Weekend (and beyond) weather update from Monsoon
It was 15 degrees when I made my way in to school this morning, and later today the temperature will get up to a balmy 33.
It’s damned cold.
For the past week or so, I’ve been tracking the potential for a Nor’easter in our area this weekend. Here are my thoughts on this weekend’s weather and beyond…
Friday 12/17: Partly cloudy and breezy; less frigid. High 36, low 23.
Saturday 12/18: Partly cloudy initially; becoming overcast. There is the chance of snow late Saturday night into Sunday as a Nor’easter chugs up the eastern seaboard, but right now my call is no snow. It looks like the system will drift out to sea so that precipitation will only graze Virginia and Maryland.
Sunday 12/19: Mostly cloudy and breezy with the aforementioned tiny chance of snow (but as noted above, my call right now is no snow). High 34, low 23.
[I will send out another update if my thinking changes on the weekend event...]
Monday 12/20: Partly cloudy, windy and colder. High 31, low 18.
Tuesday 12/21: Clouds mixed with sunshine; a chance of snow showers late. High 36, low 25.
Wednesday 12/22: Generally overcast and quite windy, with sustained winds above 20mph and strong gusts. High 35, low 26.
Thursday 12/23: Partly cloudy and still somewhat windy. High 39, low 24.
Friday 12/24: Increasing clouds with flurries or snow showers possible late. High 39, low 25.
Saturday 12/25: Sunny and clear; a bit milder. High 44, low 33.
Sunday 12/26: Sunny and clear; unseasonably mild. High 46, low 36.
Beyond: Highs in the upper 30s and low 40s through the beginning of January; no real chance of wintry precipitation.
As always, stay tuned…and have a Very Merry Hoffmas!
Monsoon's Forecast (and "Hasselhoffs" postmortem) for 10 December 2010
First, let me get this out of the way: I have just been informed that “The Hasselhoffs” has been pulled by A&E (they haven’t used the word “cancelled,” but really, that’s what is happening). Thanks go to Sue Fineman for ruining my damn day.
The first two half-hour episodes aired Sunday 12/5 to apparently disappointing ratings (718,000 for the first episode; 505,000 for the second one), so A&E has no plans to air the remaining 10 episodes that were produced this past spring and summer. I cannot deny that the show was a putrid mélange of show-biz clichés, ham-fisted reality-show scripting, and was made almost unwatchable by Hasselhoff’s two screeching, shiftless daughters, Hay and Tay. But there was potential in this show, if only because of its title subject. I mean, this is David Friggin’ Hasselhoff, folks. You know what? I can no more.
But despite this programming travesty, this capricious and hair-trigger decision on the part of shortsighted A&E execs, the weather goes on.
The next two weeks or so should be interesting: fluctuating temperatures, high winds, rain, ice, and snow. Here are the details…
Weather narrative: A nice-sized storm this Sunday will give us nearly all rain (and few, if any, travel woes), despite some models that were suggesting our first measurable snow earlier this week. Rolling in behind the moisture will be the coldest temperatures of the season so far (and really, winter hasn’t even begun). We won’t see freezing (looking up from below) until Thursday or maybe even Friday.
Next good chance of frozen precipitation is Sunday 12/19 into Monday 12/20; stay tuned. Look for a bit of moderation thereafter.
Beyond the forecast: More of the same here, with highs in the low 40s and lows around freezing. Precipitation is possible for 12/25 into 12/26, but I think it would be in the form of rain…
Monsoon's Update: Heavy Rain Tuesday to Wednesday; Hunkelhoff's Show to Debut...
Hey all,
Just wanted to alert you to some heavy rain coming to our area.
Tuesday 11/30 will be overcast with the high climbing to the low 50s by mid-afternoon. Expect some drizzle and showers by late morning, followed by steadier rain developing in the early evening and night.
Temperatures will be nearly steady overnight into Wednesday, when rain could be heavy at times. Look for the heaviest precipitation throughout the morning and early afternoon Wednesday. It's going to be really windy, too. And we could even get a heavy thunderstorm or two--rare for 12/1 to say the least. Flood watches have been posted since we could get as much as 2.5 inches (perhaps more) in some places. This event will taper to showers and drizzle by early evening; temperatures will fall precipitously through the night.
Thursday will be much cooler and breezy with a high in the low 40s and an overnight low in the mid 20s. More of the same on Friday and Saturday.
Keeping an eye on a potential for snow on Sunday 12/5, but that's sketchy right now.
[On 12/5 at 10pm, A&E's new reality series "The Hasselhoffs" will debut. I will be live blogging during the show, so be sure to join me here for feverish chatter and breathless Hoff-worship!]
...and by the way, here's footage of The Hoff's triumphant "Baywatch"-themed return to "Dancing With the Stars" for the finale...
Next week will be quite cold with highs not even making it out of the 30s. Snow on the 12th or 13th? Stay tuned...
Monsoon's Thanksgiving Weekend Forecast 2010
Big changes in our weather coming, along with the first chance of frozen precipitation. Here’s your forecast for Thanksgiving weekend (and a bit beyond)…
Wednesday 11/24: Noticeably cooler and windy with plenty of sunshine. Clouding up overnight. High 51, low 32.
Thursday 11/25: Overcast. Precipitation will begin before daybreak, and we may therefore see some snow or sleet before it becomes all rain. Rain continues through the evening. Temperatures hold nearly steady in the low 40s throughout the day. High 44, low 40.
Friday 11/26: Cloudy and windy with a few breaks of sun; we may have a lingering shower or two, especially early. It will feel damned bitter. High 45, low 27.
Saturday 11/27: Sunny, breezy, and chilly. High 41, low 25.
Sunday 11/28: Sunny and a little milder. High 48, low 31.
Monday 11/29: Sunny and a little milder still. High 52, low 39.
Tuesday 11/30 through Thursday 12/2: Temperatures falling through the 50s and, by Thursday, into the 20s. Rain showers are possible late Tuesday and Wednesday, and we’ll have to keep an eye on Thursday for the potential of wintry precipitation.
As you may have noticed, forecasting snow and sleet really gets the ol’ blood pumpin’ through Monsoon’s veins. Here we go!
Monsoon's Forecast for 19 November 2010
It has been many moons since I have created out a forecast to you fine people. So here.
Weather narrative: We’re in a dry and seasonably cool pattern, as the next good chance of precipitation doesn’t arrive until Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. We could even see our first taste of wintry precipitation on Thanksgiving night, but we needn’t worry about accumulation or driving hazards.
Heading into last few days of November, look for rather cold conditions, as nighttime temperatures dip into the 20s. We’ll get a bit milder—and reintroduce the potential for precipitation—around the 29th through the 31st.
Beyond the forecast: Milder still with highs into the 60s, followed by the coldest temperatures of the season right around the 4th and 5th—highs only around freezing and lows perhaps dipping all the way into the teens…
Monsoon's Weather Alert - potential for severe weather
My good people,
Just wanted to alert you to a bit of potentially severe weather headed our way...
Overcast and unseasonably warm this evening; light showers and drizzle developing around midnight. Look out for isolated severe thunderstorms, as well as brief periods of heavy rain (which will be more widespread) overnight and into Wednesday morning.
Slight chance of a lingering shower Wednesday afternoon, then clearing. High Wednesday in the low 70s.
Thursday will be mostly sunny and very windy, with wind gusts possibly reaching 40mph. High Thursday will be in the mid 60s, but it will feel a bit cooler.
Friday will be partly cloudy, breezy and cooler with highs only in the low to mid 50s.
The weekend is looking nice: partly cloudy with highs in the mid 50s.
Next week will be rainy and chilly. So sorry.
Anywho, that's it.
Monsoon's Weather Update for Thursday evening, 21 October 2010
Here it is, my fine people...
Friday 10/22: mostly sunny, seasonably cool, and rather windy. High 59, low 38. Patchy frost is possible overnight Friday into Saturday.
Saturday 10/23: partly sunny and somewhat milder, but still breezy. High 66, low 46.
Sunday 10/24: clouds mixed with sun; even milder. High 71, low 53.
Monday 10/25: overcast and mild with the chance for a few showers, especially late. High 72, low 58.
Tuesday 10/26: mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a couple of lingering showers possible early. High 66, low 50.
Wednesday 10/27: sunny and breezy with plenty of sunshine. High 64, low 42.
Thursday 10/28: clouds mixed with sunshine. High 62, low 44.
Friday 10/29: cloudy and markedly cooler with showers likely throughout the day and into the evening. High 52, low 33.
Saturday 10/30: mostly sunny and cooler with a high only in the mid to upper 40s and a low perhaps dipping into the 20s. Places that haven’t had frost yet will get it on this night, most def.
Sunday 10/31: partly sunny with highs in the mid to upper 40s and lows into the 20s.
The first week of November: autumnal high pressure dominates; plenty of sunshine and dry conditions, with highs generally around 50 and lows generally in the low 30s.
Beyond: look for a bit of November Rain and milder conditions heading into the second week of the month.
In the third week of November, it will rain frogs.
(That scene's from an incredible, sprawling 1999 film called Magnolia, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It is about three hours of wide-ranging, crushing despair, and then this.)
And hey - let's be careful out there...
Monsoon's Weather Update for Wednesday, 13 October 2010
It's been a while, my good people, since I have posted here. I thought it was high damned time for a weather report. So here goes.
Thursday 10/14: Overcast with rain beginning by mid to late morning. Rain will be heavy at times, especially in the afternoon and evening. Chilly with a high only in the mid to upper 50s. Rain tapering overnight as the low gets down into the low to mid 40s.
Friday 10/15: Mostly cloudy and becoming quite windy with periodic showers; expect sustained winds of 25mph with some gusts exceeding 40mph. Afternoon highs near 60; continued windy with a diminished chance of showers in the evening. Overnight low in the mid 40s.
Saturday 10/16: Partly sunny, cool and still really windy, with sustained winds in the mid to upper 20s and gusts perhaps reaching as high as 50mph. Winds tapering a bit late with an overnight low dipping into the upper 30s!
Sunday 10/17: Mostly sunny, breezy and autumnally pleasant with a high in the low to mid 60s; overnight low around 40.
Monday 10/18: Brilliant sunshine, breezy, and a high in the upper 60s.
Tuesday 10/19: Plenty of sunshine with a high in the mid 60s.
Wednesday 10/20: Overcast and chilly with periods of rain; high in the mid 50s.
Thursday 10/21: Rain. Temperatures holding steady in the 50s.
Friday 10/22: Sunny, cooler and nice. High in the mid 50s, low in the mid to upper 30s.
Next weekend: Sunny and pleasant with highs in the mid to upper 50s.
Beyond: A cold front early in the week of the 25th will bring us some showers followed by the coldest temperatures of the season so far. Look for highs only in the low 50s and some possible frost (music to the cloggy ears of allergy sufferers) by the end of October.