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Iota: Flash Flooding Continues Across Central America
Iota continues to weaken due to its interaction with land. It is expected to do so through the next 24-48 hours as it pushes west towards the Honduras and El Salvador border. Tropical Storm Warnings are still in effect for the coast of Honduras, from Punta Castilla westward to the Guatemalan boarder. Rain totals for…
17 Nov 2020, 8:00 pm
Tropical Depression Twenty-One-E Forms in the Pacific
The National Hurricane Center has issued it's first advisory on Tropical Depression Twenty-One-E over the open waters of the Eastern Pacific. This is forecast to become a tropical storm tonight (Tuesday) which would name this storm Polo. It is late in the season to see a tropical system form in the Pacific with hurricane season…
17 Nov 2020, 2:55 pm
Active Weather with Rain & Snow in the West
The western United States is on track to get additional precipitation with an active and unsettled weather pattern. A storm system is pushing Pacific moisture onshore, bringing rain and heavy mountain snow. Let's take a look at the forecast. Forecast - Today A cold front will continue to move eastward, providing additional rain and snow from…
17 Nov 2020, 1:30 pm
Additional Tropical Development Possible in the Caribbean Later This Week
The most active hurricane season on record in the Atlantic Basin could add another storm to the list later this week. Iota made landfall in Nicaragua, but another tropical wave in the central and southern Caribbean Sea has a chance to develop over the next 5 days as it continues to move slowly to the west. The…
17 Nov 2020, 6:00 am
Weather Satellite’s Instruments Find a Home at the Smithsonian
[A model of the GOES N,O, and P satellites in the lobby of NOAA’s Satellite Operations Facility (NSOF) in Suitland, MD. It is not to scale. (Photo credit: Andre Hammond of OSPO at NSOF)] [Written by NOAA] NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) have a long history of monitoring the Earth’s ever-changing weather from above. Now, some…
17 Nov 2020, 3:27 am
Drones Helping Scientists Understand Major Weather Events
[Written by NOAA] When it comes to data collection, un-crewed aerial systems — known as UAS or drones — are critical research tools. They’ve helped scientists take surveys of fur seal and polar bear populations, mapped important salmon habitat, and are even in testing to improve hurricane forecasts. Drones can take large amounts of high-quality, high-resolution images, can…
17 Nov 2020, 3:00 am
November La Niña Update: Strengthening Continues
[From NOAA written by Emily Becker] La Niña strengthened over October, with both the tropical Pacific Ocean and the atmosphere clearly reflecting La Niña conditions. Forecasters estimate at least a 95% chance La Niña will last through the winter, with a 65% chance of it hanging on through the spring. The October sea surface temperature anomaly (departure from the…
17 Nov 2020, 2:00 am
A Weak Lake Effect Snow Possible Tonight
It's the time of the year where the Great Lakes have yet to freeze over and cold arctic air can move across the relatively warmer water to create the very localized phenomenon called 'lake effect snow'. A weak clipper-like system will move through the Great Lakes Region tonight, pulling in cold arctic air as it…
16 Nov 2020, 5:18 pm
Record Highs Possible In The Southwest This Week
Much of the southwestern U.S. will see a warming trend over the next several days. Through Friday, a ridge of high pressure will noticeably warm things up. High pressure has clockwise circulation, which will serve to bring warm air northward from Mexico. Also, air sinks beneath ridges of high pressure. When air sinks, it compresses,…
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