Daily Video: Active Snow Pattern, Perhaps Severe Weather

February 15, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Latest Snow Maps

February 10, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I am still leaning to the ICON model snow map for the current storm. Thinking remains in the East that the warm air will win again and change snow over to mix and rain. Most models seem to be over doing the amounts of snow. Midwest snow looks reasonable with 1-12 inches depending on the […]

First Look at Snow Maps: Another Difficult and Messy One

February 9, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

At first glance it appears we have a storm cutting up to the Great Lakes with heavy snow out front across the Northeast and Synoptic snows behind across the Great Lakes and Midwest. However, looking at the upper air pattern, things are a little more difficult and in some ways messy in regards to snow […]

Daily Video: Models Odd About Snow!

February 6, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Snow Maps used in the Video. Notice the FV5 snow map.

Daily Video: Winter Returns to the East But Stays in the Plains

February 4, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Below are the snow maps that I used in the Video. This week, most of the snow will remain north of I-80 through Nebraska. Next week, we should see the snow start to show up south of I-80 again as the warmth retreats. Links Severe Weather Maps Hazard Maps Long Range 90 Day Outlook […]

Daily Video:Cold Leaves Behind Milder Weather…Some Snow Ohio Valley and Northern Plains

January 31, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I added the snow maps that I used in the Video below. The clipper will bring nuisance snows while a snowstorm will hit the Northern Plains next week.

Clipper Spreads Snow into the South and Northeast…Bitter Cold Follows!

January 28, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

The clipper that is producing the snow across the Midwest and Great Lakes will also bring snow to the South and Northeast. In general 1-4 inches of snow will fall as in some cases rain changes over to snow. The Northeast will get some extra snow as a wave of low pressure develops along the […]

Dangerously Cold and Snowy in the Midwest

January 27, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

The arctic airmass that will hit the Northern Plains and Midwest will be very dangerous in regards to the temperatures alone. Add in the Wind Chills and we are talking temperatures -20 to -60 degrees. If outside you need to dress properly or you will be at risk of Hypothermia . The good news, the cold […]

Clipper Snow and Extreme Cold, Maybe Second Storm for East Snow?

January 25, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

A lot will be happening this weekend into next week as an extreme cold airmass comes down behind a clipper. The question becomes, will a wave of low pressure develop along the arctic front and bring snow into the East? Some models have the event and others do not. ECMWF has it but the GFS […]

A Bit of a Recap of the Weekend Storm and Looking Ahead to the What’s Next!

January 21, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

I have to say for once the GFS lead the way in the storm in regards amounts and mixing over. It was very consistent when it came to the change over to rain across parts of the East. Now we can argue on whether it was the best model or not, but given that other […]