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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 […]

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Winter, Missing in Action! Update 12/11/15

It’s been another brown week here in ilsnow land. I don’t see any real change coming for a while. So, I will give you a thumbnail sketch of what is going to happen for the remainder of December and more important: What needs to happen for winter to FINALLY make a show of force around […]

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Weekend flakes! Update 10/13/15

Hey, hey! It’s time to get excited about a bit of snow for the weekend. This is not going to be some early season freak storm, but any snow this time of year moves the needle. I alluded to this “event” last weekend on ilsnow Facebook and it’s had good ensemble support for a while now. […]

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ilsnow storm center 10/12/14

On this installment of the ilsnow storm center, I update the status of Siberian snow cover and break down WHY it’s so important: [vsw id=”1DjXldd0cvs” source=”youtube” width=”485″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] ilsnow storm center 10/12/14 video Let me know what you think in the comments. For the ilsnow nation, Darrin If you find my posts valuable, please […]

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Long Range Weather Update 1/24/14

The relative lack of snow for the past three weeks has been very discouraging. There won’t be any significant thaws for at least the next week to 10 days, but I think the pattern will be hostile to the development of a widespread significant snow event for the Adirondacks. Short term: If you want it […]

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