Tag Archive for 'Great Lakes'
March 11th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
4:25 PM
The storm is starting to organize over the Plains, Gulf Coast, and Southeast. The model guidance at this point is in very strong agreement for a widespread heavy rainfall starting tomorrow afternoon and continuing on through Sunday morning with rainfall amounts by Monday morning ranging from 2 inches to as much as 5.5 inches [...]
March 10th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
4:19 PM
Clouds are already building over much of the northern Mid Atlantic this afternoon in response to the increasing moisture from the Atlantic as the high pressure system that has produced great weather conditions the past few days now exits into the Atlantic. A weak mid level disturbance was able to use some of this [...]
February 22nd, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
9:41 PM
The first storm to impact the northern Mid Atlantic this week is going to generally be a miss, however more potential storms are on the way.
Tonight, a new coastal low is forming off the North Carolina coast as a primary low is weakening over Lake Erie. The continued dominance of the low over the [...]
January 23rd, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
9:35 AM
If you like to experience a wide variety of weather and all seasons all at once, this week is for you. If you like thunderstorms and heavy rain, this week is for you! If you like cold air and snow, yes this week is for you! If you like your weather like recent politics [...]
January 22nd, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
7:49 AM
This morning we have an excellent example of why winter storms are so hard to come by in the northern Mid Atlantic and why all features must be in place just right. In this case, the Sub Tropical disturbance certainly delivered with an energetic and impressive storm developing off the North Carolina coast. A [...]
January 16th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
10:50 AM
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If anyone has doubts that medium and long range forecasting is a difficult task, take a look at what the MJO has done the past few days. Yes, that lovely feature that helps drive the Sub Tropical Jet stream has produce a nice loop on itself, falling into a state of near non-influence [...]
January 11th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
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7:45 AM
This week the warning that timing is everything could not be truer. The movement of individual disturbances that are still over the Pacific will be key in determining exactly what type of storm is possible for next weekend.
– Weather When Posted –Temperature: 17°F;Humidity: 67%;Heat Index: 17°F;Wind Chill: 7°F;Pressure: 30.18 in.;
January 11th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
7:07 AM
The strong Polar disturbance that is more developed than guidance suggested a few days ago is an important clue and reminder for the forecast later this week. For now, that disturbance represents another push of a Polar/Arctic air mass after Tuesday afternoon. The key to the forecast over the next several days is the [...]
January 7th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
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9:25 AM
There’s a lot to cover this morning. My primary focus is going to be on the pattern relaxation and then amplification for the medium and long range, but I want to touch on the light snow event for tonight into tomorrow first.
– Weather When Posted –Temperature: 32°F;Humidity: 59%;Heat Index: 32°F;Wind Chill: 21°F;Pressure: 29.92 [...]
January 7th, 2010 by Steven DiMartino
7:34 AM
This morning it is pretty obvious where the next area of low pressure system that will impact the northern Mid Atlantic currently resides. A strong Arctic disturbance is now racing through the Mid West and western Great Lakes and will reach the Ohio Valley tonight. This disturbance and the associated low pressure system will [...]