NOAA June-July-August Outlook: Warmer and Drier Than Normal For Most of Country Here is the current outlook for temperature & precipitation this summer. The higher probabilities are for warmer and drier, largely due to the lingering La Niña in the tropical Pacific Ocean. Full summary from the Climate Prediction Center below: La Nina conditions continue across the equatorial Pacific Ocean as indicated by oceanic and atmospheric conditions, while indications of a potential transition […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 13, 2021 0 Comments
NOAA May Outlook: Above Normal Temps Expected For Most of US Most ski resorts will be closed come May, but a small few will remain open for your shredding pleasure. Here’s the weather that will accompany your spring skiing… Related: 11 Resorts in North America That’ll Be Open in May Above normal temperatures are favored for the southern two-thirds of the CONUS and for much of the Northeast and generally weaker above […] Weather WeatherBrains | April 16, 2021 0 Comments
NOAA May-June-July Outlook: Warmer and Drier Than Average For Most of the West The NOAA just released its long-term outlook covering May, June, and July. Here is what the beginning of your summer looks like: Confidence is high for a warmer than usual period during May through July across nearly all of the U.S. Below-normal precipitation is favored for the Pacific Northwest in addition to parts of the Rockies and the Great Plains. […] Weather WeatherBrains | April 16, 2021 0 Comments
NOAA April 2021 Outlook: Warmer and Drier Than Normal For Majority of Country The NOAA has just released its outlook for April 2021. With the exception of the PNW, it’s looking warmer and drier than normal for the majority of the country. Time to top up those goggle tans! Related: NOAA Mar-Apr-May Outlook: Above Normal Temps and Lower Than Normal Precipitation For Most of CONUS The full discussion below: The April 2021 temperature outlook […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 22, 2021 0 Comments
Presidents’ Week Snow Forecast Analysis: Huge Snow Totals on the Way All images courtesy of UCAR AWIPS. Below are respective GFS20 and NECP-H CONUS maps for 7 day expected precipitation (not snowfall). Multiply by typical SLR for accurate snowfall totals. Forecasting snowfall totals is dangerously inaccurate… water precipitation totals are a much better way to forecast storm intensities. A very stormy pattern for the whole US this week! Weather Clay Malott | February 11, 2021 0 Comments
NOAA Dec-Jan-Feb Outlook: Cold and Snowy for PNW and Northern Rockies | Warm and Dry for California The December-January-February (DJF) 2020-2021 temperature outlook favors above-normal seasonal mean temperatures for a majority of the CONUS and for northwestern areas of the Alaska mainland based on the impacts of La Niña, according to the NOAA discussion. The greatest probabilities (larger than 60 percent) are forecast for parts of the Southwest and the Rio Grande Valley. Below-normal temperatures are most likely for […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 23, 2020 0 Comments
NOAA: October 2020: Hot and Dry Likely for Much of the Country This post first appeared on the climate.gov website and was written by Tom Di Liberto What does the atmosphere have in store for October as the country shifts to thinking about falling leaves, apples, and pumpkin spice? According to the October 2020 outlook from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, much of the contiguous United States is likely to observe a much […] Weather WeatherBrains | October 9, 2020 0 Comments
NOAA: Good News! Widespread Rain Forecast for California This Week The National Weather Service is predicting cooler temperatures and precipitation for northern California later this week, bringing some well-needed respite to the state amidst its worst wildfire season on record. Good news! The pattern change is still on track to bring cooler temperatures to NorCal late this week into the weekend. Widespread rain is possible across the area, though specific […] Weather WeatherBrains | October 6, 2020 0 Comments