Sunday, February 24, 2013

Blizzard Fulfills Long-range Weather Forecast

Thursday's (Feb 21) major storm brought blizzard conditions to the central Plains as well as much needed drought relief to the area, thus fulfilling the long-range weather forecast posted on The Weather Alternative on February 10th.

In the original post entitled Timing the Relief for Drought-Stricken U.S. Plains, the forecast read, "We can also expect the arrival of moisture over the Plains area in and around Feb. 21 when the Sun conjoins Neptune." The Accuweather map below shows conventional forecaster's assessment of the extent of the expected storm.

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Yesterday, February 23rd, in a post entitled Wheat Belt Drought Relief Thanks to Big Snow, Accuweather reported that the storm delivered over a foot of snow across a sizable area of the central Plains. This translated into the equivalent of between 1/3 to 2/3 inches of rain, with some places receiving double that amount.

Currently, the U.S. Plains is in a serious drought. Check the aforementioned post for more dates when moisture may possibly arrive over the Plains. The following Drought Monitor map shows conditions as of Feb 12, 2013.

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Long-range effects of the May 20, 2012 Solar Eclipse
Long-range effects of the May 20, 2012 Solar Eclipse Part 2
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New Weather Alternative Website
Overview of UK Winter 2012-13
The Winters of 2011-14
Fulfilled Long-range Forecasts for Hurricane Season 2010
Introduction to the Weather Alternative

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Saturday, February 16, 2013

January 2013 Forecast Results

I presented two forecasts for January 2013 back in December. The first one covered the period from January 23-25.

Forecast

The Sun now sextiles Uranus and trines Jupiter. The Sun-Uranus combination affects the Northeast U.S. and New England where a cold wave will bring frosty conditions and northwest winds. The Sun-Jupiter pair affects the Deep South and East Central states with high pressure keeping things cool and dry.
Results

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The above Accuweather map of January 22nd tells the story that fulfilled the forecast. The Accuweather post was entitled "More Cold Air Coming." As for the Deep South and East Central states, the Weather Channel said that on the 23rd and 24th the region was to remain dry, which also fulfilled the long-range forecast.

The second forecast was for January 29-31.

Forecast

The Sun will square Saturn now. Since Saturn affects the West Coast and the Great Basin area this winter, we can expect rain and heavy snow followed by a cold wave.
Results

The Weather Channel reported that rain and mountain snow would affect the Northwest coast, and that snow and snow showers would affect eastern Washington and Oregon into the central Rockies with snow ranging from 2 to 10 inches. They also mentioned that a minor Santa Ana wind event would be underway with winds from 15 to 30 mph. This is interesting because in my recent post Testing Astrometeorology Part 2, we saw how Saturn's reputation for bring an east wind played out when Saturn is placed over the western U.S. Here we see that theme once again as Santa Ana winds are easterly winds.

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Fall Weather 2012: Eastern U.S.
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Fall Weather 2012: Central U.S.
Fall Weather 2012: The U.S. West Coast
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Long-range effects of the May 20, 2012 Solar Eclipse
Long-range effects of the May 20, 2012 Solar Eclipse Part 2
Hurricane Season 2011 Forecast Results
Hurricane Risk-Management
New Weather Alternative Website
Overview of UK Winter 2012-13
The Winters of 2011-14
Fulfilled Long-range Forecasts for Hurricane Season 2010
Introduction to the Weather Alternative

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Timing the Relief for Drought-Stricken U.S. Plains

The U.S. drought monitor for February 2013 shows extreme to exceptional drought affecting the U.S. Plains. According to climatologist Mark Svoboda of the University of Nebraska's Drought Mitigation Center, precipitation in the Plains region has been running about 3 to 6 inches shy of normal levels since October. Some areas, over the last nine months, are about 16 inches short of much-needed moisture. To make matters worse, the unrelenting drought shows no signs of abating.

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On the pages of this blog, I’ve discussed the planetary influences that govern moisture. Back in November of 2011, I mentioned how the drought in the Texas area would be mitigated in the spring and summer of 2012 by the presence of Neptune in certain key charts. This forecast was confirmed by September of 2012.

In this post, we’ll look at Neptune’s positions in the key seasonal charts for 2013-14. Fortunately, Neptune is placed over the Plains area in many of the maps. We’ll look at some possible dates when rain might be expected. Of course this is not a complete view of these seasons.

Winter 2012-13
In the chart for the winter season 2012-13 (see below), Neptune occupies the 105th line of west longitude that runs through the Rocky Mountains. Just recently Neptune’s position was activated by the conjunction of Mars on Feb. 4th and by the conjunction of Mercury on Feb. 6th. On the 4th, a number of news articles appeared on the internet commenting on the moisture relief headed toward the Plains although it was not nearly enough. It does confirm, however, the effect that aspects to Neptune can have on precipitation. We can also expect the arrival of moisture over the Plains area in and around Feb. 21st when the Sun conjoins Neptune, and around the 28th when Venus conjoins it.


Winter 2012-13

Spring 2013
The map for the 2013 spring season (see below) also places Neptune over the Mississippi Valley. This is close to the Plains and will affect it when Neptune is aspected. There are a few aspects in May that carry the potential for rain. Around May 13th, Venus will square Neptune, and then on the 18th Mercury will do the same. Around May 26th, the Sun will make its square to Neptune as well. June 7th is another key date when Mars squares Neptune.
Spring 2013

Summer 2013
The summer 2013 map once again places Neptune over the Mississippi Valley. Some key dates to watch for are July 26th and August 25-26.
Fall 2013
In the fall 2013 map (see below), Neptune no longer appears over the Plains area, but Saturn in Scorpio (a water sign) runs along the 96th degree of west longitude through the Plains. We can expect moisture from in and around the following dates: July 1, July 27, August 11, Sept 9, and Sept 18. (These dates for Fall 2013 are wrong. They should have read Oct 6, Nov 1, and Nov 20)
 
Fall 2013

Winter 2013-14

By the onset of winter 2013-14 (see below), Neptune once again appears in the seasonal map. A number of minor aspects to Neptune may bring some precipitation in January 2014 around the 4th, 8th, 15th, and 18th. Then in February watch for the 1st, 18th, 21st, and 23rd.
 
Winter 2013-14

2014

The spring, summer, and winter maps for 2014 also place Neptune over the Plains, while the fall map places Saturn there. Hopefully, these positions indicate that the drought will be steadily decreasing between now and the end of 2014.
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Long-range effects of the May 20, 2012 Solar Eclipse
Long-range effects of the May 20, 2012 Solar Eclipse Part 2
Hurricane Season 2011 Forecast Results
Hurricane Risk-Management
New Weather Alternative Website
Overview of UK Winter 2012-13
The Winters of 2011-14
Fulfilled Long-range Forecasts for Hurricane Season 2010
Introduction to the Weather Alternative

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