Weather Blog
Weekend Diehard Outlook: Update 4/5/13
Snowpack is unusually thick for April 5th standards: Snowpack for April 5, 2013 In general, the snow pack is 1-2 feet in the shady woods around Indian Lake and Speculator, but has been whittled to 6 inches or less on southerly exposed hillsides, roadsides and fields, with bare areas growing daily. The traditional “snow bowls” […]
Is Winter Smoked? Update 3/13/13
Based on the picture I put up from one of my kids, I think the answer is NO! Will there be a big snowstorm by the end of March? I can’t tell you for sure, but there is pretty strong evidence for the second half of March to be significantly colder than normal on the […]
Which way, March? Update 3/2/13
February 2013 finished near normal for temperature (mean 16.4*F, normal 16.1*F) and slightly above normal for snowfall (27.1 inches, normal 22.2 inches) at the Indian Lake Dam. The final days of February featured a storm that produced significant (6-12+ inch) snowfall for the south/central and eastern Adirondacks. It wasn’t the spectacular finish I was anticipating, […]
Possible Major Snowstorm Midweek! Update 2/24/13
Last week, I talked about the possibility of a major snowstorm by early March. It’s starting to look like that storm may occur somewhat earlier than I expected. Snow should overspread the Adirondacks Tuesday night, then it becomes really interesting by Wednesday: This ECWMF panel is showing the primary low over Indiana with the coastal […]
Just like last winter? Guess again! Update 2/21/13
I’ve got a lot to show you, so here it goes! The Arctic Oscillation (AO), North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and the Pacific North American Oscillation (PNA) are forecast to be favorable for cold, snowy weather around here into early March. You could say that’s the Triple Crown. This configuration certainly did NOT appear last winter: […]
