Weather, Climate, and Other Science Topics
More satellite eye-candy today! Take a look below (note – if you are receiving this post via email, you may have to go to the actual post to see the loop). One thing that immediately stands out is the powerful jet stream centered over NW Oregon/SW Washington. Note how much faster the high-elevation clouds in […]
Early autumn is usually pretty tranquil for the Pacific Northwest. The semi-permanent ridge of high pressure in the Eastern Pacific that keeps us so dry and mild through the summer is usually still robust enough to keep the storm track to our north, and any storms that do impact our area are generally pretty wimpy, […]
With a strong atmospheric river underway, I thought I’d take some time to delve a little deeper into these phenomena. In this blog, I’ll cover the basic characteristics of an atmospheric river, how these atmospheric rivers form, and a brief summary of how they relate to the Earth’s heat budget. Throughout the blog, I’ll use […]
Tuesday, November 13, 2012 7:05 P.M. Hey everybody! I hope everybody had a nice Veteran’s Day weekend. I didn’t do much… besides sleeping of course. Funny story actually… I was going to bed last night (at my house) and our dog was already asleep on my bed. I tried to move him… but that guy […]
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 12:48 P.M Cut-off low over the central U.S. – September 27, 2011 In the coming days, we will see a rather interesting weather event take place far out at sea over the Eastern Pacific. Currently, there is a gigantic trough around 150 degrees west over the Pacific, and this trough is […]
Thursday, October 13, 2011 1:17 P.M. When there is a period of pleasant but boring weather like there is right now, I generally look at the GFS Superensemble model for insight into the future. It has the designation of being a “Superensemble” not because it is the most accurate model (it isn’t) but because it […]
Friday, October 7, 2011 11:15 A.M. Looking at the WRF-GFS models from the UW this morning, I have some good news for winter sports and water supply enthusiasts everywhere! The forecast for significant snowfall in the mountains is gaining more credibility. It isn’t a slam dunk, but it definitely is looking more likely after the […]
Thursday, October 6, 2011 11:30 P.M. Hi everybody, it’s late but I thought I’d give a quick update. It is getting to be that time of year again, and the NWS has recently ascribed a “Special Weather Statement” to the Olympic and Cascade mountains. One of the models, the ECMWF, is showing a particularly strong […]
September 26, 2011 1:53 P.M. Just a quick note today… the storm we had today had remnants of tropical moisture, which is why it has been so wet! In fact, some places in the Olympics have had over 3 inches already, and they will continue to pick up more. Looking into the future, it looks […]
Sunday, September 18, 2011 8:30 P.M. Summer is back! Hi everybody! I have some good news for you sun lovers. It looks like we have a warm week on tap. Remember that powerful wave I was talking about? As expected, the situation changed, and now it is heading north of us as a strong upper […]
