Opening Day

It didn't get as cold overnight as it has the past few nights, so that was nice. However, I was surprised to wake to overcast skies. I predicted clouds wouldn't roll in until later. While it did clear up a bit in the afternoon, and make it's way into the upper-40s, precipitation is still on the way. The easiest way for me to tell that it will be snow in amounts that will need to be shoveled is because I have a couple days off coming up. So I'll savor my few hours after work without shoveling in preparation for hours in the morning spent shoveling. I've said it before, and I'll say it again ... Stupid Groundhogs. And Brewers.

Baseball season?

Tomorrow's opening day of the 2011 baseball season. The Brewers open on the road in Cincinnati, where they were snowed on during workouts today. The Twins opened their new open-air stadium (no roof) last year, but they don't play a home game for about a week, fortunately for them. Though, at this rate, when they do, they'll still have to contend with highs in the 40s.
I failed to post yesterday (as far as I remember. Work's crazy), but I didn't miss much. My forecast was right on, which hasn't been hard, and I would have predicted more of the same, and I would have been right. It was cold running this morning, but not quite as cold as yesterday. Things haven't changed in a while, with high pressure dominating. This cold front might get here later tomorrow, so perhaps it'll cloud up and then retain some heat overnight Thursday into Friday. As long as it doesn't snow.

More of the same

Sunny and nice, if a bit cool, again. I called it, but that hasn't been too difficult lately. Not much for wind, clouds, anything interesting. High pressure dominates, but the jet stream to the south is keeping us chilly, with highs in the low 40s. I'm going to keep this simple: Same thing tomorrow. Maybe a bit warmer. Things might change toward the end of the week as a cold front approaches.

Back at it

Well, I needed a break, and got just about as much of a break as the weather is willing to give a person. Since our snowstorm (from which I've finally, after days of scraping, cleared my driveway) we've been stuck in a nice, sunny but cool pattern. With a high pressure dome to our north and the jet stream well off to our south we've been getting a steady dose of cold weather. The sun has been nice, and it's got to be only a matter of time before it warms up, right? Anyway, it doesn't look like a whole lot is going to change for tomorrow. Mid-30s and sun.

March 18

Today is cooler than yesterday by a fair bit. It's currently 38 and 40 is going to be a real accomplishment at this point. I was right on my prediction from a couple days ago about the fog yesterday, but I didn't expect today to be this much cooler. There is high pressure settling over us, so tomorrow is going to be nice and clear and probably a little warmer. Get outside tomorrow night and take a look at the moon. It's supposed to look 18 percent larger and 30 percent brighter than normal:

March 16

With temperatures yesterday warm enough to do quite a bit of melting, plus a bit of rain in the afternoon, then a cold night, we started off this morning with some fog. It did get a bit warmer today, a bit warmer than 50, so I'll take credit for getting that right. After we got rid of the fog, much of the day was mostly clear, with maybe 20 percent cirrus cloud cover, and a light south wind. There is a low pressure front heading toward us, bringing the possibility of some rain tomorrow, and if it cools down a bit over night, I'm predicting more fog as well.

March 15

Well, I was totally off. The rain came briefly at about 5 p.m. as a cold front moved through. It was pushing 50 today, but didn't quite get there. We have a high pressure dome to the south of us, so hopefully some southerly winds overnight will drive temperatures up above that 50-degree mark tomorrow

March 14

Today was a nice, sunny day, despite being a bit cool. It hit 42 on my thermometer at home, when I checked between class and work at about 2:30, so that's what I'm going with as the high. There's not much happening out there now, at 11:30 p.m., with skies still clear and a light wind out of the south. Hopefully the south wind will help warm things up a bit more tomorrow, however, there is a cold front approaching that could bring us some rain in the afternoon. Maybe even a mix, since it looks to me like it might not get here until late.

Blustry

We had strong winds move in by the time I left work last night. Rain was blowing almost sideways from west to east while I was sitting at the stoplight at Clairemont and Rudolph Road at midnight. By the time I got up and went for my run, the wind had died down, but it was still fairly strong at about 10 mph from the north. It was also colder today, topping out in the upper-20s to low-30s. It should be a bit warmer tomorrow as the cold front moves away, but with a high pressure dome to our north, we could see winds from the northeast keeping things cool.

March 10

The temperature today reached about 40, clearing most of the remaining ice off my driveway through no effort of my own. I was fairly accurate on my prediction, as with the sun it warmed up more than most news outlets were forecasting. We have a low pressure dome approaching, so winds should turn to from the southeast and pick up a bit. It should be a nice day tomorrow, but maybe turn a bit blustery overnight into Saturday.

A bit more snow

Well, we did get some snow, but not nearly what was called for. I think we are at about 2 inches at about 7 p.m. This is right in line with what I predicted. Most of what did fall in our area has melted. I may have to do a bit of shoveling when I get home from work, just in an effort to avoid it icing up later. Temperatures hovered in the mid 30s, so sidewalks were sloppy. For tomorrow, it looks like a big high pressure dome is settling in over the midsection of the country. I'm calling for clear skies and temperatures pretty similar to a little warmer than today with the sun. But we are still stuck in a trough in the jet stream, so no mid-50s yet.

March 8

Hot one today. It reached about 40 with winds out of the south at 5-10 mph. No snow so far, but apparently it's coming. As of yesterday, the storm's track had meteorologists predicting that we would be in the 1-3 inch band of snow. Now it's looking more like 3-6 through tomorrow night. I'm calling for more on the low end of that. We may get three, but, to me, it looks like it's taking the moisture associated with the storm a long time to track to the north. I'm leaning toward the higher end of that range ending up to our south.

March 7

We had a bit of snow this morning, but it warmed nicely throughout the day, and I got away with doing very little shoveling. Just a bit in some shaded areas. We got into the low-to-mid 30s, and now in the evening are getting a little bit of drizzle.
We have a low pressure dome tracking along the jet stream, apparently bringing some snow to our area beginning tomorrow night.We are in an area where it looks like anywhere from 3-10 inches are a possibility. It looks to me like it is going to stay a bit to the south of us. We'll be in the low end of that range. I hope.

Friday, March 4

The mid-30s were nice, melting most of the remaining snow off my driveway. Winds have been out of the north and the sky has remained overcast all day. There is a high pressure dome sitting to the north-northwest of us in Canada and the jet stream has dipped to our south, leaving us in a trough, so that should cool things off tomorrow.

Cold again

Today got off to a chilly start and never really recovered, so, unfortunately I was right about that. It had already dipped to about 5 degrees by the time I left work last night, and by the time I woke up this morning it was 3-below. It had warmed to 2 by the time I decided I needed to get my run in at about 9. It did eventually get into the mid-teens. It's been pretty clear for much of the day, and the wind has been relatively calm. Because of this, tonight is going to get cold again. With the jet stream off to the north of us and a high pressure dome a bit off to the east, winds should shift around to from the south, helping temperatures recover a bit tomorrow. However, a cold front is moving through and going to bring a little snow.

March 1

We have a pleasant opening day of March. In like a lamb. I'm sure that doesn't bode well for the end of the month. Just like how the groundhog knocked one out of the park in February.
We're approaching 40. Winds have picked up since this morning. Before I went for my run, my flag wasn't even moving. Now winds are out of the west-southwest at 10-15 mph. They'll be shifting around to the north-northwest as a cold front passes over us, causing temperatures tomorrow.
There was an interesting article on the Weather Channel website about severe weather in March. The article can be found here: