Frigid Arctic Air Greets the New Year

From ancient times until the present, astro-meteorologists have
associated Saturn's influence with cold waves and falling temperatures. Yesterday's trine between the Sun and Saturn corresponds to the cold wave shown by the Accuweather map at left and the following comment by their meteorologists:



Bitter Cold Invades Plains Updated:

Monday, December 31, 2007 8:41 AM



Arctic air will plunge into the northern Plains today. Highs will be in the single digits across portions of North Dakota with no warmth expected in the short term. Strong high pressure over the northern Rockies will help pump this cold air deeper into the region on Tuesday, with single-digit highs as far south as central Iowa. The high temperature on New Year's Day in Fargo, N.D., will max out at 0 degrees. Cold temperatures will continue across the northern Plains on Wednesday before warmer air works back into the area on Thursday.



Unfortunately, The Weather Alternative long-range forecast for December 31-January 2 failed
to take the Sun's trine to Saturn into consideration and forecast Rising temperatures...for the Mississippi Valley, which result in storm potential over the area.

The astro-locality map at left shows the Sun's position at the moment of Sun trine Saturn on December 30th. Exactly over the area of the country where the cold front will pass.

Some Observations About January's Weather Patterns 2008

Introduction to the Weather Alternative

How Long-Range Forecasts Are Made

Famous Quotes about Saturn

"Saturn seems to have impressed the seal of melancholy on me from the beginning." - Marsilio Ficino

“The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage.” - Mark Russell

The Recent Midwest Blizzard

On December 22nd and 23rd, blizzard conditions affected parts of the Plains and Upper Midwest. The Weather Alternative long-range forecast for December 22-26, 2007 pinpointed the area from northern Texas to the Mississippi Valley for severe weather, heavy precipitation, and whipping winds.


The long-range forecast, issued on December 3rd, read as follows:


Forecast

December 22-26, 2007
The First Quarter Moon chart promises severe weather over northern Texas around the 22nd and 23rd as Venus squares Neptune. Both of these planets activate a southerly wind flow and a falling barometer. Under the square aspect precipitation is usually heavy.



Results

The Accuweather graphic for December 22nd above shows a low-pressure system over northern Texas. The Weather Channel reported Gusty winds and a swath of snow from northern New Mexico to northwest Texas will streak out into Kansas to western and northern Missouri and into the Midwest during the afternoon and evening.

Forecast

December 22-26, 2007

The arrival of winter on the 22nd places a strong grouping of planets over the Mississippi Valley, which will be activated over the following days.
The Mercury opposition Mars aspect on the 22nd kicks off this segment and brings whipping winds. A Sun-Jupiter conjunction on the same day and the Sun-Mars opposition on the 24th are warm and dry influences, which may interact with a contrary air mass to trigger storms. The period ends with Mars opposition Jupiter on the 26th which is also a storm breeder.

Results

The Accuweather graphic for December 23rd at left shows whipping winds over the Mississippi Valley area behind the storm system that brought blizzard conditions to Oklahoma, Kansas, and portions of Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

The forecast also mentioned storms over the Mississippi Valley on the 26th, which are shown in the Accuweather map at left. The storms, according to Accuwether covered East Texas, Louisiana and parts of Mississippi and Alabama.

Another disturbance on the 26th also brought more snow to Michigan and Wisconsin.

Some Observations About January's Weather Patterns 2008

Introduction to the Weather Alternative

How Long-Range Forecasts Are Made

“They now have a 900 number for atheists. When you call, nobody answers and you get charged for the call.” - Unknown

Some Observations About January's Weather Patterns 2008

Orthodox meteorologist will proclaim the onset of winter on December 22, 2007. They will, however, be unknowledgeable as to how the moment of the Sun's transit over the Tropic of Capricorn will affect the very forecasts they will make throughout the season except for their very basic understanding of how solar energy will be at a minimum in the Northern Hemisphere due to the earth's tilt.


The ancients had a different understanding. An astrological chart set for the beginning of each season at the corresponding solstice or equinox afforded them more than just a broad-spectrum look at the season in question. From the planetary positions and aspects contained in the chart they extracted a more detailed look at the quality of that particular spring, summer, fall, or winter. Would it be a dry season or a windy one? Would it be a mild or a harsh winter? When would certain weather phenomena take place?


These seasonal charts are set for the moment the Sun enters each of the cardinal signs of the zodiac. The Sun’s entrance into Aries marks the beginning of spring. Similarly, the Sun’s entrance into Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn denotes the beginning of summer, fall, and winter respectively. These Cardinal Solar Ingress charts are valid for the entire season they represent.



This winter, mainstream weather forecasters will not notice the angular positions of the Sun, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Pluto over the Mississippi Valley. Nor will they perceive, Saturn, and Uranus ascending and descending over the western U.S. with the Moon occupying the Midheaven there as well.


All of these planets will leave their mark on the winter season. That is because planets that fall on the angles i.e. the Ascendant, Descendant, Midheaven, and IC of these Cardinal Solar Ingress charts have been observed to impress their individual and combined influences on the weather.

Following are some long-range forecasts for January 2008 based on the Solar Ingress Chart.


Forecast
January 3-5, 2008
Venus will begin to affect the western U.S. at this time. Its influence generally increases temperatures and moisture. Expect a southerly air flow to bring precipitation to the West Coast States of Washington, Oregon, Nevada, and California.


Forecast
January 5-7, 2008
The West Coast continues to remain unsettled as a stormy pattern persists over the area.


Forecast
January 5-7, 2008
The Rockies is under the influence of the Sun's sextile to Uranus. Cold, dry air pushes southward over the Rockies. If enough moisture is in place, storms may be triggered.


Forecast
January 6-8, 2008
Mercury and Uranus are considered cold planets in astrometeorology. The Sun's sextile to Uranus and its parallel to Mercury are the main influences at work over the Northeast U.S. These planetary aspects with the Sun argue a strong cold front with perhaps windy conditions over the region.


Forecast
January 11-14, 2008
Cold, dry air from the north will clash with a warm, moist air mass over the Rockies generating a good storm system over the area.


Forecast
January 18-20, 2008
The Venus-Mars opposition on the 19th will affect the central Plains states and Texas. Along with the combined effect of Mercury's parallel to Pluto, this should result in storms there.


Forecast
January 20-22, 2007
Jupiter's trine to Saturn brings a lower range of temperatures and fair conditions. These conditions should be observed from the East Central States through the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast as well as on the West Coast.


Forecast
January 23-27, 2008
The eastern Plains and the Mississippi Valley are the focal points for severe weather during this five-day stretch. As is the case in most severe weather scenarios, warm and cold air masses collide resulting in storms. The 26th and 27th seem to be the most intense days.


Forecast
January 29-Feb 2, 2008
Mars now begins its direct movement after more than three months of retrograde motion. Mars is equated with warmth and dryness. Its position over 99 west longitude affects southern Texas northward through the Great Plains where we should see an increase in temperatures and dry conditions.

While weather patterns seem, at times, to move incoherently across the earth’s surface, there is an underlying order that God has established. This orderliness is made apparent when weather patterns are compared to planetary aspects, and Ingress and lunation charts. The premise that planetary influence specifically aids in the creation of our weather is dismissed as utter foolishness by modern science. This may account for their present-day lack of any long-range forecast capability. It could be worth their while to investigate it though, as it wouldn’t be the first time that the foolishness of God proves to be wiser than men!

More December 2007 Forecasts

Introduction to the Weather Alternative

How Long-Range Forecasts Are Made

Big Time Storms!

Thanks to indications in the New Moon chart of December 9th The Weather Alternative was able to pinpoint today's major storm centers about one month before hand. (How Long-Range Forecasts Are Made) The forecast posted on November 18, 2007
stated:



Forecast

December 15-17, 2007

December's New Moon promises storms and colder conditions to develop in and around the Tennessee and Alabama area due to Saturn's placement in this lunation. Farther west, the British Columbia coast and the Pacific Northwest should prepare for a strong winter storm to visit the area.



Results

As far as the storms in and around Tennessee and Alabama, the above Accuweather graphic for December 15th shows a monster low-pressure area over that very area. The storm brought beneficial rains to the drought-stricken Southeast and then moved over the Northeast where it is having an major impact.

This Accuweather graphic shows the storms headed into the Pacific Northwest. The Weather Channel reported:

A series of Pacific systems will continue to invade the West Coast over the next few days.
The first cold front will today and produce showers and gusty winds from western Washington to northwest California and mainly light to moderate snow from the Cascades inland to the northern Rockies.

Canada's Meteorological Service reported the following today:

A strong frontal system approaching Vancouver Island is producing strong southeasterly winds 60 to 80 km/h over western and eastern Vancouver Island..Greater Victoria..Southern Gulf Islands and Sunshine Coast and up to 90 km/h southeast winds over North Vancouver Island and Central Coast - coastal sections. Winds will diminish to 30 km/h and veer to the west as the front passes this afternoon.
The front will bring significant snowfall in the Whistler area. Snowfall amounts 15 to 25 cm are expected today through tonight.

Introduction to the Weather Alternative

Some December, 2007 Long-range Forecasts

More December 2007 Forecasts

Getting It "Less Wrong"

In science, it is basically impossible to indefinitely prove anything when using the scientific method because the process is never-ending. When a scientist has created a hypothesis based on a summary of their observations, or things that they have seen, heard, for example, they then try to uncover a new observation that supports there idea through an experiment. However, this idea cannot ever be completely proved true, so what scientists do is try to make the idea "less wrong", by adjusting their hypotheses and performing new experiments. Nothing is ever completely definite.

December 10-13, 2007 Forecast Results

The Weather Alternative post of December 3rd mentioned how solar eclipse degrees can be triggered months or years later and time the arrival of weather patterns over certain areas.

The forecast in question read as follows:

December 10-13, 2007
The Jupiter-Pluto conjunction of December 11th will square the March 18th, 2007 solar eclipse degree. At the time of the eclipse, the Sun and Moon descended off the U.S. West Coast along 129 west longitude. This should generate a strong storm system that hits the West Coast.

Results
One West Coast area to feel the effects of the Jupiter-Pluto trigger to the solar eclipse was central and southern California.

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
333 AM PST TUE DEC 11 2007

..GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES TODAY...

A FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM DROPPING THROUGH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA EARLY THIS MORNING WILL PAST JUST TO THE EAST OF THE REGION LATER THIS MORNING. INCREASING NORTH TO NORTHEAST FLOW ALOFT AND OFF SHORE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL CAUSE GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING.

As the above Accuweather map shows the coast of British Colombia and some of Washington State felt its impact.

The Meteorological Service of Canada reported the following:

Warnings
Central Coast - coastal sections
4:35 AM PST Tuesday 11 December 2007
Wind warning for Central Coast - coastal sections continued

Southeast winds up to 100 km/h for this morning.

A frontal system just west of the bc coast will move across the regions today and overnight. Ahead of the system very strong southeasterly winds are expected over the north coast this morning. Snow at times heavy is expected to spread along the coast with up to 10 cm in the south and 35 cm over the north coast.

Similar warnings were posted on December 12th as well.

Introduction to the Weather Alternative

How Long-Range Forecasts Are Made

Some December, 2007 Long-range Forecasts

More December 2007 Forecasts

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From Jesus, With Love
I know you, I see you, and I care about you. I care about each of your heartbreaks. I care about how you feel. I care about what you think. I care about the difficulties and hardships that you face. I care about your children. I care about your health. I care about your struggle for finances. I care about your material needs. I care about the things that you need for your children and the repairs that your vehicle needs. I care about your spiritual struggles. There is not one detail of your life that does not concern Me.

The Tropics Come Alive!

The tropics sprang to life yesterday as an area of low-pressure formed east of Puerto Rico. As has been shown numerous times on this blog, the seasonal Solar Ingress chart is an important key in "localizing" the effects of planetary aspects on the terrestrial sphere. The Solar Ingress chart is a chart set for the times the Sun enters the signs of Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn. In non-astrological terms, these are the moments of the beginnings of each of the four seasons: spring, summer, fall, and winter.



On December 11th, Jupiter will form an exact conjunction with Pluto. The transit Moon, however, triggers this conjunction itself today by conjoining Jupiter and Pluto.

The astro-locality map at left shows Jupiter, Pluto, and the Moon, represented by three yellow lines, converging over 62 west longitude.

The National Weather Service's report for today places the center of the low-pressure area approximately at 60 west longitude. The system is producing heavy squalls and gale force winds. Other factors in the ingress chart point to the latitude of the low-pressure area around 19 north.

Some December, 2007 Long-range Forecasts

More December 2007 Forecasts

"Stop and reflect on one of nature's small but intricate beauties-a flower perhaps, or a butterfly or a bird. If God cared enough to perfect each feature of these creations of His, surely He cares for you, too."

Coming Winter Storm

The winter storm that was referred to in The Weather
Alternative post of November 18, 2007 has, only over the last few days, become apparent to conventional meteorologists. Using planetary alignments enables astrometeorologists to make weather predictions far beyond the time frames that limit conventional forecasters.

The Weather Alternative's forecast calls for the storm to hit the Plains, and Texas, and to move through the eastern U.S. between December 6-10 causing travel problems. Accuweather is confirming today that travel problems will be very likely east of the Rockies. The above map shows the storm's path will confirm The Weather Alternative forecast.

Some December, 2007 Long-range Forecasts

More December 2007 Forecasts

At Christmas
By
Edgar A. Guest

A man is at his finest towards the finish of the year;

He is almost what he should be when the Christmas season’s here;

Then he’s thinking more of others than he’s thought the months before,

And the laughter of his children is a joy worth toiling for.

He is less a selfish creature than at any other time;

When the Christmas spirit rules him he comes close to the sublime.

When it’s Christmas man is bigger and is better in his part;
He is keener for the service that is prompted by the heart.

All the petty thoughts and narrow seem to vanish for a while,
And the true reward he’s seeking is the glory of a smile.
Then for others he is toiling and somehow it seems to me
That at Christmas he is almost what God wanted him to be.

If I had to paint a picture of a man I think I’d wait
Till he’d fought his selfish battles and had put aside his hate.
I’d not catch him at his labors when his thoughts are all of wealth,
On the long days and the dreary when he’s striving for himself.

I’d not take him when he’s sneering, when he’s scornful or depressed,
But I’d look for him at Christmas when he’s shining at his best.

Man is ever in a struggle and he’s oft misunderstood;
There are days the worst that’s in him is the master of the good.

But at Christmas kindness rules him and he puts himself aside,
And his petty hates are vanquished and his heart is opened wide.
Oh, I don’t know how to say it, but somehow it seems to me
That at Christmas man is almost what God sent him here to be.

More December 2007 Forecasts

The 20th Century's most renowned astrometeorologist, G.J. McCormack, said "It has been demonstrated by exhaustive observations and voluminous statistical data that transits of superior planets to the conjunction, opposition, or 90 degree angles to the degree of eclipse points are the true indicators and timing factors of effects.



December 10-13, 2007


The Jupiter-Pluto conjunction of December 11th will square the March 18th, 2007 solar eclipse degree. At the time of the eclipse, the Sun and Moon descended off the U.S. West Coast along 129 west longitude. This should generate a strong storm system that hits the West Coast.

December 22-26, 2007

The First Quarter Moon chart promises severe weather over northern Texas around the 22nd and 23rd as Venus squares Neptune. Both of these planets activate a southerly wind flow and a falling barometer. Under the square aspect precipitation is usually heavy.

The arrival of winter on the 22nd places a strong grouping of planets over the Mississippi Valley, which will be activated over the following days.

The Mercury opposition Mars aspect on the 22nd kicks off this segment and brings whipping winds. A Sun-Jupiter conjunction on the same day and the Sun-Mars opposition on the 24th are warm and dry influences, which may interact with a contrary air mass to trigger storms. The period ends with Mars opposition Jupiter on the 26th which is also a storm breeder.

December 31, 2007 - January 2, 2008

Rising temperatures are shown for the Mississippi Valley, which result in storm potential over the area.

Some December, 2007 Long-range Forecasts

Knowledge leads to reticence and modesty. The wise are the silent, the thoughtful are cautious of words and weary of conclusions. The really learned man is never the dogmatist. The more one knows, the more he realizes the unknown. the more one learns, the more there is which he knows he does not know. Ignorance is the mother of egotism. The less one knows, the more fuss he makes about it.