Weather Blog
Slim Pickin’s: Update 2/5/16
I’m not gonna sugar coat this on you: We’re on the edge of completely skunked around here. Taking a walk around town Thursday felt every bit of early April as opposed to February. Snow cover ranged from very thin to completely baked in the exposed areas. In the woods, snow pack was in the 3-6+ inch […]
Custer’s Last Stand: Update 2/2/16
It’s looking bleak out there… I’m starting to feel a bit like George Custer surrounded by the Indians at Little Big Horn. Well, I’m glad I got out there last Thursday. The conditions did hold up into Saturday. But the scene took a definite turn for the worse on Sunday as temperatures shot into the 40s. There […]
Winter on the Brink? Update 1/28/16
After the heart-wrenching December that averaged 12-14 degrees above normal, January has achieved a consistent (if not extreme cold) with only one truly brutal thaw day on January 10th with 44*F and an inch of rain. As a whole, January’s high temperatures have averaged in the middle 20s with lows averaging in the single digits […]
Weekend Snowstorm? Update 1/19/16
Lots of talk next about a snowstorm for next weekend! Is there any merit to it? Well, let’s take a look at why we didn’t get a significant snowstorm last weekend. Normally, a strong NAO- and Newfoundland Maritime storm is a good harbinger for a big eastern snowstorm. But in this case, I believe the […]
One more hurt, then… Update 1/7/16
Yes, we had a cold blast this week, but that’s only part of the transition to what I expect for the heart of the winter from mid-late January thru February. You’re not going to go from record warmth in December to hard core winter without the proverbial two-steps forward, one-step backwards. Unfortunately when a seismic […]
