Friday, January 27, 2012

Pattern Change Coming Next Weekend?

Another cold front is coming for Saturday PM and Sunday, but the coolness will be nothing like next weekend...if you can believe the long range models. This weekend's highs will be in the 60s on Saturday & near 60 on Sunday with night time lows in the 30s & 40s, fairly typical for the last week in January. But the models develop a much deeper east coast trough by Friday of next week and that may latch on to the brutally cold air(-35 to -40) that has been parked up over Alaska. So you cold air & snow freaks, don't give up yet. February & March are likely to develop several major storms(blizzards) and cold air outbreaks that could put us into the deep freeze. Stay tuned.

Wow, you need to read Dr. Master's blog seeking support for his stance that CO2 is the driver of our current warm cycle. Thank goodness the AMS has finally recognized that the "consensus" of scientists pushing for action(Taxes) are mainly computer modelers and that there are many other scientists(Physicists, Chemists, Geologists, Meteorologists) who don't believe CO2 is the MAIN driver. Let the debate & more research continue before we punish the poor-ist of the poor with higher energy costs that drive up EVERYTHING.

1 comment:

AlbanySnowMaker said...

yayyy!! ...but I'm not holding my breath for this one... hahaha... this winter has been really boring (at least compared to the last several active winters)... Bob, do you think this warmer-than-usual winter has a lot to do with the increased solar flares?