The chance of rain continues into the overnight hours. Rain possibilities will continue on Monday and skies remain overcast throughout the day. Tuesday we have a good chance of some severe thunderstorms with a small possibility for a tornado. This will mainly be an afternoon into evening event. We will be here for you should any [...]
: , , 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 , January 30, 2011 Dry , Sun , and Modified Arctic Air Well folks , the threat of snow around here is over for a while . Cool , dry , modified arctic air is pushing over the region , showers are rapidly dissipating , and the sun is breaking out . If the models are even half correct , the next 3-5 days will be generally dry here without any significant weather activity other than a cool down mainly east of the Cascades and strong easterly flow in the gaps , such as the Columbia Gorge and the . Fraser In sharp contrast , the East Coast is going to get hit AGAIN Tuesday by a major . snowstorm Is there a connection between our opposite weather
Good Saturday evening to you! Clouds will increase throughout the day Sunday with the possibility of showers during the evening hours. Monday we’ll see mostly cloudy skies but little chance for precipitation. On Tuesday, a low pressure system approaches Alabama and will bring a good bit of rain to the area. The low will bring our [...]
A good Friday to you! I want to say a big thanks to Mrs. Abernathy for inviting me to speak to the First Presbyterian Preschool in Tuscaloosa. I spoke to all of the 4 year old classes at the church. There will be video on the news at 5, 6 and 10 of the visit [...]
A good Thursday to you! Temperatures got a little warmer than expected today, but I don’t think anyone is complaining. The sun angle is slowly getting higher, so a sunny day will warm a little more in late January than it will in late December. Tuscaloosa topped out at 59 degrees this afternoon, and some [...]
A good Wednesday to you! The snow forecast was right on last night, as only areas north of Fayette got anything at all. The good news is that temperatures remained well above freezing, so areas that did see a few flakes didn’t have any road issues. The upper level low responsible for the drizzle here [...]
It might have looked like aliens were hovering over the Puget Sound region Wednesday afternoon, but it was just another incredible display of lenticular clouds over Mt. Rainier.
Don Hoyt of TacomaWeatherCam.com has a web camera trained on the mountain and has posted this great time lapse video of the clouds forming:
Here’s just an update based on radar trends. Looks like from Hamilton and points north is the best bet for getting any snow. The rest of us will get the spotty showers or light drizzle. Snow is falling across extreme north Mississippi, but that activity is moving more northeast than east. Be sure to join [...]
Read below for my thoughts on snow in our area. Still looking like only snow will be confined to areas well northwest of Fayette. After this system moves out, dry and cool conditions move in. Highs will top out in the upper 40s on Wednesday. Low 50s are possible on Thursday, as sunshine returns. There [...]
A good Tuesday afternoon to you! Lots of talk about snow across parts of our area, and I’ve had a lot of people asking if it’s going to snow here in Tuscaloosa. Let me say up front, that I really don’t believe that it will snow in Tuscaloosa. A tongue of dry air is working [...]
It’s looking more and more like many of us will just get drizzle tonight. The best lift is going to be over the northwestern corner of Alabama. I’ll have more at 4, 5, 6, and 10 on WVUA-TV. WVUA Chief Meteorologist Richard Scott
We’re pretty much on track with the same thinking over the past several days, with drizzle expected for areas south of Fayette and some snow to the north. There is a winter weather advisory for Lamar, Fayette and Walker Counties, where a half inch to 1 inch could fall. This is for the northern portions [...]: 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 , January 24, 2011 Ridgmageddon I just got back from the first day of the annual meeting of the American Meteorological Society downtown at the Convention Center . an exhausting but exhilarating event . Thousands of meteorologists , hundreds of talks , booths and exhibits from a variety of vendors and groups , and free food . life doesn't get much better than that . The theme of the meeting-- Communicating Weather and Climate is dear to my heart and one I shall talk about further in another . blog But that is not what I want to talk about here rather let discuss the extraordinary weather pattern we are . experiencing I took a look at the latest: 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 , January 22, 2011 Where is La Nina A question that several of you are asking is Where is La Nina Where are all the deep snows in the mountains that are often associated with it Or the big snows over the lowlands Is winter over So what is the situation now But before I go into that , let me remind all of you about Weatherfest tomorrow Sunday from 12-4 PM at the WA State Convention Center . Designed for K-12 folks , but fun for everyone , there will be booths for many weather related groups and agencies , local weather celebrities like Jeff Renner and Steve Pool demonstrations , and lots of freebies . No admission . fee Back to La Nina . Some :
Well we will see a little break in the wintry weather this weekend, however as this past snow storm swung through it brought down some bitterly cold air behind the system. Today will be by far the coldest with a high in the low 20s and a low tonight in the [...]: , , 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 , January 20, 2011 A Great Irony , A Little Rain , And Then Dry I believe both of these statements are : true 1 Weather forecasting is now much more skillful than ten years . ago 2 There has never been as big a gap between what meteorologists know and the information provided to the . public Kind of ironic , right Today , with huge amounts of data coming in from weather satellites and new observing systems , massive computer modeling systems that provide high-resolution forecasts , improved analysis and display systems , and other technical advances , weather forecasts has become hugely more skillful . I can easily prove this with a wide
Winter storm to affect our region Thursday through Thursday night.
An upper level trough is digging in the west in association with a surface low forming off the leeward side of the Rockies in the Texas Panhandle. As the low progresses eastward precipitation will makes its way into the area west [...]: 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 , January 18, 2011 WOW--Huge Intense Storm in the Pacific Sometimes you have to stand back and be amazed by what goes on in the Pacific . Take a look at the Pacific surface analysis for earlier : today See the HUGE low pressure system over the eastern Pacific with a central lowest pressure of 933 millibars . That is simply amazing . And a 1038 mb high is just to the north , and an incredible pressure difference between them . A huge , deep , slow moving storm like this produces very large waves , since waves depend on wind speed , fetch length of area where winds are influencing the sea surface and wind duration--all very large in this . case
, , , Advanced Search News Video Weather Traffic Sports Entertainment Living Communities KOMO 4 TV KOMO Newsradio Local Deals Blogs Radar Satellite School Delays Forecast Maps FAQ Cameras Links Ski Report Stay Connected : Watch live : KOMO 4 TV What's on : nbsp Listen : KOMO Newsradio Police Scanner YouNews Promotions Advanced Search How a noon rainbow on the 4th of July is like a unicorn Tools 0 Comments Email this article Facebook Tweet Digg Print this article Photo by Gilbert Hannah Butch Kelly Rd , Bellingham , taken Jan . 17, 2011. By Scott Sistek Story Created : Jan 17, 2011 at 7:33 AM PST Story Updated : Jan 17, 2011 at 5:44 PM PST Q : Why do leprechauns love the summer time A : nbsp Because they always get extended lunch . breaks The Northwest is famous for its liquid sunshine days: , , 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 , January 15, 2011 Warm , Wet , and Windy In education it is the three R s . Reading , wRiting and aRithmatic ok they might not have master spelling that well For the Northwest during flooding , mudslides , and pineapple express periods it is the three : W's Wet , Windy , and Warm Why do they often together After the very brief snow early in the week , we have switched into a period of extraordinary warmth and precipitation , with resulting flooding , slope failures , and production of Cascade concrete in the . mountains Last night the temperatures only fell into the middle 40s and temps today got into the 50s , even under considerable: 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 , January 13, 2011 Freezing Rain Hits the Northwest It almost belongs in Ripley's Believe it or Not Can water be below freezing and still be liquid Liquid water at 30F or even lower The answer is yes and we call this supercooled . water It turns out that the atmosphere is FULL of supercooled water , most frequently in middle clouds in the . atmosphere See this cumulocongestus cloud The upper portions are undoubtedly mainly liquid water even though the temperatures are well below freezing . Sometimes rain is supercooled and when it hits the ground it freezes on contact--this is called freezing rain and we had some this this week in the Gorge
They say a little rain never hurt anyone, but the situation near a TV tower in Jackson, Mississippi turned dangerous when large icicles from a recent ice storm blew off the tower and rained down on the employee parking lot below.
This video shows daring employees racing to dodge the chunks of falling ice to move their cars out of harm's way. But for some cars, it was already too late.
An ice storm moved through the region on Tuesday into early Wednesday, coating the region, and the TV tower, with a thick layer of ice. Later Wednesday, sunshine and gusty winds began to blow chunks of ice off the WJTV tower.: 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 , January 11, 2011 Snow Update Will Try An Experiment Today--A 4 PM NOWCAST At 4 PM I will do a nowcast on this blog . describe what is happening at that time and what is expected over the next few hours . Perhaps can help you decide whether to go home early or cancel that evening event . But my real reason is that I think that the missing ingredient in forecasting today is very frequent local . updates New runs are in . The latest high-resolution run shows light snow hitting Seattle between 5 and 6 PM and perhaps could hold out until 10 PM before it turns to rain . Could be some freezing rain at the tail . end Here is some graphics I have: , 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 , January 10, 2011 Brief Snow , Then Rain and Wind It is clear now what is about to happen . Yes , there are always uncertainties , but they are much , much smaller than a few days ago . How do I know that Of course , forecast errors decline as the verification time comes closer , but there are other : reasons 1 Ensemble of predictions starting with different initializations different starting points from major operational centers around the world are producing similar forecasts that was not true over the weekend 2 The forecasts from the National Weather Service models have settled down and are not changing much , cycle to cycle . There is
, , , , , Advanced Search News Weather Traffic Outdoors Entertainment Communities AMNW Inside KATU Family Matters Local Deals Stay Connected : Watch : live KATU News AM Northwest Live Traffic Video What's on : nbsp Video YouNews Promotions Advanced Search BCS BOUND : Duck news Share your photos and stories Accuscore game prediction What is freezing rain , and how is it different than sleet By Scott Sistek Story Created : Jan 10, 2011 at 6:27 PM PST Story Updated : Jan 10, 2011 at 6:31 PM PST Tools 0 Comments Email this article Facebook Tweet Digg Print this article When you have a situation of cold air being replaced by warm air , it's not too uncommon to get a bout with freezing rain in . spots Many people might think that ice pellets are freezing rain but no , freezing rain is a specific
, , , , , Advanced Search News Weather Traffic Outdoors Entertainment Communities AMNW Inside KATU Family Matters Local Deals Stay Connected : Watch : live KATU News AM Northwest Live Traffic Video What's on : nbsp Video YouNews Promotions Advanced Search BCS BOUND : Duck news Share your photos and stories Accuscore game prediction Snowflakes , up close and personal By Scott Sistek Story Created : Jan 6, 2011 at 11:56 PM PST Story Updated : Jan 7, 2011 at 9:21 AM PST Tools 0 Comments Email this article Facebook Tweet Digg Print this article Just in time for the upcoming cold snap , I was pointed to a recent article on Wired Science that highlighted some stunning photographs of different snowflakes under a . microscope These were taken at the Electron Microscopy Unit of the Beltsville
We received several request for this print to be made into a poster - so here it is. No text - just a large 20 x 30 in print of this incredible tornado event!: 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 , January 4, 2011 Major Weather Changes Ahead and Scattered Light Snow Tonight We've had nearly a week of sunny skies , below normal temperatures , and lots of frost . In fact , I had so much frost around my neighborhood it looked like a light snowfall had . occurred And now it is all going to change , first with a turn towards wet conditions , then cold , and then a huge ridge will develop and we will turn dry and sunny . again The changes were obvious today with considerable clouds moving in prior to an approaching Pacific front . The latest infrared satellite pictures shows a complex series of disturbances moving our way and the latest radar