All of the computer models are still on board with the potential for light snow for your Sunday afternoon and evening. In fact the storm system is developing even further west than originally thought. This shift isn’t dramatic enough to put us in a heavy snow band, but if you have travel plans north and [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Blustery Sunday – Warm Tuesday
November 29, 2008
The roller coaster of temperatures gets back on track over the next several days. A potent trough of low pressure will send temperatures tumbling on Sunday; however, the trough will exit quickly, and temperatures will then rebound throughout the middle of next week.
Wrap-around moisture will exist on Sunday evening, and with temperatures aloft below freezing, [...]
Sunday’s Winter Blast
November 28, 2008
The computer models are still showing the winter blast for Sunday into early Monday. The upper level disturbances and wind field will be the main reason for the upcoming changes. Below is the latest 500 mb vorticity map.
The potent upper level low will deepen as it moves across the area on Sunday. Even though temperatures [...]
Light Snow for Sunday…
November 27, 2008
Well, get your Christmas lights up soon; otherwise, you’ll be dealing with a blast of cold air, and likely some light snow on Sunday. A trough of low pressure will usher in unseasonably cold air late Saturday night. Wrap around moisture from a surface low near the Great Lakes could materialize as light snow for our [...]
A White Late Thanksgiving Weekend?
November 27, 2008
One thing is for sure and that is that some big changes weather wise will occur this weekend with a big cold blast lasting into next Monday. What is still unclear is if, and how much moisture will be available across the area on Sunday and Monday when the cold air moves in across the state. [...]
Mild Thanksgiving to a Cold Weekend!
November 26, 2008
850 mb temperatures for Thursday continue to boast unseasonably mild temperatures at the surface. We’ll expect another day with highs in the low to mid 60s for Thanksgiving with plenty of sunshine.
The 850 mb temperatures by Sunday tell a completely different story. The GFS is the most robust with the cold air compared to the [...]
Sunset / Venus & Jupiter Time Lapse
November 26, 2008
I did this time lapse last night (November 25). It shows sunset and a very bright Venus & Jupiter popping out of the still blue sky. The high clouds caused halos around the planets thus making them appear much larger. On December 1st there will be a spectacular conjunction involving Jupiter, Venus and a crescent [...]
SOME MORNING CLOUDS, BUT AFTERNOON SUNSHINE!
November 26, 2008
We had a little bit of cloud cover to begin the morning, but most of the clouds are now moving out. This is great news if you want more sunshine across the area today! Here is a look at the visible satellite from this this morning. Notice the nice clearing trend for NE Oklahoma and [...]
2 Storm Systems, and a Cold Blast
November 26, 2008
It’s turning out to be an active week in the upper level flow; that’s very typical heading toward the Winter months. Our first storm system, which will impact us on Friday, is currently sitting over the Baja of California.
The computer models were rather wet with this first system; however, that solution has now changed, and we’re expecting just [...]
Baby Brett’s Winter Thought…..
November 25, 2008
Drew’s baby boy Brett can’t speak yet, but he wasn’t very happy to learn that the Climate Prediction Center’s forecasting an above average temperatures for the upcoming winter. We’ll have to see if that holds true!
