Quite the agreement on a signal for more blocking/ridging over Alaska and nothing Canada. Not a lot of cold air built up there yet but either way this looks to pose a chillier risk towards thanksgiving. Time will tell.
The Department of Transportation says it has begun replacing floppy disks with digital displays, giving air traffic controllers faster access to critical safety data as part of its ATC overhaul.
@amarkowitzWX I have a degree in atmospheric science, can’t find a thing. Blue collar for the foreseeable future unfortunately, thankful to have a job though.
Really pretty halo around the sun today as we get ready for rain to move into town… get used to this look outside, it’s going to be very common to bet the next several months.
El Niño is beginning to take a strong hold on the pattern which could become quite active, featuring a storm system here in the southern plains with a cadence of at least once or twice per week. This will keep precipitation above normal and temps near to maybe slightly cooler than normal given the cloud cover. A good prelude to our winter pattern is starting to show itself.