Posted by Fred Rogers on November 30, 2010
Join us this Thursday morning for a free 20-minute webinar: our first update to our 2010-11 Winter Season Outlook. Following what’s been one of the most active Atlantic Hurricane seasons in recorded history, last month ImpactWeather hosted the first of four monthly winter season forecast webinars which was attended by more than 250 people. Join [...]
Posted by Fred Rogers on November 30, 2010
The Houston Chronicle‘s SciGuy Eric Berger weighs in with how the U.S. mainland, for the most part, dodged any major blows from the tropics this year given the near-record number of storms.
Posted by Fred Rogers on November 29, 2010
All weekend long meteorologists here at ImpactWeather have been studying constantly updated models, some of which are trending in agreement (a meteorological phrase I’m not technically certified to use) towards a sharper dip in temps across much of the U.S. next week. Though not yet actually winter, already we’re seeing this season play out as [...]
Posted by Fred Rogers on November 23, 2010
Courtesy of Lauren, here’s a look at the weather this weekend: “A strong winter storm system will move into the Rockies today bringing strong winds and heavy snow which will lead to blizzard conditions in the region. Portions of Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada and Montana could pick up 2-6 inches with isolated heavier amounts into [...]
Posted by Dave Gorham on November 19, 2010
Yeah, but by the time the airline cancels this flight, which they will sooner or later, you’d have more of a chance to find a three-legged ballerina than you would a hotel room.
Posted by Fred Rogers on November 18, 2010
Lead Hurricane Forecaster Chris Hebert was interviewed by KUHF 88.7 Houston Public Radio yesterday. Hear what he had to say about the 2010 season. We’ll also be posting a season recap video week after next.
Posted by Dave Gorham on November 17, 2010
If you’ve not witnessed the Leonids before, plan to be amazed. If you have, then you know to grab a jacket and a comfortable chair because the show lasts a good long time. Astronomers expect 15-20 meteors per hour during the peak.
Posted by Lauren Whisenhunt on November 17, 2010
Winter is still over a month away but it felt like it arrived early across the Intermountain West yesterday as 2-6 inches of snow fell across the region. In addition to the snowfall, this weekend into early next week temperatures across portions of Montana and the Dakotas will be 20-35 degrees below average as a [...]
Posted by Fred Rogers on November 17, 2010
A very busy season indeed, although the mainland U.S. barely noticed. Here’s the final daily briefing of the season. Probably. We’ll also have an update video for the winter season outlook posted at the beginning of December.
Posted by Fred Rogers on November 15, 2010
Considering how slowly ships appear to move through the Panama Canal, it seems almost unbelievable that Canal management recently celebrated the one-millionth transit through the locks. Then again, 96 years of 24/7 ops start to add up after a while. My dad would have been amazed. He was born in the Canal Zone in 1927 [...]