Category: Cold

  • Neutral Pacific and the “S” word

    First an update on El Niño, or the lack thereof. The latest EL NIÑO/SOUTHERN OSCILLATION (ENSO) report is out from the NOAA Climate Prediction Center. Their observation: During November 2012, the Pacific Ocean reflected ENSO-neutral conditions. …it is considered unlikely that a fully coupled El Niño will develop during the next several months. ENSO-neutral is…

  • Rain, wind then dry weekend

    Another short update: There will be more rain and likely some wind coming tonight before we get a chance to dry out on the weekend. I will have a more detailed update this afternoon or tomorrow.

  • More rain tonight and tomorrow – flurries Monday?

    Just a quick update. The showers this morning will pick back up into rain tomorrow with some more wind like we had Tuesday. Not very pleasant. It’s also getting colder so whenever we have heavy rain there is the possibility that sleet will be mixed in especially on the Hump and elsewhere. The shot of…

  • Contest Begins – Weather Station offline 10 days or more.

    As I noted last week, my station is in need of repair. So later today I will be dismantling it and removing it from my roof so I can send it back to California to get repaired and upgraded. This means the current weather values will be offline until it comes back. I would anticipate…

  • Lest we Forget – Snow flies 24hr before Contest starts

    First – Lest we Forget. Today we pause to remember those who have given their bodies and minds to protect us. Veterans of all wars no matter how big or small or what their cause or result deserve our utmost respect as well as respect from Government. The snow has started to fly this morning.…