Tag Archive for 'Northeast'
November 20th, 2008 by Steven DiMartino
So is everyone welcoming an early visit by winter? If not, then you are not going to enjoy the forecast discussions today nor much of December. More on that later.
Cloudy conditions are expected through much of the day as a weak clipper moves towards the Mid Atlantic coast. The low currently (6:50 AM) is over [...]
November 17th, 2008 by Steven DiMartino
I’m sure that those who have been monitoring the models like a hawk have a bit of a headache as each run seems to show a different solution from model to model and run to run. Of course, the most exciting has been the GFS, which did have a nice snow storm depicted for next [...]
November 17th, 2008 by Steven DiMartino
The forecast area along with much of the Northeast and Mid Atlantic will be under the influence of a deep trough. The trough axis will move from just west of the forecast area to east of the forecast area by Wednesday, which will be a key feature for disturbances that move through the forecast area. [...]
November 15th, 2008 by Steven DiMartino
An impressive trough will be carved out over the eastern third of the nation behind the cold front today, which will lead to some rather cold conditions going through next week. On average, temperatures will range from 8 to 12 degrees below normal for highs throughout the forecast area. Meanwhile, a few interesting disturbances will [...]
November 15th, 2008 by Steven DiMartino
The forecast area is in store for a very wet Saturday. The second disturbance associated with this large long wave trough is currently moving through the forecast area with moderate to heavy rain from eastern North Carolina to the Hudson Valley. This rainfall is not making much progression to the east and rain will continue [...]
November 12th, 2008 by Steven DiMartino
High pressure will hold on for one more day before giving way to the significant moisture surge developing over the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. Clouds will slowly increase through the day, initially with high level stratus and some cirrus to eventually mid to low level stratus by this evening. As the high pressure system moves [...]
November 10th, 2008 by Steven DiMartino
All evening I’ve been looking at a lot of long range data to see how my winter forecast is holding up. Let me tell you, the signals are very promising for those that like cold, stormy, and snowy weather conditions.
The basic observations I have been studying with the past few patterns is interesting. For example, [...]
November 9th, 2008 by Steven DiMartino
The cold front, upper low, coastal low, and all the mess that has impacted the forecast area the past several days is now well east of the forecast area and into the northern Atlantic. Canadian high pressure will build into and dominate the forecast area through Wednesday with clear skies and comfortable temperatures. Temperatures will [...]
November 8th, 2008 by Steven DiMartino
Hurricane Paloma has intensified over the past several hours into a strong category 4 hurricane, which will cause havoc for much of Cuba in the coming 24 hours. As we move through the weekend, Hurricane Paloma will weaken into a tropical storm and continue to move into the central Atlantic under the influences of a [...]
November 3rd, 2008 by Steven DiMartino
For everyone who loves snow storms and wants to learn about these complicated storms, I would like to present the best book I have ever read about the subject!
Northeast Snowstorms by Paul J Kocin and Louis W Uccellini.
These two gentlemen are the pioneers in forecasting east coast storms in my opinion and deserve a [...]