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Icy Cold - NorthCentral, Wet & Mild East

12/31/2018

Above.,..New Year's Day - high temperatures. May be mild enough to take down those outside decorations in the East. Below - satellite and radar showing wet storm moving into the East...while snow - wind and bitter cold hit the Upper Midwest again. Following - today's risk of severe weather in green and yellow.

Below - expected snowfall and rainfall for the next 5 days.

Below - animated maps next 2 days.

Above. GFS Model for New Year's Day. Rain - Texas into Gulf States...some snow New Mexico. Very cold - North Central. Texas storm needs to be watched for East Coast late week. Happy and Healthy New Year to all...and be safe.

Rain + Mild = East , Colder Elsewhere

12/28/2018

Satellite + radar shows rain for East Coast. Left over snow in upper Midwest and Great Lakes. Area of rain in Southwest is the storm that will bring rain to The East for New Year's Eve. Below- risk of severe weather today in green.

Below- expected snowfall and rainfall for the next 5 days.

Animated maps and high temperatures for Saturday follow....

Above - GFS Model for New Year's Day 2019 - Tuesday. Rain for southern Appalachians to Gulf Coast. Snow from Great Lakes to Northern New England. Snow for New Mexico. Bitterly cold Northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Be safe.

Another Rain Event -East - Blizzard = West

12/27/2018

Satellite/radar - above - winter storm bringing blizzard weather to Northern Plains and Upper Midwest - up to 1 foot in many areas there..severe thunderstorms and tornadoes south. This system moves into the East late tonight through Friday with more heavy rains. Below- todays risk of severe weather in green....yellow and tan.

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

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

Weather Outside Isn't So Frightful.....

12/24/2018

Above....some light rain and wet snow exit the Northeast today. Some snow in The Rockies...elsewhere satellite and radar are quiet. Below - expected snowfall through Friday...followed by expected rainfall through Friday.

Below - animated maps for the next couple....followed by high temperatures for Christmas Day.

Above - GFS Model for this Christmas Day. SOme rain Gulf Coast. Some rain showers Ohio....snowshowers Great Lakes. Snow Central and northern Rockies. Rain Southern California. Have a safe and Blessed Christmas.

Wind & Rain Exit East - Unsettled West

12/21/2018

Rain and wind for the East....wet snow for parts of The Appalacians behind the storm. Unsettled Pacific Northwest. Below- risk of thunderstorms today in green.

Below animated maps next 2 days.

Following maps showing snowfall and rainfall predictions for next 5 days.

following - high temperatures for Saturday.

Above...Gfs model for Tuesday- Christmas Day. Some light rain for Mississippi Valley...a touch of snow Upper Midwest...into Rockies. Be safe.

Wind + Rain =East, Unsettled West

12/20/2018

Wet and windy from Ohio Valley east....some places seeing over 3" of rain..and even severe weather Atlantic coast. Calmer for the west. Below - severe outlook today dark green - yellow and tan.

Below - expected snowfall and rainfall for the next 5-7 days.

Animated maps below..followed by high temperatures for Friday.

Above...GFS Model for Christmas Day - Tuesday. SOme snow for Midwest...also off Lake Onatario in New York State. SOme rain Mississippi Valley. Snow - Central Rockies. Wet Pacific NW. Be safe.

Cold,Dry = East, Stormy = West

12/19/2018

Satellite + radar shows storm that was in New Mexico yesterday and now in Texas...and front moving across No. Plains. The 2 will bring a swath of heavy rain and mild conditions to the East by Friday. Below - severe risk of thunderstorms today in green.

Above...animated maps for the next 2 days. You can see the storm in Central States expand as it heads east. Below - snowfall and rainfall predictions right through the weekend.

Below- high temperatures for Thursday.

Above...GFS Model for Tuesday, Christmas Day. Some light snow over Great Lakes. A touch of rain Gulf Coast, snow across The Rockies...Rain along the West Coast. Be safe.

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.