Ensemble Forecasting: Chaos Theory and the Weather
The models all look like they are coming into agreement that we’ll see another Nor’easter next week, however the question is will it be a rain, ice or snow event?…
Continue ReadingThe models all look like they are coming into agreement that we’ll see another Nor’easter next week, however the question is will it be a rain, ice or snow event?…
Continue Reading[caption id="attachment_174" align="alignright" width="294"] Handling forecasts and observations in the field is of vital importance to operations. Seen here is a cobra landing. On approach an aircraft requests latest observation…
Continue ReadingLast week saw us having record warm temperatures for both Tuesday and Wednesday…
Continue ReadingThere are a lot of excellent free resources now available, so I thought I'd start putting together a list. Hopefully, I will update these with more entries and commentary. Add…
Continue ReadingThe first half of February has hardly been like an average winter in New England. The temperatures for Lowell have been all over the place over the course of this…
Continue ReadingYou may have heard on social media or heard on the news about el nino and la nina, but did you know that there are other large scale patterns in…
Continue ReadingTomorrow is the three year anniversary of the record breaking 45 days. Three years ago on January 27, 2015, started the span of 45 days where we had record breaking…
Continue ReadingAt the beginning of this month, I had the pleasure of attending my first ever American Meteorological Society (AMS) meeting in Austin, Texas. In addition to it being my first…
Continue ReadingAfter a real cold start to the winter season, with nearly 2 weeks of temperatures lucky to make it into the teens, seems strange that we're talking about a "January…
Continue ReadingA rapidly intensifying storm is expected to pass off the East Coast of New England on Thursday. A combination of heavy snow and high winds will create blizzard conditions in…
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