Tomer’s Take Nor` Easter on tap for this weekend, but track could be too far east and pull the biggest snow away from many ski areas. Minor cold front races through CO and NM on 1/27. Larger storm system possible for the Intermountain West the first few days of February. Pattern change with lower pressures […]
GOES-17 high resolution visible satellite captured the Hunga Tonga volcano blowing its top. How high did it shoot? Professor John Peters suggests it might’ve reached the Stratospheric canopy. That’s over 100,000 feet or higher into the vertical atmosphere. Here’s the Infrared channel from GOES-17. Notice the shockwaves –> The magnitude of the eruption is being […]
Tomer’s Take The atmospheric pattern through the end of January favors the Northeast for cold and snow. The West continues to be dominated by high pressure. Minor amounts of snow will hit British Columbia and Montana. When will this change? The high could stay locked-in through the end of January with only minor cold fronts […]
My good friend Ryan Kushner sent me this outstanding sunrise video from Monday morning on the 14,265′ summit of Quandary Peak, CO. I’ve climbed mountains with Ryan for 16 years. He’s climbed all over the world including G2, Dhaulagiri, Manaslu, Denali, and South America. I’m sure Ryan has something big planned soon! Tomer’s Take A […]
Tomer’s Take A weak to moderate intensity atmospheric river continues in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia through 1/13 then ends. I’m forecasting zero snowfall in CA and UT through 1/20. Large high pressure dome dominates the West and Intermountain West through 1/20 with a couple minor fronts. Waiting game: when will the high pressure […]
Tomer’s Take Reversal of fortune for the West after a 2-4 week solid storm cycle. Splitting jet stream and high pressure builds in through 1/18 with only minor fronts. Warmer and drier than normal in CA, UT, WY, CO, NM. Potential break in the pattern by 1/19 or later. The best snow with an active […]
Tomer’s Take Reversal of fortune for the West after 2-3 solid weeks of back to back active storm cycles. Large dome of high pressure building across the Intermountain West through 1/15. A warmer and drier than normal 6 day period for CO, UT, WY, MT, ID, NM, and CA as a split jet develops over […]
Tomer’s Take 2-3 more storm systems lined-up for the West. Largest storm system and possible merger on New Year’s Eve/Day. Cold blast following this final storm system. The latest infrared satellite reveals the storm track with storm systems lined-up. Let’s look at the final storm systems of this cycle. There are two moving pieces. Pacific […]
Tomer’s Take 3-5 additional storm systems lined-up through 1/2/2022 for the West. Major additional snow totals measured in feet in CA, UT, WY, CO. 50-110mph wind gusts 12/26 across UT, CO, WY. Uncertainty New Year’s Eve into New Year’s Day with potential major storm system merger over UT, WY, CO. Here’s the water vapor satellite […]
I remember January 4-13, 2017 like it was yesterday. Over a roughly 10-day period the mountain town of Crested Butte received about 100″ of snow. That equated to about 10 inches of snow-water-equivalent. It was a one in 30-year storm cycle. It also included D4-scale avalanches. Most of the major basins in Colorado benefited from […]