Current Temps and Radar

I’m going to dispense with the usual format.

As I sit down to write this, either a Tornado or Severe Thunderstorm Watch extends south from Wisconsin all the way into Texas, stopping just short of connecting Madison and Austin. read more

Current Temps and Radar

If you missed my rant about Friday’s tornado warning siren, you can read it here.

Tonight – What’s Up With that MCS? 

Today we’ve been watching a Mesoscale Convective System (“MCS”) to our north. This is from 4:54 PM today: read more

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March in Review

• Average temp was 0.6″ above normal. Month’s high 82° (3/31), low 9° (3/6).
• The SnowDome died. In all, we saw 2.9″ of snow, most in March since 1996.
• Total rainfall 4.29″, which was 0.18″ above normal.
• Probably the most unusual thing: March begins spring storm season, but there were no thunderstorms.

Saw this from @JimCantore, who got it from @julieverhage: March productivity took a hit.

Tonight – Cloudy & Some Showers 

We’ll remain cloudy tonight. Rain chances will linger throughout the night, though showers will be hit-or-miss. Here’s the NAM4 model at 9 PM: read more

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*Updated with new 8 AM data. -Kaiti 

Severe weather remains possible today.

The Storm Prediction Center just adjusted our probabilities of “x” happening w/in 25 miles of us this afternoon: read more

Current Temps and Radar

Bedtime Update re Friday

Weather models are in general agreement that showers and thunderstorms will spread along a cold front, and arrive sometime between 2 PM and 6 PM.

The main threats, in order, are: read more

Current Temps and Radar

Both interns are off today, but I’m pretty sure Will has them washing crawfish off SnowForce1.

In their absence you’re getting a bunch of random Saul Goodman (or, Jimmy McGill, if you prefer) GIFs, and maybe some weather. read more

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Tuesday – Patchy Fog Early. Clouds Start to March In – Wake Up 48°, High 74°

Wednesday – Chance of Showers & Thunderstorms – Wake Up 56°, High 72°

It’s time to say some words. read more

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Rest of Today – Sun & A Few Clouds – High: Seventy Something

Between 7 PM and midnight, we should drop from the low/mid 60°s into the upper 40°s. read more

Current Temps and Radar

He’s getting ready …

… for Sunday.

Tonight – Rainy – High 62°

The cold front is currently, and slowly, pushing drizzly, rainy, gross showers south across I-40. read more

Current Temps and Radar

Below is the satellite image from just before noon today. There were no clouds in the sky. That’s snow on the ground:

It’ll be interesting to see how much snow is left to our west tomorrow. Temps ran into the 40°s over most of it. read more