Special Note
Registration for the next Meteorologist Mark weather class for kids is now open! This hour-long class focuses on the history of tornadoes on the plateau. We will discuss how tornado forecasting and warning has evolved over time and how we can better prepare ourselves to stay safe in these storms.
Hands-on activities will help the kids better understand tornadoes. Class is free.
Class is Monday, March 15th, at 4:00 pm at TCAT. Suggested age range is 8 yrs and up. All kids MUST be signed up at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfb8NJxnfUtfypWv22qxbBfzZDItZ7tVHijNz00Kqa0rx34zg/viewform
Headlines
Sunny days continue
Dry and getting drier
Next significant storm system more than a week away
Meteorologist Mark’s Wx Vlog
48-Hour WX
Five-Day Forecast
Daily Forecast Summary
Saturday – Sunday: Sunny and cool. Pleasant.
Monday- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warmer. Nice.
48-Hour Precip Forecast
Meteorologist Mark’s 5-Day Wx Concerns
Meteorologist Mark’s Wx Discussion
It’s going to get dry around here, folks. I see no appreciable precip until about a week from Monday! That’s not good this time of year. Vegetation will be sprouting and drinking up water. The sun’s angle is getting higher and higher, making evaporation more efficient. The result is that we will be needing a big drink of water by the time the next storm system arrives!
On This Day in Wx History
1954 – Florida received its greatest modern-day snowfall of record, with 4.0 inches at the Milton Experimental Station on the Florida Panhandle. Pensacola, Florida, equaled their 24-hour record with 2.1 inches of snow.
Almanac
Solar/Lunar Data
13 Days until Spring!
Yesterday’s National Temperature Extremes
High: 90° at Kingsville, Texas
Low: -21° at Peter Sinks, Utah
Today’s National Wx Hazards
Some snowflakes are flying across western New England. Another storm system brings precip to the Northwest. A pretty quiet day!
Tomorrow’s National Wx Hazards
The most impactful weather on Sunday will be the possibility of some ice across northern Michigan.
Weather Shots
Sam Shamburger, NWS Meteorologist in Nashville, shared this on social media this week. “Only visible for a second thanks to a lightning flash, here’s a contrast-enhanced, brief glimpse of the March 3, 2020 EF-3 tornado when it was approaching West Wilson Middle School in Mount Juliet – yikes!”
Yikes, indeed!
NASA Nerdology
Yesterday, the Mars Perseverance Rover tweeted, “I’m on the move! Just took my first test drive on Mars, covering about 16 feet (5 meters). You’re looking at the very beginning of my wheel tracks. Many more to make.”
How cool is that photo??!! Just think……someday…we’ll be looking at human footprints on the Red Planet. Wild.
