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Heavy Snow For Omaha, Des Moines, and Chicago – National Weather Outlook For January 25, 2021
National Weather Forecast As we head into Monday we will be tracking a couple of areas of low pressure across the United States. The first, moving from near Oklahoma City Monday morning to near Pittsburgh by Tuesday morning, will bring a wide swath of snow, ice, and...
Active Weather Across The U.S. – National Weather Outlook For January 24, 2021
National Weather Forecast Active weather is expected across the United States as we head into the second half of the weekend. A system pushing through the central U.S. will bring showers, storms, snow, and ice from the Southern Plains and Deep South to the Great...
Plowable Snowfall – Tips For Deicing Your Driveway – U.S. Rejoins Paris Agreement
Twin Cities National Weather Service Plowable Powder and Icy Roads on Saturday We need a better way to set expectations for winter storms. “How many inches?” doesn’t capture potential impacts from timing and temperature. A lousy inch of snow at 15F can be far worse on...
Data Trends: Coldest Days of Winter Not as Cold
Dog Days of Winter?Climate Central Wait, It’s Been Snowier Than Average? With all deference to Winston Churchill, the weather is also a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. We all consume weather differently, based on interests, commutes and hometowns....
Old Man Winter Pulls His Punch – California Fires – Lingering Drought
Paul Douglas Storm Impact? Check Timing and Temperature ”I beseech you Paul, how many inches!” That never gets old, by the way. My favorite meteorology college professor was right. Americans are preoccupied with inches, demanding a level of specificity and precision...
Colder But Not Polar – 2020 Tornado and Lightning Numbers Were Down, But Not Fatalities
“Parhelia”Todd Nelson, Praedictix Probably Not a Polar Winter This Year A couple months ago I went out on a tenuous limb and predicted “half a winter” for Minnesota and the Upper Midwest. Studying the maps and models I stand by my (reckless) outlook. In spite of a La...