Saturday 18 October 2014

Hurricane Ana is passing south of Oahu and Kaua counties in the Hawaiian Islands.







Hurricane Ana is passing south of Oahu and Kaua counties in the Hawaiian Islands. It's centered at 11 a.m. HST / 5 p.m. EDT about
190 miles south of Lihue and 155 miles south-southwest of Honolulu,
moving toward the northwest


On the forecast track, the center will pass about 140 miles southwest of Oahu this afternoon, about 125 miles southwest of Kauai tonight, and 105 miles south of Niihau tonight and Sunday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 80 mph - a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Some weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours, with Ana expected to weaken below hurricane strength on Sunday. Tropical storm conditions are possible over Oahu and Kauai county tonight and Sunday.

Large swells are expected to impact most of the main Hawaiian islands through Sunday. Surf produced by these swells could potentially be damaging along exposed southern and southeastern shorelines through Sunday.

Bands of heavy rainfall will periodically move over the main Hawaiian islands this weekend.

Get the latest information, including graphics, at NOAA's Central Pacific Hurricane Center website at: http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/tcpages/?storm=ANA

Hurricane Gonzalo rockets toward the British Isles. Impact graphic via @breakingweather




Hurricane Gonzalo is rapidly accelerating about 410 miles south-southeast of Halifax,




Hurricane Gonzalo is rapidly accelerating over the North Atlantic Ocean. It's centered at 5 p.m. EDT/AST about 410 miles south-southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and 620 miles southwest of Cape Race, Newfoundland.

On the forecast track, the center of Gonzalo should pass close to, or just south of, Cape Race late tonight or early Sunday morning - and it should still be near hurricane strength during that time.

A Tropical Storm Watch continues for portions of Newfoundland from Arnolds Cove to Chapels Cove.


Maximum sustained winds are 90 mph - a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Weakening during the next 48 hours is forecast,and Gonzalo should become extratropical on Sunday.

Gonzalo Moving Away from Bermuda



ATLANTIC - Gonzalo Moving Away from Bermuda
The National Hurricane Center noted this morning at 8 a.m. EDT that the weather is improving in Bermuda as Gonzalo quickly moves away. Gonzalo is now forecast to pass near the coast of Newfoundland tonight and early Sunday.
A tropical storm watch is now in effect from Arnolds Cove to Chapels Cove Newfoundland, Canada. 
This NOAA GOES-East satelli...te image of Gonzalo was taken at 7:45 a.m. EDT today. 
At 8 a.m. EDT Gonzalo's center was near latitude 35.9 north...longitude 62.7 west. It was already ABOUT 270 mi...435 km north-northeast of Bermuda. Gonzalo is moving toward the north-northeast near 22 mph (kph) and is expected to turn toward the northeast and speed up. Maximum sustained winds are down to 100 mph (160 kph) and weakening is forecast by the NHC during the next 2 days as Gonzalo becomes extra-tropical. 
Gonzalo will continue to move away from Bermuda this morning and pass just southeast of Newfoundland tonight and early Sunday.

Thursday 16 October 2014

Upcoming winter

NOAA/NWS Winter Outlook for 2014-15. For our area, equal chances of above, below and near normal precipitation. Same goes for temperatures. However, El Nino will strengthen some, and that tends to lead to more precipitation for the region, especially in February and March. Remember, its an "outlook" for December-January-February and not a site-specific, detailed forecast. Only time will tell. What do you think the winter will be like?



Upcoming winter in Wisconsin unlikely to be as cold and snowy as last winter. No strong signals indicated in temperatures, but elevated chance for a drier-than-average winter.

Portland Radar. NEXRAD Radar.

Weather On The One, Current National Temperatures

Weather.com Radar

Northern Weather