Monthly Archives: January 2012

An upper level shortwave stretching from the Great Lakes to Georgia is currently swinging around a broader trough with an axis over central Canada and the high plains. At the surface, a low near eastern lake Ontario is starting to … Continue reading →

A 500mb cutoff low is located over Eastern Texas. A broad area of low pressure stretches from the Ohio valley down into Northern Louisiana. In the Northeast, some cold air has been in place. Isentropic lift ahead of this area … Continue reading →

As I stated in my last outlook, the lack of blocking was going to be a limiting force on snowfall during much of the month, unless we got a storm that coincided with on of the sporadic cold snaps. That … Continue reading →

There is no question that this has been a frustrating winter for snowlovers in the northeast. Each time we’ve had that hint of snow on the long range forecast it doesn’t seem to have managed to materialize. This progressive pattern … Continue reading →