All posts by Jack Sillin

I’m a third-year atmospheric science student at Cornell University who has been blogging about the weather since 2011. While I’m not officially a meteorologist, I have accumulated a bit of experience forecasting both local weather (in western Maine and New Hampshire) as well as national/international weather during my time writing for weather.us and weathermodels.com. I also have experience programming in Python, teaching concepts in weather forecasting, and communicating forecast information to general audiences.

Wednesday storm update

The storm that will disrupt travel for thanksgiving will head more north meaning a powerful storm coming out of the Ohio river valley will spin up through NE with a cold rain at the coast and some accumulating snows inland. This will be an interesting combination as the wind will be out of the SE shifting to the NNE and will be bringing in cooler air. There will be some debate on snow, ice, or rain but we know for certain that there will be MAJOR disruption to holiday travel East of the mississippi.

Stay tuned!

-Jack

Possible Thanksgiving travel trouble

This Wednesday millions of Americans will hit the roads or take to the skies to get to family or friends to spend Thanksgiving with them. But on this travel packed Wednesday will feature a major storm impacting the northeastern U.S. This will include lots of cold rain with high elevation snows. There is the potential for some tropical moisture to work in if a system in the atlantic ocean develops into TS tammy.

Stay tuned and stay safe during the holiday travel.

-Jack

Todays weather 11.19.11

Today will feature mostly sunny skies with only a few high cirrus clouds to be seen. Temperatures will top out around 50 today before dropping down to 35 tonight.

Stay tuned!

-Jack

Epic alaskan storm

As a large dome of high pressure continues to dominate the weather around here we turn our gaze to an alaskan storm.

This is what the NWS says about the storm:

What NWS forecasters in Fairbanks, Alaska, are calling an “extremely dangerous and life threatening storm of an epic magnitude rarely experienced” is rapidly strengthening and beginning to impact coastal communities and the western Alaska mainland.The brunt of the storm is expected to reach Nome, Alaska, this evening, with hurricane-force winds and tremendous coastal storm surge. Currently, there are 35-foot waves and 100 mph winds in the open waters as the storm moves at 60 mph toward the western Alaska coastline. Storm surge into Norton Sound is expected to raise waters to 10 feet above normal through Wednesday, causing devastating beach erosion. Flooding could push Norton Bay ice on shore. Seas are forecast to rise along the coastline Tuesday afternoon and gain height rapidly at night before cresting in Nome on Wednesday. Coastal Flood and Blizzard Warnings are in effect from Tuesday through Wednesday night for most of the west coast of Alaska.

In 1974 a storm like this stuck the same area with a 5 foot surge inundating the low lying areas of town and with the surge forecasted to top out at 8 FEET these areas could be flooded again.

Here is a surge forecast map:

 

Stay tuned!

 

-Jack

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extended outlook for 11.6-11.9

Well it looks like we have a quiet start to the week with plentiful sun until thursday when we have some rain coming in.

Stay tuned!

-Jack

Extended outlook

The extended outlook looks quiet with the exception of thursday night when a cold front will pass through and usher in some cooler air.

Stay tuned

-Jack

Todays weather

Today will feature mostly sunny skies with temperatures reaching around 50 degrees.

Stay tuned!

-Jack

Tomorrows weather

Tomorrow will feature a clearing skies with a stiff NW breeze.

Temperatures will climb to 52 degrees.

Stay tuned

-Jack

3 day forecast

The 3 day forecast looks quiet with a gradual warm up expected.

Stay tuned as an ocean storm that is predicted to stay out to sea could end up like today.

-Jack

Storm update as of 9:45 10.30.11

The last snowflakes are falling and we are over with this storm and the totals are beginning to come in.

Some totals so far:

Snow Totals (as of 7:30AM, snow winding down)

Bridgton……17.4″
Gray…………12.2″
Westbrook….4.5″
Portland (N.Deering)….6.5″
Paris……….12.0″
Hollis…..9.8″
Kennebunk…..5.0″
Augusta 4.5″
Leeds……12.0″
Saco…….6.5″
S. Berwick….9.0″
Chatham, NH…..5.5″

Around New England

Plainfield, MA…..27.8″
Shelburne, MA….21.9″
Hillsboro, NH…..21.5″
Bristol, CT….17.0″
Chester, MA….16″
Boston, MA….2.0″

Peak Wind Gust: Nantucket 68 MPH at 3:27AM

Stay tuned!

-Jack