Category Archives: Storm Speculation

Winter 2023-2024 Has Finally Arrived

Posted on January 6, 2024 by jimsullivan92

In late December it was laid out why a substantial pattern change was expected to start January, with increased cold and at least some increase in snow across the U.S. and Canada. However, it was a bit uncertain exactly how … Continue reading →

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Signs of Life for Winter 2023-2024?

Posted on December 26, 2023 by jimsullivan92

Not a surprise in a strong El Nino winter but December 2023 has been a very mild so far, with no significant cold anomalies expected in the continental U.S. (CONUS) the rest of the month to take much of the … Continue reading →

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February 11, 2021: A Jaunt Through Our Insanely Active Pattern

Posted on February 12, 2021 by jimsullivan92

There have already been almost too many wintry systems across the central and eastern U.S. since late January to keep track of, including a 20-30”+ whopper of a storm where I’m living in northern New Jersey. And for better or … Continue reading →

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Sizing up the January 31 – February 2 Storm Potential

Posted on January 26, 2021 by jimsullivan92

I think it’s safe to say “here we go” for Sunday – Tuesday in the Midwest and Northeast! The pattern features a west-based -NAO, 50/50 low, large shortwave, confluence ahead of it over New England and SE Canada, and ridging … Continue reading →

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11/14/15 Long Range: Thanksgiving Week Cooldown Idea Gaining Steam

Posted on November 14, 2015 by jimsullivan92

Model images in this post came from: weatherbell.com, tropicaltidbits.com, weather.cod.edu, instantweathermaps.com and the University of Berlin’s Atmospheric Diagnostics website. A brief cool down is occurring in the Northeast US, with some lake effect snow, after another good shot of mild … Continue reading →

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1/23/15: Parade of East Coast Storms; Cold Start to February

Posted on January 23, 2015 by jimsullivan92

A large number of the model images used in this post can be found at tropicaltidbits.com It’s been a fairly busy week along the East Coast of the US, with one low pressure system on Sunday bringing disruptive freezing rain … Continue reading →

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Strong Clipper for Great Lakes Sunday

Posted on January 22, 2015 by jimsullivan92

This is a northern Ohio-centric post. I’ll probably have a post discussing potential East Coast redevelopment on Monday later. There is growing potential for a moderate amount of snow Sunday afternoon through Monday morning across northern Ohio…especially closer to Lake … Continue reading →

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1/16/15: Cold Will Return After Brief Break; Will Snow Follow?

Posted on January 17, 2015 by jimsullivan92

Several images used are from Tropicaltidbits.com…great site. If you think it’s been cold during the first half of January, you’re correct if you live east of the Rocky Mountains. With the exception of Florida, essentially all of the central and … Continue reading →

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Nor’ Easter Colder and Farther East Than Expected Dropping Major Snows in NYC. What’s Next?

Posted on November 7, 2012 by jimsullivan92

Major pattern changes are occurring over the Northern Hemisphere right now and they will have major implications on the weather pattern to end the month of November. First and foremost: A storm tracked just close enough to the Mid Atlantic … Continue reading →

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Another East Coast Storm on the Way?

Posted on November 4, 2012 by jimsullivan92

A current look at the upper level pattern across our hemisphere shows that significant blocking is still occurring, with several of our models developing a significant east coast storm for the middle of next week due to this blocking. Let’s … Continue reading →

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