Monday, December 31, 2012
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Winter Weather Forecast
One of my foremost
new year hopes and dreams is the wish for wet weather. Along with the rest of the state’s
wetlands, Bon Bon Pond has suffered terribly from years of drought.
The original
prediction for the Midwest this winter had been drier and hotter than normal but the
meteorologists at accuweather.com have
updated the forecast model and now prognosticate a near normal January.
More Clippers, Cold Shots for the Midwest
A higher frequency of clipper systems is expected for
the northern Plains and Midwest compared to what meteorologists were expecting
early in the fall.
Clipper systems are fast-moving storms, originating
from Alberta, Canada, that carry little moisture. Light to moderate snow
usually falls on the northern edge of the clipper system track.
Below-normal
snowfall was previously forecast for eastern portions of the Dakotas,
Minnesota, Wisconsin and northern Illinois. AccuWeather meteorologists now
expect near-normal snow in this zone due to more frequent clippers.
Cold shots following the clipper systems will hold
temperature departures down more too. With more cold crossing the Great Lakes,
this change also impacts the forecast for lake-effect snow in some areas.
"With more clippers, we may see a moderate season
[of lake-effect snow] predicted overall for the Great Lakes, but there could be
a few areas that could be a little bit heavier off of Lake Superior and
northern Lake Michigan," Pastelok said. Above-normal snow is forecast for
the typical snowbelts across the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and northern
portions of Lower Michigan as a result.
Check out the new forecast
for your area of the country:
Saturday, December 29, 2012
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