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Scroll down and enjoy the latest comprehensive weather to the max. Here's the latest weather..... occurring because of the natural physical laws in our atmosphere. Cold blast is about to make its move!!
Here are the latest hazards across the country.
Purple/Pink/blue on land is cold/Winter weather. Brown is wind, Green is flooding. Gray is fog. Reddish is a red flag advisory.
Go to the link below, then hit the location/county on the map for details.
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/ Go to "hazards"
Wind map Hit this with your cursor:
Wind map Press down on this on the left with your cursor!
Current Jet Stream
Winter Weather
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/wwd/winter_wx.shtml
Snowfall the next 3 days:
Forecast Hour: 084
Image URL: http://mag.ncep.noaa.gov/data/nam/12/nam_namer_084_snodpth_chng.gif
| Low Temperatures Tomorrow Morning |
Very cold N.Plains/Upper Midwest,.............making a big move southeast.
Highs for days 3-7:
The start of the first full week in March starts off like a January polar bear. Moderating late in the week.
How do these days 3-7 temperatures compare to average at this time of year?
Frigid air that has been in the Plains/Rockies recently, pours east/southeast............while moderating in the deep Southeast.
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/medr/medr_mean.shtml
Weather maps for days 3-7 below
Cold Arctic High pressure comes in with a reinforcing surge/cold front. Then moderation at the end of the week. Southern stream system late week too.
Liquid equivalent precip forecasts for the next 7 days are below.
West Coast(CA) gets bombed. Southeast to East gets heavy precip.
Day 1 below:
http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/fill_94qwbg.gif?1526306199054
Day 2 below:
http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/fill_98qwbg.gif?1528293750112
Day 3 below
http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/fill_99qwbg.gif?1528293842764
Days 4-5 below:
http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/95ep48iwbg_fill.gif?1526306162
Days 6-7 below:
http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/97ep48iwbg_fill.gif?1526306162
7 Day Total precipitation below:
http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.govcdx /qpf/p168i.gif?1530796126
Current Dew Points
Bone dry air N.Plains/Upper Midwest on the way. Moisture in the southeast creeping back north.
Latest radar loop
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/radar_tab.php
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Precipitation the past 24 hours
You can go to this link to see precipitation totals from recent time periods:
https://water.weather.gov/precip/
Go to precipitation, then scroll down to pick a time frame. Hit states to get the borders to see locations better. Under products, you can hit "observed" or "Percent of normal"
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Precipitation compared to average for the last 7, 14, 30 and 60 days.
Usually not updated for previous day until late the next day.
https://www.atmos.illinois.edu/~snodgrss/Ag_Wx.html
The top map is the Canadian ensemble average, the maps below are the individual members that make up the average
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Each member is like the parent, Canadian model operational model.......with a slight tweek/variation in parameters. Since we know the equations to represent the physics of the atmosphere in the models are not perfect, its useful to vary some of the equations that are uncertain(can make a difference) to see if it effects the outcome and how.
The average of all these variations(ensembles) often yields a better tool for forecasting. It's always more consistent. The individual operational model, like each individual ensemble member can vary greatly from run to run.........and represent an extreme end of the spectrum at times. The ensemble average of all the members, because it averages the extremes.............from opposite ends of the spectrum.........changes much less from run to run.
End of week 2....................0z ensembles from SATURDAY:
Analysis starting from a week ago, ending with today:
Last Thursday:
Thursday: The model output guidance is a bit colder but the actual pattern is milder because of several members undercutting the Northern stream and MUCH less cross polar flow. The depth of the Northern Stream trough into the US is also less. Alot of variations and uncertainty.
Friday: The undercutting noted yesterday by several to numerous members is now the majority. This actually showed up for the first time in the GFS operational model over the weekend, suggesting the potential of a pattern change to milder Pacific flow at the end of 2 weeks, which is the period we discuss here. The majority and average show a zonal, west to east flow transporting mild air from the Pacific eastward. This will warm up the West a great deal. How far east the mild air gets, depends on how much northern stream flow coming from Canada affects areas farther downstream(Midwest/Northeast).....but there is great uncertainty here. We could come in tomorrow and find the models changing back to northern stream dominance in 2 weeks vs withdrawing the northern stream today.
Saturday: Very similar to Friday.
Sunday: The average looks somewhat zonal but the individual solutions vary, with the ridge in the far Southeast, a long lived recent pattern, rebuilding. Also, troughing farther west may return.
Monday: A bit colder to me. Slightly more ridging in Alaska leads to a bit more high latitude flow in W.Canada southward, aimed towards a trough with a base somewhere in the US. Southeast ridge is weaker today. Less zonal look to the average but still several members have zonal, mild flow.
Tuesday: Alot of members have a trough in the vicinity of the Plains to just west but some are also farther east. Very cold air supply is cut off so the cold from Canada, will not be like the extreme cold coming early in week 2.
Wednesday: Very similar to yesterday. Big question remains.......how deep will the upper level trough be and where will it be located?
Thursday: The trough in the middle of the country is not as deep and on numerous solutions is in Southeast Canada and connected to some northern stream flow. The western 2/3rds of the US look to have more zonal, west to east Pacific flow.
Friday: The zonal west to east, mild Pacific flow, now across the entire country is almost universal....very strong agreement.
Saturday: VERY MILD. Zonal west to east Pacific flow.
360h GZ 500 forecast valid on Mar 17, 2019 00 UTC
0Z GFS Ensembles at 2 weeks:
Analysis, starting with a week ago:
Last Thursday: Comments of the Canadian model apply here too. Numerous solutions undercut the cold Northern Stream with mild, west to east zonal flow. So at the end of week 2, mild Pacific air may have more of an opportunity to spread into parts of the US from the west.
Friday: Similar to Canadian. New mild, Pacific, zonal, west to east flow battles uncertain remains of the Northern stream or even tenaciously hanging on Northern Stream on some models. Less cold as we get into late week 2, partly from the progression of days and the cold running out and also because of the potential pattern change.
Saturday: Also similar to Friday. maybe a tad colder Upper Midwest to N.Plains.
Sunday: Ridge in the far Southeast coming back on many solutions. Potential for upper level trough farther west, close to the recent position on a slight majority. Increased chances for warmth in the East, especially the Southeast.
Monday: Milder than the Canadian model because it lacks much northern stream and pretty big changes from run to run...........so uncertainty. Zonal type flow with across much of the country with many solutions having an upper level low in the West.
Tuesday: Trough in the Plains to west, potential ridging southeast to east favored. Lots of precip. Cold will be connected to the trough. Very mild southeast.
Wednesday: Similar to yesterday. Most solutions have a decent upper level ridge in the far Southeast.
Thursday: Will there be a ridge in the Southeast that extends northward from the southern stream or will there be an upper level low in Southeast Canada from the northern stream that has influence southward? The ridge wins on this model.
Friday: Cold air supply cut off. Mild west to east or even southwest to northeast steering currents. Possible weak intrusions of cold in the Northeast.
Saturday: Mild.
nsemble mean(average of all the individual solutions above)
Wednesday: Upper level low, north of the Great Lakes in the northern stream, has plenty of plenty of cold for the northern tier earlier in week 2.........but weakens on the product below.
The northern stream cold on this 0z solution overnight shows the cold air supply running out at the end of week 2.
However, heights are rebuilding from Alaska to Northwest Canada to the North Pole associated with an upper level ridge...........will that spell more cold in March, with a renewed supply of cold air?
Thursday: Looking MUCH milder(less cold) for 2 weeks out on this product, for the same forecast philosophy above.
Friday: By the end of week 2, all the cold blues that were present up to this period in previous days have vanished, which would be expected with yesterdays big changes and more zonal flow as discussed in the forecast philosophy then. But this is not etched in stone at 2 weeks because of great uncertainty then.
Saturday: Colder Plains, milder southeast.
Sunday: More of yesterday. Upper level ridging returns to the East/Southeast, with warmth. Upper level troughing Plains to West where is will be cold. Precipitation increases again at this end of week 2 period.
Monday: Coldest anomalies in the Plains, warmest in the Southeast to East as we get out to late week 2. Low confidence. Probably a lot of precip.
Tuesday: Same as yesterday. There is some modest upper level ridging in far Northwest Canada that might be able to connect to a northern stream aimed downstream and farther south IF there were amplification of the tough downstream but that's speculative. East looks mild.
Wednesday: Height anomalies growing in the East, favoring ridging, with mostly southern stream troughing farther west.
Thursday: Cold air supply completely cut off!!!
Friday: Cold air supply completely cut off!!! Mid March looks very mild.
Saturday: Same as previous days.
NCEP Ensemble t = 360 hour forecast 
Latest, updated graph/forecast for AO and NAO here, including an explanation of how to interpret them.
Previous analysis, with the latest day at the bottom for late week 2 period.
Last Thursday: AO stays positive today, NAO slightly positive and PNA a bit negative. This is not favorable for cold to penetrate very deeply into the US at the end of week 2 and beyond.
Friday: AO will be dropping a bit in week 2 has extreme spread from very negative on a couple of solutions to many that stay positive. NAO leans positive, PNA still a tad negative. Nothing powerful with regards to these particular indices.
Saturday: Positive AO and NAO, slight negative PNA not favorable for widespread cold to penetrate deeply in the the US.
Sunday: Noteworthy changes in these indices continue. AO now even more strongly positive.........unfavorable for cold to be transported from high latitudes to low latitudes. NAO is positive and PNA a bit negative, also not favorable for cold in the East. This makes cold air outbreaks late in week 2 and beyond to be less likely in the East.
Monday: More changes. The AO is still solidly positive(not good for cold) but dropping late now. The NAO stays positive, not good for cold in the East but the PNA, which is negative, increases toward zero late in week 2. Tomorrow will likely bring more changes.
Tuesday: AO is positive but falling during week 2 but still just above 0 at the end. NAO stays a bit positive. PNA is negative but almost gets back to 0 at the end. Nothing to use as a strong indicator at the end of week 2..........and these indices are best as indicators during the Winter............which is winding down.
Wednesday: AO now goes from very strongly positive in week 1 to plunging in week 2..........all the way back to 0 at the end of the period............opening the door for slightly better chances of cold going from higher to mid latitudes. NAO stays slightly positive(makes it tough for cold to penetrate very far south along the East Coast. PNA increases back to 0 in week 2. Still not anything powerful.
Thursday: AO which is strongly positive.............as previously, drops in week 2 and is close to zero at the end. NAO stays a bit positive, PNA close to 0 at the end of 2 weeks. Nothing substantive to provide a clue on the pattern for later in March.
Friday: AO which is strongly positive .................similar to yesterday drops close to zero at the end of 2 weeks. NAO slightly positive, PNA a bit negative going to near zero at the end of 2 weeks. Nothing big.
The link below, now has the PNA index added at the bottom:
National Weather Service 6-10 day, 8-14 day outlooks.
Updated this afternoon:
As expected, these maps have started warming up late in this period in the Southeast. The warming should continue on these maps the next numerous days.
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The EURO Ensembles really warm up the Southeast next weekend and then all of Canada and the eastern seaboard the following week. The GFS warms as well but not as much as the EURO.
Thurs evening into Friday we had four inches of snow here in Valley forge. We had sleet and freezing rain Friday night. Its cold and gray here today,more snow tomorrow evening!
