Friday, December 11, 2009

Portland Snow!

I try and tell people that the only way to get out of these deep freezes that you are in is to have a system move on through to scour out the cold air. This is the typical snow storm. High pressure to the east with very cold air, low pressure from the south with warmer wet conditions. South of salem will be nice and rainy quickly. However that good ol' gorge acts to keep the rest chilly. Skyline, you will warm up before lincoln will, its just how these work. It is called an inversion, cold wind will pump out of the gorge and keep places liek PDX and troudale cold whereas West hills will pick up a south wind and warm up. Nevertheless, all of portland will see snow tonight and tomorrow, followed by sleet and possible freezing rain. I say in total about 3-4 inches before rain comes later saturday night. Warmer system Monday should melt most of the snow! :( REMEMBER, West and High elevation=warm and East and low elevation=cold.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

STORM UPDATE

For east coasters-
Deep low pressure over wisconsin now will progress NE into our area. Will hit chuck first with heavy snow fall. 2-4 inches over night for you kiddo. Transition to rain tomorrow though as you pick up a South wind after the Low passes. The storm will progress into the Vermont region wendesday morning. SHOULD BE VERYYYY EXCITING!!!

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Week of the 7th forecast

Snow EVERYYYYWHERE except here in Vermont! Killing me. Literally everywhere I do forecast for saw snow flakes yesterday including PORTLAND OREGON! Crazy!

Portland
STill under the influence of this cold jet stream, but when were get this northerly pattern, not much in the way of significant snowfall. The low that slid down last night and this morning brought snow flakes a possible dusting in some places, but nothing major. This cool pattern will continue for most of the week, with temperatures right above freezing with mostly sunny skies, tomorrow most of the city wont even get above freezing. Temperatures in oregon are close to that of Anchorage Alaska. Pretty amazing. Have a good week and dress warmly!

Utah
Very low jet stream is allowing for chillllyyy temperatures. The low that brought snow to portland last night and mainly Idaho will turn east monday and give you a good amount of snow with high temperatures right around freezing and then cooling off tuesday to 24. WIll remain below freezing for the remainder of the week with scattered snow showers.

Denver
The snow from N utah turns to the east today and gives you snow showers. I'd say about 2 inches and maybe even more in some areas. Temperatures will be in TEENS! for much of the week. The low pressure system that brought portland snow will turn east and come into your neck of the woods Monday night and bring a couple more inches of snow. After that system clears your area you should clear out and "warm" up to the mid 20s thursday and gradual warm up to 40 by saturday. Enjoy the FREEeEZZZING cold temps.
(JUST REALIZED IITS YOUR BREAK SO NO ONE IS THERE!) DUHHHH DANNY

Cuse
Lake affect snow today will bring snow showers but above freezing temperatures cause little sticking to occur. Continued lake affect in place until a low moves NE from the oklahoma. This will bring a wintery mix and snow showers. Temperatures will be in the mid 30s for the week. Still hoping for that big snow storm!

ALbany
A weak high pressure is over the NE and allow mostly clear skies with highs right around 40. NExt big system moves in on wednesday with a snow rain mix. more updates this later on the week.

Boston
High pressure of NE will give some sunshine today, however, a weak system drops in tomorrow night and could give a few flakes. The main system is wedneday as a deep low tracks from the south to give a rain show mix with breezy conditions. i think in boston this will be mainly rain as we get more of the onshore flow, but possible snow in the morning hours.

Vermont
Gorgeous day today with highs around 36 then tomorrow I think we will get our first measurable snowfall in BTV. A weak system from canada is dropping into our area tomorrow after 2pm into the night hours. I'd say snowfall max will be 1-2 inches but mainly under that. After tomorrow we will have a break tuesday and then get hit with a pretty strong system. Tracking this has been difficult. As the storm approaches we will have only snow as we have a N wind, but once we get the low parrallel with BTV it will turn to rain as we pick up a S wind. Into the night hours it will return back to snow HOPEFULLY. This should give the mountains what they need. After wedneday looking a few other poential systems a nd highs not reaching freezing.

Fun Fact of the Day-
Denver could be reaching its RECORD low temperature tonight with a low of 3 degrees! BRRRRRR

Thursday, December 3, 2009

December 4th weekend forecast

Hey everyone! Finals are coming up and the work is piling up! Biggest game in duck history tonight and that will not help my work load. Ha lets look at the forecast.

Portland-
Winter weather pattern we are going to get into. When the jet stream drops out of alaska it means cold and usually dry weather. For tomorrow we still have a strong ridge above us then into the weekend we get a weak bands of moisture moving in from the north. Combine with unusally cool temperatures, snow flakes could be seen, but nothing big at all. High temperatures will be in the upper 30s in the metro area which is very cold for this time of year. We are going to get lows around 30 so any light moisture that does come from this drier pattern will fall as snow come night time. Let me know! I'll keep my eye out as always and give updates.

UEGE
GAMEDAY! Kick off temp 43 with clear skies! DUCKS 38 Beaves 28 in a dog fight! GO DUCKKKKSSSSS!

Utah
with that sagging jet stream you guys are getting some very cold temperatures. Highs today will reach 29 with lows in the teens and below. tomorrow will warmer with a high around freezing then cloud cover comes in tomorrow night so temps will stay around 20 for tomorrow night. This pattern, like i said to portland I usally very dry. This weekend a system from canada will drop south to give snow showers. High temperatures will remain around freezing with mostly cloudy skies. Lows will be around 20! Have fun in the snow! jealous : (

Denver
BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! Today a high of 20 with a low of -1! I don't think Ive ever been in such cold weather. The jet stream will move more to the north to warm you up a significant amount tomorrow as you will reach 35 then continue to warm up saturday to 39. Like utah, a low system will come in later for you but from canada sunday. This will be bring snow showers for sunday and a high of 24 as you cool back off. Interesting stuff! Have fun!

NY
Just got hit with some heavy rain in the NE. For chuck, you will see some lake affect moisture for most of the week. this will mean snow for the night time hours, and rain during the day. Sunday looks like the coldest day so that will be the best time for snow. Fish, you will be mostly sunny from here on out with highs around 40 and lows around 25 after tonight. Its crazy how much affect the lake has on the weather. Enjoy the warm weather today, looks like fish will be close to hitting 60 which is relatively unheard of for this time of year.

Boston
Can you say record warm? it is currently 69 at logan international which shatters the old record of 64. We had that strong tropical moisture system move from the north and warm south winds and then as the low became parallel with the high off the coast we got that warm east wind as well. Very warm and crazy. Tomorrow you will "cool" off to 50 and then 40 saturday and sunday with a chance of rain or snow saturday. Pretty crazy how warm this system was.

Vermont
WOw, who say that rain this monring. It was dumping. From that system we picked up close to an inch of rain and some very WARM temperatures. Currently we are 54 degrees which is 2 degrees short of the RECORD. I think we will break that unless the winds shift in time. for the rest of the week and into the weekend we will slowly cool off. Tomorrow high around 45 and maybe a lingering shower and then saturday and sunday we drop to the mid 30s with lows in the mid 20s. I WANT SNOW! On the NAM model it looks like 8 days out we will see some cold weather and then warm back up : ( Looks like I could leave for winter break without seeing a big snow storm!

Fun fact:
As sea temperatures continue to warm with global warming, these tropical disturbances will affect the NE more frequently, messing up ski seasons.

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Post TuRkey day break forecast

Hope you all had a wonderful vacation, I know I had a great time in portland. It had been a while and I loved it. Now I have 16 more days here in vermont and i'm back home! Hopefully I get some snow!

Portland
Is it possible that you guys have the most boring forecast? Looks like it! Highs mostly around 50 with partly sunny skies. This will average out the well above average rainfall portland has seen this november. I do have to say the inch of rain on turkey day made for some great turkey day football. Oh How I loved it.

UTAH
Uh oh....You guys might have the most boring forecast! come on west coast! Sunny sunny sunny! highs in the low to mid 40s alllllll week. Welcome back to school boys, looks gorgeous!

Denver
Sunny the next two days with highs in the fifties! looks great. Then weak disturbances move in and cool temps off. Highs will be in the upper 30s weds and thurs. have a good week back!

CUSE
Welcome back boy. Tonight a low off the great lakes scoots on by to bring pretty light rain fall. Temps will remain well above freezing tonight and into tomorrow. As the low moves to the south you will begin to pick up a north wind and that will drastically cool things off. Temps will drop during the day tomorrow as this occurs so toss some snow showers in for tomorrow late day and night. For tuesday and wednesday lingering showers will be either snow or rain depending upon time. Highs should be in the low 40s and lows around freezing.

Albany
Same low bringing chuck some possible snow showers will be bringing you nothing but...RAIN. Ha sorry my man. Being further inland and closer to the ocean will moderate your temps. Wedsnesday seems to be the best day of week weather wise. Temps should be in the low to mid 40s for much of the week.

Boston
The low pressure that is bringing rain to vermont tonight will bring rain tomorrow and tomorrow night for you gals. Look for sunshine after that though for tuesday and wednesday with highs between 45-50. Thursday a major storm will bring heavy rain to the area. Mmore on that for my mid week update. Take it easy!

Vermont
Rain moves in from the canada boarder tonight around 11-12. Should be pretty light shouwers. Tomorrow rain in the morning then a chance for some snow showers as we pick up the north wind. Not much though as most of the moisture has passed. For tuesday and wednesday, mostly cloudy skies with highs in the upper 30s and a slight chance of snow showers. Big rain moves in thursday though.

LOVE!

Fun fact of the day-England has been expierencing record rainfall this month, severe floods have been taking place

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Before break forecast

Hey sorry, been very sick and very busy as of late so i haven't been able to forecast. Diagnosed with bronchitis, laryngitis, and a sinus infection so its been a tough week. Also had a speech/debate tourny this weekend WITH all of these illnesses, so it was not pleasent. However, what is pleasant as of now is the weather and the ducks smelling roses.

portland
Truly amazing the rain you have been picking up lately. That will be the first thing I check in the paper this saturday is the rainfall totals. And they just seem to be going up this week. Looking at the satalite there are lots of little showers pouring in (look like speckles). http://www.kgw.com/weather/radar?radar=63612312&img=2&c=y. These speckles indicate cold air mass and heavy unstable showers. So for today heavy showers on and off with a cool temps. Then tomororw showers during the day an then yet another front moves in with even stronger rainfall which will prompt more flood watches and high wind watches on the coast. Another front moves in friday. WET WET WET. Good skiing though it looks like this winter with a solid base already forming atop hood.

Utes
High pressure builds in for most of the week with temps right around fifty. Thursday seems to be the warmest day with a high of 56. Weekend weather looks more snowish as the jet will sag more to the south. you stay classy.

Denver
SUnny all week! Not sure if this is normal fall weahter but it seems gorgeous thus far. Snow or sun! hard to complain!

NY
Sunny today and tomorrow, however thursday rain showers for chuck as front moves off the great lakes and clips your area. Mostly cloudy skies though for your day. Temps in the mid to upper 50s, so well above average for this time of year. Fish same forecast except you get an extra day of sun thursday before the rain moves in thursday night. Friday and saturday seem to be left overs of the front so a few showers but mostly cloudy conditions.

Boston
Same forecast as ny except your rain moves in early morning friday and friday during the day. Should remain mostly dry for friday night so any partays will be dry but weekend shaping up to be gorgeous.

Vt
Sun sun for today and tomorrow and wendesday. then this front moves in off the great lakes to bring rain and a high of 50 to the area. My outlook showers possible snow in 10 days. Its unlikely, but a couple of the models i look at has a cold sector moving across the us within the next week +. Hopefully when we come back from break there is so white on the ground.

Fun fact
The mixture of gases in the atmosphere has taken over 4.5 billion years to evolve.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

11/11-11/14

Hey everyone! almost a week til I come home! cannot wait. Weather here on the east coast has been nothing but spectacular whereas i see the west coast has been well, the pacific northwest. lets take a look

Portland
Models just keep bringing one storm after another. Tonight into tomorrow morning another cold front moves in for valley rain and close to a foot of mountain snow. Showers will be on and off for your thursday and thursday night another system moves in. Temps should remain just south of fifty for the week. Over night temps will be dropping into the upper 30s so this is a big burst of cooler air.

Utah
After a mostly cloudy day today, the front that moved through ptown and northern cali will drop down into your region for some modified pacific air. This will not be a snow dumper but deffiently get some flakes flying. Temps tomorrow will still be warm at 50 however after the front passes we'll pick up the N wind and drop high temps into the upper 30s with lows in the upper 20s to lowers 30s. I think most snow we'll see is south of the 1.5 inches mark. After this front moves through more sunshine is on the way for next week bring temps up to around 50 but mid week next week.

Denver
Your chance to see some white moves in a day later than utah. Expect temps to be dropping after tomorrow as this front moves through. Temps will be around 40 and lows in the upper 20s and low 30s. More of the moisutre stays to the south of denver so not as much moisture to freeze this go around. ALl and all though, cool weekend.

EAST COAST
I have not been able to do this yet. GREAT weather on tap for the next two days. BIGGGGG ridge of high pressure is just parked over the NE region. However a low coming off the great lakes will break up this truely impressive fall ridge of high pressure to bring some showers for our saturday. For the next two days temps will be around the low to mid fifties for the region with cuse being the warmest and vermont being the coolest and everyone else right in the middle! have a great weekend! ill keep everyone updated on their weekend weather!

Fun Fact- ALthough we associate hurricanes with late summer, hurricane season does not end until the end of november! Weathermen during Ida said they weren't used to the cool weather with a hurricane!

LOVE