Monster El Ninos: Get Used to Them The weather this year has been all over the place and it is undeniably related to el Niรฑo. ย Christmas on the East coast this year was spent BBQ-ing in tank tops and shorts. ย Meanwhile California is getting feet of snow- a stark contrast to last season’s drought throughout the region. ย Why is the weather so sporadic and seemingly unpredictable? ย The […] Weather Keenan Grady | January 21, 2016 0 Comments
NOAA’s April, May, June Snow & Temp Forecast for USA: Whether we like to admit it or not, ski season in North America is coming to a close. April is here and most ski resorts close in April and May on our continent. Knowing that, we’d like to see it end with a bang. Unseasonably cold temperatures and big snowfalls are most welcome in April and early May in most ski towns. NOAA just released their April, May, June forecast for temperature and precipitation and it’s nothing to write home about. The entire West Coast and all of Alaska is forecasted to have above average temperatures this spring […] Weather SnowBrains | April 8, 2014 3 Comments
NASA Video: How Cold Was it This Winter in North America? Even out on the West Coast we all heard about how cold it was this winter? For West Coasters suffering a lackluster early season that was hard. Alabama was getting snow, but the mountains of the West weren’t?! The video pulls hourly surface temperatures from across North America. What is especially interesting about this video is that you can watch weather patterns, storms spinning down towards the lower 48 and, how warm it was on the West Coast. Even with all the media hype and coverage of snowstorms in the East this winter ranks as the 34th coldest in the past 119 years (since record keeping began.) The winter […] Weather SnowBrains | March 13, 2014 0 Comments
NOAA’s February Forecast for the United States of America If you live in California and you were hoping for a wet February, NOAA doesn’t share your hopes. If you live in Tahoe, you won’t want to look at these images nor read this article. Tahoe if forecasted to have an above average temperature February along with a below average precipitation February. Ugh. NOAA has released it’s forecast for the month of February in the USA. Temperature wise, we are looking at above average temperatures in CA, NV, ID, UT, AZ, NM, and much of the American South in February. […] Weather SnowBrains | January 24, 2014 1 Comment
November 2013 = Warmest November on Record for Land & Sea November, 2013 was the warmest November on record for both air temperatures as well as sea temperatures since records began in 1880. We’ll let NOAA display the facts supporting all this. It very well may be true the sports of skiing and snowboarding have a limited future as global temperatures continue to rise. Learn much much more about this topic from NOAA here: […] Weather SnowBrains | December 17, 2013 0 Comments
NOAAโs December Forecast for the USA: NOAA just released their long range forecast for the month of December in North America. NOAA is forecasting above average precipitation for Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana. They have been forecasting above average precipitation in this zone all fall and theyโve nailed it so far. Montana has certainly gotten above average precipitation so far this Fall. NOAAโs temperature forecast for the USA in December is showing a few bad outlooks for skiing/snowboarding and snow. Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado are forecasted to […] Weather SnowBrains | November 25, 2013 2 Comments
NOAA: November 2013 Forecast for USA NOAA has issue their long range forecast for the month of November in the USA. The news isnโt too exciting as they are arenโt forecasting below average temperatures nor above average precipitation ANYWHERE. Boo. NOAAโs November temperature forecast is showing near average temperatures for most of the USA except for the American Southwest and Texas which are forecasted to see above average temperatures. NOAAโs November precipitation forecast is showing near average precipitation for most of the […] Weather SnowBrains | October 22, 2013 0 Comments
NOAAโs October North America Forecast = Above Average Precip. For Pacific Northwest NOAA might actually be on it with this forecast showing above average precipitation for the Pacific Northwest. The Pacific Northwest is already seeing ridiculous amounts of precipitation. 10,070-foot Mt. Baker, WA has 13-Feet of snow forecast for this week… Whistler also has a big storm in the forecast with over 4.25 feet forecast at the ski resort. If you live in the Pacific Northwest, itโs time to get the skis and boards out of the closet and start thinking about doing some touring […] Weather SnowBrains | September 30, 2013 3 Comments