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Weather Blog: Tracking storm system north of Hawaii
Good Friday bloggers,
Immediately we’re buying and selling colder air for a lot, a lot much less wind.
The height wind gusts from Thursday had been within the 40-50 mph vary. St. Joseph had a 52 mph wind gust.
Highs had been within the mid to higher 60s. So, at this time we’ll see highs within the mid to higher 40s, however with wind speeds round 5 mph.
Jeff Penner
What’s subsequent?
There’s a storm system about 1000 miles north of Hawaii and 3300 miles west of KC that will probably be affecting our climate on the second day of 2023.
Jeff Penner
Right here is the upper-level circulate for Monday. The storm system now 3300 miles away will probably be about 800 miles to our west. That is shut sufficient to deliver an opportunity of rain and thunderstorms.
There’s a Polar Vortex in pink to the fitting of the banner. It’s disconnected from this storm system. Any snow from this storm will probably be principally north of Interstate 80.
Jeff Penner
Let’s undergo the forecast as we flip the calendar to 2023.
TODAY:
There will probably be extra sunshine this afternoon together with highs within the mid to higher 40s. That is 20 levels colder than Thursday, however the wind will probably be round 5 mph, which is 40-50 mph lower than Thursday.
Showers and some thunderstorms will probably be discovered from the southeast U.S. to the Nice Lakes.
Jeff Penner
NEW YEAR’S EVE: Jeff Penner
Will probably be a pleasant final day of 2022. Highs will probably be 50°-55° together with a south to southeast breeze at 5-15 mph. There will probably be durations of clouds which implies we’ll see sunshine at occasions.
Through the night to midnight into the early hours of 2023, the climate will probably be calm with temperatures within the 40s together with a lightweight wind.
However, there’s a DRUNK/TEXTING WHILE DRIVING WARNING. That is in reminiscence of all these killed or injured in drunk/texting driving accidents. Nathan McDuffie misplaced his life over 30 years in the past in a drunk-driving accident.
Please DO NOT DRINK/TEXT and drive on any day.
Jeff Penner
NEW YEAR’S DAY:
Lows will probably be 35°-40° on the best way to highs within the mid to higher 50s. The wind will probably be gentle with durations of cirrus clouds in order that the solar can shine by way of.
This implies nice climate for the Chiefs-Broncos recreation. Temperatures for tailgating will probably be within the 40s.
Jeff Penner
MONDAY:
That is the day we will probably be monitoring the storm system now 3300 miles west of KC. Rain and some thunderstorms will type alongside and east of Interstate 35 as snow falls from Colorado to western Nebraska to the northern Plains.
Some extreme climate will probably be doable later Monday into Tuesday from across the Mississippi River and factors east.
Highs will probably be round 60° with extra wind from the south gusting 30-40 mph.
There’s a totally different resolution from the European mannequin. See beneath.
Jeff Penner
RAINFALL FORECAST:
There’s a distinction between the American and European fashions. The picture above is from the American mannequin.
The American mannequin has us on the western fringe of the rain bringing us .10″-.50″.
1″-2″ of rain happens alongside and south and east of Interstate 44. 2″ to 7″ of rain falls from Arkansas to Ohio.
Jeff Penner
The European mannequin has a a lot slower and farther south resolution for the storm. Because of this, we’re within the .50″-1″ to 1″-2″ rainfall whole classes.
Which one is true? We’re leaning with the American mannequin resolution, however it isn’t set but.
If the Euro mannequin is true, we might see the rain finish as snow. That’s how a lot totally different the options are right now, simply three days earlier than the storm arrives.
Jeff Penner
Each units of knowledge agree that 7″-10″ or extra rain will fall in central and northern California. They do want it, however that could be a bit an excessive amount of of a superb factor.
Snow ranges have been round 9000 ft above Lake Tahoe. The storm we’re monitoring will deliver snow ranges down a lot decrease, which means ft of snow for the ski resorts.
Jeff Penner
Have a contented and secure new yr!
Keep wholesome.