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Updated: 2011-06-30 22:40:20
I can still get come geeking in before work.- I can still get come geeking in before work.
Tonight’s Fire Weather Discussion…6 Jun 11
Updated: 2011-06-30 22:40:20While this product is formatted for the Wildland Fire Community, it has a good writeup for what's going on. The Hazardous Weather Briefing should be out now. FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 404 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2011 ...INCREASING HEAT AND HUMIDITY WITH CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS [...]Severe Weather on Tuesday, May 31, 2011?
Updated: 2011-06-30 22:40:20
As you saw previously, in the weather category, I was live blogging the thunderstorms as they came through the region May22nd. Well, we have a better chance a severe weather on June 1st (tomorrow). I won’t be able to live blog it, since I will be working while it is occuring. So keep up with [...]The Chance for Severe Weather June 3rd-4th, 2011
Updated: 2011-06-30 22:40:20
Here’s the discussion from SPC this afternoon: ...UPR MS VLY/WRN GRT LKS THIS AFTN THROUGH TNGT... CONSIDERABLE CLOUD COVER REMAINING FROM OVERNIGHT CONVECTION WILL CONTINUE TO THIN ACROSS ERN MN/NRN WI INTO THE AFTERNOON ALLOWING STRONG HEATING/DESTABILIZATION TO OCCUR AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT ACROSS THE EXPANDING WARM SECTOR. THE COMBINATION OF STEEP MID LEVEL [...]Uh Oh…Here we go. June 6th, 2011
Updated: 2011-06-30 22:40:20
From the Storm prediction Center: AREAS AFFECTED...UPPER PENINSULA OF MI/NERN WI CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE VALID 061902Z - 062100Z STORMS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT HOUR ACROSS WRN UPPER MI AND ADJACENT NRN WI...WITH SOME POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND/OR HAIL EVIDENT. WW MAY BE REQUIRED. So we may be under a wach in [...]Jeff and Mary’s Bear River Adventure
Updated: 2011-06-30 22:40:20
Checkin’ out the new rec area in Petoskey. See the full gallery on Posterous Severe Weather on Tuesday, May 31, 2011? An Update
Updated: 2011-06-30 22:40:20
As you saw previously, in the weather category, I was live blogging the thunderstorms as they came through the region May22nd. Well, we have a better chance a severe weather on June 1st (tomorrow). I won’t be able to live blog it, since I will be working while it is occuring. So keep up with [...]A day at the beach June 7th, 2011
Updated: 2011-06-30 22:40:20
See the full gallery on Posterous Walloon Lake and the boysThursday Afternoon Forecast Update – 3:46 PM Update
Updated: 2011-06-30 21:47:48
A good Thursday to you! It’s hot around central Alabama this afternoon, but it’s not as hot as it will get over the next few days. As the 500mb ridge builds into the southeast, temperatures will continue to warm a little each day through the weekend. As soil moisture dries out over the next few [...]KUOWGATE, July 4th Weather, and a Radar Animation
Updated: 2011-06-30 05:23:00
: , , 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 , June 29, 2011 KUOWGATE , July 4th Weather , and a Radar Animation There is some serious wind tonight--with gusts to 20-30 mph as an upper trough moves through . Almost blew me over on my bike . today Tonight , I wanted to talk about the most serious aspect of the KUOW affair : the extraordinary willingness of the station to spread incorrect information to defend itself . But considering that some of you are not interested in this , I decided to put it into a separate : blog http : kuowgate.blogspot.com This week the National Weather Service sent me a marvelous video of the construction of the new Langley Hill radar . Check it out : hereArlene Nearing Hurricane Status… Wednesday Update 10:30 PM
Updated: 2011-06-30 04:33:02
TROPICAL STORM ARLENE DISCUSSION NUMBER 6 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012011 1000 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTED PEAK FLIGHT-LEVEL WINDS OF 64 KT ON ITS FIRST PASS THROUGH ARLENE WHICH EQUATES TO ABOUT 50 KT SURFACE WINDS AND A MINIMUM PRESSURE OF 996 MB. [...]Wednesday Afternoon Forecast Discussion – 4:15 PM Update
Updated: 2011-06-29 22:20:32
A good Wednesday afternoon to you! After lots of rain yesterday, the hot summer sun has returned today. Due to lots of soil moisture, temperatures won’t get as hot as they could today. Temperatures will try to reach the middle 90s, but as the ground dries out and a ridge builds in from the [...]Latest on Tropical Storm Arlene… Wednesday Update at 4 PM
Updated: 2011-06-29 22:02:02
TROPICAL STORM ARLENE DISCUSSION NUMBER 5 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012011 400 PM CDT WED JUN 29 2011 THERE HAS NOT BEEN MUCH CHANGE IN THE ORGANIZATION OF THE CLOUD PATTERN SINCE THIS MORNING. MOST OF THE DEEP CONVECTION WAS OCCURRING OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CIRCULATION…ALTHOUGH RECENTLY THERE HAVE BEEN INDICATIONS [...]Hello Arlene…. Tropical Update 9:30 PM Tuesday
Updated: 2011-06-29 03:36:13
Tropical Storm Arlene is moving west northwest in the Gulf of Mexico at this hour. The good news is that a strong ridge north of this system will keep the storm well away from Alabama. Landfall is expected in northern Mexico during the afternoon hours on Thursday. While it’s not very likely at this point, [...]Wind Damage Today… Updated Tuesday at 9:20 PM
Updated: 2011-06-29 03:24:46
This is what some areas saw as a result of strait line winds this afternoon. This picture was taken near Akron, AL on the Black Warrior River. This image was sent by Gary Tate. WVUA Chief Meteorologist Richard Scott rscott@wvuatv.comTropical Storm Arlene Forms in Gulf – 7:50 p.m. Update
Updated: 2011-06-29 01:56:53
TROPICAL STORM ARLENE SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER 1 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012011 700 PM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...TROPICAL STORM FORMS IN THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF MEXICO... SUMMARY OF 700 PM CDT...0000 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...21.2N 93.7W ABOUT 280 MI...450 KM ESE OF TAMPICO MEXICO [...]Tropical Storm Arlene Soon To Develop? Tuesday Update at 6:25 PM
Updated: 2011-06-29 00:23:17
We’re watching a tropical low developing over the southwest Gulf of Mexico this evening. There’s a good chance that this feature will become tropical storm Arlene. The good news is that it will move into Mexico and stay well away from Alabama. Below is a statment from the National Hurricane Center. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT [...]Rain Ends and Hot Air Returns… Tuesday Afternoon Forecast Discussion updated at 4:15 PM
Updated: 2011-06-28 22:15:18
A good Tuesday to you! Temperatures are much cooler this afternoon due to heavy rain earlier today. Many of us picked up between 1 and 2 inches of rain, and that’s just what the doctor ordered. We need more rain, but this is a good start to get us out of a drought. Showers and [...]Good Rain!!! Tuesday Update at 1:47 PM
Updated: 2011-06-28 19:50:45
The severe weather threat has ended for Tuscaloosa, Eutaw, Giger, Birmingham and points north. The line of storms continues to weaken a bit as it moves southeast. There are more big storms over Bibb, Perry and western Chilton County that are pushing off to the east at 35 MPH. The line of storms that [...]Why Some Forecasts Don't Work Out and What We Can Do About It!
Updated: 2011-06-28 03:16:00: 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 , June 27, 2011 Why Some Forecasts Don't Work Out and What We Can Do About It Today was a generally warm , cloudy day with occasional light sprinkles and showers , quite a contrast with what was predicted only a few days ago . The high today at Sea- Tac was 69F with a trace a rain . More rain fell over the south Sound and the . coast Lets take a look at the National Weather Service forecasts for Sea Tac and vicinity provided on various recent days around 4 : PM Friday MONDAY . MOSTLY SUNNY . HIGHS IN THE 70S Saturday MONDAY . MOSTLY SUNNY . HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 70S . LIGHT WIND . Sea- Tac 79F , 10 chance of rain they mean measurable rain--atWeekend eye candy: Sun, clouds and sunsets
Updated: 2011-06-25 14:08:58
Even when the weather is not all that exciting, Mother Nature shows off in other ways in the Pacific Northwest.
Over the past week or so, we've had some good optical tricks and illusions, as well as a trademark gorgeous sunset.
First up, the sunset, taken from Greg Johnson's web camera in Hansville. He set the time lapse a little slower for this event so it's easier to appreciate the sunset's beauty instead of being gone in a few secondsIridescent Clouds
Updated: 2011-06-23 12:31:00: 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 , June 23, 2011 Iridescent Clouds This week I received some wonderful pictures from Patrick McKinnon showing rainbow-like cloud features over Seattle . Take a look at them And over the past year , others have sent me similar pics . What are they They have lots of colors like rainbows , but they aren t rainbows . And besides there is no rain with them What you are seeing is an example of iridescence with the colors produced by a process called diffraction Iridescence is associated with thin clouds of relatively uniform , small , cloud droplets or ice crystals . The colors are generally in the pastel range . This phenomenon is most obvious inThe new view from Skunk Bay
Updated: 2011-06-18 12:37:33
Greg Johnson runs a nice web camera over near Hansville that he has upgraded to capture the entire day's weather events in time lapse, a la Dr. Dale Ireland in Silverdale or the UW Atmospheric Sciences Department.
But Johnson has taken it a step further, adding in software that displays what his weather station is recording at the bottom of the image. This gives us a nice time lapse of the day's weather conditions as well.
Here are three of some of his recent videos. The camera is looking north in these videos but this weekend, Johnson is testing pointing his camera east toward Whidbey Island to see if it provides a better view of weather conditions.
You can see his main site at skunkbayweather.comVideopodcast for June 17th
Updated: 2011-06-17 16:45:00: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Friday , June 17, 2011 Videopodcast for June 17th Here is my videopodcast for . today http : www.youtube.com watch v=uZ8gp-Hxh0A Great day today Friday but showers and cooler weather on Saturday . Go to the eastern slopes if you want to hike on Saturday I have updated the coastal radar website see the link to the right Major progress---the transmitter and receiver are in , power is in , and the antenna assembly and base are being completed . They are clearly ahead of schedule and I suspect the radar will be ready for testing within a month . The National Weather Service is working hard and effectively to make this happen . quickly A number of you haveSpring weather index bets your BBQ collected dust
Updated: 2011-06-17 05:19:10
, , , News Video Weather Traffic Sports Entertainment Living Communities KOMO 4 TV KOMO Newsradio Local Deals Blogs Radar Satellite School Delays Forecast Maps FAQ Cameras Quakes Links Ski Report Watch live : KOMO 4 TV What 27 s on : nbsp Listen : KOMO Newsradio Police Scanner Spring weather index bets your BBQ collected dust Tools 0 Comments Email this article Facebook Tweet Digg Print this article By Scott Sistek Story Created : Jun 16, 2011 at 5:41 PM PDT Story Updated : Jun 16, 2011 at 5:47 PM PDT Is your barbecue collecting dust again It wouldn't be surprising . Three springs ago , two Atmospheric Sciences professors at the University of Washington , Cliff Mass and Mark Albright , came up with a new way to measure the gloom of the spring of 2008 : nbsp The Barbecue Index . quot MassPuget Sound Convergence Zone
Updated: 2011-06-15 05:37:00: 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 , June 14, 2011 Puget Sound Convergence Zone Late spring is the convergence zone time of the year and we have one tonight . Take a look at the latest radar image and you can see the band of precipitation north of Seattle see graphic This one is somewhat amorphous--partially because the atmosphere is not that unstable this gives you a nice line of convection Now let me show you something that you won't see on TV tonight . the Doppler velocities for the same time . We don't call it a Doppler radar for nothing But you never see that on . TV Funny side story . KING-5 got their own Doppler radar years ago , and my colleague Jeff Renner , excitedWeekend Podcat and Who is a Meteorologist?
Updated: 2011-06-11 06:12:00: skip to main skip to sidebar Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides my latest forecast or comments on current weather or other topics Friday , June 10, 2011 Weekend Podcat and Who is a Meteorologist Here is my weekend podcast--I got a better microphone and increased the cursor size and the field of view . see what you think An issue that comes up a lot is : who is really a meteorologist Are all TV weather folks meteorologists Do you need a degree The U.S . Government is clear about this issue . To apply for a meteorologist position with the National Weather Service or other government agency you need a large collection of physics , math , and atmospheric sciences courses that generally requires a B.S . in atmospheric sciences meteorology atmospheric sciences and meteorology areWhy we suffer with low clouds
Updated: 2011-06-09 03:53:00: 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 , June 8, 2011 Why we suffer with low clouds Take a look at the visible satellite picture today and something strikes you : most of the eastern Pacific is covered with clouds The majority of these are shallow stratus or stratocumulus clouds found within the lower few thousand . feet During this time of the year the atmospheric structure of the eastern Pacific is often characterized by a relatively shallow moist layer , with dry air overhead . Want to see a sample of this Here is the sounding of temperature , wind , and dewpoint at Forks on the WA coast . Such soundings are produced by launching radiosondes--instrumented weather balloons .Long Awaited Update: Big News
Updated: 2011-06-08 21:08:10As per usual, I dont have enough time to provide adequate updates to this website. And I do apologize for the people that actually read this. However I do have some news. This guy is ENGAGED! That’s right I decided to take a big step in my life and ask a very important question to [...]Sun puts on explosive show
Updated: 2011-06-08 21:07:55
Not that we get to see the sun much these days, but it put on quite a show Tuesday.
Check out the view of this solar flare that erupted -- a show many scientists said was among the best ever. The solar flare itself was only medium in intensity and wasn't expected to cause any issues, but just the way it erupted awed scientists.
Here is the video and analysis by "The Sun Today"Record Breaking Storm Hits California
Updated: 2011-06-05 03:07:00: 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 , June 4, 2011 Record Breaking Storm Hits California While we are enjoying the most spectacular day since late last summer , California has been hit by a very unusual storm that has brought heavy rain to coastal and central . California The satellite picture is simply : stunning A deep low is circling off the Bay area , with a very strong front extending over the coastal areas . This kind of system would be remarkable in mid-winter , but in mid June it is highly anomalous . In contrast , much of the northwest is cloud-free , with high temperatures in the mid to upper 70s . I am even thinking of buying some tomato plants Take a look at theField Methods-Day 14
Updated: 2011-06-03 17:51:53By: Lindsay Rice We left Hannibal, MO around 8am on Wednesday morning. The group reflected on the trip for a majority of the way home. We reminisced about the experience and shared pictures and videos. We dropped Dr. Dixon off … Continue reading →A solar eclipse at midnight? It's not a trick question
Updated: 2011-06-03 15:45:12
At first, it sounds like a trick question: "Did you hear about those who saw the partial solar eclipse at midnight last night?"
That is, until you realize that this time of year, there are places on Earth where the sun is still above the horizon at midnight -- namely the Arctic Circle. (In fact, many places, the sun is already up and won't set for several weeks. In Barrow, Alaska, for example, the sun rose on May 11 and won't set again until August 2. It just spins full circle around the horizon.)
And June 1 provided a rare convergence of midnight sunshine and a partial solar eclipse that was visible in the arctic.
Here is one video I found of the event on YouTube:Out of the Refrigerator into the Frying Pan!
Updated: 2011-06-03 05:12:00: 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 , June 2, 2011 Out of the Refrigerator into the Frying Pan You are about to experience a magical transition , from cold and damp to extraordinary warmth and sun . It will seem perfect . It will be . perfect Well folks , you knew this spring has been bad , but the new numbers for the average March through May temperatures at Sea-Tac are in , and by any reasonable measure average temperature , average maximum this has been the coldest March through May at Sea-Tac since dependable records are available 1956 Lets begin by viewing the 5 coldest springs average daily temperature for March-May in the last 55 years from 1957 through 2011 at : SeaTac 1