Write-up is for Kentucky, maps are national based.
First let’s take a look at the analogs, past years that had similar conditions to this one heading into the summer.
2007, 2005, 1998 and 1995.
- 2007 featured a very dry may around here but was a good match with the enso state the same can be said with [...]
Large wildfires in Southern Quebec are creating enough smoke that it is being advected into the New England area. The latest satellite image above (Courtesy RAP) shows the smoke being transfered from the source of the fire towards northern Maine and New Hampshire. Winds are strong and from the northwest, which means that the smoke [...]
A good Sunday to you! We dealt with another day of active thunderstorms, with some places picking up over an inch of rain. The better concentration of storms has been over east Alabama through the afternoon hours. As the sun is getting ready to set, we’re losing our afternoon heating. Many of the storms are [...]
A good Saturday to you! Storms became widespread this afternoon, with a batch of strong thunderstorms working across central Alabama. An upper level low is keeping our weather very unsettled. Much like the past several days, morning sunshine has led to afternoon storms. We can expect this pattern to continue through Tuesday; in-fact, rain chances [...]
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A steady rain continues for places like Tuscaloosa, Eutaw, and Union tonight. The rain will slowly come to an end late, with lows in the middle 60s. Join us at 10:00 for more details!
Numerous thunderstorms and showers have developed this afternoon and there is enough instability for severe storms. In fact, a severe thunderstorm was impacting Bibb County at the time of this update. Storms will be diminishing this evening but until then we will have the chance for rain. Temperatures have been sizzling out there today, with [...]
. , , , Advanced Search News Weather Traffic Sports Entertainment Opinion Communities KOMO 4 TV KOMO Newsradio Local Deals Blog Radar Satellite 7 Day Planner School Delays Forecast Maps FAQ Cameras Links Ski Report Stay Connected : Watch live : KOMO 4 Listen : KOMO Newsradio Police Scanner Video YouNews Promotions Advanced Search Fisher Celebrates 100 Years How windy is it in Ocean Shores Now we know . Storm hits Ocean Shores in November , 2007. By Flickr user . MiK Tools 0 Comments Email this article Print this article You News Digg this Save to Delicious Post to Facebook Share on Twitter Close Story Created : May 27, 2010 at 1:34 PM PDT Story Updated : May 27, 2010 at 1:34 PM PDT By Scott Sistek If you want to know how windy it is along the coast , we mainly have to rely on Airport gauge
NOAA has finally come out with their prediction for the Atlantic hurricane season, and it's a doosy. Of course, compared to last season, one would be a "doosy" since no hurricanes hit the U.S. Coast, and the only one to make landfall on North America was a Category 1 storm into Nicaragua -- in November.
Here is the full article from the Associated Press:
NOAA has finally come out with their prediction for the Atlantic hurricane season, and it's a doosy. Of course, compared to last season, one would be a "doosy" since no hurricanes hit the U.S. Coast, and the only one to make landfall on North America was a Category 1 storm into Nicaragua -- in November.
Here is the full article from the Associated Press:
: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Wednesday , May 26, 2010 Looking Better for the Memorial Day Weekend Well , the forecast is looking up for Memorial Day , so it looks increasingly that you will be able to enjoy that picnic , trip , parade , or other outdoor activity . Not perfect , no heat wave , but good enough , and considerably better than the outlook a few days . ago But there is a real lesson in this--we have to be within 3-4 days to have some confidence in the forecast . Right now it looks like there will be considerable showers on Friday , with a convergence over the north Sound and lots of showers on the western side of the . Cascades Saturday will star out with some showers ,
Temperatures in New England are already creeping into the upper 80’s (and even 90 at Boston’s Logan Airport). This is creating an unstable airmass that could produce scattered thunderstorms for the area this afternoon.
All that is needed is a lifting mechanism to trigger these storms. A cold front is typically the culprit in New England summers, but [...]: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Monday , May 24, 2010 Approaching Front and Some Light Rain I wish I could report either a heat wave or a big storm like last weak . alas . just cooler than normal weather and some light rain are in store for us . Here is the latest infrared satellite : picture The front , impressive looking in the infrared imagery , is in reality fairly weak and leads to a low pressure center in the Gulf of Alaska . Not a good day for an Alaskan cruise . The radar is now in clear air mode , which has a different look from the normal precipitation mode settings . Some light precipitation is coming in now , and rain is reported on the coast . Clear air mode , as I noted: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Saturday , May 22, 2010 Cool and Convergence I hate to say this . but this has been a classic May in some ways : cooler than normal in the beginning , a warm spell mid-month , and a cool down at the end . Take a look at Seattle's temperatures versus the normal highs and lows below to see what I . mean The last few days have been roughly 10F below the normal maximum which is around 65F My tomatoes are . fading The windstorm was of course not the usual May fare . Why so cool and showery The reason is that a broad upper level trough or low , with associated cold air aloft , that has been parked over the western U.S . image below This same pattern is: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Wednesday , May 19, 2010 Powerful Storm The storm is now is moving into Vancouver Island and the model forecasts verified quite well . Below is the latest infrared satellite picture . you can clearly see the low center . Beneath that is the visible satellite photo at 5 PM . Really impressive . you can see the swirling clouds and the strong front that had just passed through Puget . Sound The winds did not disappoint . Destruction Island off the NW Olympic coast hit 72 knots see below that is 83 mph Hurricane strength gusts to be fair hurricanes have sustained winds greater than 64 knots A number of the coastal buoys had gusts of 50-55 knots 58-63 mph: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Tuesday , May 18, 2010 A Serious Storm Long Beach will be vulnerable to this event The models are all on the same page now , confirming that the Northwest . and particularly our coastal regions . will be dealing with a serious storm event . There are some unusual aspects of this storm I want to talk about and some misconceptions that need to be cleared . up First , a storm this powerful in middle May is quite unusual , but not . unprecedented Second , although the central pressure of this storm will be modest by winter standards the current forecast is for around 992 mb the differences in pressure that drive the winds will be first class . The reason
Not that you should ever be out swimming when severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado watches are in effect, but if you ever had an inkling, maybe this video will scare you straight.
Take a look at this video of a massive hail storm that struck Oklahoma on May 16, 2010. It starts slow, but watch as the storm intensifies to where the swimming pool transforms into an angry cauldron under a deluge of hail stones.
Not that you should ever be out swimming when severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado watches are in effect, but if you ever had an inkling, maybe this video will scare you straight.
Take a look at this video of a massive hail storm that struck Oklahoma on May 16, 2010. It starts slow, but watch as the storm intensifies to where the swimming pool transforms into an angry cauldron under a deluge of hail stones.: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Monday , May 17, 2010 Storm Update The new run is in and the forecast is basically the same as this morning . Thus , it is looking increasingly likely that a good windstorm is coming to the coast and NW Washington- an unusually strong one for this time of the . year Here is the latest forecast from the UW high-resolution forecasting system for 8 PM Wednesday . An intense pressure gradient is evident from SE to SW of the low center . The coast will get hit . hard How hard Here are the surface winds for Wednesday afternoon and evening . Pink color is SUSTAINED 40 kt winds In the afternoon , there are blacks offshore-- 45 kt sustained And the gusts could
Each spring, Western Oregon and Southwest Washington receives an average of five to ten thunderstorms. Most of them are not considered "severe"; meaning the storm cells do not produce flooding, tornadoes, damaging winds or damaging large hail. However, dozens of lightning strikes occur... disrupting power and life in general. It's a good idea to refresh your memory of what to do if you are ever caught too close to lightning from a thunderstorm. Here are some common questions and answers regarding basic thunderstorm safety:: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Monday , May 17, 2010 Major Coastal Blow Possible On Wednesday I will update this more tonight . but an unusually strong low pressure system . and strong winds . will reach our coast on Wednesday . Also strong SE winds over NW Washington . See pressure forecast below for 5 PM on Wednesday . More tonight . The models are still shifting the low position , so there is some uncertainty in this forecast . But if you are on the coast , planning an offshore fishing trip , or living in the region from northern Whidbey Island to the San Juans . keep tuned . And it will be windy over the rest of western . Washington A lot of isobars Here is a wind speed map for: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Sunday , May 16, 2010 There is a bird in my radar During the past few weeks , several of you have asked essentially the same : question It's been completely dry but the weather radar last night showed lots of echos , suggesting it rained all night . What is going on Well , I can give the you the answer : Birds Weather radar can see more than raindrops . It can see the mountains , but that signal is generally removed successfully terrain clutter since the mountains generally don't move . Weather radar can see other objects in the air and the amount of return generally increases by the sixth power of the object's diameter . Doubling the size of an object: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Wednesday , May 12, 2010 The Secrets of Staying Dry While Biking May is national bike to work month and next week is bike to work week . Here in Seattle a big concern is staying dry while bike commuting or during recreational . runs Now there are two ways to stay dry while biking . The first is shown in the image above--mounting an umbrella on your bike . Perhaps this would work if you went REALLY slowly and there was little wind , but for most of us another solution is needed . and I can offer it . Use the weather radar I commute by bike every day roughly five miles each way . Ever since a weather radar was installed in western Washington early 1990s
, , , Advanced Search News Weather Traffic Mind Money Outdoors Entertainment Communities AMNW Inside KATU Family Matters Stay Connected : Watch : live KATU News AM Northwest Live Traffic Video Portland Crime Map Video YouNews Promotions Advanced Search Fisher Celebrates 100 Years What to do when you see FC+' Run for cover File photo of . tornado Tools 0 Comments Email this article Print this article You News Digg this Save to Delicious Post to Facebook Share on Twitter Close Story Created : May 10, 2010 at 4:17 PM PDT Story Updated : May 10, 2010 at 4:32 PM PDT By Scott Sistek Severe weather has been striking the Midwest Monday , with several tornado warnings already issued in Oklahoma and Kansas . And for those flying in or around Oklahoma City , it was quite . visible This is the report: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Saturday , May 8, 2010 Mountain Convection and A Stranger Whirlwind During the past few days we have had marvelous , and sometimes impressive , convection over our mountains as seen in the picture above from Dale Ireland's webcam The mornings have started out clear or close to it and then by mid-morning puffy white cumulus clouds formed over the Olympics and Cascades . By early afternoon some have grown into towering cumulus congestus and finally into fully formed cumulonimbus with showers and even some . lightning Dale Ireland has a wonderful high definition web cam aimed at the western Olympics and here is the daily animation for Friday http :
With cool, unstable air still sticking around this week, we've had another chance to watch spectacular clouds billow off the mountains. #xD;
Here are some time lapse videos from Thursady and Friday, and keep your eyes peeled to the mountains.
, , , Advanced Search News Weather Traffic Mind Money Outdoors Entertainment Communities AMNW Inside KATU Family Matters Stay Connected : Watch : live KATU News AM Northwest Live Traffic Video Portland Crime Map Video YouNews Promotions Advanced Search Fisher Celebrates 100 Years Ding Dong El Nino's almost dead Tools 0 Comments Email this article Print this article You News Digg this Save to Delicious Post to Facebook Share on Twitter Close Story Created : May 6, 2010 at 2:10 PM PDT Story Updated : May 6, 2010 at 2:17 PM PDT By Scott Sistek News from NOAA today is that the El Nino that made for one of the warmest winters on record in the Northwest is just about vanquished , with forecasts of it being completely gone by June . The article below touts the impact on the upcoming hurricane: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Thursday , May 6, 2010 Strange Ship Tracks and Good News for Mom This time of the year we sometimes see strange , bizarre lines in the visible satellite pictures . Want to see for yourself Below are two examples apparent over the . weekend Pretty creepy A signal from aliens Meteorological versions of crop circles Nope . Such lines are often apparent during the spring and early summer in low clouds over the Pacific . And we know what causes them . ships . and thus they are known as ship tracks It turns out that such lines are produced by ships powered by internal combustion engines , ships that eject particles into the atmosphere that help produce more: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Monday , May 3, 2010 An Extraordinary May Storm A truck was overturned by high winds near Vantage . Photo courtesy of KING-TV The storm of the past day is really extraordinary in a number of : ways 1. A profound rainshadow over Seattle Sunday . afternoon 2. Strong winds over the entire region , with some locations getting gusts of up to 60 mph . Several power . outages 3. A powerful westerly surge today in the Strait of Juan de Fuca with winds reaching 50-60 mph in the central and eastern Strait , with northern Whidbey Island being hit . hard 4. Powerful winds in the Kittitas valley , with gusts above 50 . mph 5. A strong convergence zone from Seattle