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The Northern Tier is in the midst of arctic wave 2 of 3 with the best saved till last this weekend. Ice covered barge enters Duluth ship canal yesterday morning. With a ridge position near or over Alaska and a low containing a piece of the polar vortex on the west shore of Hudson Bay, waves of frigid air […]
There’s a lot going on, so thought I would share these interesting posts from weather.com Back-to-Back Arctic Blasts Will Send Midwest, Northeast into a Deep Freeze Through the Weekend By Chris Dolce Published Dec 13 2016 01:43 PM EST weather.com Story Highlights Two more shots of arctic air will sweep through the nation’s northern tier […]
Now this would be something for the weekend! Sat morn. Sun morn Mon morn Temps in Minneapolis has not hit -24 since the January 2004 outbreak. Watch this morning’s video.
Think last week was cold, the new week ahead promises to be even colder and likely record challenging. First we’re dealing with snowfall stretching from Portland, OR to Portland, ME. The core of this 2nd wave of cold remains north of the US-Canada border but this air mass is already oozing south into Montana and […]
What an open to December in the wake of a record warm fall. The 1st of three major cold blasts to sweep into the Lower 48 has already left it’s mark by driving Casper, WY to initially -31 (coldest reading since Feb 2006) and then -33 an hour or so later, making for the coldest low in 25 […]
By Brian Donegan Published Dec 8 2016 05:18 PM EST weather.com Story Highlights An arctic air mass has overtaken the Great Lakes region. The air is more than cold enough to produce lake-effect snow. Localized squalls will dump significant accumulations downwind of the lakes. Lake-effect snow will continue to hammer the Great Lakes region through […]
Oh how the tide has turned… Alaska witnessed their first -50 yesterday morning while a deep low crossed the N Plains bringing blizzard conditions but also opening the door to the coldest air mass of the season. -37 recorded at Bondurant, Wyoming this morning made for the Lower 48’s coldest reading. Here are some impressive pictures and […]
By Jon Erdman Published Dec 6 2016 08:34 AM EST weather.com Story Highlights Temperatures have dipped between -40 and -50 degrees in some parts of Alaska since this weekend. This cold snap will linger much of the week, if not longer. This follows what has been a record warm year-to-date for many Alaska locations. If […]
The much anticipated Arctic cold has now crossed the barbed wire fence into Montana and shall continue pushing south and east through the remainder of this work week. Looks like there’s some cross polar flow occurring in this upper air setup. Firstly, let’s take a look at the source of this southbound cold. Fairbanks, AK […]
Winter finally arrives in Alaska with Fairbanks experiencing their first sub minus 30F night and sub minus -10F daytime max. Bettles has dropped to minus 41. Snowy, windy conditions affecting southern Alaska while a frigid high affects the north. The high and cold intensifies as it drifts into the Yukon. See today’s video.
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