Weather, Climate, and Other Science Topics
We will enter a much stormier pattern Wednesday that will persist through the weekend and possibly beyond, with moderate/strong systems affecting the area every 24-36 hours. Because these storms will be quick-moving and temperatures will be relatively cool, no flooding is expected and we will instead see significant early-season snowfall in the mountains. Not enough […]
So far this autumn, most of our precipitation has come in the form of scattered showers as opposed to stratiform rain. That isn’t to say that these showers haven’t been heavy at times… I was biking back home from work on Wednesday, September 12 this past month and got stuck in lock-step with a very […]
September 21, 2010 5:43 P.M. Hey guys, I have some breaking news! Ok, just kidding, it’s not really breaking news. The weather models are acting up (I wish they weren’t, THAT would be breaking news!). Tropical systems are being entrained in the westerly flow. This doesn’t necessarily mean we will have a big storm (although […]
October 27, 2009 3:07 P.M. I hinted at flooding at the middle of this week in one of my posts last week. Then, that same storm transitioned from a minor windstorm to a major windstorm with heavy rain and flooding to practically nothing. Now, we are back with the idea of flooding, with some wind […]
