The DC snow drought appears to be ending!~ Heaviest will center between Philadelphia and New York. Ohio will be receiving just a glancing blow of the second arm of snowfall. The farther south one travels, the more snow will likely accumulate.
The lake effect snow showers Thursday night and early Friday will remain a nominal event compared to the potential developing for Sunday and Monday. Here is a progression of forecast maps that show the snowy periods developing sometime on Sunday. By later Tuesday, the snow will stop after enough snow to push around with a […]
How often has anyone ever seen the dew point go below zero? Is it even possible? Let’s explore via latest episode of WeatherJazz®! Show notes: In 2020, Cleveland’s lowest dew point stayed above zero, but just barely: +1.0°F – February 14, 2020 In the summer, dew points above 70°F are somewhat common (very humid). In […]
How can you tell the difference between cloud cover and snow pack on a visible satellite image? It can be very difficult UNTIL you assemble those images into a loop! Bottom line: Clouds move; Snow pack does not!
Satellite and radar loops are excellent resources when trying to find the center of even the smallest low pressure system. Take Sunday, for example. To locate the center of the low, look for the counter-clockwise spinning motion. In BOTH visible satellite and radar loops, you can see it spinning from near Moline, Illinois and moving […]
January has been REALLY kind to us, that is thus far. Officially, only 0.2″ of snow has fallen. Add to that sunshine and highs in the 40s°F on Wednesday and Thursday and the only remaining wintry artifacts are a couple of tiny patches of snow where it initially piled up from our new snow blower. […]
Highs on Thursday will mimic those of Wednesday (42-46°F) before a system moves in on Friday that will change our pattern from a quiet and mild one to a colder and snoiwier one. Note the changeover from rain showers to snow showers late Friday: Here is a 10-day animation of total snowfall projected. Note how […]
If you looked up anytime today, you may have noticed the very textured clouds. Thjy are known as “altocumulus” clouds and were forming between 20,000 and 30,000 feet high. There was just enough moisture aloft to allow these clouds as well as the formation of commercial jet aircraft condensation trails, better known as “contrails.” Note […]
The skies cleared out for a little while during the overnight period. Sally and I both saw the bright winter constellations out our windows in the wee hours of Friday. Sadly, when we woke, the clouds moved back in. However, watch the visible satellite sequence below. Not how much dry air and sunshine there is […]
