This graphical forecast from the GFS 228 hour projection shows a strong low pressure system steaming eastward, with the Mid-Atlantic – northern Virginia specifically – firmly in the warm sector. A bit of instability is also indicated in other views….
Here we go again, altho’ the flip-flopping of the forecast models every 12 hours is wreaking havoc in weather forecast offices along the East Coast. Each successive run shows a substantial low pressure center, with one run moving the storm well east o…
And what could that be? Becoming brand new grandparents, that’s what!! Our son and daughter-in-law had their first baby in the wee hours this morning, which officially renders my wife and I grandparents. Our grandson – Anderson John White – arrived …
Rather than fight the snow & ice on the roads today (and the inevitable traffic snarls) I decided that discretion was the better part of valor and stayed home. So far my prediction from Sunday looks good as it is 9:30 a.m., a pleasant windless sno…
Since we won’t be seeing thunderstorms for a few weeks I’ve resorted to paying attention to the winter weather forecasts. The above NWS graphic shows us in the 10% probability region for 4 inches of snow (or more) on Tuesday. Wednesday’s graphics are…
I’ve been slaving over the Booksmart publishing software to get volume two of my storm chase chronicles (“Confessions of a Storm Junkie”) into shape for submission to the Blurb publishing website. The original book covered the 2002 – 2006 chasing seas…
Well, we missed the snow yesterday but North Carolina didn’t! Circled in blue above is the snow remaining on the ground at 4:15 pm this afternoon. News media carried multiple images of snow on the beaches of the Outer Banks, something that doesn’t ha…
In an earlier post I hinted that we may be expanding our storm chasing into southern and south-central Virginia. The reason is that my son and daughter-in-law (and soon-to-arrive grandson!) are moving to Roanoke early this spring. As such we’ll have …
The temperature this a.m. actually dropped to -2 (F) at the local airport! At the moment we’re colder than Roanoke, as we are at 0 degrees and the airport there is at 4 degrees. The difference seems to be that we have been under totally clear skies …
Hoo boy! The Arctic express blasted its way into the Mid-Atlantic today with strong winds and dry air. Anytime the dew point drops into the single digits (or even below zero) you can bet that a continental Arctic (cA) airmass has dropped in to visit….
