Earlier this week, a welcome cold front passed through southwest Florida. Daytime highs and nighttime lows tumbled a bit, while dew points (the measure of atmospheric humidity) fell into the comfortable 60’s. As with most of our early cooler season fronts, the relief from oppressive humidity readings was short-lived. Early
Read DetailsThe National Weather Service has issued “lake effect” snow warnings and advisories for areas to the east of Lakes Erie and Ontario through Sunday evening (Fig. 1). These forecasts call for locally heavy snow and wind-blown snow with associated hazardous driving conditions. Forecasts for areas in New York State downwind
Read DetailsLately, there have been lots of posts at NEWxForum about “lake effect” snow. Such snows are typically found downwind from large, relatively warm lakes during periods when cold air moves across the lakes. The longer the overwater trajectory, the more linear the developing snow band, and the more persistent the
Read DetailsUnseasonably warm and mostly ice-free Great Lake waters, a persistent, strong and cold westerly wind flow, and the usual water-land interactions are all conspiring to create a prolonged “lake effect” snow event across the eastern Great Lakes. The area near Watertown, NY (at the eastern end of Lake Ontario), including
Read DetailsFollowing a rather stormy and deadly Christmas week, and a protracted period of warmth across the eastern U.S., the weather pattern is shifting into a more tranquil mode. In fact, the 7-day quantitative precipitation forecast (QPF), issued by NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center, is calling for mostly dry conditions nationwide for
Read DetailsAs advertised, the strong cold front was plowing eastward and southward across the Gulf Coast states early this Monday morning. At 10:00 a.m. E.S.T., the front was located from northern Georgia southward to near Tallahassee, FL and then southwestward…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 11/17/14
Read DetailsIf you live anywhere east of the Rockies (and that includes most places in the Deep South), the weather watchword for the next two weeks looks to be, “chilly.” This doesn’t mean…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 11/22/13
Read DetailsToday’s chill in the eastern half of the Nation is about ready to undergo a two-week recycling period. The current arctic blast plowed into the US early this week. Computer models are now indicating that by early next week another arctic blast…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published
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