Some Snow for the Year’s End December 30, 2007

Late Saturday a wave along a cold front in the southeast U.S. is developing into the next storm targeted for the Mid Atlantic region. Unlike the Friday night rainmaker, the developing storm will be moving into a colder air mass and there is a potential for a wintery mix of precipitation across the area.
Most of [...]

Christmas In Baltimore December 24, 2007

Weatherwise, it looks like Christmas in Baltimore this year will be rather quiet. No storms are in the forecast and temperatures will be at or slightly above the seasonal average. At Christmastime high temperatures are generally in the mid 40s and lows in the mid 20s.
Big snows have been snarling Christmas travel in the Midwest [...]

Wet Not White This Year December 21, 2007

The storm producing snow from Denver south to Albuquerque with blizzard warnings east into Kansas tonight will actually pump warmer air into the eastern United States by Sunday. The warm-up means we will likely have a wet, not white last weekend before Christmas around Baltimore. So who will have the white Christmases this [...]

A Different December…2007 vs. 2006 December 19, 2007

Seeing the record high for the 18th of December listed at 72, set just last year, made me realize what a different December we’re having in 2007 compared to 2006. Through the first 18 days of the month, the contrasts between this December and last December are striking. Here are some statistics that [...]

Nor’easter Slams The Northeast December 18, 2007

The weekend storm exploded, as expected, on its move north from North Carolina to Maine, with the central pressure dropping from 1008 millibars at 11:00 p.m. Saturday evening to 969 millibars by 11:00 p.m. Sunday evening, a 39 millibar drop in 24 hours, qualifying this nor’easter for “bomb” status (a meteorological “bomb” is a storm [...]

Developing Nor’easter December 16, 2007

The weekend storm is developing much as anticipated. The only adjustment to the forecast over the past day or two is a shift in the type of precipitation from an emphasis on snow and ice to an emphasis on freezing rain and rain. Each forecast model run has leaned toward bringing warmer air in ahead [...]

Hurricane Outlook December 16, 2007

The first outlook for the 2008 hurricane season is out. The Colorado State University team led by Philip J. Klotzback and professor emeritus William J. Gray have produced their 17th annual forecast and it contains no real suprises.
The Atlantic Basin remains in the middle of a long term statistical cycle of increased tropical storm and [...]

Weekend Bombogenesis? December 13, 2007

The American Meteorological Society’s Glossary of Meteorology defines a meteorological “bomb” as: bomb—An extratropical surface cyclone with a central pressure that falls on the average at least 1 mb per hour for 24 hours. In other words, a rapidly intensifying low pressure system that seems to explode on the weather charts! [...]

Unsettled Weather Continues December 12, 2007

A steady stream of moisture and unsettled weather continues to stretch from the Plaines States into the Mid Adlantic and Northeast States. All indications are that this situation will continue into the weekend.
Forecast models have been pointing toward the possibility of a relatively strong storm developing near the Mid Atlantic coast this weekend.
The NOAA maps [...]

GOES Satellite Update December 12, 2007

NOAA has announced that problems with GOES-12, the normal “east satellite”, have been resolved. Final orbit adjustments will be made and the satellite is expected to go back into full service on December 17.
On that date, GOES-10 will be returned to its normal mode with coverage emphasizing South America.
John Collins