Friday, May 11, 2012

Friday['s Weather

Current Conditioins:  5:06PM

Temp: 64F
Wind: 16 mph WNW Gusts 26 WNW
Dew Point:  50F
Humidity: 63%
Pressure:  30.00"

US: Current Weather

There is curerntly a low pressure crossign right over us.  the wind has picked up and the clouds have increased to form a thick layer of stratus.  The radar shows there is some scattered storms behind the low.  There morving to the north and may or may not hit us at this point.  The south wind from yester day was pretty dry and kind of killed the develpment of any storms. 

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Thursday's Weather

Current Conditions: 7:41 PM

Temp: 66F
Dew Point: 34F
Humidity: 30%
Wind:  8 mph S Gusts 19 mph S
Pressure: 29.88"

Today has been a picture perfect day no clouds and a high of 70, it doesn’t get much better than that.  A high pressure system moved down from Canada yesterday and has been right over us all day keeping the winds calm and the skies completely clear.  The high looks like it will move out tonight as a low front out of the west will take its place bringing some moist air out of the pacific.  Scattered storms look like they will fallow the front. The Unisysis forecast models show possible storms in about 36 hours.





NAM - US - SL Pres/Prec - 4Panel 

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Tuesdays Weather

Current Conditions:  9:35PM

Temp: 52°F
Wind: 4 mph NW gusts 23 NW mph
Dew Point: 49°F
Humidity 94%
Pressure: 29.91"


its been a while since the last post school has been completely out of hand. The weather has been really interesting lately.  we've had a ton of rain and warm weather.  we had a nice south wind that kept feeding mid latitude cyclones one after another for about the last week.  we have finally had some good thunder storms as well.  One of them this weekend was particularly nasty lightning was cracking in what sounded like the front yard for hours.  Today we saw a slight change in weather pattens as a cold front moved in and created widely scattered showers  instead of the intense thunderstorms.  


Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Wednesdays Weather

Current Conditions:  11:16AM

Temp: 64F
Wind: WSW 10 MPH Gusts WSW 10 MPH
Dew Point:  57F
Humidity:  78%


Last night a strong line of thunder storms came through the cities, but moved north and skirted us for the most part.  We did get quite a bit of rain, but the thunder and hail went around us.  There was also a pocket of dry air in font of the storm and caused it to weaken as it moved over us.  Right now all that water vapor is being sucked up and is being used to generate another storm.  a beautiful mid latitude cyclone is over us right now.  the warm south wind will bring nice temps today but also provide some serious fuel to the cyclone.  We should see another potentially more powerful storm come through tonight.



NAM - US - SL Pres/Prec - 4Panel




Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Tusedays Weather

Current Conditions:  12:27PM

Temp:  52F
Wind: 14 mph S gusts S 14 mph
Dew Point: 48F
Humidity: 58%
Pressure:  29.82"

the strong south wind has brought us pleasant temperatures today and clear skies this morning but that warm moist air is producing clouds and conditions conducive to thunderstorms are building.  The clouds will build into the afternoon as the warm front to our west and the more stationary front to the south start to mix.  The high pressure coming out of the rookies right now combined with the low over the mid-west will likely break apart and create a mid-latitude cyclone latter today and into tomorrow driven by the warm wet south wind I would expect thunder storms into the next 12-24 hours. The water vapor map shows high concentrations to our south as well as behind the rookie mountain high.  The forecast models show in 24 hours that low pressure will be on top of us and produce precipitation.  As it passes through and combines with the wet air to our south in 36 hours it will regain strength and really develop into a potentially strong mid latitude cyclone in 48 hours. 




Infrared Satellite - US Current



NAM - US - SL Pres/Prec - 4Panel



Surface Data - US Current

Monday, April 30, 2012

Monday's Weather

Current Condtitons: 7:25pm\

Temp: 57F
Wind: 8 mph SW Gusts 14 mph SW
Dew Point: 45F
Humidity 63%
Pressure:  29.89"

Today was a bit warmer than yester day a high pressure is just sitting over us right now.  However warm weather is in the forcast this week as well as thunderstorms.


Thursday, April 26, 2012

cool picture



found this picture on national geographic  some really cool lenticular clouds over mt. Rainer