SPRING FOR SOME, WINTER FOR OTHERS
WEATHER FOR SPRING SPORTS AND TRAVELERS THIS WEEK
Tuesday will be a fine day for the Northeast, with abundant sunshine and drying fields. By Wednesday morning, rain will have returned, and may be heavy at times, along with a touch of snow for higher elevations along the PA/NY border. This storm should clear by Thursday, but fields will remain wet or at least damp toward afternoon. A newly unconstipated atmosphere means that a series of storms are going to move through over the next 5-7 days, with more rain to follow on Friday for Easter Weekend travelers, then another significant coastal rainstorm to washout most of the upcoming weekend. Just think about how those plants will take off once the sunshine returns!
This website focuses on two primary seasons: Winter Storms and Hurricanes. The "quiet period" on the site is Spring and early Summer, from April to July. Forecasting does ramp up if there is ever a risk of a large scale tornado outbreak for the Northeast, and of course..by early August all eyes and ears are tuned to the tropics until November. Then we head right back into winter storm season. Thus April, May, June, July are the quietest periods for this site. I write this in case you may have thought I lost interest in the weather, heavens no! Just been busy with "Hakuna" preparations.
Besides, it's amazing what one can get done when you're not on a ski trip! I had a formal observation on Monday, have been doing a lot of greenhouse work at my school, and with warm weather coming we like to take our daughter outside as much as we can. Public interest in the site wanes at this time, because when the weather gets nice, everyone goes outside, as they should. So get out there and do that garden, stop reading the internet!
I do a weekly to twice weekly forecast in the Spring to keep specific readers appraised of severe weather, especially coaches and Athletic Directors whom are most concerned about interruptions to practice and games. There is also the occasional late season snowstorm for New England, which I will monitor until mid April. If it is nice and sunny, good! I don't care nor do I forecast for it.
For a glimpse into where I will be spending a good amount of time this spring..head on over to the Dundalk Greenhouse
For the most up-to-date post, check every Sunday and Wednesday for the weekly forecast.
10 comments:
Mr.Foot -
You're a WILD man! What ELSE can you fit into your schedule?????
Your greenhouse site is lovely. I can practically SMELL those hyacinths!
Hope your observation went well-- I'm SURE it did.
Kendall Ehrlich, the governor's wife, is coming to Hereford Middle on Thursday. BIG media event. She's coming to watch the sixth graders eat lunch -- throw french fries is more like it!
Watch us on TV!
MR. FOOT...
WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE BEING THROWN OUT FOR AREAS SOUTH OF THE PIKE FOR 4-8" OF SNOW!
THIS IS INDEED A LATE NEW ENGLAND SNOWSTORM...YOUR FORECASTING AND ANALYSIS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS. MORE SNOW IN BOSTON. DON'T YOU LOVE IT!
TIME TO GO DUST OFF THE SHOVELS, IT HAS BEEN OVER A WEEK SINCE OUR LAST SNOWSTORM!!!
E.H.
What does that make now -- SEVENTY FEET of snow in ONE season?????
Do I sound BITTER??????????
Mr. Foot, is there a possibility of the rain turning to snow on the PA line tomorrow night?
E.H... did I not say last Saturday: "Concern is building for a series of early Spring storms that could deliver wet snow to the I-95 cities on Wednesday and a more significant, plowable snow to the Northeast cities overnight into next Thursday."
Now you have to admit, 4-5 days out, I called for snow in the Northeast cities overnight into Thursday. Now look at the NWS statement:
"A significant late season snowfall is possible Wednesday night into Thursday across much of Southern New England.
This winter storm watch includes all of Rhode Island and northeast Connecticut, including the greater Hartford area. In Massachusetts, the watch includes all counties south of the Mass Pike, excluding the City of Boston.
Low pressure over arkansas Tuesday afternoon, will track into the Ohio Valley Wednesday. *By Wednesday evening, this low will weaken and give way to a secondary low developing off the Virginia coast.* this low will move northeast Wednesday night, passing well south of Nantucket Thursday morning, however tracking close enough to the region for the potential of 4 to 8 inches of snow. The greatest risk of heavy snow will be across the higher terrain of northeast Connecticut and northwest Rhode Island.
Snow will begin to overspread the region late in the day Wednesday and May mix with rain and or sleet at the start. Snow May fall heavy at times overnight Wednesday into early Thursday morning.
THERE YOU HAVE IT. The call was made LAST Saturday, and here we are with snow on the menu for Boston once again.
Julee that would make it 83 feet to be exact. I'm sure the Gov's wife would approve.
EIGHTY-THREE FEET???????!!!!!!!!!
Do you mean that I can't even EXAGGERATE enough to cover the Boston area's yearly snowfall?????????? Yikes!
Where is the justice??
More than THAT -- where is the SNOW?
I AM a diehard, aren't I?
julee
In the NE corner of my property, in the shade, is a pile of snow about 6 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 8 inches high.
It's leftover from the snowplow piling a mount from my street after a snowfall I THINK was in January.
If you hurry, I'll let you look at it for free, as, like Frosty said: ".....before I melt away".
Everyday it reminds me of the Winter-That-Never-Was...
Kinda like the Red Sox..."wait'll next year!" They got theirs...we'll get ours...and it won't take 86 years.
Just think, only 26 more weeks until Winter!
Take care,
TB
U-H-H-H
make that 39 weeks...
D-U-U-H
(wishful thinking? naah...I DO like summer, too!)
Umm...
So far we have 86.1" of snow this season...only 7 feet and 2.1 inches. (Not trying to rub it in :)
Good night all.
Wipe that smile off your emoticon EH!
Next December you'll be SURFING in Boston harbor. Buy your sunscreen early!
The cahncet was wicked hahd cohr.
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