Snowless Winter? Not entirely snowless, but certainly snowstarved
There have been many headlines about the lack of snow over the conterminous U.S. this winter particularly because the northeastern U.S., a major source region for headlines, has experienced an...
View ArticleToday’s Stream of Consciousness
Today, I’m making my first attempt to create a blog entry on my iPad using the much-loved blogsy app. The result: So far, so good. Intuitive (I haven’t looked at their tutorial videos yet), easy to...
View ArticleHurricane Isaac Crosses the Coast
Here’s an interesting 22-hour radar loop from the New Orleans NEXRAD site (the National Weather Service’s weather radar site) showing hurricane Isaac very slowly crossing the coast and heading inland:
View Article“You are getting sleepy…very sleepy…”
Here’s a second interesting view of Isaac, now well inland over northern Louisiana. This time it’s an animation of the surface wind field around Isaac at 11:00 a.m. CDT. The creative and wonderfully...
View ArticleMay it snow?
Central Colorado had a very snowy April—for instance, Boulder, CO set a record for April snowfall measuring more than four feet (122 cm) of snow during the month…and most of that fell during a two-week...
View ArticleAn Appreciative Cat
Ever since I learned about the Cloud Appreciation Society (CAS) a few years ago, I became an instant fan and, as quickly as international post would allow, I became a life-long member. Not only does...
View ArticleA Snow Shower in May
Often in May, with the air still retaining some winter chill, and the land warming rapidly from near-summer sunshine, convective showers of snow and hail form over the Rockies and adorn the sky-scape....
View ArticleApproaching Thunder
Yesterday was an active weather day along Colorado’s Front Range. A relatively cool springtime weather system from the Pacific, which had moved through the Pacific Northwest on Memorial Day Monday...
View ArticleConvective Compositions
Ah, summer! (Well, in the Northern Hemisphere, that is.) Aside from ice cream, beaches, flowers, vacations, and sunburns, summer also means impressive thunderclouds (cumulonimbus clouds). Over the...
View ArticleMural in Motion
Some days, especially in summer, the clouds of central Colorado present a spectacular skyscape constantly changing and shifting from puffy cotton balls to ominous thunderclouds to occasional bright...
View ArticleToday’s Stream of Consciousness
Today, I’m making my first attempt to create a blog entry on my iPad using the much-loved blogsy app. The result: So far, so good. Intuitive (I haven’t looked at their tutorial videos yet), easy to...
View ArticleMural in Motion
Some days, especially in summer, the clouds of central Colorado present a spectacular skyscape constantly changing and shifting from puffy cotton balls to ominous thunderclouds to occasional bright...
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