NOAA: Temperature Outlook for 4th July Holiday The July 4th holiday will continue to see high heat and humidity, especially across the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys where heat indices could exceed 110 degrees in the afternoon. The heat should become slightly less intense along the East Coast beginning on Independence Day but the real relief from the heat will not arrive until later in the week across […] Weather WeatherBrains | July 3, 2018 0 Comments
NOAA Updated June Outlook | East Wetter than Normal, Rest of US Warmer than Normal The NOAA final June outlook anticipates increased odds for warmer than normal conditions outside parts of the East coast and southern Alaska. We favor wetter than normal conditions east of the Appalachians, in the Northern Plains, and Southwest. Weather WeatherBrains | June 4, 2018 0 Comments
The National Weather Service Explains the ‘100-Year Flood’ Phenomenon Been hearing a lot about “100 Year” flood lately? Are you confused as to what that means? The NWS Missouri Montana have made a graphic in hopes of clearing it up. An example to put it into perspective: on the evening of Friday, May 11th, the Clark Fork above Missoula reached 13.82 feet (32,500 cubic feet per second). That level […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 18, 2018 0 Comments
Recent Storms Massively Improve Northern Colorado Snowpack | Southern Colorado Still Hurting Thanks to this weekend’s storm, which dumped up to 3-feet of snow over 72 hours on some mountains, the snowpack has finally improved in the north-central Colorado mountains. Although a case of ‘too little too late’ for the ski resorts, it is great news for the rivers, lakes, and reservoirs and for reducing the wildfire risk throughout the summer. Basin […] Weather WeatherBrains | April 16, 2018 0 Comments
NWS: Precipitation Highly Likely in Northern California Next Week | Snow at Higher Elevations The wet season may not be entirely done with us yet, forecasts the NWS. It looks like most of the United States has a greater than average possibility of precipitation, and even more likely in the North West, over the next week or two. Odds are increasing the potential for rain and high elevation snow late next week across Northern California. […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 30, 2018 1 Comment
NOAA Predict a Way Colder than Average April for the Northern States Don’t put those layers away just yet, it’s going to be a cold April for the northern states, according to the latest prediction from the NOAA NWS Climate Prediction Center. We continue to favor below-normal temperatures and anticipate related cold-weather hazards stretching from the Northern Plains through Great Lakes during early April. This potential cold is related to anomalous 500-hPa […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 30, 2018 0 Comments
Powder Day Today Across Colorado | Expect Another Foot or More Towards the End of the Week A decent storm moved across Colorado last night, dropping snow on the majority of mountains. Most got 4-8″, with some lucky ones 10+ inches (Telluride, Steamboat, Winter Park). Steamboat – 12” Winter Park – 11” Telluride / Silverton – 10” Wolf Creek – 7” Beaver Creek – 6” Sunlight – 6” Purgatory – 5” Vail – 5” Arapahoe Basin – 4” […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 19, 2018 0 Comments
Blue Skies Today in the Sierras with Up To FOUR Feet Coming the Second Half of the Week Enjoy blue skies and warm sunshine today, before the next system moves through the Sierras on Tuesday. This will bring Valley rain and heavy mountain snow for the second half of the week. The strong winter storm is likely to bring impacts to the Sierras with strong winds, heavy rain, and snow. The storm is looking warmer than the last storm […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 19, 2018 0 Comments
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