Category: High Plains Weather
Latest NAM shows a warmer afternoon across high plains
This morning it was looking like today would be a few degrees warmer than yesterday’s forecast. Keep in mind that yesterday’s “actual” was about three to seven degrees warmer than the forecast. So today, I…
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Upper air shift might bring Amarillo rain chances
The high plains is sitting under – arguably – the strongest ridge of high pressure of the summer season. In fact, dating back to April, this is the longest stretch of sunshine the high plains…
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Sunshine, warmer temperatures return to high plains
If you have missed the abundant sunshine and hot weather that usually accompanies August across the high plains, then buckle up friends, it’s about to get “August-y” for you. Mother Nature finally shook out the…
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Mesoscale Discussion 1718: Eastern NM & Tx/Ok panhandles
The Storms Prediction Center is tracking the potential for severe weather across the Eastern New Mexico, and the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles. They have categorized it as a “marginal severe threat” that may “persist this…
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Mesoscale Discussion 1699: Tx/Ok panhandles
The Latest: Watch unlikely, details here: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/md/md1699.html
High plains rain chances continue
Get the umbrella ready, things are about to get soggy. The setup that gave Kansas nearly 900-percent of its average rainfall is shifting – so to speak – south and moving into parts of the…
Amarillo’s Friday forecast
Amarillo’s Tuesday forecast
If you are up bright (err… dark) and early this morning you are probably catching a few flashes of lightning in the distance. There are currently (as of 4:45am central) a few storms rumbling through…
Odd weather pattern helps high plains drought, heat
Well, that was odd. Sometimes, it takes an odd weather phenomena to break an equally “odd” weather pattern (read: drought). The normal pattern for storms to take is from southwest to northeast. That didn’t happen…
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