Snow Water Equivalent: What Is It and Why Is It So Important? Skiing is a wonderful activity that wouldn’t be possible without snow. To put it simply, snow is very complex. It can do all sorts of things once it has hit the ground: turn into different shapes, gain and lose stability, and more. However, something that comes up a lot when talking about snowย beforeย andย whileย it’s falling is snow water equivalent (SWE). Snow […] Brains Clay Malott | February 24, 2021 0 Comments
Presidents’ Week Snow Forecast Analysis: Huge Snow Totals on the Way All images courtesy of UCAR AWIPS.ย 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