June 16th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino
7:58 AM
The rainy pattern that much of the forecast area has experienced this June is taking a short break, as high pressure positions itself over Maine this morning. The position of the high pressure system will still force a marine air mass in place over the region, which is supporting the low clouds this morning. [...]
June 11th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino
7:34 AM
The theme for this summer, raw and cool, looks to continue as once again the forecast area is positioned north of a stationary front this morning. The forecast area is clearly under the influence of a marine air mass as an easterly wind fostered by high pressure over Maine and a stationary front over [...]
June 10th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino
9:15 PM
I discussed earlier this evening that the majority of the showers and thunderstorms approaching the forecast area was from a mid level disturbance moving along the stationary front. However, over the past few hours another important feature is starting to take hold over the Mid Atlantic back through the eastern Ohio Valley. That feature [...]
March 20th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino
7:21 AM
The model guidance has really come into strong agreement over the past 24 hours with respect to the overall upper level pattern and the development of surface features through the middle of next week. There are two key players that will drive the up coming pattern for the CONUS. The first is the strong [...]
December 19th, 2008 by Steven DiMartino
6:24 PM
I’m looking through all the data now. From what I can see in the observation data, the errors that I was worried about this morning in some respects came true. Looks like the storm has played out that the NAM was right with the surface track, but the GFS was right with the 850 [...]