02/04/2023, 10:04 am EST
The warming of SSTA off the West Coast of South America the past 4-6 weeks has suddenly and vividly extended to the Nino12 SSTA region. The Nino12 SSTA is now +1.14C which is nearly 2C warmer than 30 days ago.
02/04/2023, 9:59 am EST
There is a strong tendency for amplified broad-scale upper-level high-pressure ridge areas to form across and downwind MWH episodes. No exception is the exposure South America has to this phenomenon as meteorological summer 2022-23 has produced a titanic upper-level ridge east of Argentina extending across Argentina to cause drought in that country and aggravate long-term drought in Chile.
02/02/2023, 2:49 pm EST
Historic warmth across the U.S. was observed in just-ended January. The month of January has been unusually warm in 3 of the last 4 years based on NOAA U.S. gas population weight HDD anomaly observations.
02/02/2023, 2:44 pm EST
The core of an arctic air mass moving toward South-central Canada today will move east-southeast and into New England with limited, if any moderation. The coldest point of the arctic air presence across the Northeast is around 5AM Saturday morning. At that time, Boston could plummet to -16F, Portland, ME -24F, and Burlington, VT -30F.
02/02/2023, 7:56 am EST
The next high impact event is an incoming arctic air mass likely most intense over New York and New England tomorrow into Saturday as Wind Chill Warnings are posted. Trailing the arctic front wind gusts to 40-50 mph can cause power outages arriving at a time when wind chill index is routinely 20F to 50F below zero.