ONE GREAT LOOKING WEEKEND
Written by: Brian Neudorff
Thanks to all of you for participating in yesterday's open discussion. I think it was a success. Would you like us to do more of those "All Skates" as I was calling it? Let us know. I am going to have to go back through the comments and do a lot of Googling on astrophysics.
Some of you may or may not have seen my comment yesterday but this snow lover is ready for Spring. Wednesday when we got our first taste of sun in the afternoon I started to get antsy for walks and getting my kids outside and to the park. I love the snow and the storms but I'm ready for warmer weather.
We will get a "taste" of spring today and really this weekend. Ok, so we're not going to be in the 50s but 40s for the first time since late January at the end of our January thaw. Lots of sunshine and milder temps through the weekend and a good part of next week.
This weekend, an area of high pressure, that's currently keeping us chilly, will drop south and keeps us sunny but we will also see the temps reach the 40s in the afternoon. Just near 40 for Saturday and mid 40s possible on Sunday.
Looking ahead to next week, most of the first part looks quiet and nice. GFS is hinting at a storm coming out of the Plains again but like we've seen with similar storms will have to wait and see. Enjoy the weekend.
Thanks to all of you for participating in yesterday's open discussion. I think it was a success. Would you like us to do more of those "All Skates" as I was calling it? Let us know. I am going to have to go back through the comments and do a lot of Googling on astrophysics.
Some of you may or may not have seen my comment yesterday but this snow lover is ready for Spring. Wednesday when we got our first taste of sun in the afternoon I started to get antsy for walks and getting my kids outside and to the park. I love the snow and the storms but I'm ready for warmer weather.
We will get a "taste" of spring today and really this weekend. Ok, so we're not going to be in the 50s but 40s for the first time since late January at the end of our January thaw. Lots of sunshine and milder temps through the weekend and a good part of next week.
This weekend, an area of high pressure, that's currently keeping us chilly, will drop south and keeps us sunny but we will also see the temps reach the 40s in the afternoon. Just near 40 for Saturday and mid 40s possible on Sunday.
Looking ahead to next week, most of the first part looks quiet and nice. GFS is hinting at a storm coming out of the Plains again but like we've seen with similar storms will have to wait and see. Enjoy the weekend.
Hi Brian,
ReplyDeleteI, for one, really enjoyed chipping in on yesterday's discussion. Can't say I understood all of it, but that's a good thing, in my opinion. I did a lot of googling and learned a lot more about how interconnected so many things are in this crazy world of meteorology. You guys really are in one of the most fascinating and complex professions that exist. If I could do it over again, I would have gone back to major in the sciences (If I thought I could pass the math portion lol).
BTW, how cool is it that a Ph.d in Physics joined in our discussion yesterday.
I'm ready for spring too. If not for our big storm last week, I might still be complaining for snow, but that gave me my fill. No major warmth yet, but getting rid of the snowpack is the first step, right?
ReplyDeleteToday's image of the sun. Might it be going back to sleep?
ReplyDeletehttp://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/mdi_igr/512/
It thought it was week after next that we may have a shot at a storm?
ReplyDeleteI think the models are having an especially hard time handling what transpires a week out because the northern hemisphere is shifting from winter mode to a more spring-like mode. They're trying to keep up, and as a result, are flip flopping all over the places. So long range is going to be extra hard to forecast with much confidence. Remember, the experts are just giving us hints of what the models are seeing in the longer range, and that will tend to deviate more from day to day as the "battle of the seasons" begin to take hold.
ReplyDeleteANOTHER big earthquake just hit Indonesia near Sumatra!
ReplyDeleteHere's a theory about the sudden uptick in moderate to major earthquakes literally all over the world: The major earthquke in Haiti, and then again in Chile actually "rattled" the entire world (proven by the shorter day as a result). This so called shock wave of vibration has caused other plates that were already slightly on the brink to give way, causing spotty earthquakes across the globe. This theory seems to make the most sense, but who knows, it's just a theory. But I tell you what, if these moderate to major earthquakes keep coming more and more freqently (as it is, they're practically every day, now), then that's a really scary sign.
ReplyDeleteI'm no expert in seismology, but I do know that there are more unknowns than knows regarding earthquake trends and frequency. The trend of significant earthquakes over the past past decade has been "up". See:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.earth.webecs.co.uk/
Keeping the blog somewhat tied to meteorology, there are occasionally some clear relationships between earthquakes and eventual volcanic eruptions. See:
http://www.usgs.gov/faq/faq.asp?id=47&category_id=10
And, volcanoes do have a limited cooling effect (on the order of a year or two only) affect on our climate. See:
http://www.dnr.mo.gov/energy/cc/cc6.htm
So, if you were to get a bunch of earthquakes followed by some noteworthy volcanic eruptions, you could throw a wrench into the never ending debate of global climate change, at least for several years.