Month: January 2014

  • Continuing quiet weather. 2013 top 10 warmest.

    In both the meteorological and figurative sense, the forecast continues to be relatively dry. There does not seem to be any chance of rain (or snow for the mountains) until next Tuesday at the earliest and even then the models are saying it may very well dissipate before it gets to us. The evidence, 1AM…

  • Another foggy week of no rain also.. sea temperatures

    The jetstream remains bent around a ridge of high pressure over western North America. It will break down a bit today and tomorrow but will rebuild just as strong as ever by Wednesday and Thursday. Here is the jetstream on Thursday. This will keep us foggy and dry (aside from the dampness of the fog)…

  • Beware of fog – warm Friday.

    Short update today. The fog is thick this morning, especially on the Hump. Please drive carefully. Tomorrow we are still looking at a very warm day if you are in the mountains or on the west coast, with temperatures reaching into the teens. The models show no significant weather for the next two weeks really.…

  • Sun tanning on Friday on the mountain?

    The jetstream continues to deflect all of the weather in the Pacific up into Alaska, Yukon and northern BC. The image above is for Friday. That big bend is going to allow some very warm air into the region Friday but possibly with an inversion, so we might be stuck in the fog. Check out…

  • Warm morning dry week. And real science debate.

    Walked out the door this morning to a very pleasant 10° C breeze. It was only supposed to get up to 8° C today, so that’s a pretty good way to start the week. It stays mostly warm and dry this week but with a chance of some drizzle today and tomorrow. It might clear…