Topic: Winter '16-'17

[Jáchym]

Even though winter 2017 is by no means over yet, I can already tell that it is exceptional in terms of the temps Ive measured on my station (since 2012)

[Jáchym]

We have an inversion here so it is much colder in the lowlands compared to the mountains.
One other interesting thing is that the temperature range is extremely low, it was overcast for the past few days and the daily temperature range was only 1 degree.

I have to say I just love this - just came from work, I walked in a T-shirt and really enjoyed it. The temps over the last two days are constantly between -8 and -10 deg C (17 to 14 F) with a fresh wind

[mikeym2m]

Jerry

Another great script ie the wxnwswinter script. Any chance of adding the "Ice Potential Forecast" to the menu?

Thanks

Cheers

 

MikeyM

[Breezy]

Great script Jerry  I concur with mikeym2m.

Any chance of adding the "Ice Potential Forecast" to the menu?

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Jeff

[gwwilk]

Great script Jerry  I concur with mikeym2m.

Any chance of adding the "Ice Potential Forecast" to the menu?

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Jeff

Are you guys talking about 'Freezing Rain'?  If so, there's already a looped script that contains 'Freezing Rain'.  Just change the 'Precip. Type' to 'Freezing Rain'.  I can't find an 'Ice Potential Forecast' that's working.

[Breezy]

This link http://indiantrailweather.com/wxsnowALYtotal.php located at the bottom of the page will show the ice forecast when the NWS issues an ice forecast. When there is no ice forecast the page displays the default of "no measurable ice expected within the next 72 hours".

[mikeym2m]

Hi Jerry

Here's the link for BGM:  http://www.weather.gov/images/bgm/winter/StormTotalIceFcst.png

It's found on the Winter page: http://www.weather.gov/bgm/winter

I checked several other NWS Winter pages and the "Ice" page seems to be there.

Thanks

 

MikeyM

[gwwilk]

Right you are!

This version includes the 'Storm Total Ice Forecast'.  The links are main script and the includes script.  I haven't checked all of the WFO's to see if the graphic is there, but you guys can do that. 

Oh, and here's the Stand Alone Version  download link. ('$standAlone = true;' in the main script, is all).

[Breezy]

Jerry, looks great. Thank you. Much appreciated !!! 

I've noticed that sometimes the link for the "Full Size Maps" doesn't always connect.

[mikeym2m]

Thanks Jerry

Working Great!

Cheers

 

MikeyM

[chief-david]

had a small coating of freezing rain again this morning. Truck slid down the driveway. Saw an accident.

I hate ice.

[zackdog]

I consider my winter to be November thru April So far it is pretty average, except for November.

                My 20-yr ave.           16-'17   
               
Mean Temp.               
November             25.7   °F                30.2   °F
December             16.6   °                18.2   °
January             17.2   °                16.3   °
               
Low <=0° days               
November                2                      1   
December                9                      8   
January                9                      12   
               
High <=32° days               
November                8                      6   
December                18              16   
January                17              21   


Mark

[Scalphunter]

From 3 hr and 40 minutes of daylight  to 7 hours  in just over an month. Nice to have little longer days even tho the sun  not giving off much warmth  yet. Starting to finally  get some reading  from the  solar sensor. Sun angle  been too low for it to register as it was not getting above the tree line. Temps today  are in single digits again with night time dipping below zero. So far no deep freezes in the picture  but there is an omega blocker over the  bering so storms will track around it then  dump down the rockies.

John

[ValentineWeather]

Jackson Wyoming getting it today. http://www.seejh.com/live
https://www.jacksonholenet.com/webcams/town_square.php

We are getting our last hurrah tonight.  6" possible and through rest of meteorological winter not much going into March.

[Scalphunter]

Snow here in the forecast for the next 5 days  starting tonight with another dip in to the -30  plus temperature.

John

[CW2274]

Upper 80's Thur and Fri, probable records.

[Central Maine Weather]

Finally cold and snowy here in central Maine. The storms are lining up now with lots of cold air in place. No brutal cold like we had back in December, but much colder than all of last month when we had above average temps almost the entire month.

[WheatonRon]

It has been a strange winter here in the Chicago area since January 1. Nearly 4 inches of precipitation since January 1, but only traces of snow! Had that precipitation been received in the form of snow--would likely have been 3-4 feet of snow! I guess the ground area is still warm from the Chicago Cubs World Series title last Fall!

[ValentineWeather]

It does seem this winter has concentrated more toward the west and Dakotas. I'm catching some of it here in far northern Ne. but toward SE Omaha and Lincoln its been rather dry and mild. Omaha had its all time warm January while we were slightly below normal January and -5 mean below December. If models are right last 2 weeks of February Chicago may not see much but some big March storms are always possible and being several weeks out models can change.

[BigOkie]

NE Oklahoma has been in the mid 70s for the last two days.  Next couple of days more seasonable in the 50s, but Saturday we will venture into record high territory where the temperature is forecast to be 81.  Weird winter for sure.

[Scalphunter]

Saturday night they are forecasting -40 for us here. Going be interesting to see where this pool of cold air moves to as it goes east.

[Jstx]

Sorry again guys, every station in South Central and South Texas I looked at a detailed report on, set a new daily high temp record yesterday (and probably a couple of the others like highest low).  MFE (McAllen, TX) was 94F, likely the US high.
Today (8Feb) is more of the same, but even hotter by 2-6 degrees, and probable new records too.
And mercifully, the DP/Hum dried out with the little FROPA. While this feels so good, it is really messing a lot of natural things up.
Could be another record heat year, it is affecting many plants and animals. Affect on rainfall/drought and cyclones remains +- an unknown, outside of the WX models.
Some really interesting numbers are the "Degree Days" values for heating and cooling, they are waaay out of normal values for the various time periods given; which indicates the cumulative heat excursion for this winter, so far.

http://w2.weather.gov/climate/index.php?wfo=ewx
http://w2.weather.gov/climate/index.php?wfo=crp
http://w2.weather.gov/climate/index.php?wfo=bro


Regional Max/Min Temp and Precipitation Table
771
ASUS64 KEWX 080030
RTPEWX
EVENING TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION SUMMARY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
625 PM CST TUE FEB 7 2017

VALUES REPRESENT LOWS OVER THE LAST 18 HOURS...
HIGHS OVER THE PAST 18 HOURS AND PRECIPITATION OVER THE
LAST 24 HOURS
.BR EWX 0207 C DH19/TAIRZS/TAIRZI/PPDDRZZ
:
:                            MAX    MIN
:ID       LOCATION           TEMP   TEMP   PCPN
:
KATT: CAMP MABRY ASOS     :    86 /  65 /  0.00
KAUS: BERGSTROM ASOS      :    88 /  65 /    T
KEDC: AUSTIN EXEC AWOS    :    82 /  64 /  0.00
KBAZ: NEW BRAUNFELS ASOS  :    89 /  69 /  0.00
KBMQ: BURNET ASOS         :    80 /  55 /  0.00
KDRT: DEL RIO ASOS        :    87 /  53 /  0.00
KGTU: GEORGETOWN AWOS     :    82 /  64 /  0.00
KHDO: HONDO ASOS          :    89 /  56 /  0.00
KHYI: SAN MARCOS AWOS     :    88 /  66 /  0.00
K3T5: LA GRANGE AWOS      :    86 /  69 /  0.00
KSAT: SAN ANTONIO ASOS    :    86 /  67 /    T
KSSF: STINSON ASOS        :    88 /  68 /  0.00
KERV: KERRVILLE AWOS      :    82 /  51 /  0.00
KT82: FREDERICKSBURG AWOS :    79 /  47 /  0.03
KUVA: UVALDE AWOS         :    85 /  52 /  0.00
KECU: ROCKSPRINGS AWOS    :    79 /  54 /  0.00
KAQO: LLANO AWOS          :    82 /  52 /  0.00
KGYB: GIDDINGS AWOS       :    84 /  65 /  0.00
KPEZ: PLEASANTON AWOS     :    87 /  66 /  0.00
KRYW: LAGO VISTA AWOS     :    82 /  66 /  0.00
KSKF: PT SAN ANTONIO ASOS :    87 /  66 /  0.00
KRND: RANDOLPH AFB ASOS   :    87 /  67 /  0.00
KDLF: LAUGHLIN AFB ASOS   :    87 /  54 /  0.00
KCVB: CASTROVILLE AWOS    :    88 /  62 /  0.00
KDZB: HORSESHOE BAY AWOS  :    83 /  59 /  0.00
KT20: GONZALES AWOS       :    88 /  69 /  0.00
KCZT: CARRIZO SPRINGS AWOS:    88 /  55 /  0.00
.END

THESE DATA ARE PRELIMINARY AND HAVE NOT UNDERGONE FINAL QUALITY CONTROL BY THE
NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER /NCDC/. THEREFORE...THESE DATA ARE SUBJECT TO
REVISION. FINAL AND CERTIFIED CLIMATE DATA CAN BE ACCESSED AT WWW.NCDC.NOAA.GOV.

[Jstx]

Saturday night they are forecasting -40 for us here. Going be interesting to see where this pool of cold air moves to as it goes east.

It dang sure ain't headed this way...forecast high here is "High: 90 °F
".  Even hotter further south.
A >130°F spread, I'll take mine over yours any day. What a difference 35-39° of latitude make. 

Today
Sunny, with a high near 90. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

[ValentineWeather]

4.4" new snow last night, rather cold 4° (-15.5C). We are looking for big warmup from warm air moving in this Friday upper 50's. This should be fun with all the snow melt 8" at gauge this morning....Not.... Mud.

[Scalphunter]

Nice thing about the cold you can always put on another layer, as to heat  you can only take off so much,  beside who cares to really live  where you have to A/C every thing 24/7.