Minimums this morning ranged from the single digits east to 20s in the west. That warmer air in western North Dakota will be pushing east today with highs in the 20s east and probably some 30s to lower 40s in the west. The slightly warmer temperatures today are associated with a push of warmer air ahead of… Read more 1/30/15: Briefly Colder
Month: January 2015
1/29/15: Cold Air Advection
A cold front has now moved through most of North Dakota. A stiff north wind moved from west to east across the state overnight. The wind is still strong in the Red River Valley, but that wind should settle down today. An average wind of 10-20 mph is expected. High pressure is located in central… Read more 1/29/15: Cold Air Advection
Brown January
Average snow to this point in the season would be approximately 25 to 35 inches. So all reporting sites are below average with most well below to this point in the winter. In the graphic presented below are the snow totals for selected area that have recorded at least 12 inches or more so far… Read more Brown January
January 27, 2015 Records
Several records were broken yesterday in central and western North Dakota and a snow record in Fargo. Record High Maximums for January 27, 2015 Bismarck, 53° Old record maximum was 48° set in 2008 Dickinson, 62° Old record maximum was 51° set in 2008 Williston, 53° Old record maximum was 47° set in 1931 Record… Read more January 27, 2015 Records
1/28/15: Two Fronts
A cold front is slowly pushing south through North Dakota, but the keyword is slowly. Much of the state will once again record a very mild day. The low pressure center near Pierre South Dakota will continue to move southeast during the day. Once that low moves far enough south, a stiff north wind (15-30… Read more 1/28/15: Two Fronts
New England Blizzard via Twitter
Below are some of my favorite Twitter pictures from the January 26-27, 2015 blizzard that impacted New England. Credit is on the attached pictures.
1/27/2015: Cold Front Cometh
Temperatures this morning are quite mild with lows in the 20s and 30s. The Beach, NDAWN (North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network) station was reporting 41 degrees. An area of low pressure currently near the Saskatchewan / Alberta border will be sliding to the south /southeast today. As it slides to the south in will… Read more 1/27/2015: Cold Front Cometh
1/26/15: Arctic Blast Eventually
Another quick moving area of low pressure is currently centered near International Falls. This low allowed for warmer air to move into North Dakota overnight with wake up temperatures in the 30s. The warm air associated with these “clippers” sometimes drops a dusting of snow, but this time not much more than flurries… Read more 1/26/15: Arctic Blast Eventually
1/23/15: Clipper Cold
Although very mild today with noontime temperatures in the mid 30s to lower 40s, Saturday will bring some changes. Temperatures will probably not climb too much more this afternoon, but still any 40° reading in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota in January is an added bonus and although 40° January temperatures in western… Read more 1/23/15: Clipper Cold
1/22/15: Moving Up
A warm front is currently working across North Dakota. Western North Dakota should record temperatures around 40°, with far eastern North Dakota staying in the upper 20s to the very low 30s because that warm front will likely not reach the Red River Valley until late in the day. In fact, the Red River Valley… Read more 1/22/15: Moving Up