Monday, October 20th – *A very energetic pattern evolving for later next week…may be a good thing the World Series isn’t being played in the eastern US*
Rainfall amounts are quite staggering from the Monday, 12Z run of the Euro model for the 5-day period ending on Sunday, November 2nd. While these amounts are very likely to not actually verify, this model run certainly raises a red flag that the overall weather pattern later next week is full of potential. Map courtesy […]
Wednesday, September 24th, 2025 *Two tropical systems may end up doing some sort of a dance around each other for awhile just off the east coast (“Fujiwhara effect”)*
Hurricane Gabrielle can be seen at the top portion of this satellite imagery loop…another tropical system is visible over the northeastern Caribbean Sea, and a third is positioned not far off to its east. Images courtesy NOAA/GOES-East The Atlantic Basin is quite active as we head towards the end of September with three tropical […]
Monday, September 8th – *Widespread chill reaches the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast US on Monday…look for some very low “Home Run Forecast Index” values in coming days*
Numerous record lows or near record lows on Monday morning across the Upper Midwest, Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast US. (Map courtesy NOAA, coolwx.com) A widespread chilly air mass for this time of year has reached the Mid-Atlantic region and Northeast US on Monday, September 8th after getting “hung up” for awhile in the Northern […]
Sunday, August 17th – *Quite a turnaround coming to the Northeast US with a strong cold frontal passage…Home Run Forecast Index goes from a “10” to a “1” in one particular city
A strong cold frontal passage will bring significant temperature changes to the NE US between today and Monday (Map courtesy NOAA, tropicaltidbits.com) A strong cold front will push through the northeastern states on Sunday night and it’s passage will bring about big-time temperature changes in many places. In Boston, for example, high temperatures later today […]
Wednesday, July 30th – *Major-league relief coming to the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast US…transition to include some heavy rainfall on Thursday afternoon and night…look for lower HRF Index values*
The month of August will get off to a colder-than-normal start across much of the nation (shown in blue). Map courtesy ECMWF, Weather Bell Analytics Temperatures reached well up into the 90’s on Wednesday afternoon in much of the Mid-Atlantic region and Northeast US, but major-league relief is on the horizon…in fact, jackets may be […]
Sunday, July 13th – *Baseball’s “Home Run Derby” takes place on Monday night in Atlanta…weather can have quite an impact on the distance balls can travel…surprising recent finding on winds*
Overview The All-Star break arrives on Monday for big-league baseball which always features a Home Run Derby that’ll take place on Monday evening in Atlanta, Georgia and the All-Star game will be played on Tuesday night. The weather looks quite hot and humid both for the Home Run Derby and the All-Star game and – […]
Monday, June 16th – *A surge of high heat to produce a run to 100 degrees for the DC-to-Boston corridor early-to-mid next week…expect to see an explosion of “10’s” for the Home Run Forecast Index*
Very strong upper-level ridging will form in the eastern states early next week leading to a surge of heat in the DC-to-Boston corridor during the Sunday-Wednesday time period. Map courtesy ECMWF, Pivotal Weather Overview Father’s Day turned out to be very cool across the Mid-Atlantic region and Northeast US with some spots nearly 20 degrees […]
Wednesday, June 4th – *Summer-like temperatures finally push into the northeastern states…the “Home Run Forecast Index” has responded accordingly*
Temperatures at the 850 mb level soared today to well above-normal values across the Northeast US bringing a touch of summer for the 1st time this year to places like Philly, DC, NYC, Pittsburgh and Boston. Summer weather has finally reached the Northeast US and the Home Run Forecast Index has responded accordingly. The games […]
Monday, 12 May 2025 – *A plume of tropical moisture is flowing northward along the eastern seaboard…Mid-Atlantic cities likely to deal with delays or rainouts in coming days…more cold air outbreaks coming in May with low “Home Run Forecast Index” games*
A plume of tropical moisture on Monday extends from the southeastern Gulf/Caribbean Sea to the Mid-Atlantic region (low-level tropical moisture shown in blue/white colors). Map courtesy NOAA, College of DuPage Tropical moisture us flowing northward along the eastern seaboard and it is supported by a slow-moving and vigorous upper-level low pressure system. The result […]
Friday, April 25th – *Still signs for chilly air masses as we head to the month of May…a likely continuation of very low Home Run Forecast Index values in some stadiums*
The ensemble run of the 00Z Euro features colder-than-normal air across much of the eastern third of the nation (shown in blue) during the first week of May and also across portions of Texas whereas above-normal weather conditions exists from the Northern Plains to the western states. Map courtesy ECMWF, tropicaltidbits.com The intrusion of cool […]