Weather Blog
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: […]
Could February end up snowy? Update 2/16/13
A couple of weeks ago, I said we would need a strong finish to February to have any hope for March. It appears that may be the case with the NAO-/AO- configuration forecast to set up for the later half of February: This map looks interesting: Toward the end of February, there would be no […]
Nemo Recap: 2/11/13
There were a number of unkind comments directed towards “weathermen” in regards to Friday’s storm. They weren’t directed specifically at me. But I’m in a weird position of defending myself, even when I nailed this one. Let’s replay the sequence: Saturday, Feb 2: This was my first mention of the possible storm. At the time, […]
