It has been a hot and hazy Thursday afternoon across the area, with most areas warming into the middle or upper 90s. Temperatures have been a good 2 to 4 degrees cooler than projected, but it’s still a dangerously hot day. Temperatures will fall into the 70s tonight, under a mostly clear sky. Temperatures will […]Good Wednesday afternoon to you! Our local weather has been hot and dry today, with many areas warming well into the 90s. Skies will remain clear tonight, as temperatures fall into the lower 70s. Temperatures will approach 98 to 100 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with a heat index nearing 115! Scattered storms will become […]Good Tuesday afternoon! Today has been hot across the area, with most spots warming well into the 90s today. As humidity levels come up tomorrow and especially on Thursday, heat index levels will reach the very dangerous category. Skies remain clear tonight, with a low in the upper 60s. Temperatures will warm into the middle […]Good Monday afternoon! Today has been rather hot across the area, with most areas reaching the lower 90s. The heat will only build later this week. Temperatures tonight will drop into the lower 70s, under a mostly clear sky. Tuesday will include middle 90s, with a heat index approaching 102. Numbers will increase, especially by […]Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Birmingham AL 842 PM CDT Sun Jun 25 2023 The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Marion County in northwestern Alabama... Northern Lamar County in west central Alabama... * Until 1000 PM CDT. * At 841 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located […]Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Birmingham AL 813 PM CDT Sun Jun 25 2023 The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Coosa County in east central Alabama... * Until 845 PM CDT. * At 812 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Nixburg, or near […]THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 387 UNTIL 3 AM CDT MONDAY WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 384. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ALABAMA THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ALABAMA BULLOCK CHAMBERS CHILTON COOSA ELMORE LEE MACON MONTGOMERY RUSSELL SHELBY TALLAPOOSA […]Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Birmingham AL 721 PM CDT Sun Jun 25 2023 The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Clay County in east central Alabama... * Until 745 PM CDT. * At 721 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Parkdale, or near […]Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Birmingham AL 715 PM CDT Sun Jun 25 2023 The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Coosa County in east central Alabama... * Until 815 PM CDT. * At 715 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Stewartville, moving south at […]Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Birmingham AL 651 PM CDT Sun Jun 25 2023 The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Talladega County in east central Alabama... * Until 745 PM CDT. * At 651 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Childersburg, moving south […]
: Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog discusses current weather , weather prediction , climate issues , and current events June 25, 2023 Why Thunderstorms over the Cascades and Not Over the Lowlands On Thursday , Friday , and Saturday of this week , we had a number of days with thunderstorms over the Cascades and Olympics , but little activity near sea level , something very obvious in a visible satellite image early Friday evening see below Friday evening , a Puget Sound resident could see a towering cumulonimbus over the Cascades , with a distinct cirrus anvil , something that is relatively rare around : here And don't forget our ability to map every lightning stroke from the several lightning networks that sense the electromagnetic pulse from each stroke . nbsp Here are the lightning
: Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog discusses current weather , weather prediction , climate issues , and current events June 22, 2023 The Forecast for the First Half of Summer Since summer just arrived , it is natural to examine the extended forecasts for the first portion of our warm . season There is substantial forecast skill for the next ten days , particularly if one examines the ensemble of many predictions of the best forecasting system in the world : nbsp the European Center . nbsp Below is the EC prediction for precipitation the difference from normal for the next 10 days . nbsp Drier than normal over western Washington , but near normal over California and east of the Cascade crest . nbsp This is good : nbsp the areas of historical wildfires expect to have near-normal ..png)
: Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog discusses current weather , weather prediction , climate issues , and current events June 20, 2023 Summer Solstice Snow and Cold over the Pacific Northwest The summer solstice , when days are the longest of the year and the solar heating is greatest , will occur in less than 24 hours 7:57 AM PDT June 21 But instead of enjoying the warmth of summer , our region is being buffeted by far cooler temperatures than normal , substantial precipitation , and snow at higher elevations about roughly 4500 ft A number of daily low-temperature records will . fall The solstice of . snow This morning's webcams at Paradise Ranger Station and Crystal Mountain show a blanket of fresh snow Crystal Mountain cam image below The low temperatures this morning were: Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog discusses current weather , weather prediction , climate issues , and current events June 18, 2023 The Real Story About a Melting Mount Rainier As many readers of the blog know , I often provide a reality check for over-the-top and often inaccurate Seattle Times articles dealing with climate change . nbsp It is unfortunate that the Seattle Times has moved to an advocacy role on the issue of climate change , often exaggerating the effects of global warming . nbsp They often fail to provide reliable information to their readers on this important . topic In yesterday's online paper , they had a front-page story written by their columnist , Danny Westneat : nbsp Mount Rainier is melting . nbsp Can anything be done to stop it As you can imagine , they are
: Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog discusses current weather , weather prediction , climate issues , and current events June 15, 2023 Record Cold and Mountain Snow Ahead for the Pacific Northwest Winter-like conditions will visit us over the weekend and into next week . so be . prepared SNOW will hit the higher passes and elevations in the Cascades and other regional terrain , and a number of new daily cold records should be set at local . stations Expect snow at Paradise , Mt . Rainier The National Weather Service's official forecast for the Paradise visitor center at Mt . Rainier is more reminiscent of winter than a late June : forecast And the Seattle forecast of the Weather Channel the best in the business is going for a HIGH of 55F Sunday with rain a record low maximum temperature: : Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog discusses current weather , weather prediction , climate issues , and current events June 13, 2023 New Podcast : The Origin of the New York Smoke and a Wet Period Ahead After a below-average wildfire season , the region is going to get wet , particularly BC , Alberta , and northern Washington see forecast precipitation below through Wednesday Temperatures won't get out of the 50s on Saturday and . Sunday Predicted accumulated totals through Wednesday afternoon . Red is very , very . wet Hopefully , this wet reality with sober up the climate change wildfire scaresters , such as at the Seattle . Times After I talk about this soggy future for our region , I will turn to the New York smoke in the . podcast As I explain , the smoke came from fires in Quebec
: Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog discusses current weather , weather prediction , climate issues , and current events June 11, 2023 The Northwest Will Soon Share California's Fate What has happened and is happening in California is extraordinary . one of the coolest wettest ends of spring in Golden State history . nbsp The cause has been an extraordinarily high amplitude and persistent trough of low pressure over southern California . nbsp Check out the latest upper-level 500 hPa , about 18,000 ft weather map , with the shading showing the differences from normal the anomaly Hugely lower than normal heights a deep trough are centered over the southern portion of the state dark blue and purple Huge in extent . nbsp Troughs are generally associated with clouds , lower-than-normal
Over the past week, the northeastern United States was inundated with smoke that was produced from fires raging in the Canadian province of Quebec. On the backside (i.e., west side) of a lingering upper-level low, wildfire smoke transported hundreds of miles southward … Continue reading →: Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog discusses current weather , weather prediction , climate issues , and current events June 09, 2023 Finally Rain West of the Cascade Crest After a long dry period , western Washington and Oregon are finally getting some significant . rain The radar image at 7 AM shows a mass of precipitation extending roughly from Seattle to Portland , some of it of moderate intensity yellow colors This precipitation is coming from an unusual direction : nbsp from the . east The infrared satellite image at the same time shows the extensive clouds over the region , some of it clearly convective . nbsp But none of it is deep enough for . lightning As of 8 AM , there has been significant 24-h precipitation over the Cascades and southwest Washington see below The latest NOAA
: Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog discusses current weather , weather prediction , climate issues , and current events June 07, 2023 The Worst Air Quality in New York History A historic meteorological air quality event is now occurring over the New York metropolitan . area And as far as I can determine , this is the worst air quality event ever recorded there over the past 70 years , the result of smoke from large wildfires in northern Quebec . nbsp Certainly , the worse air quality ever observed during the warm season in the . region The real-time cam image of New York City around 1 PM PDT is stunning see below And the high-resolution MODIS imagery reveals the area of dense smoke over the Big : Apple When I checked the small particulate levels PM2.5, the concentration of particles: Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog discusses current weather , weather prediction , climate issues , and current events June 07, 2023 How Unusual Is the Recent Dry Period I have gotten several nervous emails from folks concerned with the relatively dry period of the past month over the Pacific . Northwest Are such dry conditions unprecedented Are late springs getting drier Is global warming behind it Or El Nino I will try to answer the questions . below Let's check the numbers , starting with Seattle . nbsp Below I have plotted the total precipitation for May 1 through June 5 for SeaTac Airport and added a best-fit trend line as . well You will note that our recent period was dry , but not the driest by . far In fact , a list of the driest May 1-June 5 periods shows that this last month
: Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog discusses current weather , weather prediction , climate issues , and current events June 05, 2023 Cold Water Along the West Coast and Unusually Cold Over Southern California If you want sun and warmth , don't travel to southern California during the next week . nbsp Stay in the sunny Pacific Northwest , where the weather will be as close to perfect as one might . imagine Much colder than normal water is found off the West Coast from Oregon to Baja , and southern California is cold and enshrouded with clouds see visible satellite image a day ago June Gloom+ Sea Surface Temperatures Here is the latest plot of sea surface temperatures along the West Coast , with large stretches below 50F purple colors , below 10C Too cold to swim in Much of the offshore
So far in 2023, western Canada has been overwhelmed with wildfires and smoke, and within the last week new fires erupted in the eastern province of Nova Scotia. At the time of this blog entry, over 22,000 hectares (or 54,000+ … Continue reading →