2/15 - The Chief's "Changing Pattern" Thursday Morning Forecast
No significant changes in forecast though the weekend. An area of low-pressure along the W’tern Gulf will bring higher rain chances for the start of the weekend.…
Changes Ahead
2/13 - The Chief's "Mardi Gras, Sunny & Cool" Afternoon Forecast
The forecast through the remainder of the workweek is pleasant with no major impacts. Rain should at least hold off till late Friday if not…
2/8 - The Chief's "Warmer, More Humid & Breezy" Friday Eve Morning Forecast
Low level moisture continues to increase with dew-points rising into the upper 40s or tower 50s. This warming/moistening trend will continue today. The…
2/7 - The Chief's "Changing Weather Pattern" Wednesday Afternoon Forecast
High pressure will continue to move downstream over the Mid-Atlantic States through today. As the high moves east, onshore flow will be initiated at the surface.…
2/5 - The Chief's "Cool & Cloudy" Monday Morning Forecast
The system to the SE that brought thunder/hail to parts of the area yesterday evening will continue to meander south and east today. On the backside…
1/31 - The Chief's "Final Afternoon of January" Sunny & Warm Forecast
A reinforcing shot of dry air has started moving into the area. A back door cold front has moved into the N’tern GOM and…
1/31 - The Chief's "Sunny & Warm" Wednesday Morning Forecast
A much drier air mass in the wake of an overnight cold front will remain in place through Thursday. The next reinforcing shot of dry air…
1/30 - The Chief's "Cold Frontal Passage Tonight" Tuesday Afternoon Forecast
The next reinforcing shot of dry air will move down behind a new backdoor cold front overnight/Wednesday morning. There is not a lot of boundary…
1/30 - The Chief's "Sunny & Mild" Tuesday Morning Forecast
A dry air mass will remain in place through Wednesday. The next reinforcing shot of dry air will move down behind a new backdoor cold front…
1/22 - The Chief's "Much Warmer Temperatures Ahead" Monday Morning Forecast
The overall pattern begins to shift with high pressure centered over eastern North Carolina, with a weakness/cold front along the lee side of the Rockies.…
1/18 - The Chief's "Warmer With Spotty Rain" Thursday Morning Forecast
At the surface, high pressure is centered near the Carolina coastline, producing light easterly to southerly surface flow across much of the Lower and Middle Mississippi…
1/17 - The Chief's "It's Way TOO COLD" Wednesday Morning Forecast
A very deep longwave pattern still encompasses almost ¾ of the country with the apex now east of the Mississippi River Valley. This feature has…
1/12 - The Chief's "Morning Severe Threat Potential" Friday Morning Forecast
With an approaching system to the west, showers and t-storms are expected through midday. It seems that the best instability and forcing will remain north.…
1/11 - The Chief's "Warmer & Breezy" Thursday Morning Forecast
The main forecast issues will be the potential for severe weather late tonight and Friday morning, along with rather gusty winds on Friday. Temporarily fairly zonal…
1/10 - The Chief's "Sunny But Cool" Wednesday Morning Forecast
The deep upper-level system that produced Monday night’s severe weather is now over the Mid-Atlantic states and moving into New England. The next disturbance in a…
1/9 - The Chief's "Storm Report Recap" Tuesday Afternoon Forecast
The WIND ADVISORY will continue through this evening before the flow begins to weaken. Breezy conditions will continue overnight with winds around 15 mph…which means the…
1/5 - The Chief's "Wet Overnight Conditions" Friday Morning Forecast
I will try to keep things as simple and non-confusing as possible by keeping headlines to what is necessary and only ramping up to the highest…
1/4 - The Chief's "Roller-Coaster Weather Pattern" Thursday Morning Forecast
Out with one, in with the next. All these systems will continue in rapid succession for the next several days. Very nice conditions will remain behind…
1/2 - The Chief's "Very Cold Start" Tuesday Morning Forecast
A lovely day ahead with sunshine and cool temperatures before the next system moves in. A new surface low-pressure system to the SW will develop and…
1/1 - The Chief's "Colder Temps Ahead" New Year's Day/Afternoon Forecast
In the wake of an upper feature which moved through earlier this afternoon, clouds will rapidly clear this evening/tonight. A fairly potent upper level high…
1/1 - The Chief's "Sunny & Warmer Welcome To 2024" Monday Morning Forecast
A very progressive upper level wave pattern will keep things rather unsettled through the short term period as a series of disturbances pass…
12/29 - The Chief's "Final Weekend of 2023" Friday Afternoon Forecast
Today will be a cool day as highs will only get into the lower to mid-50s and this will provide a decent starting point for…
12/29 - The Chief's "Sunny, But Cool Weekend" Friday Morning Forecast
The main focus is once again on the possibility of a light freeze in areas that may not have experienced a freeze, then on the…
12/28 - The Chief's "Welcome Sunshine" Thursday Morning Forecast
The biggest forecast challenge in the short term is the temperature forecast and the threat of a light freeze for many areas that may have not seen…