Arent the bigger snows usually in Jan/Feb/early March though? We're not that far into that window yet.
This winter seems kind of normal. Cold December but not much snow. Blast of subzero cold in early January. Then snow comes later.
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Arent the bigger snows usually in Jan/Feb/early March though? We're not that far into that window yet.
This winter seems kind of normal. Cold December but not much snow. Blast of subzero cold in early January. Then snow comes later.
I bet it ends up even more so. Dry NE winds pushing west from the high over the Great Lakes...models notoriously having a high bias on qpf for these NW systems.
Feb and Jan the snowiest. March just seems like it because you get into that season where you get the uber-moisture laden whoppers. All-or-nothing month usually.
If this was to shift one way or so, what is the most likely? I hoping it is more westlerly.
Trend has been west. Pretty decent shift west from Monday to Tuesday. Pretty steady right now, Tu vs Wed
My instinct would be maybe a little more west if it moves, thinking the high could be a little stronger over the great lakes, more dry air pumped in underneath through Eastern Iowa, maybe overall moisture a little overdone.
If I had to bet on my own forecast, I'd lean more toward unders east of I-35 I think.
We'll see what tomorrow morning brings as more of the energy comes on shore. But I think steady or maybe more drifting west is probably more likely than reverting back east. But I wouldn't rule either out 100% yet. Getting it all on land an weather balloons in makes a big difference.
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Another storm that produces less hyped results again dry air from the NE will kill it and push it into Nebraska. Ames is in this bubble.
That would be a major bust, but I don’t see that happening. Looks like an 18 hour period of snow.
Good point. Lately it seems like winter has been starting later, and ending later.
I remember thinking this time last year "Looks like we might get a mild winter.", then we got **** hammered and set records for cold. Hope that doesn't happen again this year.
I think we need to have people identify as trained meteorologists vs arm chair meteorologists. Right now all I trust is Brett, and everyone else is just Uncle Rico.
Maybe we just have a bad calendar? What happens if we add a week each year for the next 2-3 years?
You serious Clark? I trust the weatherman in this thread.
oh, and Frankie. Heard he’s going to Hollywood.
Don’t worry, I bought a snowblower today. We won’t get anything.
This needs to miss us, I have to drive to muscatine at 5am saturday.
Nobody needs to drive to Muscatine at 5am on a Saturday.