Month: March 2017
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Gusty NE wind lingers tonight near Lake Superior. Clouds Fri AM with some sun Fri PM; Keeping an eye on weekend shower chances
/Issued 5:51 PM CDT, Thursday, March 30, 2017/ Here’s future radar for Saturday morning at 6 AM (Timing and location of these showers subject to change) Source, 18z 3km NAM; http://models.weatherbell.com Source: 20z HRRR model; http://www.pivotalweather.com Source: 18z NAM; http://www.pivotalweather.com Lightning strike density map from March 28 through March 30 (ending at 4:45…
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Gusty NE wind into Thursday; Cooler near the lake, milder temps inland (Typical early spring weather)
/Issued 5:27 PM CDT, Wednesday, March 29, 2017/ A nice looking storm showing up on Goes-16 water vapor satellite imagery today. Source: http://weather.cod.edu/satrad/exper/ Severe weather chances continue for the next couple of days. Tonight’s risk: enhanced (orange) and slight (yellow) Source: http://kamala.cod.edu Thursday’s risk increases to a moderate (red) enhanced…
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A stronger lake breeze/cooler temperatures near Lake Superior Wed-Fri, still mild farther inland from the big lake!
/Issued 5:38 PM CDT, Tuesday, March 28, 2017/ Source: http://weather.cod.edu/satrad/exper/ Source: http://weather.cod.edu Note: The threat for severe thunderstorms continues across parts of the southern U.S. for the next several days. Tonight’s risk is as high as moderate (red shaded area on map) Source: http://kamala.cod.edu Another day with an enhanced (orange)…
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Crappy weather continues tonight (Fog, lingering drizzle) A ‘little’ nicer Mon-Tue. Rainfall reports from today in this post
/Issued 5:10 PM CDT, Sunday, March 26, 2017/ 7-day precipitation forecast valid through Sunday, April 2, 2017. Source: http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov 20z HRRR model visibility forecast valid for Monday morning. Areas of fog are expected in the Northland tonight into Monday morning with visibility reduced to a mile or less in some…
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Gusty E-NE winds with chilly temperatures this weekend near Lake Superior. Some light rain, sleet or freezing rain possible in parts of the Northland Saturday evening-Sunday
/Issued 5:07 PM CDT, Friday, March 24, 2017/ A very cool water vapor satellite loop from this afternoon showing a classic looking spring storm churning across the southern/central Plains. Source: http://weather.cod.edu Source: https://www.lightningmaps.org Warnings map from Thursday, March 23, 2017. Source: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/regsci/gis/yest.html Blue polygons=Severe thunderstorm warning No tornadoes reported on…
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Rain showers tonight with areas of mixed precip and perhaps a thunderstorm! 30s and 40s for Fri; Gusty NE wind near Lake Superior Fri night-Sat
/Issued 5:19 PM CDT, Thursday, March 23, 2017/ Source: http://weather.cod.edu Radar loop through 4:45 PM CDT Thursday. Source: http://www.intellicast.com Green=RainBlue=SnowPink=Mixed precip Purple shaded areas on map=Winter Weather Advisory. Note: These advisories for a few areas could be cancelled earlier than the expiration times which are shown on the map …
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Increasing clouds tonight (Milder than last night) a few snow showers possible; Chance for some rain, drizzle and patchy freezing rain Thursday/Thursday night
/Issued 6:01 PM CDT, Wednesday, March 22, 2017/ Source: 18z 3km-NAM; http://www.pivotalweather.com Thursday will likely be the first of a few days of severe thunderstorms across parts of the central and southern Plains. Source: http://weather.cod.edu 5 point scale with 1 low risk (Marginal) and 5 (High risk) Source: http://www.spc.noaa.gov Tonight’s low…