OSNW3 | OSHKOSH-NORTH

Rather tranquil winter weather bestowed the area after the blizzard last weekend. Cloudless skies with bright sunshine reflected off the fresh snowpack providing a serotonin overload. A system skirted to our south bringing some clouds late in the week giving a break to the eyes and senses. Currently we are below the December means for temperature and precipitation, but are above in snowfall. As for what is in our near future, the CPC forecasts a 'near median' period regarding temperature and 'slightly above median' period regarding precipitation. ( OSNW3 Weather Brief ) ( OSNW3 December Observations ) (OSNW3 December 2010 Summary) (click on graph for the month summary data - it will open a new tab/window) ---- Blizzard Aftermath: Ice Shoves & Freezing Fog Early this week Steven posted a satellite image from the MODIS Today website. It is a very intriguing view of our landscape. During my ride to work the morning of Dec 13, the day after the storm, I noticed ic...

As the meteorological winter nears the half way point, our area is feeling the effects of some moderated Pacific air. The current pattern is keeping us mild and dry. It's possible the genesis of the weather is El Nino related. Regardless of it's origins, it's a love/hate relationship. Fortunately for some, the warm air has been coupled with mostly cloudy skies keeping snow melt to a minimum. We are currently maintaining a 6" snowpack here, but it is likely to shrink some more in the coming days. ( OSNW3 January Observations ) (OSNW3 January 2010 Summary) (click on graph for the month summary data - it will open a new tab/window) ---- Weekly Snowfall Not much happening in the snow department this past week. We had little more than a dusting back on the 11th. (Jan 11, 2010 - 0.1") ---- OSNW3 2009 Climate Summary Looking back to what was 2009 a couple things stand out. The overall mean temp for the year exactly matched the average mean temp for Oshkosh. Preci...