Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Looking Ahead to April...

Here is the CPC's monthly temperature outlook for April 2011:

...and the Precipitation outlook:


I did assign a grade for the CPC forecast for February
Temp Probs : C
Precip Probs : B
Overall Grade : C+

Not too bad....We'll see how the month of April goes.
Notice that our region is in the above average shaded area for precipitation.

Also, you will notice a new link in the Miks Piks section of the blog.
In view of the recent radiation concerns, even here in the United States, I've posted a link that shows the most current radiation readings across the country. Keep in mind that most readings are considered normal levels since there are many types of radiation that are measured.

Back to the weather, I am optimistic about a warming trend perhaps by Thursday of next week with sporadic readings at or above normal till then. Sure, there will be the usual cool-downs but not like what we've been experiencing lately. I'm using data from teleconnection indices related to the NAO and the PNA.
Again, there may be days that will be below normal, but the overall trend will be toward warmer readings.

With precip values expected to be above normal for April and a battle between the air masses continuing, expect severe weather chances to be on the rise.

As I've mentioned before in the past, we could use more storm spotters in the field.

Write this down on your calendar...
April 8 2011  7pm  Louisville, KY
Amateur Radio Transmitting Society
McMahan Fire Dept
4318 Taylorsville Rd
1st floor classroom

Heck, I may even attend since it's been a while since I've gone to one of these classes.
That's all for now. We'll talk later.
MS


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