Updates 11/24

10:32PM: We focused on snow that will come this week, and there will be some disruptive shower activity through the middle of the week. I didn’t do a good enough job of conveying the possibility of thunderstorms. Look at all this lightning in Mississippi and Louisiana! Fortunately, only a flash flood warning for severe alerts right now.

Updates 11/17

1:48PM: We discussed in our recent road trip forecast the threat for snow in the Sierras, and potential treachery around Truckee for unsuspecting drivers. Well, by the look of the current forecast from the WPC, there should no longer be unsuspecting drivers.

That’s a 70% chance of more than 4″ of snow through tomorrow morning in the high terrain along the California/Nevada border. Get the chains ready!

Updates 11/10

4:08PM: I can tell you that in the Upper Midwest this weekend, we saw some snow. That’s probably not a surprise for a lot of you because there is snow in the forecast for today as far south as the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee.

9:29PM: Given the last update, I think it may be fairly easy to believe that there is currently no activity in the North Atlantic. Are we done with the tropical season?

Updates 11/3

3:57PM: Time for an advisory, if you need it: it’s November now, which means you need to start reviewing the WPC page for the heavy snowfall outlooks, as well as weaning off the SPC and NHC. Thank you, and apologies.

7:32PM: More from the WPC: All that incoming snow in the Pacific Northwest has been ascribed the atmospheric river label. It’s going to be snowy!

11:13PM: All this about the cooler weather inbound, I would be remis if I didn’t point out … It’s going to be warmer than normal for a healthy chunk of the country this week.

Updates 10/29

7:15PM: We are headed towards Halloween at the end of the week, and whether you like it or not, the weather looks to be on the warm side for a lot of the country. The core of the most above normal warmth looks to be around the Rockies, where Salt Lake City is looking at temperatures around 60 degrees. Trick or Treat!

Updates 10/25

10:18PM: Well, the good news in northern Indiana is that light rain we were eyeballing in the forecast for Elkhart is on the way out. The bad news is that a feature in Texas may be a bit more virulent than anticipated initially, and could bring a spot of light rain to the area overnight tonight. Better than severe weather, though, as is being seen in the Lone Star State tonight!

Updates 10/21

9:55PM: At long last, we are back in action! The trend has been towards cool weather across the country. It’s in the 40s for highs along the northern tier, and if it isn’t down there yet, it will be soon. A particularly effective cold front is coming for New England. Even without prodigious rain, it will bring temperatures down to something more autumnal. Sorry!

11:06PM: Just think, in a few weeks, this would all be snow. Well, actually not. All these light radar returns are actually upwind from the Great Lakes, which, as any local might be able to tell you, is not how Lake Effect Snow works.