In about 10 days time, all reliable forecast model and ensemble guidance suggests the development of an impressive Sudden Stratospheric Warming event (SSW) across the higher latitudes of North America, the Arctic, and the North Pole. The stratospheric polar vortex is set to split in two, as anomalous warming occurs in the stratospheric levels of […]
Good morning, and Happy Thursday! A well discussed change to the weather pattern is underway, and the overall atmospheric flow throughout the United States is changing. Warm, Pacific air is on the way out and colder, arctic air is on the way in — especially in the Northern Great Plains and Great Lakes. You can […]
Every so often, we come across a storm that is quite humbling for meteorologists – one that defies most of our common practices and goes against the grain of what we are expecting. Last nights storm system was exactly that, as we expected the storm to pass mostly without fanfare. Just yesterday, regional observations and […]
Good morning, and Happy Friday! Finally. Cold and dry weather built back into the Northeast states on Thursday, and temperatures dropped near or below normal in many locations thanks to a transitional trough moving through Southeastern Canada. Such has been the nature of this pattern over the past week or two – relatively fast moving, […]