Weather, Climate, and Other Science Topics
Today’s weather pattern is a real treat to look at on satellite. We have marginally unstable air moving inland, and this air is just unstable enough to give crustal clear, bluebird skies over the ocean but heavy thundershowers over land. Why is this? The Pacific Ocean is only in the mid-50s, and the air over […]
Earlier this month, a revolutionary new weather weather satellite was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral. The satellite, the GOES-R, is the first unit of the next series of four geostationary satellites (GOES-R, S, T, and U). The GOES-R will replace the current GOES (Geostationary Operational Satellite System) satellites (GOES 13, 14, and 15) and offers […]
Sunday, September 29, 2013 10:36 a.m. What are more delicious? Apples or mangoes? Mangoes, of course! They are juicier, sweeter, and slipperier than our state fruit. Also, they are imported, and just the thought of eating something that came from Thailand automatically makes it more delicious. Apples aren’t too bad though. They have anti-doctor properties […]
Friday, April 5, 2013 12:20 P.M. Thunderstorms in Seattle are very rare. Seattle doesn’t tend to get much in the way of ‘severe’ weather, where ‘severe’ is defined to be tornadoes/hail/rain/wind etc. from strong thunderstorms. When we do get thunderstorms though, it’s always fun to see, and we get occasional storms that drift westward over the […]
Monday, April 2, 2012 10:46 A.M. So, my post yesterday was an April Fool’s prank. You gotta admit though, it was pretty good. Anyway, looking over the models this morning, it appears as though some warmer weather will soon be affecting us in the Pacific Northwest. Take a look at the latest model extraction from […]
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 10:05 P.M. So, the latest model runs have come in, and they are moving the storm even further south. For snow lovers who live in Seattle, this is bad news. However, I’ve been watching the radar, and I believe that we will see more snow than is currently forecast by the […]
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 2:28 P.M. Last night, I went walking with some friends around the UW campus just to get a breath of fresh air and get some relief from the plethora of work thrust upon us by our most excellent professors. I knew that showers were in the forecast, but I failed to […]
Monday, October 10, 2011 9:34 A.M. Don’t you just love these National Weather Service graphics? It’s hard to find one single graphic that has so many explanations and a model picture, but the NWS issues them when there is some sort of significant weather occurring. Pretty awesome!!! Over the next few days, we will get […]
