12/29 - 8:30pm - Cold Air Coming

I'll be gone this week, so no more blog posts or videos until the 9th.

It sure looks like we're in for quite a shot of cold air after New Year's. We'll be in the 40's and 50's until Monday, when a powerful front will come through. On Tuesday and Wednesday we will not make it out of the 20's and there will be some light snow (little or no accumulation). After that we'll assume the same pattern we've been in for the past couple weeks, 40's and a stray shower here and there.

Have a great week!

12/27 - 4pm - New Year's FREEZE

After tomorrow's rain we're going to slowly realize how warm it's been for the past couple weeks. Behind that front tomorrow night is some frigid air that we haven't seen for quite some time. I think we'll be in the 40's for Saturday and Sunday, but Monday and Tuesday won't even make it out of the 20's! We could even see some snow showers in here for New Year's Day.

I know that everyone is groaning over our lack of snow. I feel your pain. Based on some of the climate charts coming out, I think we'll have to wait until mid-January, when temperatures are forecast to cool off a bit and moisture will be on the increase. That's about all the consolation I can offer.

12/24 - 9pm - Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone! It looks like we'll see some dry and mild weather tomorrow for Christmas Day. I guess that's better than rain.

Get ready for some cold weather though. It looks like New Year's Day until the 3rd is going to be bone chilling cold, with highs struggling to reach the 20's. We could even see some snow showers during this time as well. Around the 8th (yes I'm going way far out today) we could see a pattern change. The last two GFS runs have been hinting at a huge ridge pulling down from Canada and super-cooling the west and the plains, possibly spreading over our way too. If you want snow, this needs to happen. There just isn't enough cold air filtering into the East right now for anything good to happen snow-wise.

Have a great evening and Christmas Day!

12/23 - 1pm - New Forecast Video

Merry Christmas everyone!

I won't be doing any more forecast videos until the second week of January. I'll keep the blog updated until the 28th and then they'll resume on the 10th of January. Hopefully we don't get a blizzard while I'm gone!

12/22 - 8:30pm - No Snow on Christmas

Sorry folks but we've pretty much exhausted all of our options for getting snow on Christmas. The GFS is dry as a bone and our temperatures seem to be ever increasing in the forecast. I really don't see any good chances for snow in the next week or so either. Isn't that sad snow lovers?

I'll make a video forecast tomorrow morning since I had so many things to do today. Merry Christmas!

12/21 - 7pm - Suspicious Model Games

That title sums it up right there. I think that the Christmas "storm" (light snow) still exists, but the GFS and the others are just temporarily killing it for some reason. Henry at AccuWeather still believes its in the works for us too, with the same theory as I have. I just don't see how this storm could disappear this close in time, especially since it's Christmas! I don't know, maybe they're right and I'm wrong. But I still have lingering suspicions about it...

Anyway, I'll put out a video forecast later tomorrow afternoon and by then I hope we can hammer this thing out. KEEP SNOWY THOUGHTS!!!

12/20 - 9pm - Well That's Annoying.

The GFS has vaporized our Christmas storm. What gives? The Euro still shows a low near here, but I can't see if there's any precip with it. I don't know what the GFS is thinking by playing with storm manifestation this close to the storm. I smell a rat... AccuWeather seems to be having the same problem right now trying to decide whether a storm will materialize. They say just to cool off and wait until tomorrow. I agree.

Until then, we'll see 50's and a chance for some showers tomorrow. A better chance for rain comes on Saturday night, with snow showers on the end of the storm by Sunday. Keep an eye on that Christmas forecast.

Christmas Snow Chance: 30%