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Midwest Snow, Rain East......

11/30/2015

Rain over MidAtlantic moving east now but will turn north to
affect Northeast next few days. Snow in Upper Midwest will bring 4" or more before heading up across the Great Lakes.

3 lows will blanket the area from Plains to East Coast for the next several days. The snow (blue) will be confined from
Dakotas to Great Lakes.

Morning temperatures are cold over much of the Nation indicating the transition
into month of December....one of the darkest months of the year for many northern and central states. Below....how daytime temperatures will average through Dec. 8th. Notice...most of the northern third of the Nation will be above normal. Stay safe.

Nice Weather for 75% of the Nation.......

11/25/2015

Hurricane Sandra in the Pacific....south of Mexico will turn
toward Mexico by weekend. Moisture from Sandra will affect
the central sections of the U.S. over weekend. Below...track expected for Sandra.

Rainfall expected Thanksgiving Day and night. Over 6" for
parts of the Southern Plains.

This map is for Thursday. Front in mid section of the Nation is the big weather producer with rain...changing to ice and snow across the Plains and into the Rockies. East Coast should be
fair. Below...satellite picture showing this system moving
out of the Rockies. By the time this system reach the east coast...it will weaken considerably on Saturday.
Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving.

Cold Eases As Storms Moves East Slowly

11/24/2015

Satellite-radar shows next storm in NW....headed east slowly to plague the center Nation this Thanksgiving. Below...map showing what we expected on Thanksgiving. Green is rain...blue is snow.

Below....early morning temperatures across the Nation. Colder air has spread over much of The U.S.

Below...National Weather Service outlook for daytime temperatures through Dec. 7th. Blue is below...red is above.

Say hi to Sandra. Latest tropical storm in Pacific with 45 mph winds. Expected to be a hurricane and turn north and could affect the populated areas over Coastal Mexico. Below...the expected track. Be safe.

Wet/White Turkey for Center Nation

11/23/2015

Jet stream noted from Rockies to Gulf of Mexico...even bringing less humid weather to south Florida. System in Pacific Northwest teams up with moisture in south to produce a large swath of unsettled weather in mid section of the Nation this Thanksgiving.

Map for this evening shows a weak front over Great lakes with snowshowers. Stronger system in NW is the one that will hit center nation for Turkey Day. Below...map for Thanksgiving.

Below - precipiation amounts expected from Thursday into Saturday. Clearly - middle of country gets the brunt.

Below....high temperatures expected for Thanksgiving Day.
West of coldest....south is warmest.

Rain, wind - East, Snow coming- Midwest!

11/19/2015

Satellite/radar shows strong cold front heading for East Coast.
System in Northwest will head southeast and bring snow to
Plains..Midwest and Great Lakes this weekend.

Map is for this evening showing cold front along east coast....with wind and rain. System in Northwest bringing snow to Rockies. Below...amounts of moisture associated with these
systems.

This map above shows amounts of moisture for Saturday into Sunday. Notice the green = 1/2" liquid = over Great Lakes...
that could be 3"- 6" of snow. Below is the weather map for
Saturday as you will see the first Midwest winter low of the
season. Be safe. One more shot....GFS for Thanksgiving Day...showing all of the lousy weather over the western half of The Nation.

Wind and Rain Head East.....

11/18/2015

Don't need to be a meteorologist to pick out the storm: In Kansas moving toward Missouri. The vivid colors ahead of
it spell rain. Below...a satellite/ radar overlay showing the
rain associated with this storm.

Below...current weather map showing how this system will play out over
the next 12 hours.

Above...severe weather threat for today...dark green and yellow.
Below...temperatures for 1 week from today....Wed....day before Thanksgiving. Notice the blue coming into the Northern Rockies.
That's arctic air.....getting ready to come into the U.S.

Finally...what the Euro is projecting for Thanksgiving Day .

Above..Euro for Thanksgiving Day. Out west...very wet to
stormy from No. California north. Heavy rain and snow No. Rockies.
Showers in Texas. Windy and mild Plains and Gt. Lakes.
Fair cool East. Notice the storm south of Bermuda. Originally
models takes this storm out into the Atlantic and then because of the high over New England ...it forces it back to the southwest and wants to bring it toward the Southeast. Very unusual...we
shall see. Stay safe.

Major Storm Rockies,Plains then east.....

11/16/2015

Storm brewing in Rockies and Plains will bring severe weather to parts of Plains with heavy snow in Rockies ...over 1 foot expected. Heavy snow moves into the
Central Plains in back of the storm Tuesday.

Map above for this evening. Widespread rain and storms from
Upper Midwest across all of the Plains. Widespread snow through the Rockies.....more rain and snow in Northwest.

Threat of severe weather today - dark green to tan...with
tan having the best chance of even tornadoes. That area is
Oklahoma and No.Central Texas. Below....amounts of rain
expected on Wednesday.

Below...probability of 4" or more of snow today and tonight.

Map below shows the upper air flow for this weekend. It indicates that the coldest air is East while the warmest air
is west and south. Be safe.

Quiet for now.....

11/13/2015

Satellite picture shows dry weather much of the nation.
System moving into the Northwest will become a major
weather producer in center nation next week.

Map above - valid for early Friday evening. Lake effect rain and snowshowers in lee of Great Lakes into New England. Showers over So. Florida with stalled front. Rain in Pacific Northwest.
Below...early morning temperatures across the Nation.

Below..temperatures expected for next Friday...and amounts of
rain for late next week. Clearly...some very turbulent weather
latter part of next week. Until then...be safe and have a nice weekend.

Wind Blaster over the Great Lakes.....

11/12/2015

Intense storm moving up through the Great Lakes with lots of wind. It's associated cold front - the line of showers down to
Louisiana will push off the east coast by this evening. Next system diving into The Northwest will takes days to cross the
Nation next week.

Great Lakes storm ushering in some cold air behind it all the way south to The Gulf States.

Map above valid for early this evening showing Gt.Lks. storm
headed into Canada. With the exception of the Northern-tier...
most of the nation high and dry.
Be safe.

Systems are on the move..............

11/11/2015

Above....tropical storm Kate....moving rapidly out into the Atlantic. Below...Kate's track.

Satellite/radar shows Kate on right side of screen moving out.
Rain over Northeast will slowly clear. System in Rockies will be a big wind and storm producer later today and tonight. It will reach the East Thursday. Wet weather for Pacific NW. Below...map showing severe threat today from dark green to yellow and tan. Iowa and Illinois have the greatest risk.

Map above is for this evening. Midwest storm heads up through Great Lakes. Cold front moving through Rockies bring snow
there with gusty winds. Systems should remain progressive right into next week. Be safe.

Kate snubs us......

11/10/2015

Tropical Storm Kate with 60 mph winds is moving away from Bahamas and will turn northeast passing well north and west of Bermuda. Below...track predicted by Nat'l Hurricane Center.

Map above is valid for early tonight. One storm brings rain to
Northeast....another brings wintry weather to the Rockies.

Satellite radar shows wet weather from Ohio Valley to Mid Atlantic coast. Bottom right also shows Tropical storm Kate moving rapidly north. Our west....rain and snows are gathering over The Rockies.
Below...a map depicting how temperatures will average through Nov. 23rd. Most of the nation......mild.
Be safe.

Tropical Storm Kate ?

11/9/2015

Tropical depression in southeast Bahamas will likely become Tropical Storm Kate today as she moves northwest. Kate will affect the Bahamas but should turn north then northeast out to sea. Below...her track supplied by The Hurricane Center.

Lower right....tropical depression in Bahamas.....even another
disturbance south of Puerto Rico. Another low over the
Southeastern states will head north with rain and drizzle. Powerful jet stream along west coast will produce a big storm there that will move east by end of
this week. Black/magenta - dry.

The wet weather continues in the Southeast and Mid Atlantic and spreading slowly north. Winter like storm organizing into the Rockies will everything from rain...storms...and snow in
higher elevations. That storm moving east to affect the
East Coast by late week. Be safe.

Fall Returns......

11/6/2015

Satellite/radar overlay shows cold front from Great Lakes to Texas. All spreading east quickly and will move just off east coast this weekend but stall in southeast where wet cool weather will continue. Below....threat of severe weather today and tonight in dark green.

Map above is for this evening. Cold front reaches The Northeast. Most of the wet weather south. Some snowshowers in upper Midwest....otherwise quiet for much. Below is a 10 day outlook from The Canadian Model. Notice the dark colors
across Canada ? That signifies cold air...and in time will
be sinking into the U.S.

Hurricane center watching 2 areas...above. At this time of year any of these disturbances can pop quickly....so we will monitor any progress. Stay safe.

Waves of Colder Air.......

11/5/2015

Satellite - radar overlay shows showers and storms working up
across the Plains and some of these could be on the severe side today into tonight. A band of light showers noted along the mid Atlantic. A strong cold front is diving down through the Pacific Northwest.....so weather is on the move. Below...risk of severe weather today in dark green and yellow.

Map above for this evening showing cold front in center nation bringing the wet stormy weather. The cold air behind it generating more snow in the Northern Rockies. Below...temperatures as of early this morning....easily showing the cold front.

Below...a look how daytime temperatures will average through Nov. 14th. Blue is below..or colder.....red is above...or warmer.
Be safe.

Indian Summer East - Nasty West

11/3/2015

Satellite shows the jet stream rounding out over California and moving up through the Dakotas and then east across Southern Canada. The dip out west responsible for the windy..wet colder weather there...while the magenta color indicates dry and mild.

This map is for this evening...but you can see how it conforms to the satellite picture above. Notice the snow in the Rockies.
Below...satellite picture from former hurricane Chapala - which came ashore near Yemen last night. The track is superimposed over picture as the storm rapidly weakens over the dessert.
Be safe.

Mild ....quiet

11/2/2015

Satellite and radar shows wet weather from Virginia to Carolinas to Gulf States....where a couple of inches of rain will fall. Rain and some wind for parts of California changing to snow in
higher elevations. Map below is valid for this evening.

Top map shows threat for severe weather in dark green. Map above shows outlook for temperatures through Nov. 15th.

Hurricane Chapala....will make an historic landfall over the Arabian Sea near Yemen with over 100 mph winds and heavy rains.