A dangerous gust front
The stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair this past Saturday (August 13th), which tragically killed 5 and injured more than 40, coincided with the passage of a gust front that raced eastward ahead...
View Article4:30 PM Friday: Evening hours to bring the heaviest snow to Capital Region
Here is the most recent radar image for the Northeast, courtesy of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Department as of late afternoon Friday. We still see two main...
View ArticleStorm wrapup: Forecast models say, “I told you so!”
What a difference a few hours makes in the 2nd week of March! Less than two weeks from the vernal equinox, the sun now is as strong as it was in early October. Even before the snow slackened off here...
View Article5PM Saturday: Heaviest snow on the way
Mostly light snowfall has occurred in the Greater Capital District throughout most of the daylight hours Saturday. Due to the cold temperatures, the snow has been very light and fluffy, and has had...
View ArticleA frigid night, and then we jump back on the meteorological roller coaster
Bright sunshine and (at least in the immediate Albany vicinity, relatively light winds) belied the frigid temperatures that have accompanied and followed the storm that dumped on the order of a foot of...
View Article“Symphonic Storm” Prepares for a Grand Finale
As our latest snowstorm of the active winter of ’13-’14 unfolds, it is already establishing itself as a “classic”. If we consider the musical analogue, the storm has unfolded in three “movements” …...
View ArticlePossible Major El Nino developing, and our wild winter
This blog addresses two possibly related questions: The ultimate status of El Niño over the upcoming year, and whether the recent evolution towards El Niño might have influenced this year’s wild winter...
View ArticleVivaldi/Albany’s Four Seasons: Winter Tomorrow
If the rapid changes in weather over the past several days have made you wonder whether the upcoming holiday is really Thanksgiving, or actually Memorial Day or Fourth of July, you’re not alone! Fresh...
View Article11AM: Snow overspreads Capital Region
As Philippe posted earlier today, dry air in the lower levels of the atmosphere took a while to overcome this morning, but snow of light to moderate intensity has now surged through Albany County and...
View ArticleA “Mostly” Well-Behaved Groundhog Day Storm
Unless you are a real die-hard snow lover, you probably don’t want to be like Bill Murray in “Groundhog Day” and experience yesterday’s snow and cold over and over again. However, the powdery snow...
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