April 18-24, 2011 Severe Weather Window

There has been talk lately on Accuweather about the wild weather that might be in store for us this spring. The long-range weather forecasting technique used here on The Weather Alternative allows forecasts to be drawn up weeks, months, or years in advance pinpointing certain dates and places. The forecasts are based on planetary cycles. This approach has been used successfully for centuries and was further refined by Johannes Kepler, the discoverer of the planetary laws of motion.

An interesting, and perhaps "wild" grouping of planets forms between April 18-24, 2011 as Mercury and Mars oppose Saturn. Mercury will then linger in opposition to Saturn longer than it normally does due to its retrograde motion. The storm-breeding capabilities of these three planets when found together is well known among astro-meteorologists.

Let's look at some areas that should respond with storm systems at this time.



Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands could see the development of a low-pressure system around the 18th through the 20th, and later around the 23rd and 24th.

It appears that northwest Texas, Tennessee, and Georgia all stand out as being recipients of a severe weather pattern. This may indicate a system that moves from Texas eastward over Tennessee and Georgia. Since this period covers seven days, it may be actually more than one system that develops. As in the above forecast, the first few days and then the last couple of days seem to be the strongest for severe weather.



Another area likely to see the formation of a low-pressure area is about 600 miles off the California coast. The low would then move eastward over the U.S. West Coast.

Cyclone Yasi fulfills long-range prediction!

Overview of UK Winter 2012-13

The Winters of 2011-14

Tropical Storm Matthew Fulfills Long-range Forecast!

Hurricane Earl and T.D. 10E Fulfill Long-range Forecasts!

Tropical Storm Alex Fulfills Long-range Prediction!

Bonnie Fulfills Long-range Forecast!

Introduction to the Weather Alternative

How Long-Range Forecasts Are Made

Excerpts from Tidal Dynamics by Fergus J. Wood


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SuperMoon Forecast Results

On February 14th of this year, I posted a forecast based on the influence of the SuperMoon of March 19, 2011. As we all know a SuperMoon is a new or full moon that takes place when the moon is at its closest approach to earth.

The forecast was for March 18-20 and called for cold air to enter over the Mississippi Valley and
Great Lakes area. I foresaw a storm system developing over the Kentucky/Tennessee area down through the Florida Panhandle. I also forecast a storm system to hit the New England area. The idea was that these storm systems would be intensified due to the influence of the SuperMoon.

The above weather map is from the Weather Channel for March 18th and shows cold air entering the Great Lakes and Mississippi Valley area and a storm system affecting New England. Accuweather reported that this storm system buffeted upstate New York and New England with strong, gusty winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.


By the 20th a storm system moved in over the Great Lakes area threatening Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois with rain and a few thunderstorms capable of torrential downpours, gusty winds, and hail. Nothing really formed over the Kentucky/Tennessee area or down to the Florida Panhandle execpt for that little low pressure area and cold front along the Gulf Coast.

The real action was out in California at this time, as can be seen on the above map. Storms were slamming the state with drenching rain and snow.

Some astro-meteorologists think you should give a larger window for your forecast during a SuperMoon and allow 2 or 3 days on either side.

This next map is for today, one day passed my forecast, and shows a stronger storm heading for New England. So within the forecast dates we did have a cold front affecting the forecast area and a storm system hitting New England. The intensity was less than I expected and also nothing really developed from Kentucky-Tennessee down to Florida.

In another forecast posted back in November of 2010, I called for a cold front over the Midwest on March 13th and 14th. This next Weather Channel map shows the cold front entering the Midwest on the 13th.


Cyclone Yasi fulfills long-range prediction!

Overview of UK Winter 2012-13

The Winters of 2011-14

Tropical Storm Matthew Fulfills Long-range Forecast!

Hurricane Earl and T.D. 10E Fulfill Long-range Forecasts!

Tropical Storm Alex Fulfills Long-range Prediction!

Bonnie Fulfills Long-range Forecast!

Introduction to the Weather Alternative

How Long-Range Forecasts Are Made

Excerpts from Tidal Dynamics by Fergus J. Wood

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Feb 12-13, 2011 Forecast Results

The Weather Alternative long-range weather forecast for the Midwest indicated that a cold front would pass through the area on Feb 12-13, 2011. The forecast, based on planetary cycles, was posted on Nov 14, 2010.

The above map from the Weather Channel is for Mar. 12th and shows a low pressure area and its attendant cold front pushing into the Midwest.

The system brought snow, slushy conditions, and wind gusts to the area. Colder than average temperatures affected the Upper Mississippi Valley.

March 18-20,2011 Special Full Moon

Cyclone Yasi fulfills long-range prediction!

Overview of UK Winter 2012-13

The Winters of 2011-14

Midwest Winter Cold and Heating Oil

Tropical Storm Matthew Fulfills Long-range Forecast!

Hurricane Earl and T.D. 10E Fulfill Long-range Forecasts!

Tropical Storm Alex Fulfills Long-range Prediction!

Bonnie Fulfills Long-range Forecast!

Introduction to the Weather Alternative

How Long-Range Forecasts Are Made

Excerpts from Tidal Dynamics by Fergus J. Wood

Excerpts from Tidal Dynamics by Fergus J. Wood

There has been a lot of excellent discussion recently about the SuperMoon phenomenon and the recent Japan earthquake. Fergus J. Wood, a geophysical consultant published Tidal Dynamics: Coastal Flooding, and Cycles of Gravitational Force in 1978. His views might shed some light on these recent discussions. I've chosen a few excerpts that, if I understand them correctly, echo what Mark Paquette has expressed in his post Why I Think the Extreme SuperMoon May Have Played a Role in the Earthquake.

March 18-20,2011 Special Full Moon

Cyclone Yasi fulfills long-range prediction!

Overview of UK Winter 2012-13

The Winters of 2011-14

Midwest Winter Cold and Heating Oil

Tropical Storm Matthew Fulfills Long-range Forecast!

Hurricane Earl and T.D. 10E Fulfill Long-range Forecasts!

Tropical Storm Alex Fulfills Long-range Prediction!

Bonnie Fulfills Long-range Forecast!

Introduction to the Weather Alternative

Storms Fulfill West Coast and Midwest Predictions

The West Coast storms for March 7-9, 2011 predicted at the end of February have materialize on schedule. The Accuweather map below shows one of the storms hitting the West Coast on the 9th.

Other storms hit on the 7th and 8th as well.

The blustery conditions over the Midwest that I predicted for March 8-10, 2011 back in November of 2010 have also come to pass. The Accuweather map below is for March 9th. The storm system brought heavy rain, snow, strong winds, and hail.


March 18-20,2011 Special Full Moon

Cyclone Yasi fulfills long-range prediction!

Overview of UK Winter 2012-13

The Winters of 2011-14

Midwest Winter Cold and Heating Oil

Tropical Storm Matthew Fulfills Long-range Forecast!

Hurricane Earl and T.D. 10E Fulfill Long-range Forecasts!

Tropical Storm Alex Fulfills Long-range Prediction!

Bonnie Fulfills Long-range Forecast!

Introduction to the Weather Alternative

How Long-Range Forecasts Are Made

Thought of the Day

“A man can do only what a man can do. But if he does that each day, he can sleep at night and do it again the next day.”—Albert Schweitzer

March 5-7, 2011 Forecast Results

The November 14, 2010 post entitled Midwest Winter Cold and Heating Oil contains long-range weather forecasts for the Midwest U.S through March 2011. The forecast for March 5-7, 2011 called for a cold front over the Midwest to trigger storms down into Kentucky and Tennessee.

The above Weather Channel map is for March 5th and shows the cold front and low pressure system over Kentucky. The front extended even further than expected down to the Gulf Coast.

Flood watches were issued for the Midwest. Many locations picked up 1.5 to 2.5 inches of rain on the 5th, and a deadly tornado ripped through Louisiana. On the 6th, the storm then continued to affect the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast with wind, snow, and rain.

March 7-9, 2011 West Coast Storm

March 18-20,2011 Special Full Moon

Cyclone Yasi fulfills long-range prediction!

Overview of UK Winter 2012-13

The Winters of 2011-14

Midwest Winter Cold and Heating Oil

Tropical Storm Matthew Fulfills Long-range Forecast!

Hurricane Earl and T.D. 10E Fulfill Long-range Forecasts!

Tropical Storm Alex Fulfills Long-range Prediction!

Bonnie Fulfills Long-range Forecast!

Introduction to the Weather Alternative

How Long-Range Forecasts Are Made

The Fed Caused Disaster...

...is finally here. After 97 years of manipulation, the Fed has finally run out of maneuvering room and it is choosing runaway inflation as a way to stave off depression. EWR has been predicting this for decades. For a concise explanation, click here.

February 28-March 2, 2011 Forecast Results

The Weather Alternative long-range forecast for Feb 28-March 2, 2011 was posted on Nov. 14, 2010 and called for fair and cold conditions for the U.S. Midwest.

Combining the different reports posted by the Weather Channel, we find that on the 28th, a storm system exited the forecast area (see above map), and on the 1st and 2nd of March, a new, moisture-starved cold front pushed southward through the region. (See map for March 2nd below)

The new front brought windy conditions to the region as well.

March 7-9, 2011 West Coast Storm

March 18-20,2011 Special Full Moon

Cyclone Yasi fulfills long-range prediction!

Overview of UK Winter 2012-13

The Winters of 2011-14

Midwest Winter Cold and Heating Oil

Tropical Storm Matthew Fulfills Long-range Forecast!

Hurricane Earl and T.D. 10E Fulfill Long-range Forecasts!

Tropical Storm Alex Fulfills Long-range Prediction!

Bonnie Fulfills Long-range Forecast!

Introduction to the Weather Alternative

How Long-Range Forecasts Are Made

The Grand Design — Truth Or Fiction?

When it came to the creation of the Universe, God just wasn’t necessary. This is the conclusion renowned English physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking has made in his latest book with Leonard Mlodinow, The Grand Design. “It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue touch paper and set the Universe going,” Hawking writes. According to Hawking, the big bang was a natural event that would have happened without the help or involvement of God. Thus, Hawking and Mlodinow’s new book has made a big bang among laypeople. But what about these authors’ conclusions? How accurate are they? William Lane Craig, noted Christian philosopher and theologian, responds to Hawking and Mlodinow’s new book.


In summary, despite Hawking and Mlodinow’s vaunted assertions and constant sniping at religious belief throughout this book, there is actually genuine profit in it for religious believers, especially for those interested in natural theology. For the authors affirm and argue for the facts of an absolute beginning of time and the universe and of the apparently miraculous fine-tuning of the universe for intelligent life. Given the desperation and/or irrelevancy of their proffered answers to the questions that motivated their inquiry, their book turns out to be quite supportive of the existence of a transcendent Creator and Designer of the cosmos. -- William Lane Craig Read the full article here.