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January 6, 2021 – Looking Ahead This Week

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Weather Summary
Tonight.
Feels like …
March 15th.		 Mostly Cloudy and 25 degrees , 7:25 sunrise.
Thursday.
Feels like …
February 18th.		 Mostly Sunny and 35 degrees , 4:38 sunset.
Thursday Night.
Feels like …
February 28th.		 Partly Cloudy and 20 degrees , 13 max wind chill, 7:24 sunrise.
Friday.
Feels like …
February 14th.		 Mostly Sunny and 34 degrees , 13 max wind chill, 4:39 sunset.
Friday Night.
Feels like …
February 16th.		 Partly Cloudy and 17 degrees , 11 max wind chill, 7:24 sunrise.
Saturday.
Feels like …
January 30th.		 Mostly Sunny and 31 degrees , 11 max wind chill, 4:40 sunset.
Saturday Night.
Feels like …
February 24th.		 Partly Cloudy and 19 degrees , 12 max wind chill, 7:24 sunrise.
Sunday.
Feels like …
February 10th.		 Mostly Sunny and 33 degrees , 12 max wind chill, 4:41 sunset.
Sunday Night.
Feels like …
February 24th.		 Partly Cloudy and 19 degrees , 14 max wind chill, 7:24 sunrise.
Monday.
Feels like …
February 18th.		 Mostly Sunny and 35 degrees , 4:43 sunset.
Monday Night.
Feels like …
March 7th.		 Partly Cloudy and 22 degrees , 7:23 sunrise.
Tuesday.
Feels like …
February 22nd.		 Partly Sunny and 36 degrees , 4:44 sunset.
Tuesday Night.
Feels like …
March 13th.		 Mostly Cloudy and 24 degrees , 7:23 sunrise.

Setting Sun 2

GIS Resources

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DAMWeather: GIS Resources

Here's a list of resources I use to make my maps. If you see anything in my maps that I don't have listed here, shoot me an email and ask where I got it from. If it's freely available, I'll be happy to send along a link or point you in the right direction.

Some of the files (like the WPC's percentile forecasts) are listed in .grb format, which requires the National Weather Service's tkdegrib program to convert into a usable file. The link is at the very bottom of this page.

Listening to Cat Stevens’ The Wind and pondering the lyrics on this bleak winter day

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Listening to Cat Stevens’ The Wind and pondering the lyrics on this bleak winter day …

I listen to the wind, to the wind of my soul
Where I’ll end up, well, I think only God really knows
I’ve sat upon the setting sun
But never, never, never, never
I never wanted water once
No never, never, never

I listen to my words but they fall far below
I let my music take me where my heart wants to go
I swam upon the Devil’s lake
But never, never, never, never
I’ll never make the same mistake
No, never, never, never

I have this record from back when I was in college and could connect to other shared music archives over the college network. I used to listen to it a lot while I was sitting down by the Saranac River. At least it’s not very cold out but hardly a day to spend outdoors longer then necessary.

https://youtu.be/hMg-fFnVqqo

Cloudy Day in Upstate NY

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As you can see it's a pretty cloudy day in Upstate NY. Downstate though and Connecticut they're seeing a bit more sun and it's expected to clear out tonight through next week with high pressure building in.

Snowy start to the winter

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According to the National Weather Service in Albany…

The Albany International Airport has had 32.0″ of snow this season (beginning July 1st 2020 technically). We are 13.0″ above normal to date. The seasonal normal is 60.3″ (based on 1981-2010 normal period).

https://www.facebook.com/252838241394735/posts/5289351224410053/?sfnsn=mo

What is the Polar Vortex?

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What is the Polar Vortex?

The polar vortex is a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding both of the Earth’s poles. It ALWAYS exists near the poles, but weakens in summer and strengthens in winter. The term "vortex" refers to the counter-clockwise flow of air that helps keep the colder air near the Poles. Many times during winter in the northern hemisphere, the polar vortex will expand, sending cold air southward with the jet stream (see graphic above). This occurs fairly regularly during wintertime and is often associated with large outbreaks of Arctic air in the United States. The one that occurred January 2014 is similar to many other cold outbreaks that have occurred in the past, including several notable colder outbreaks in 1977, 1982, 1985 and 1989.

Polar vortex shifting southward due to spiking temperatures around North Pole

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Polar vortex shifting southward due to spiking temperatures around North Pole

Rising temperatures in the North Pole are causing parts of the polar vortex to split off and move southward, leading to the possibility of a particularly harsh winter in the U.S., Europe and Asia.

The polar vortex, which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) defines as "a large area of low pressure and cold air surrounding the Earth's North and South poles," generally remains strong and stable, as it did last winter.

As reported by The Washington Post, when it remains stable, cold air stays within the area over the Arctic, with snow chances much less in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions.