Cloud Seeding | What is It, How Does It Work, and Does It Make a Difference? Cloud seeding. Humans interfering with Mother Nature to bring us more of the good stuff. It sounds too good to be true, but studies point to a snowfall increase of 3-10% during an entire season, and a Summit Daily news article lists 10% as an average increase, reports meteorologist and powder reporter Joel Gratz of opensnow.com. Related: VIDEO: Does Cloud Seeding […] Brains Steven Agar | April 18, 2024 8 Comments
March 2024 Was the Warmest March Ever Recorded As reported by Copernicus Services, March 2024 was warmer globally than any previous March in the data record, with an average ERA5 surface air temperature of 14.14°C (57.92°F), 0.73°C (1.31°F) above the 1991-2020 average for March, and 0.10°C (0.18°F) above the previous high set in March 2016. This is the tenth month in a row that is the warmest on […] Weather Brent Thomas | April 14, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] AM Mountain Weather Forecast 3/27/24 – Two Storm Systems Through 4/2 Then Shift North Two Storm Systems Through 4/2 Then Shift North. Sierra: H PM 3/27 – AM 3/28, H PM 3/29-3/31. Tetons: H 3/28, L 3/30, H 3/31, M 4/3-4/4. Wasatch: H 3/28, L 3/29, H 3/30-3/31. Colorado: H PM 3/28-3/31, L/M 4/3. Northeast: L 3/27, R/S 4/2-4/3. Weather WeatherBrains | March 27, 2024 0 Comments
NOAA: “The U.S. Had its Warmest Winter on Record” This article originally appeared on noaa.gov A very mild February wrapped up a record-warm winter for the U.S., according to experts from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Below are highlights from NOAA’s U.S. climate report for February 2024: Climate by the numbers February 2024 The average temperature across the contiguous U.S. last month was 41.1 degrees F, 7.2 […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 12, 2024 0 Comments
State of the Western U.S. Snowpack: Season-Saving February for California, Wyoming, Oregon While Utah/CO Thrive and PNW Still Lags Behind February was a good month for most of the West. The states with an already near-average snowpack at the start of the month like Utah and Nevada got several big storms that have put them well above average for this time of year, with Colorado also now sitting at a slightly above-average snowpack. But where the February snow really […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 4, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] AM Mountain Weather Update 2/23/24 – Storm System Bringing 1-2’ of Snow Christ Tomer sees two storm systems through March 3. The first storm is expected to bring about 15-30 inches to the Wasatch mountains, and about 1-2 feet to the Tetons and Colorado mountains. Watch the video for the full forecast! Weather SnowBrains | February 23, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Mountain Weather Update 2/14: Bullseyes Remain for Tetons/Sierra/NW CO/Wasatch Through 2/23 Bullseyes remain for Tetons/Sierra/NW CO/Wasatch through 2/23. Snow Timeline: Tetons: Now-2/16, 2/18-2/20. Sierra: PM 2/14 – AM 2/15, 2/17 – AM 2/18, 2/19-2/20. NW CO: PM 2/14-2/16, PM 2/18, 2/20-2/21. Wasatch: 2/15, 2/18, 2/19-2/21. Northeast Next Snow: PM 2/15-2/16, 2/23. Weather Martin Kuprianowicz | February 14, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Mountain Weather Update 2/12: Moderate to Heavy Snow Accumulation Through the Weekend “Pattern looks less organized 2/15-2/22 for Intermountain West with exception of Tetons (snow bullseye), still looking at moderate to heavy snow accumulation UT and parts of CO. Northeast 2/13 storm system is tracking further south pulling most snow out of VT/NH/ME. Next storm system is 2/16.” – Meteorologist Chris Tomer Weather WeatherBrains | February 12, 2024 0 Comments