Wow – another month has rushed on by. Where does the time go? We rush forward in the present towards the future as we leave the past in our wake. We must take care of what we leave in our wake. Enough of the philosophy, just something to think about aside from the weather. I […]
I look at a lot of models every day but mostly I use the Hi Res, Nam and GFS for my forecasts. Once one begins mixing in the European forecast models things take a turn towards more head scratching in long range forecasting. The Atmospheric and Environmental Research graphic above for December-January-February is what is […]
[columns] [span6] [/span6][span6] [/span6][/columns] Thought this is a crazy snow map for those of you who are wishing for some white stuff. This is the latest GFS model through December 14. Look at the snow blooming after the 10th! This is showing up to 40 inches for Nebraska and 3 feet in areas to the […]
Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving weekend – now it is back to work and school and reality. Time to work off all the L-tryptophan in our systems. I had 2 days of turkey and a nice prime rib dinner yesterday. We have been enjoying a periods of lots of sunshine this month which […]
This is going to be one of those weeks where there isn’t much to talk about weather-wise. As with last year the main weather systems will remain out west – A series of cold fronts will approach the West Coast over the next few days; which will direct a nearly continuous swath of moisture onshore. […]
This week I will take a look at some past weather events and see what could be ahead for the winter time. The NWS from Chicago did some research and found that colder than normal Novembers during La ¯Nina’s tend to produce BN temps for the Winter season. They also said this leads towards […]
Black Friday is an informal name for the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, the fourth Thursday of November, which has been regarded as the beginning of the country’s Christmas shopping season since 1952 and the day shopkeepers balance sheets turned black (positive) from red (loss). A lot of folks fight their way through […]
I am not a rich man, I get by well with what I have. I have been in the work force 45 years and have been blessed with having a job all those years mostly working in the pharmaceutical industry. I have found if you educate yourself and seek a higher bar you will achieve […]
Working 9 to 5 with the sun setting on my drive homeward, this time of year I find myself drawn to my easy chair with a blanket when I get home for a before dinner period of dormancy to wind down. Winter is a period of dormancy for a lot of folks especially when there […]
[columns] [span6] [/span6][span6] [/span6][/columns] We are getting into the time of year when daytime highs and night time lows gradually descend. Any moisture which comes across the state can be a rain/snow mix or just snow at night. Our dilemma as we get into late November and early December this year is the rain/snow line […]