If one were to ask for perfect weather for Halloween they aren’t going to get it today, unless of course one was looking for the ‘perfect’ Halloween of wind, rain and snow of the traditional lore of horror stories. I was out this morning emptying my rain gauge in the cold pouring rain (we had […]
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM THURSDAY TO 8 AM EDT FRIDAY… * WHAT…Rain will change to wet snow after midnight. The wet snow may be heavy at times during the day Thursday. Total snow accumulations of up to 4 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE…Mason, Lake, Osceola and […]
We have a balmy 47° at 5am this morning which will more than likely be our high for today. Yesterday we reached a pleasant 61° which we may be hard pressed to reach again this year. Today I continue with another lesson in synoptic meteorology: Origin of Wind Wind is simply air in motion. Usually […]
Okay class it is time for another weather lesson, this week we are looking at synoptic meteorology. The word synoptic means “view together” or “view at a common point”. Therefore, synoptic meteorology is primarily concerned with viewing the weather at a common point — time. Also known as large scale or cyclonic scale, the size […]
We had 1.51 inches of rain from yesterdays system in Otsego, many areas broke records for rainfall in Michigan: If you want the forecast for anywhere in Michigan you can find it on the front page which includes all of the NWS offices in the state. I also have a linked database of the National […]
This past summer there was some talk on how humid it was and if it was more humid then in past summers. At that time I was looking for a site that kept the records for each days dew point. Well I have found a site that does that. It is a slow process as […]
Weather Trivia Oct 20, 1770 An exceedingly great storm struck eastern New England causing extensive coastal damage from Massachusetts to Maine, and the highest tide in 40 years. Oct 21, 1934 A severe windstorm lashed the northern Pacific coast. In Washington State, the storm claimed the lives of 22 persons, and caused 1.7 million dollars […]
Longwaves The hemispheric weather patterns are governed by mid-latitude (23.5°N/S to 66.5°N/S) westerly winds which move in large wavy patterns. Known as planetary waves, these longwaves are also called Rossby waves, named after Carl Rossby who discovered them in the 1930’s. Rossby waves form primarily because of the earth’s geography which does two things. First, […]
This time of year through history our weather can swing between warm and cold as seen below in our weekly weather history post. I have been posting more lessons on climate as of late to prepare for our winter forecasts which, as a hint I am not so sure we will have a warm winter […]
Both at the surface and in the upper atmosphere, meteorologist constantly refer to “high” and “low” pressure systems. However, we look at them from two different perspectives. At ground level, we seek air pressure values as they relate to “sea level” which provides us with a picture of the weather patterns at the surface. Using […]