Entries by John Homenuk

Threat Analysis: Weekend winter storm

A well discussed storm system — with winter weather potential — is heading towards the Northeast US this weekend, in the wake of a brutally cold airmass associated with the polar vortex in the troposphere. This storm, however, will come with a vast amount of warm air advection — which occurs when warm air moves in […]

Weekend storm system will start wintry in Northeast

An arctic airmass will drive southeastward from Canada and into the Northeast United States late this week, bringing with it the coldest temperatures in quite some time. In fact, the arctic airmass is part of the polar vortex — yes that one which we discuss all too often — a piece of which is dropping southward into […]

Arctic air, storminess, and pattern longevity

Before we start, to sign up for daily articles (like this one) videos, discussions, interactives and more, contact our team here.  Lets face it — there has been a ton of conversation in regards to this colder pattern over the past few weeks. Our team of forecasters has been talking about it for more than a […]

Arctic air arrives, multiple wintry chances late week

Lets face it, the term “Polar Vortex” has become overused and oversaturated over the past few years. This time, however, it is certainly applicable: A piece of the polar vortex will be swinging southwards this week through New England, bringing with it extremely cold temperatures and an arctic airmass which is decidedly unusual for this […]