Today Snow, Arctic blast, Hunga Tonga Update, Relax
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Peeps,
Today Snow
Todays snow was not much and many schools called a delayed opening and really did not need it but two weeks they needed and did not call it so it equals out. Just like nature intended it to. Registered about .3″ of snow. So we hade three snows this week- Monday 2.2″ Tuesday Snow Showers, and today’s snow. Follow this up with an arctic blast tonight through Saturday.
So what went wrong today with the snow as 1-3″/2-4″ were being predicted and being shown on all wx models? The arctic front was only about 3 hours to slow coming in that prevented the changeover from rain to snow. When it did it thumped pretty good for about 2.5 hours. Did not stick at first so we lost about an inch due to this with temps hanging around 33* and some at 32*.
Arctic blast
A very cold blast of arctic air sweeps in tonight through Saturday with temps in the low single digits and winds chills 5-10* below zero so bundle up and wear your thermals for highs will only be in the teens manana.
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The Cold Miser heard you!!
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Hunga Tonga Update
Folks as I said in my last update I said that time woudl tell with this as to what shakes out.
Well more scientific information is coming in and its a wowza! The blast sent ash, particulates and sulfur dioxide gases into the Stratosphere to a height of……………………………….24 miles – 128,000 feet! That will cause global cooling of about .3* Celsius overall = .54 degrees Fahrenheit, 1/2 a degree cooler. The world has recorded 3 not, 1 not 2 but 3 shockwaves that have traveled the full circumference of this beautiful God given planet three time. THREE! Australia will have some crop issues and water issues will be temporary as will in Africa as this cloud of ash travels west.
Relax
All the talk of a pattern relaxation for teh beginning of February as they are saying teh pattern breaks down, maybe it does for a week o two and then it reloads is the question or will I be working on my garden earlier than the past three years!!!
This date in History and I do remember this well!!
Thanks to ERA-5 reanalysis, we can take a detailed look back at this historic event.❄️
Arctic front pushed through early on 1-19-77, but most of the #snow in extreme S Florida was generated behind via ocean effect precip.
Simulated 850 hPa T down to -4C in #Miami is nuts! #FLwx https://t.co/bk5QSHrtET pic.twitter.com/Th9oYsAX2L
— Philippe Papin (@pppapin) January 20, 2022
Have a great night and bundle up these next two days.
Next possible snowfall is from a clipper maybe Tuesday.
AL Q
