North American Weather (U.S.A & Canada)

[knocker]

Suomi NPP VIIRS visible anrd snow-vs-cloud RGB images over southcentral Alaska) http://go.wisc.edu/m5hs48

[knocker]

Deleted.

Edited October 28, 2014 by knocker

[knocker]

A Rare Event: Heavy Rains in Northwest U.S. From an Ex-Hurricane

 

The heavy rains and strong gusty winds that began affecting the Northwest U.S. and Western Canadian coasts on Monday evening are due to a truly rare event: the remains of a Hawaiian hurricane getting slung into the coast as part of a large extratropical storm. The moisture is from Hurricane Ana, which, after making an extended tour just offshore of the Hawaiian islands last week, died on Sunday afternoon over the Pacific about 1,300 miles west of the California/Oregon border--unusually far to the northeast for a tropical cyclone to make it. In fact, there is only one other case since 1949 where the remnants of a hurricane that formed in the Eastern or Central Pacific has had a significant impact on the Pacific Northwest or Western Canada--an unnamed 1975 storm that maintained hurricane strength to 46.8°N (the latitude of the Oregon/Washington border.) That storm was the only hurricane on record to make it farther to the northeast of Hawaii than Ana, which maintained hurricane strength to a latitude of 36.3°N--approximately the latitude of Monterey, California. Even the notorious Hurricane Iniki, which hit Kauai as a Category 4 storm on September 11, 1992, only made it to 35°N latitude as a hurricane. Fortunately, ex-Ana's rains of 2 - 6" are not expected to cause serious flooding in the Pacific Northwest. The only Flood Watch for the storm is over Western Washington, where heavy rains in the Olympic Mountains may be enough to drive rivers close to flood stage.

 

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2844

[knocker]

Not so fast, Polar Vortex! Why this winter might not be so brutal after all

http://www.salon.com/2014/10/29/not_so_fast_polar_vortex_why_this_winter_might_not_be_so_brutal_after_all_partner/

[WalsallWeather]

I've enjoyed looking at this webcam tonight, some decent snow fall!
http://www.vision-environnement.com/web/webcam-grand-sault-canada/

[knocker]

Record daily maximum snowfall set in Bangor, ME today. 12" measured. Absolutely obliterated the old record of a puny 0.5" set in 1951!

[keithlucky]

Record daily maximum snowfall set in Bangor, ME today. 12" measured. Absolutely obliterated the old record of a puny 0.5" set in 1951!

Record amouny of snow across NE USA 30cms of snow in places http://news.yahoo.com/rare-early-season-storm-brings-record-setting-snowfall-153609628.html

[keithlucky]

Brutal cold about to hit central and east USA  in about 3 days

 

Edited November 4, 2014 by keithlucky

[knocker]

In the red: West Coast waters are warmest in decades – what does it mean for winter?

 

The waters along the west coast of North America, from Baja California in Mexico to the Gulf of Alaska, are warmer than they’ve been in decades.  They may portend more drought for the West Coast this winter, and cold, stormy conditions in the East.

 

The plume of warm water bleeding up the coast is nothing short of historic.

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/11/04/in-the-red-west-coast-waters-are-warmest-in-decades-what-does-it-mean/

Edited November 4, 2014 by knocker

[Heisenberg]

hi guys

 

Im off to Orlando in Dec, from what I have seen they are thinking a milder period (with poss thunder storms), is this still correct? If so what kind of temps can I expect? No idea what to pack lol

 

Thanks

[knocker]

Mountains of snow from the Lake Effect next week?

Charts courtesy Wxbell.

 

 

[knocker]

Bundle Up: November Is Going to Be Really Cold in the Eastern United States

 

There are other long-range signals that continue to point toward a particularly cold November, like the continued unseasonably large extent of Eurasian snow cover, a predicted burst of warming in the stratosphere, and a “ridge bridge†pattern that typically allows far northern Arctic air to spill southward toward the East Coast. All these signals point toward instability in a building dome of very cold air over the North Pole that could pour southward at any moment.

 

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/11/05/november_forecast_it_will_be_really_cold_in_the_eastern_united_states.html

[knocker]

Some very cold days forecast through Weds-Frid. next week. HP building in the NW dragging some very cold air down.

 

Charts courtesy WxBell.

Edited November 7, 2014 by knocker

[Winter Frost]

Maine is to get ANOTHER snow storm this week. 

[keithlucky]

Maine is to get ANOTHER snow storm this week. 

Worth watching and glancing a envious eye across to USA a tweet from a friend in Maine Second winter storm warning of the month issued for Northern Maine with up to a foot of snow expected to add to the foot received this past weekend. A third storm to hit next week. We may have the snowiest month on record if this keeps up.

Edited November 7, 2014 by keithlucky

[Blessed Weather]

Weather Underground have issued their Winter 2014/15 forecast for the USA:

 

LONG RANGE WINTER FORECAST

A colder than normal winter, especially during the first half appears likely for the Great Lakes, Upper Midwest and New England region, while below normal Temps are also likely across the entire Gulf coast region. However, while Temps will likely average below normal, it’s very unlikely that this winter will be even remotely close to last years’ frigid winter.

 

 

Full forecast: http://www.wunderground.com/blog/SteveGregory/comment.html?entrynum=270

 

(Not sure why, but Weather Underground links can sometimes land you half way down the page. Just scroll up).
 

[knocker]

Pretty cool in the US

Edited November 8, 2014 by knocker

[knocker]

Why so warm in the West? Typhoon remnant #Nuri set a record low pressure off Alaska and has pumped up our ridge #cawx pic.twitter.com/pYuV2talrb

[ColdFront80]

Very strong cold front moving across the central US now. Close to a 60°F difference each side of the front 73°F in Knoxville and 19°F in Bismarck. Big change to a colder period of weather.

[Daniel*]

Very strong cold front moving across the central US now. Close to a 60°F difference each side of the front 73°F in Knoxville and 19°F in Bismarck. Big change to a colder period of weather.

Yes evident by this graphic, cold front is potent - It will definitely be a shock to the system.

[chubbyfan]

look at north texas..28c 82f  and a bit to the nw of that -6c 21f

[keithlucky]

Massive snowstorm hits NE USA some great pictures http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/worldnews/9862803/US-snowstorm-in-pictures-massive-blizzard-causes-chaos-in-the-Northeast.html?frame=2477294

[drm]

must be archive photos actual temp in Hamden ct is 14c no snow forecast there this week.

[keithlucky]

must be archive photos actual temp in Hamden ct is 14c no snow forecast there this week.

Not according to the date.

[drm]

Not according to the date.

well someones telling porkies I,ll guess its the newspaper the cold hasn't reached the eastern seaboard yet temp showing at 17,4c there just now

Edited November 11, 2014 by drm