SPLbeater's Blog

Spring & Possible Snow Around The Corner

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:57:00 GMT

North America is just a few days from the beginning of spring, and I, like many others, are ready for the warmer weather. It has been quite a winter, with several huge snowstorms passing across the country. I'm sure the western states, central plains and northeast have seen their share of snowfall this winter. But according to long range models, winter may not be ready to let go.

Arctic Oscillation history and ensemble forecast in red, showing the huge di...
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Potent System In Long Range Forecast; Southeast Drought Improving

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:39:00 GMT

The ECMWF and GFS have both hinted at the potential for another low pressure system to move east from the southwest states and provide more winter weather to the southeast. This potential has since been reduced by a good amount, as neither GFS or ECMWF show this low exiting the states any further south then New Jersey. On the other hand, after the current cold front moving over the south exits to the Atlantic, high pressure is forecast to build back in and we will o...
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Pleasant Weather Forecast For Southeast

Thu, 7 Mar 2013 22:26:00 GMT

The next 7 days across the southeastern states will likely yield warm temperatures, with plenty of sunshine. A very nice recovery for the Mid-Atlantic after all that snowfall, with temperature rising to the high 50's in the northern southeast states up to low 70's closer to the Gulf coastline. A trough is forecast to move through early next week, but temperatures will likely not return to below average.

GFS forecast for 10 AM Saturday, indicating the hig...
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Winter Storm Aimed For Mid-Atlantic

Mon, 4 Mar 2013 02:01:00 GMT

Winter Storm Warnings are out all along the north central plains and south of the Great Lakes in advance of a low pressure system moving southeast. Snowfall totals will likely reach beyond 6 inches for a widespread area, stretching from North Dakota down to Illinois. The main focus of this system, from what I have seen, is around the Mid-Atlantic. A few major models have shown more than 12 inches on the backside of the coming low, but where this will occur is still ...
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Introduction. Again.

Fri, 1 Mar 2013 20:31:00 GMT

Good evening all! Some of you may remember me from late 2011 and early 2012...and after my year's vacation from Wunderground, I am back courtesy of moderator's grace.

After leaving/banned from here, I immediately set up a new blog home at blogspot. The main blog is where I post meteorological stuff, and a second blog does the job for news and other things concerning the blog. This blog here on Wunderground will contain exactly what my main blog does, and...
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