August 27, 2009 1:34 P.M. So, today I’ll talk about our early autumn storms and our very tricky extended forecast. First of all, as most of you know, the tropics are very active in the months of august and september, since the warm water temperatures allow hurricanes and to develop. In October, when the northern […]
July 2009
July 30, 2009 4:03 P.M. Today went as expected; highs were again near 100 or above near the foothills, but temperatures were in the 60s at the coast due to a strong onshore flow. For the rest of us in between, highs topped out at “only” the mid 90s. There aren’t many situations where you […]
June 2009
June 30, 2009 9:35 P.M. Nothing new to talk about today. Tomorrow, I’ll talk about pyrocumulus clouds. Without looking up the term, post what you think they are on the wall. I’ll see how many people read this. 🙂 June 30, 2009 6:36 P.M. So I actually wasn’t able to talk to professor Mass today, […]
February – May 2009 (Sporadic Forecasts)
May 12, 2009 9:18 PM For some reason, the atmosphere failed to really destabilize, and the expected thundershowers failed to flare up. Tomorrow, in the plains, there will be a huge outbreak of severe weather. I suggest you read about it in the blogs on accuweather.com. May 11, 2009 6:38 PM Just like the passage […]
January 2009
January 25, 2009 3:36 P.M. There was a little snow this morning and right now, but it isn’t really amounting to much. It will continue a little longer and taper off this evening. Again, no accumulations are expected outside of a half inch on grassy areas on the highest hills. Of greater interest to most […]
December 2008 (Lots of snow discussions!)
December 30, 2008 This is a very difficult forecast to make. First of all, tonight and tomorrow, it will be rainy and windy. A winter storm warning is in effect for the mountains for 1-2 feet of snow. A typical winter storm… that’s pretty much it.The forecast for Thursday is SO complex and SO complicated. […]
October 2008
Today was cloudier than expected due to moisture streaming over the top of our ridge of high pressure. It was still dry though. A semi-zonal flow will keep things moist at times for the week ahead with some sunny periods in between. Forecast: Monday: 56 45 showers Tuesday: 56 43 partly cloudy Wednesday: 54 41 […]
September 2008
September 30, 2008Predicted: 75 51Actual: 71 52 It’s late so not much of a post today, but I do want to mention that tomorrow may be your last 70 + day till spring and that the storm slated for Friday-Saturday is looking nice and juicy. It is, after all, forming out of the remnants of […]
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May 2008
Wow! It has been a while since I wrote a forecast for this! I don’t even have a prediction for today! Well, remember how I said it could get really warm in the long range like a week ago? That time is finally here. A warm ridge of high pressure combined with a “thermal low” […]
April 2008
This April will end up being the 10th coldest April ever recorded in Seattle, but in Bellingham, this will be their 5th coldest. Why have we been so cold? The answer is that instead of getting customary high pressure that settles in off the coast and allows sunshine to warm things up along with warmer […]