ilsnow.com - Part 128
Allen Van Hoff

End of November: Update 11/20/12

Last night’s ECMWF is painting an intriguing picture for November 28th/29th, which is one possible manifestation of the AO-/NAO- pattern I talked about yesterday: The Canadian Polar vortex is dropping southward, possibly on its way to Hudson’s Bay. The Greenland Block is starting to show up as well. While this happens, you can see a […]

Continue Reading

Winter’s first blast coming this weekend: Update 11/19/12

We haven’t had any real rain or snow over the past two weeks, but temperatures have regularly fallen into the teens at night. This has resulted in ice skimmed ponds and frozen ground. A strong disturbance is forecast to track from the Great Lakes across the Adirondacks on Saturday: By Saturday morning, it should be […]

Continue Reading

Ohio Tavern Presents Snowmobile Flat Drags December 2nd

Also: Live music by Mark Mowers in the Tavern from 5-9pm on 12/2 & we also plan to sell burgers, hotdogs, soda, bottled water, coffee & hot chocolate outside near the track. If you find my posts valuable, please consider making a donation to help me keep the good times rolling! 🙂

Continue Reading

November Weather Outlook: 11/15/12

As per my weather outlook from last week, we will be waiting a while for our first significant snow of the season in the Adirondacks. This ECMWF panels shows our problem, loud and clear! This configuration of the Polar Vortex (PV) displaced over far northern Canada combined with the Gulf of Alaska storm (X) teleconnects […]

Continue Reading

Snow Cover Update 11/9/12 & Weather Outlook

Snow cover comparison 2011/2012 for November 9th: The extent of Eurasian snow cover is somewhat less than the near-record expanse of last year. The biggest difference on OUR side of the Pole is the present healthy southern Canadian snow cover compared to last year at this time. When will the snow cover get here? Unfortunately, […]

Continue Reading