Models Pessimistic, Charlie Optimistic

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 […]

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Small Changes, Big Effects

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 11:39 A.M.  Valid 04:00 pm PST Wed, 18 Jan 2012 – 36hr Fcst – UW 4km 12z WRF-GFS 24-hour snowfall As I was looking over the models and the spread in forecasts being made by different people and organizations, I was thinking about some changes that should be implemented in UWs […]

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I’m Losing Sleep…

Monday, January 16, 2012 1:03 P.M. I’ve tried to be as objective as possible with these forecasts, because while Seattle freaks out over the “s” word, it needs to be made clear to the public that there are drastically different types of snow events in Washington and not all of them are serious. Now, it […]

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The Spiel on Snow After the Spiel on Snow

Sunday, January 15, 2012 9:47 P.M. I gave a schpeal on snow this morning, and now it’s time I give another one. Many places around Seattle saw significant accumulations today while other places saw very little snow. My brother reports that my house down by Lake Washington between the floating bridges got 4 inches today, but […]

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The Spiel on Snow

Sunday, January 15, 2011 10:02 A.M. I-5 by Northgate, Washington on Sunday morning – KOMO News First off, I’d like to apologize for not posting a blog update yesterday. I was doing tons of math homework and review, because after jumping into Calculus 125 at the University of Washington, I’ve discovered that I have a […]

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Revised LAWES Scale

Friday, January 13, 2012 3:11 P.M. Don’t judge me… this is the most relevant picture I could find. I first invented my LAWES scale in November of 2010. It has been hailed as one of the most innovative weather scales of the 21st century by the followers of this blog ever since, but I have […]

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LAWES 2.1

Wednesday, January 11, 2012 11:14 A.M. I don’t have too much time here, but I thought I’d give you an update on the forecast for this weekend and beyond. It seems as though most forecasters are much more conservative as far as snow goes. In fact, here’s what the KOMO forecast had to say this […]

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Sea-Level Snow Looking Pretty Likely

Tuesday, January 10, 201212:48 P.M. Photo Credit: Alistair Grant I’m actually taking a class that discusses the current weather over the world once every week, so I thought I’d go ahead and post my notes on my blog! Of course, it will be more of a summary/story of my notes, because my notes are pretty […]

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Southern Plains Snowstorm!!

Monday, December 19, 2011 3:55 P.M. Santa Fe – December 19, 2011 – Photo Credit: AP Photo/The Albuquerque Journal, Dean Hanson I’ve been trying to find creative things to write about on this blog, but I haven’t had the creativity because of finals week, and I haven’t found anything interesting about the weather either. The […]

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Pattern Change?

Wednesday, December 7, 20111:05 P.M. The weather around here for the past ten days has been incredibly boring. I’d venture to say it has been even more boring than hundreds of left turns on the Nascar track. Sorry Nascar fans. But there is some good news! The models have been moving toward a pattern change […]

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