Lafayette, Indiana

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Yes, it’s tournament time, so there is no better time than to salute my alma mater, Purdue University. They’re a 3 seed in the Big Dance, and nearly everyone will be indoors watching basketball in their home city of West Lafayette, Indiana, but we can give them a forecast anyways, I guess.

At 254PM, ET, Lafayette was reporting clear skies with a temperature of 47 degrees and brisk north winds that belied the high pressure stably in place over the region. Satellite gave a clue to the blustery conditions, as Indiana was clearly in the wash of a strong system moving through the Eastern Seaboard this afternoon.
High pressure will remain in place across the Great Lakes tonight and through the day tomorrow, but the pattern aloft is moderately active, particularly in the Plains. A weak low will be bolstered by a sharp trough with weak flow through it in the Plains will start to approach the Hoosier State. Rain won’t reach Lafayette by the time the weekend ends, however some clouds will likely start to build.
Tomorrow – Mostly sunny, High 52, Low 25
Sunday – Increasing clouds late, other wise warmer, High 54, Low 37

TWC: Tomorrow – Mostly clear. High 51, Low 23
Sunday – Cloudy with occasional showers for the afternoon. High 51, Low 37

AW: Tomorrow – Mostly sunny; chilly High 50, Low 24
Sunday – On-and-off rain and drizzle High 60, Low 35

NWS: Tomorrow – Sunny High 53, Low 28
Sunday – Rain, mainly after 1pm. High 54, Low 40

WB: Tomorrow – Sunny, High 49, Low 26
Sunday – Rain, High 50, Low 37

WN: Tomorrow – Sunny, High 53, Low 25
Sunday – Mostly cloudy with light rain, High 54, Low 40

FIO: Tomorrow – Partly cloudy starting in the evening. High 54, Low 24
Sunday – Rain in the morning and evening. High 56, Low 40

Well, I’m not sure why everyone else has rain getting there so early. Please stay with us as we see just how wrong I can be! Here is satellite, showing that “wash” over Lafayette that I was talking about,

Brighter Days

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In our last forecast before “The Incident” we looked at Riverside, California, which was in the midst of a string of uncharacteristically rainy days as we approached the weekend. Ah, but what an allegory for our site, no? The good news was, things were starting to warm up as the next week began even if there was a little bit of light rain in the area. And now, with the website back up and running, we can see brighter days on the horizon as well! That said, the Weather Service had the top forecast for the day. Oh well.
Sunday March 10th, High 59, Low 46
Monday, March 11th, Rain reported, not measured High 64, Low 41

Grade: B-C

Fayetteville, North Carolina to Waterloo, Iowa

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Well, now we have all types of Victoria-Weather posts ready to roll on the reconstituted site, but our archives are still toast. Oh well, the weather continues on, as will we, on this two day journey from North Carolina to Iowa. It is 1090 miles between the two towns, and though this trip is approximately 2 even days, we’ll go a little bit further on day two. The first day will conclude after 519 miles on the road. all at a pace of 64.9mph. I think the weather is going to be pretty great, so let’s see if we can’t make even better time.

DAY ONE (Monday)
Like I said, it looks like we don’t have a whole lot to be concerned with on the first day on the road. High pressure is taking over the country. Sweeping the nation, really. There may be some haze and what not as we pass through West Virginia, just because of moisture in the valleys, but it will only serve to make things more picturesque. We’ll make it to Beavercreek, just outside of Dayton, Ohio.

DAY TWO (Tuesday)
There is a weak little perturbation expected to roll out of the central Rockies and cruise through the central Plains. It’s not going to be very strong, but it’s miniature stature means it will be fairly unpredictable. It will only reach southern Iowa by the time we finish our day, but there is enough uncertainty that I might just suggest to prepare for a few wet flakes anywhere from the Quad Cities to Waterloo. Slow down in Cedar Rapids, they have cameras.

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We can still verify!

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Thanks to our RSS feed, which apparently doesn’t get purged just because the content of the entire website is obliterated, we still know the contents of our post for Ocean City New Jersey, before the big calamity. The good news for us is that the forecast went very well for us, as Victoria-Weather claimed forecast supremacy, even as we fumbled with our own very existence. A quick wave moved through town and lead to a bit of snow, thanks in large part to temperatures that were cooler than expected…. by everyone but Victoria-Weather.
Actuals: Thursday, March 7th, High 38, Low 12
Friday – .07 inches of precipitation, reported as snow, High 41, Low 19

Grade: C- D

Fayetteville, North Carolina

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All right, let’s do some forecasting! It’s getting into the thick of conference tournament season and everyone likes to pay attention to the state of North Carolina this time of year. We’re no different!

At 1053PM, ET, Fayetteville was reporting a balmy 67 degree with partly cloudy skies. A cold front has shifted to lie along the Carolina coast, with a stationary front extending east to west lying from Charleston, South Carolina to Montgomery Alabama. 
Fayetteville is currently lodged within the cool post frontal portion of the low moving into the mid-Atlantic, but will soon be under high pressure, which is developing in the eastern US over the next couple of days. Warm, dry days will start the work week.
Tomorrow – Mostly sunny, High 75, Low 54
Tuesday – Sunny but cooler, High 67, Low 45

TWC: Tomorrow – Mostly cloudy skies.High 71, Low 54
Tuesday – Mostly cloudy skies. High 63, Low 45

AW: Tomorrow – Intervals of clouds and sunshine High 72, Low 5
Tuesday – Partly sunny High 63, Low 44

NWS: Tomorrow – Partly sunny, High 73, Low 53
Tuesday – Sunny, High 62, Low 42

WB: Tomorrow – Partly sunny, High 70, Low 54
Tuesday – Mostly sunny, High 60, Low 45

WN: Tomorrow – Partly cloudy, High 73, Low 54
Tuesday – Mostly sunny, High 62, Low 42

FIO: Tomorrow – Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High 69, Low 52
Tuesday – Partly cloudy throughout the day. High 62, Low 43

And now, here is a video highlighting a quiet couple of days from the local team at WRAL.