Entries by John Homenuk

Record breaking warmth will return Christmas week

I’m dreaming of a…Green Christmas? While there will certainly be no shortage of “White Christmas” puns in the weather headlines over the next week, the real story will be in the meteorological pattern evolving. The warmth we experienced over the past few days was impressive, and the warmth being advertised on medium range forecast models […]

Dreaming of a White Christmas? Dream On

It has been a meteorological winter of mud, rain, and warmth. Two full weeks in to the meteorological winter season, which begins December 1st and ends March 1st, no winter weather of significance has impacted our area. That, in itself, isn’t all that notable. December of 2014 also featured above normal temperatures and very little […]

Record breaking warm temperatures possible this weekend

With winter still on hiatus, the warm pattern is taking over — and likely taking records with it. A building mid level ridge will be the story this weekend, as a large and energetic storm system digs into the Central United States. Rising mid level heights to the east, over the Ohio Valley and Northeast, […]

Transitional weather, moderating temperatures this week

While meteorological winter began just about a week ago, it hasn’t shown its face yet. It doesn’t appear that it will for quite some time. An active, but progressive and warm, weather pattern is expected to continue over the next several days. Mild Pacific air will continue pouring into the Continental United States and, most […]