October 14th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino
7:37 AM
I’ve been commenting to some of my friends in the field and on some of the weather boards that the cool season (now through next March) is going to significantly challenge forecasters and those that model hug are going to be in trouble. Is this storm situation a preview of what to expect this [...]
August 6th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino
5:15 AM
Over the next three days, the stage will be set for a battle between relatively cool, dry Canadian air to the north and west and a hot, humid, unstable tropical air mass to the south and east. Over the forecast area, a stationary boundary will waver north and south each day with various impacts [...]
July 19th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino
7:50 AM
Surface high pressure from the Great Lakes remains in control over the forecast area, providing the region with perfect outdoor and beach conditions through today. However, the upper levels will be shifting and changing over the next 24 hours to provide a much more active pattern than what has been seen over the past [...]
March 27th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino
7:31 PM
A warm front over the Southeast is moving north towards the southern Mid Atlantic coast. A weak disturbance along the warm front is racing towards the DELMARVA Peninsula with an area of showers. The lifting associated with this disturbance is weakening, however along with overcast skies a few showers can be expected tonight into [...]
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 [...]
October 30th, 2008 by Steven DiMartino
This evening, I’m looking at a lot of indications that the environment will be conducive for a significant coastal storm for next weekend for much of the northern Mid Atlantic and Northeast.
Most medium/long range models like the ECMWF, Canadian, and UKMET are hinting at a developing disturbance to the north of the Bahamas and [...]