Thursday, January 23, 2014

Polar Vortex, Jr.

Cold; nasty,biting, bitter cold has once again settled into the central and eastern portions of the North American continent. A spawn of the polar vortex and a deep trough in the jet stream have allowed cold, dry, polar air to first, dump snow over 1/3 of the U.S. and then, drop the bottom out of temperatures. A minor (very minor) warm up this weekend will be short lived with more cold polar air heading south for next week.
While the east coast freezes, the west coast is locked into summer time temperatures, bone dry conditions, drought and Santa Anna wind driven wild fires. It's a wild planet and predicting weather...glad I just comment on what it is, not what's coming. If I do throw out predictions, they are only repeatings of what I've heard from ones with way more knowledge and insight into the chaotic variables of our turbulent atmosphere.
I will tell you, if you're going out in Central Va. today, you better be bundled up...because there will be weather and it will be COLD!

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