Here is a great link to click around and see some of the temperatures and other weather conditions on the big scale.
Click here.
It's still bitterly cold over northwest Canada and much of Alaska, although in a few places it has warmed about 10 degrees -- so it's only like minus 35 instead of 45.
Anchorage is going on day 7 I believe since they fell below zero and stayed there.
Over the next few days, a few waves (or cold fronts) will push south into the lower 48 states.
It will mostly impact locations along and east of the Rockies.
There is a weak ridge in the jet stream pattern that should protect most of the intermountain west from any arctic intrusions.
Later in the upcoming weekend that ridge may flatten out and even break down, according to some forecast models.
There is quite a temperature contrast across North Dakota this morning. It is 12 above zero in the extreme southwest corner and 24 below zero in the extreme northeast corner.
A new storm is set to slam into Washington and Oregon and unsettled weather can also be found in the southeast states.
In my blog the other day I said my gut was feeling an arctic blast later this month assuming that cold air persists way up north.
For now I will stay with my gut -- and let you know if anything changes.
So it's the new year and an exciting time -- hope is renewed for anything you wanted to accomplish in 2008 but didn't or couldn't.
With regards to the blog, I really don't know what direction I want to go with it.
I was doing some daily weather lessons for a while and got some great feedback. But I missed talking about the current weather and then working a "daily lesson" into the content.
I love when you guys leave feedback and ask questions. Often it sparks blog ideas.
And now that we are in so many states, I have even thought about highlighting one state a week and just discussing it -- characterisitics, extremes, etc.
What do you think?
It'd be educational for all of us, including me.
I can tell you it's cold here on the East side of Anchorage, AK. By my house, which seems to be in a cold sink, we had -22 yesterday morning. I got a mild case of frostbite on one ear while walking my dog. Today has warmed up to about -8 and strangely enough, that feels warm.
ReplyDeleteI like your idea of highlighting one state a week and discussing it.
ReplyDeleteMy husband & I are members of COCORAHS, for 13 months now. We are in Tennessee and have had a wet winter so far. We are hoping that this summer won't be as dray as it has in the past 2 years, although summer '08 wasn't as dry as summer '07.
I also like the idea of highlighting one state each week and discussing it, maybe in order of the way they joined CoCoRaHS? Always enjoy reading what you post, happy that you do it.
ReplyDeleteJeanne, Evaro, MT
That is a nice idea. I would love to learn more about weather norms/extremes from other states. Thanks for your hard work Chris!
ReplyDeleteI would also like to learn more about the forecast discussion that occurs on the NOAA website. Like a primer on what all the terms and abbreviations mean, what the different models do, how the meteorologists decide which is right, etc.
ReplyDeleteI like the last anonymous post. The more information we could get, the better.
ReplyDeleteHow about dividing the country up into say ten parts and discussing each part weekly? Being the seasons change every 3 months that might make it easier for us readers. IMO Thanks from Iowa
ReplyDeleteHow about dividing the country up into say ten parts and discussing each part weekly? Being the seasons change every 3 months that might make it easier for us readers. IMO Thanks from Iowa
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