weather for Friday.
Be safe.