tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post8970509224755777733..comments2024-03-26T10:45:14.207-05:00Comments on The Minnesota Forecaster: Big Storm in the Rear Mirror, What's Ahead?Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02905775514055182861noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-607773241359475802018-02-14T21:57:11.326-06:002018-02-14T21:57:11.326-06:00I've checked with Novak and we may do a video ...I've checked with Novak and we may do a video on Friday. Btw, you're on the old thread here.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905775514055182861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-37245923981256550342018-02-14T21:54:58.340-06:002018-02-14T21:54:58.340-06:00Need. Video. Soon. Need. Video. Soon. Plymouth Weather Lovernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-39461073441879198492018-02-06T07:38:54.655-06:002018-02-06T07:38:54.655-06:00Snow chances for this weekend appear to be dwindli...Snow chances for this weekend appear to be dwindling by the day. Has anybody heard differently?Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-71472484990046871052018-02-05T07:42:49.902-06:002018-02-05T07:42:49.902-06:00Totally disagree Randy!. That was a very nice trib...Totally disagree Randy!. That was a very nice tribute to Prince and the selfies in the stands was a nice touch(especially to those fans who were involved, that will be a memory of a lifetime). Samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-1429940421283110142018-02-04T23:11:01.681-06:002018-02-04T23:11:01.681-06:00Great football game, the halftime show will go dow...Great football game, the halftime show will go down as one of the best bottom 5 of all time. As for the weather system at the end of the week,best chance for winter storm criteria should be south of the metro being that the storm originates out of the nw flow. randyinchamplinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607833493422286368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-71458386765632232392018-02-04T10:48:47.491-06:002018-02-04T10:48:47.491-06:00That sounds great! I hope it comes to fruition!!That sounds great! I hope it comes to fruition!!Snow Meisternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-37393341199948719262018-02-04T10:48:04.861-06:002018-02-04T10:48:04.861-06:00Thanks for your support, bigdaddy!!Thanks for your support, bigdaddy!!Snow Meisternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-27774683336657640372018-02-04T09:07:11.253-06:002018-02-04T09:07:11.253-06:00I'm a transplant from NY(and I continue to wai...I'm a transplant from NY(and I continue to wait for the Jets to figure it and make a Super Bowl, hopefully before I pass away). Anyhow I hate the Patriots so FLY EAGLES FLY!bigdaddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-6830018029910429722018-02-04T08:48:14.786-06:002018-02-04T08:48:14.786-06:00If your a snowlover this NWS discussion has to be ...If your a snowlover this NWS discussion has to be the best discussion you've read in awhile with 3 opportunities for snowfall over the next 5 days:<br /><br /><br />It looks like a cold and active long term period with a few<br />chances of snow.<br /><br />Still plenty of questions with how far north the clipper<br />system will bring snow Monday. Most models have shifted north,<br />bringing light snow as far north as Willmar, the Twin Cities, and<br />Eau Claire. NAM and Canadian are perhaps too far north in<br />bringing an inch to those locations, but had to expand at least<br />mentionable PoPs northward to account for the increasing<br />potential. The heaviest accumulations still look to fall across<br />northern Iowa and southwestern MN, with maybe 2 or 3 inches as far<br />north as I-90 across south central MN.<br /><br />It is a quick system and should be out of here by Monday night.<br />High pressure will take its place by early Tuesday morning with<br />clear skies, light winds, and fresh snowpack across much of the<br />area. Temperatures were lowered several degrees, and in some cases<br />are colder than guidance, but they may not be cold enough given<br />the ideal conditions for radiational cooling.<br /><br />The high will shift southeast Tuesday while a potent trough<br />approaches for Tuesday night. A moist isothermal DGZ temperature<br />profile from the surface to 10kft and an arctic front pushing<br />through will likely generate snow showers/squalls Tuesday night<br />and early Wednesday morning across much of the CWA. Snow ratios<br />will be high, and model QPF is pretty consistent between<br />0.03-0.06". Could see a quick inch over the region as this wave<br />passes through. Introduced likely PoPs for this period.<br /><br />Attention then turns to the system for late week. There remains<br />timing differences amongst the models and their ensembles. The<br />ECMWF has shifted from the fast Canadian (bringing snow in as<br />early as late Wednesday night) to about half way to the 00Z GFS<br />and seems like a good compromise (snow arriving late Thursday<br />afternoon and continuing into early Friday). A quick look at the<br />06Z GFS is considerably slower still, not bringing snow in now<br />until late Thursday night! Regardless of model, Thursday night<br />seems like the most likely period for snow so left the categorical<br />PoPs alone for now. Depending how the eastern Canadian trough and<br />west coast ridge interact and thus how the system develops, this<br />could be a long duration snow event capable of significant<br />accumulations across the Dakotas, the southern half of Minnesota,<br />and Wisconsin.<br /><br />bigdaddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-56138826279054309632018-02-04T08:43:11.638-06:002018-02-04T08:43:11.638-06:00Three inches here in Plymouth from yesterday's...Three inches here in Plymouth from yesterday's snowfall. I'm hoping for more this week. Meanwhile, it's a beautiful, cold and sunny February Sunday morning! Since my Vikes didn't make it to the big game, I'm looking forward to my Eagles bringing home the trophy later today! Fingers crossed! P.S. I am a transplant from the Philly area to MN. I love the Vikes and the Eagles!Snow Meisternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-16777319467247633072018-02-03T20:49:09.729-06:002018-02-03T20:49:09.729-06:00I measured 3" just now in Golden Valley....ni...I measured 3" just now in Golden Valley....nice little event.....also there's something peaceful about shoveling at night, I love it. Bring more of it please, it's nice to have the consistent snowcover and snow depth to do whatever winter activities you choose on the weekends. Tomorrow it's tubing with the kids!bigdaddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-40252820456585492082018-02-03T15:21:42.965-06:002018-02-03T15:21:42.965-06:00Again, these "little guys" add up! And, ...Again, these "little guys" add up! And, with the hope of something bigger on the horizon, this is shaping up to be quite a winter!! Bring it!!Plymouth Weather Lovernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-48372012231977476262018-02-03T14:07:27.694-06:002018-02-03T14:07:27.694-06:00A nice couple inches of snow right in time for the...A nice couple inches of snow right in time for the super bowl how nice! Also not on board yet, but Friday next week is looking promising for significant snow somewhere in Minnesota. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-8511780679129941662018-02-03T14:01:40.636-06:002018-02-03T14:01:40.636-06:00I would say moderate snow in Woodbury. It has heav...I would say moderate snow in Woodbury. It has heavier a half hour ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-73111905541989841532018-02-03T12:59:09.817-06:002018-02-03T12:59:09.817-06:00By looking at the radar, it appears that it’s snow...By looking at the radar, it appears that it’s snowing hard over most of the metro right now. Can anyone confirm that? am in the south metro and it’s snowing lightly. Thanks!Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-19740433849346005412018-02-03T10:49:29.435-06:002018-02-03T10:49:29.435-06:00I'm impressed with the snowy weather pattern t...I'm impressed with the snowy weather pattern that has evolved. 20.4" officially in JAN & now we will start the first 1/2 of FEB with plenty of snow. I won't be surprised if MSP Int'l were to end up with above average snowfall for the snow season even though we started out so slow.Novak Weathernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-47283709077297577562018-02-03T08:04:45.257-06:002018-02-03T08:04:45.257-06:00we the skyway volunteers watched a number of peopl...we the skyway volunteers watched a number of people blanche yesterday when we explained that Super Bowl Live was outside and that Nicollet Mall is not an indoor mall! :+) Today should be good; tomorrow MN Chill.WeatherGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14741160280149154934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-66010622107643429552018-02-02T18:05:32.502-06:002018-02-02T18:05:32.502-06:00Well today was a swing and a miss on the snow...le...Well today was a swing and a miss on the snow...let's see how we do with tomorrow's bigdaddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-7692954915618983662018-02-02T08:24:38.377-06:002018-02-02T08:24:38.377-06:00I would say New England has much worse weather tha...I would say New England has much worse weather than we could ever dream of here. Philadelphia has just as bad weather also. I think they can handle it. It's not like we have a majority of fans from warm weather cities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-80031017110598653702018-02-02T04:52:45.949-06:002018-02-02T04:52:45.949-06:00Kind of fun listening to my little noaa radio this...Kind of fun listening to my little noaa radio this morning. The metallic voice was telling me exactly how to layer, including the type of clothing, fabric, etc. for wind chill advisories. It explained what frostbite looks like in great detail. I can tell we've got a Super Bowl crowd in town!!!!! Off I go to get ready to volunteer today downtown. Bold North/Cold North/Snow North. Bring it.WeatherGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14741160280149154934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-81877546859403093912018-02-01T18:52:25.598-06:002018-02-01T18:52:25.598-06:00This from the 5:54pm aviation NWS update....sounds...This from the 5:54pm aviation NWS update....sounds like tomorrow has the potential to be worse(or better depending if you like snow) then Saturday, interesting:<br /><br />Only concern this period is whether or not we see snow Friday<br />afternoon as strong warm advection develops, along with potential<br />for the development of MVFR cigs with this warm advection. The<br />degree of forcing we see in terms of isentropic lift and<br />frontogenesis is pretty impressive and coincides with a deep<br />dendritic growth zone. Result, is this could be a rather healthy 2<br />or 3 hour burst of snow during the afternoon/evening. Only<br />limiting factor is the moisture depth isn`t the greatest, that<br />arrives Saturday. For now, put in a 3sm -sn mention at MKT/RWF and<br />Twin Cities TAFs as this is where the NAM is showing the<br />strongest forcing going. There is potential that conditions could<br />be considerably worse than this if the snow materializes.<br /><br />KMSP...If we see snow Friday, it will come during the main evening<br />push. Worst case scenario with this wave is 2" of snow in about a<br />3 hour period. Given timing though, that could really slow down<br />volume numbers for MSP as traffic for the Super Bowl starts really<br />ramping up. Something to keep a close eye onbigdaddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-16027507783954351962018-02-01T12:35:25.399-06:002018-02-01T12:35:25.399-06:00The latest 12Z pissant NAM is increasing in intens...The latest 12Z pissant NAM is increasing in intensity ever so slightly for the Saturday system now having 2-4" right thru the metro. And we all know how well the increasing NAM performed with our last significant snow system, just saying!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-36642254391298911352018-02-01T07:28:48.491-06:002018-02-01T07:28:48.491-06:00I can wait for the 40's to return then up and ...I can wait for the 40's to return then up and up we go!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-88778009894188328152018-01-31T23:01:19.283-06:002018-01-31T23:01:19.283-06:00.9 in Golden Valley with that evening burst(I'....9 in Golden Valley with that evening burst(I'll call it an inch)bigdaddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483614767822693875.post-89771694011022968862018-01-31T22:16:52.349-06:002018-01-31T22:16:52.349-06:00That may have pushed January to sole position 12th...That may have pushed January to sole position 12th snowiest Januarys ever. Joel Fischerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151003904789150403noreply@blogger.com