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Storm Brewing West....Wind For Northeast

12/18/2018

Satellite + radar shows storminess out west. One low in New Mexico ..the other in the Northwest. Both will travel east and bring plenty of rain to the East Thursday night into Saturday when most places will get 1"-3" of rain. Quiet weather should follow for Christmas. Below - expected snowfall for the next 7 days...followed by expected rainfall.

Below - animated maps for the next 2 days followed by high temperatures for Wednesday.

Above..the GFS model for next Tuesday - Christmas Day. Blue shading indicates snow...green shading rain. Based on this model..a wet Christmas for the Northwest...snow Cascades. Snow in Rockies. SOme snow over the Great Lakes.....very windy for Plains....and mild. Be safe.

Quiet East...Getting Stormier West

12/17/2018

Satellite + radar show a storm off Cape Cod and moving away. Storm along west coast will combine with moisture in the south to be the next storm to move across the Nation and reach The East late week...in form of rain...except west of the Appalachians..where a swatch of snow will hit the Ohio Valley just in time for arrival of Winter - Friday. Below - animated maps for the next 2 days.

Below - expected snowfall and rainfall for the next week. Most of which in the East will not happen until end of this week.

Lastly - high temperatures for Tuesday. Be safe.

East - Wet....Colder Elsewhere

12/14/2018

A cold front is causing rain in Midwest...while a storm spins away over Texas. The 2 systems bring wet damp weather to the East this weekend...flooding a real possibility for Carolinas. Elsewhere - fair and colder. Below - today's threat of severe weather in dark green and yellow.

Below- snowfall and rainfall predictions for the next week.

Below - animated maps for the next 2 days followed by high temperatures for Saturday. Beginning next week we will try to predict odds of a white Christmas for our NAtion. Be safe.

Changes On The Way....

12/12/2018

Satellite + radar shows a front in Great Lakes moving east to bring some spotty rain a/o snowshowers to Northeast Thursday. System in Northwest will become major storm and bring wet milder weather to the East this weekend. Below- expected snowfall through the weekend...followed by amounts of rain thru Sunday.

Following maps...animated for the next 2 days...then high temperatures for Thursday. Be safe.

Still Quiet On The Weather Front

12/11/2018

Our satellite/radar picture shows left over moisture over N. Carolina....next system gathering moisture over the Rockies. That will become a big storm - similar to last weekend...but reaching further north to Northeast with rain by weekend. Below - snowfall predictions for next 5 days...followed by rainfall predictions thru Sunday.

Below- animated maps for the next 2 days followed by high temperatures for Wednesday. Be safe.

Cold But Quiet

12/10/2018

The winter storm that buried parts of the Carolinas will wind down today. A new system will affect the West....elsewhere - fair and cold. The West coast system will head east slowly and could easily become a big storm for the East by this weekend. Below - animated maps for the next 2 days.

Below - expected snowfall for this week....followed by expected rainfall for the week.

Lastly...high temperatures for Tuesday. Be safe.

Stormy South - Quiet North

12/7/2018

Satellite-radar depicting 2 jets...one across the north with snowshowers from The Lakes to New England...the other in the south with a storm of mixed precip spreading from west to East. Looks like N. C. mountains will get over 1 foot of snow from this. Below - snowfall predictions next 5 days...followed by rainfall next 5-7 days.

Below - severe weather threat today - green....Texas Gulf Coast.

Following - animated maps next couple - then high temperatures for your Shopping Saturday. Be safe.

Winter Storm - Southland

12/6/2018

Satel;lite/radar shows a front moving into Northeast with some snowshowers for New England mountains. Storm in California will march east and become a winter storm with ice and snow across southern third of The Nation. It will reach up to N.Carolina coast and head into Atlantic. Think enough cold air over Northeast will keep it south and northern extent should be Delmarva. Below - snowfall predictions for next 5 days...followed by rainfall - next 7 days.

Below - animated maps for the next couple - followed by high temperatures for Friday. Be safe.

Cold & Dry....Stormy West Then South...

12/5/2018

Above...animated maps for the next 2 days. West coast storm heads across southland and will bring rain and wintry weather eastward to Southeast by late this weekend. Storm looks to stay south of DCA. Below - satellite and radar - showing some snowshowers in Ohio Valley which will move across Mid Atlantic today.

Below - snowfall predictions for the next 5 days.....followed by rainfall over the next 7 days.

Lastly - high temperatures for Thursday. Be safe.

Colder & Drier

12/4/2018

Satellite/radar shows basically cold dry pattern. System approaching west coast will head east and likely turn into a wintry storm for the south.
By this weekend the storm will be over the SOutheast. Most models say it will continue east and not up the coast....but there is another shot of energy in the Pacific that models are not picking up on yet. This system could merge with the southern one and turn it up the coast early next week. We will watch it. Below...expected snowfall for next 5 days...followed by expected rainfall for next 6 days.

Below- animated maps for the next 2 days followed by high temperatures for Wednesday. Be safe.

Wet..Milder Then Colder

11/30/2018

Some light rain and snow from Ohio Valley to East Coast but a more significant storm pulling out of Rockies. That storm will bring near blizzard conditions to Central Plains...severe weather - south - rain East this weekend. Below - severe weather threat today in dark green - yellow - orange.

Below - snowfall expected over next 5 days...followed by rainfall for next 7 days.

A look at animated maps for the next 2 days - then high temperatures for Saturday. Be safe and enjoy your weekend.

Active Pattern.....

11/29/2018

Last weekend's storm is off Nova Scotia and trying to back into Maine. Spotty precip in Midwest could affect Northeast Friday night. Storm in California will affect East Saturday night. That storm will also bring severe weather outbreak tomorrow...see severe outlook below. Very mild weather is on the way for Eastern third this weekend.

Above - severe weather for lower Mississippi Valley Friday. Below - animated maps for next 2 days.

Below - expected snowfall over next 5 days...followed by expected rainfall for next 7 days.

Below- high temperatures for Friday. Notice the warmth in south...it is moving northeast and will affect east coast Sunday and MOnday. Be safe.

Blustery =Northeast - Stormy = West

11/28/2018

Snow and snowshowers Northeast...some places picked up 4" of new snow overnight. Rain and snow from Northern Plains to West Coast. That storm reaching East Coast Saturday. Before that..an outbreak of severe weather possible in South by late week. Below - Animated maps for next 2 days

Below - snowfall for the next 5 days...followed by rainfall for the next 7 days.

Below- high temperatures for Thursday. Be safe.

Parade of Storms Continue....

11/27/2018

One storm along New England coast...another moving into Pacific Northwest. In between...blustery and chilly. Storm out west reaches East Coast this weekend. Below - snowfall forecast next 5 days...followed by amount of rain over next 7 days.

Below - animated maps for next 2 days....followed by high temperatures for Wednesday.

Great Lakes Storm Heads for The East

11/26/2018

Storm in Midwest heads northeast and rain overspreads Northeast with showers and storms down along the coast. Windy and colder for much of the remainder of the Nation. Below - chance of severe weather in dark green.

Below - snowfall predictions for the next 5 days followed by rainfall for next 5-7 days.

Below - animated maps for the next 2 days....then high temperatures expected for Tuesday. Be safe.

Cold Turkey

11/21/2018

Satellite-radar shows arctic cold front moving into Northeast with some flurries. Lake effect snow will take over through Thursday. Rain for the west coast including California...but may result in mud slides. Below- threat of severe weather today in green.

Below - snow expected next 5 days....followed by rainfall.

Below - animated maps for next 2 days followed by low temperatures for Thanksgiving morning...followed by high temperatures for Thursday.
A very happy and safe Thanksgiving to all.

Mid Winter Cold For Northeast

11/20/2018

Satellite-radar above shows snow moving across New England...2"-5" there...snowshowers and lake effect over the Great Lakes. Rain over Gulf States. Arctic air will take over much of the Nation from Wednesday through Friday. Wet in southeast.....and that will work north up the East Coast this weekend. Below - animated maps for the next 2 days.

Below - snow forecast for the next 5 days.....followed by rainfall for the next 5-7 days.

Below - how temperatures will average over the next 7 days.
Be safe.

Jack Frost Will Be Biting .......

11/19/2018

Satellite- radar - shows several fronts working out of Central Canada - moving south and east. Each one will bring colder air southward. SOme rain ...Northeast today.....changes to snow over northern 1/2 of New England Tuesday. Thanksgiving Day in Northeast shaping up to be the coldest since 1996. Below- threat of severe weather today in light green.

Below - animated maps for the next 2 days followed by amounts of rain?snow for the next 5 days.

Below - Daytime temperatures expected on Thursday - Thanksgiving Day...followed by early morning temperatures for Black Friday. Be safe.

Record Nor'easter Moving Away

11/16/2018

Record nor'easter moving across New England. Left 2" snow in Washington D.C. and up to 6" NYC and up to 18" across New York State.
Some rain and snowshowers from Northern Rockies to Great Lakes otherwise - quiet time. Below - animated maps for the next 2 days....followed by rainfall for the next 5-7 days.

Below - temperatures for your Saturday.

Above - GFS model for Thanksgiving Day. Rain across the Gulf Coastal areas ....some much needed rain approaching California....rest of the Nation - high and dry. Be safe.

Storm Moves Out of East Today...Another Thursday-Friday.

11/13/2018

Satellite/radar shows rain from Gulf Coast to East Coast. It will clear out later today.....while cold air plunges south across the Plains and heads east. That cold air will make things wintry for the next storm along the East Coast Thursday nite into Friday. That storm will likely bring the first snows of the season from Appalachians into Northeast. Below - severe risk of thunderstorms today in light green.

Below - animated maps for next 2 days followed by rainfall through Sunday....amounts of which would include snowfall Thursday nite into Friday in Northeast.

Below - map showing Atlantic disturbance which will stay offshore.....high temperatures for Wednesday.
Be safe.

Storms Begin & End This Week For East

11/12/2018

Satellite and radar show next storm in Gulf States. It will move up the East coast late tonight into Tuesday bringing more rain . Some snow from Northern New York to New England. Below - today's risk of severe weather in dark green and yellow.

Below - animated maps for the next 2 days followed by rainfall for the next 5 days....some of which will be in the form of snow by Friday from Appalachians into Northeast. More on that tomorrow.

Below - high temperatures for Tuesday followed by satellite showing a tropical disturbance east of Windward Islands and hurricane's center expected track. This system could get involved with coastal storm late week...we shall see.

More Rain Heads East Then Colder !

11/8/2018

Above - satellite + radar shows another storm in south heading north. It will being some light snow to MIdwest - like Chicago...then rain for The East Coast Friday....followed by windy and colder weather this weekend with lake effect snow. Below - today's risk of severe weather in dark green.

Below - animated maps for the next 2 days followed by rainfall into Monday. Be safe.

Snow & Rain - Central U.S.

11/7/2018

Next storm organizes in South and travels northeast, It will bring snow to Northern Plains and Midwest....like Chicago....but rain to the East. Windy and colder weather most places this weekend. Below - today's threat of severe weather in dark green.

Below- animated maps for the next 2 days...followed by amounts of precipitation through the weekend.

Below - temperatures for Thursday. Notice the cold air in the Plains....that will move east to East Coast this weekend and even colder air will follow next week. Be safe.

Soggy Polls East - Dry & Chilly Elsewhere

11/6/2018

Cold front swinging through Great Lakes will bring wet weather from there to East Coast for the voters. SOme rain and snowshowers in NW & Northern Rockies. Below- today's threat of severe weather in dark green and yellow.

Below - animated maps thru Wednesday - followed by rainfall amounts into this weekend.

A look at high temperatures for Wednesday. Be safe...don't forget to VOTE!

More Rain East - Rain & Snow West

11/5/2018

2 Weather systems head east - first today....2nd - Election Day. Colder air for West and Central States this week. Rainfall - heavy east - at least 1" expected. Severe weather expected today....see chart below.

Below - animated maps for the next 2 days....followed by expected rainfall through Friday.

Below- map showing how temperatures will average from this Wednesday into next Tuesday. Blue = below normal.....red = above....so much of the Nation on the chilly side. Be safe.