Weekend Changes……Snow Monday? February 28, 2008

A ridge of high pressure aloft will dominate our pattern over the next several days, unfortunately, that won’t last forever as winter returns for Monday! You can see the ridge pictured above. This is what we call a very “amplified” pattern.
The ridge will hold through Sunday, keeping temperatures above average.
All good things must come to [...]

THURSDAY WARM UP… February 28, 2008

A warm front will be sweeping across the area today and will bring warm temperatures. Southeast Oklahoma and Southwest Arkansas could experience afternoon highs in the upper 60s! If you are unable to get outdoors today, don’t worry about it. Temperatures will continue to be warm all the way through the weekend. [...]

Countdown to Spring…….. February 28, 2008

Even though Spring is several weeks away, the upcoming weather may have you jumping seasons! The upper level pattern is starting to become very amplified; look at the monster ridge that’s forecast to move over the plains. This will allow our temperatures to remain above average! This ridge will keep the real cold air at [...]

MUCH COLDER TODAY! February 26, 2008

The cold front that moved through the area Monday night and Tuesday morning not only gave us very strong winds, but it also caused a major change in our temperatures. Here is a look at the 24 hour temperature change for our morning lows. So this compares where we were Monday morning to [...]

Buried To The Roof… February 25, 2008

This is the roof of the Paradise Inn at Mt. Rainier National Park in Washington State. Get this… thus far over the winter season, the park has picked up some 621″ of snow. THAT’S NEARLY 52 FEET OF SNOW!

NOW THAT’S A LOW! February 25, 2008

This animation is from noon on Friday, 2/22/2008, through noon on Sunday,2/24/2008. CHECK OUT THE EVOLUTION OF THE LOW(S)!
There are actually two in the shot… both are quite impressive! The “main” one and closest to the States, (big counter clockwise spinning mass of clouds that pushes into Northern California at end of loop) was [...]

BIG CHANGES THIS WEEK! February 25, 2008

The Jetstream has been very active over the past several weeks and the week ahead is no exception to the trend! A powerful Low and associated upper level trough has pushed into the country from the west. On Saturday this surface Low looked like a Hurricane while spinning in the Pacific just off [...]

La Nina February 22, 2008

La Nina conditions; a cooling trend of waters along the equatorial Pacific, have continued to be a feature into 2008. Recent dynamical and statistical sea surface temperature (SST) forecasts indicate a moderate to strong La Nina through the rest of the Northern Hemisphere winter with a continuation into the spring. *Side bar: Note the [...]

Libration February 22, 2008

We missed out on seeing the lunar eclipse last night due to the clouds, but here’s an interesting fact about viewing the visible moon and a very cool picture to go with it! Through a process known as Libration it is possible to “view” more than 50% of the visible surface which is tidally [...]

SLEET NEAR HUNTSVILLE February 21, 2008

This shot of some sleet was sent in from a weather tracker in the Huntsville area. The depth of the cold air in our area has not been sufficient for snow. In fact, aloft at some 5000′, temperatures are well above freezing. So, rain, perhaps melting from snow higher up, in essence [...]