Another “trace” of snowfall was recorded over the weekend for Bowling Green, but there has still been no measurable snowfall this winter. Despite a very cold upcoming week to start the new year, any snow chances are slim to none. Rain chances on the other hand are quite high at least through tomorrow morning. Currently [...]
: Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics Monday , December 31, 2012 It's Snowing Light snow has been observed at Bellingham , Shelton , Olympia , Chehalis , Vancouver WA and Portland . nbsp The most snow apparent on regional cams is around Vancouver , : WA The culprit : a weak disturbance moving southward down the coast and relatively cool air over the . interior The latest radar shows the precipitation pattern . nbsp On the coast , the precipitation is rain , and the interior stuff is quite light . nbsp Seattle should stay dry , as should eastern Washington . nbsp We do not have super cold air over us , but evaporative cooling is allowing the snow level to drop to the surface in some . locations Here is forecast surface
The majority of the forecast has remained mostly unchanged over the next 7 days, with the exception of the late Wednesday into Thursday system. Things still look to be rather cloudy and cool as the area will remain on the east side of a broad upper trough for much of the work week. Currently, rain [...]
: , , Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics Sunday , December 30, 2012 Dry , Sun , and Fog After one of the most dismal periods of incessant clouds and rain in a long time , we are finally getting a . break Here is the precipitation forecast for the next 72h . nbsp Although the NW coast will get some precipitation on Monday afternoon , most of western WA and Oregon will be . dry The Climate Prediction Center prediction for the next 6-10 days is drier than normal for most of the : west The origin of this boon is a major switch in circulation , with persistent ridging along the West Coast . nbsp Here are some sample upper level charts for Sunday and : Tuesday What a wonderful opportunity to clean leaves out of your
An active pattern will continue with multiple upper level impulses traversing across the area bringing us at least a couple rounds of rain showers beginning early in the week. Therefore, cloudy/wet and cool will generally be the norm over the next 7 days here in Central Alabama. Starting with today, residual low level moisture combined [...]
Right now, showers continue to move across the state from west to east. Over the next couple of hours the rain should begin to taper off in the west. Temperatures remain on the cold side across the north. As the surface low tracks to our south and east this evening, rain will end northwest to [...]
As Wednesday’s major winter storm was wrapping up across the area, light snow fell and officially a trace of snow fell in Bowling Green; just a winter weather tease so to speak. Behind the system also came cold air. Highs on Thursday only reached 36 degrees at the Bowling Green-Warren County airport under an overcast [...]
Shortwave ridging will quickly move eastward and away from the area tonight. Another shortwave trough will approach the area tomorrow and a weak surface reflection should develop near the Gulf Coast around Mobile by tomorrow night. The upward motion associated with the shortwave trough and a little bit of moisture return around the surface low [...]
Good Wednesday evening! It’s been a cold and windy day today, which was a far cry from what type of weather we had yesterday. We even noticed a few snow flakes flying in the area for areas along and north of I-20 this morning. The snow flakes are long gone at this hour, but clouds [...]
Good Wednesday afternoon! This is why we don’t want you in a Mobile Home during a tornado. The rubble in the middle of the picture is what’s left of a Mobile Home after an EF-1 tornado with 100mph winds struck. If anyone was in there during the tornado, it’s unlikely they would have survived. An EF-1 [...]…NWS DAMAGE SURVEYS FOR CHRISTMAS DAY SEVERE WEATHER EVENT… .UPDATE…VANGALE TORNADO. A TORNADO HAS ALSO BEEN DISCOVERED IN PIKE COUNTY THAT ENDED NEAR THE TROY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THIS TORNADO SURVEY HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED. .VANGALE TORNADO (MARENGO COUNTY)… RATING: EF-1 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 4.70 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS FATALITIES: NONE INJURIES: [...]
: Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics Wednesday , December 26, 2012 Relatively Dry Weather Ahead We have been through a very wet period during the last month , with lots of precipitation in the lowlands and heavy snow in the mountains , but it looks like a break is coming up that should allows us to dry off a bit , and yes , see a glimpse of the . sun Seattle has had around 48.5 inches of rain so far this year , about 12 inches above normal . nbsp To get a view of how we got so wet , here is a plot of the normal cumulative rain blue versus what has actually hit the airport red Two wet periods stand out : nbsp late winter early spring and this fall after roughly 20 October And , of course there was our dry spell during
Good Tuesday evening! I’ve got great news for you on this Christmas Day evening. The severe weather risk is ending fast in west Alabama. In-fact, as of 6:45pm, the risk is over for areas areas along and west of HWY 69. Places like Linden, Demopolis, Greensboro, Moundville, Tuscaloosa, Jasper, Fayette, Eutaw, Livingston area in the [...]THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... BIBB COUNTY IN ALABAMA... WEST CENTRAL CHILTON COUNTY IN ALABAMA... NORTHEASTERN PERRY COUNTY IN ALABAMA... SOUTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN ALABAMA... * UNTIL 715 PM CST * AT 642 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF [...]THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... EASTERN PICKENS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA... * UNTIL 530 PM CST * AT 513 PM CST...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF [...]
Christmas has turned out to be cold and cloudy here in south-central Kentucky, but at least the cold weather makes it feel more like Christmas right? The clouds are ahead of a major winter storm now starting in the southern plains. Snow is falling in Oklahoma, even as far south as Dallas, TX and icing [...]
It’s been a nice first weekend of winter here in south-central Kentucky. As a matter of fact yesterday’s high of 55 in Bowling Green put us about 10 degrees above average for this time of year. Changes in our weather pattern look to bring the warmer than average trend to and end by the end [...]
What a wild weather day! From 60 and heavy rain to 35 and light snow; the biggest story of the day however… the wind! Bowling Green had sustained winds up to 35 mph and the peak wind gust was 53 mph! Other locations in the state had gusts up to 60 mph. What really made [...]
After a brief lull in forecasts here on the blog last week during WKU final’s week, we are back and will continue providing you up-to-date weather information here on the WKU meteorology blog throughout WKU’s winter break. The sun has now returned to south-central KY after several cloudy and rainy days. Even thunderstorms impacted the [...]
: Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics Monday , December 17, 2012 Now Lowland Snow Showers Cold air has moved in behind the low pressure center in fact , the atmosphere is now cold enough that snow can reach the surface in heavy convective . showers The latest visible satellite picture shows lots of convection in the cold unstable air approaching the . region We now have strong onshore flow of cool , shower-filled air with marginal temperatures for snow . nbsp The snow level is now around 1000 ft , but heavy showers can lower the snow level by melting and evaporation . nbsp Snow showers have already begun around the region The flow is generally westerly , which means heavy snow in the Cascades . nbsp But there where
: Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics Monday , December 17, 2012 Storm Update Just a brief update . nbsp The storm pretty much followed yesterday's model prediction . nbsp The low center is now over the north Cascades and moving inland rapidly . nbsp Here is the latest surface chart over western WA at 5 AM . nbsp Strong winds have followed the low into the southern and central Sound , with winds gusting to 40-50 mph . nbsp Also strong winds have pushed into the Strait . nbsp We are just past the max winds in Puget Sound , with weakening to occur this . morning The maximum winds gusts for the 24 h ending 5 AM for Washington and Oregon are shown below . nbsp The Oregon coast got hammered with lots of places getting
: Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics Friday , December 14, 2012 Major Wind Event on Monday Saturday afternoon update : nbsp the latest runs are pushing the strongest gradients southward , which would lessen the strength of the storm from Olympia northward . more after the next runs . cliff I waited to mention this issue on the blog , but it is now looking like we will have a significant wind event over the coast and western Washington on Monday , particularly during the . morning The cause A fairly deep low pressure system that is forecast to move across NW Washington and southern BC . The models were all over the place yesterday , but today the European model , generally the most skillful , and the American GFS
: Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics Thursday , December 13, 2012 Lewis and Clarke's Big Mistake In December 1805, after making the first transcontinental land crossing by white man , Lewis and Clark decided to overwinter at a location south of present day Astoria see letter A on map They called their collection of log buildings , Fort Clatsop , and remained there until late March 1806 see artist rendering Unfortunately , they learned rapidly that they had picked one of wettest , dampest lowland places in North America , with plenty of wind to make things even more unpleasant They were miserable , as their comments on December 16, 1805 made : clear The rain continues , with Tremendious gusts of wind . The winds
During the VISIT Satellite Chat on the morning of December 12, forecasters at the WFO in Columbia, SC alerted us to a fog event that took place in their CWA during the early morning hours of December 3, 2012. During … Continue reading →
: Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics Monday , December 10, 2012 Rebuilding the National Weather Service Weather prediction is a critical national . activity As noted in various publications , trillions of dollars of U.S . economic activity are sensitive to weather Dutton 2002 with nearly a half-trillion dollars of variability in our economy due to weather Lazo et al . 2011 Furthermore , the U.S . experiences a wide range of severe weather conditions tornadoes , hurricanes , severe convection , windstorms , snowstorms that not only results in economic impacts , but the loss of hundreds to thousands of lives a year from intense . weather The U.S . should have the best weather prediction capability in the world . nbsp
Rain today, rain tomorrow will be the general theme of this weekend. This is due to several disturbances passing through our area between now and Monday when a strong cold front will finally pass through. Until that time we’ll have a cold front approaching from the northwest will which begin to stall out near the [...]