We’ve gone through quite a change over the past several days. Early last week, we had highs in the 60s. By the weekend, we had snow on the ground in many locations. And even colder weather is looming later this week.
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The first Monday after Thanksgiving is a big day for avid outdoorsmen across the Alleghenies. It’s when they head out into the woods to try to bag that prize buck. It’s obvious that the weather impacts the turnout, but can the weather impact whether or not you get a deer? Absolutely! Read on to learn how weather impacts hunting… Here’s a quick blog post to let you know of a minor upgrade to the blog. You probably wouldn’t have even noticed it if I didn’t draw your attention to it. In the row of images at the top of the screen, we have added a ‘Futurecast Totals’ graphic. This graphic will be updated [...] After what’s been a very mild and quiet month for us, many locations will see their first accumulating snowfall later this week. Check out this link below for a cool video of Earth’s weather from above… http://gizmodo.com/5409638/earths-weather-like-you-have-never-seen-it-before What would happen and what would Earth look like if it had rings like Saturn? Take a look at the video below and see…  It had to come to an end at some point, and that point looks to be later next week. A series of cold fronts will cross the area starting midweek, and each one will have even colder air behind it. We could even have some snow flying for Thanksgiving, and more the following week. I just wanted to let everyone know that there’s a new way to get to the blog. If you’re on the WJAC-TV homepage, just click keyword in the top-right corner of the site and type in ‘weather blog’ and it’ll send you right to this page. Thanks for reading! November has been mild. Very mild in fact. Temperatures have been running 4 to 6 degrees above average, but things are going to change next week. Our clouds will break up a bit tonight, allowing the stargazers out there to see a nice show. Here’s more from Spaceweather.com: The risk for brush / forest fires is high again in the Alleghenies because it’s been so dry lately. I’ve looked up some stats on our dry spell. Take a look at the graphic below for the details…
It's Been Dry! Time Magazine recently released its list of the 50 Best Inventions of 2009. Some are cool and some make you ask what the heck. There’s at least one that’s directly related to weather. Here’s a few highlights… The Smart Thermostat works with appliances in your home to tell you how much money you’re spending. [...] November is normally a cooler month with about an 1.0 to 1.5 inches of rain by the middle of it. So far, November 2009 has been well above average. Check out these stats for Johnstown (through the middle of November)… Average High: 48.9° So how are we doing? Click into the post to find out. Temperatures so far this month have been well above average, making our record snowfall in October (for parts of the Alleghenies) seem like a distant memory. The average temperatures are running about 1 to 2 degrees above normal, and our daytime highs are about double that. So when will things change? It’s hard to believe that it’s time for Wintercast already, but it’s here! Just click into the post to be walking in a winter wonderland. It’s not often I get to talk about nice weather over a complete weekend, but this was the case. We had highs Saturday in the upper 50s and low to mid 60s. Sunday was even better and record-breaking. Most locations today got into the upper 60s. Some even got into the lower 70s. It [...] How much snow will we have this year? You can do your part and take your best guess by filling out the form inside this post. Over the past 10 days, we’ve talked about the historic flooding in  Johnstown and Clearfield. Now it’s Huntingdon’s turn. Check out the video: http://www.wjactv.com/video/21537382/index.html Call it what you want, but it looks like we’re going to have some pretty warm temps over the next 10 days or so! …why not just make some more! I found this article on Yahoo’s news website. It talks about how Beijing is actually taking the opposite route of Moscow by producing snow to alleviate the effects of a drought.  Map of Snow Cover in China
That got me thinking about cloud seeding and I started wondering if we did this in the United States. The information that I found suggests that we do. |
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