Weekly Weather Watch: Monday, February 5th, 2024
Here’s your weekly weather briefing on the weather headlines coming to you through next weekend.
You have probably heard of all the flooding in California, heavy precipitation will continue there as the Atmospheric River events ebb and flow.
A strong system is expected to develop this week, spreading more heavy snowfall to the Rocky Mountains and then onto parts of the Northern Plains.
Much warmer than “normal” temperatures will continue across the Northern Plains and Midwest until that system arrives later this week.
Significant rain will continue over the South, too.
For Canada, heavy precipitation for Coastal B.C. and parts of the mountains, but the most widespread moisture will continue across the East, especially the Maritimes. For the Prairies, some snow is coming your way.
For Alaska, several Pacific storm systems move toward the Gulf, bringing coastal rain and snow to the southern mountains.
For Hawaii, high pressure north of you will play with the trades and may bring a few showers to the windward side of the mountains, but overall, it will be a drier airmass.
Let’s look at the animation, showing you when precipitation may hit your area.
From that, let’s turn to total water, with incredible totals for Southern California, Arizona, the Rockies, and areas of the South. All those red areas are over two inches, with probable totals of three to ten inches for parts of California.
That previous map is of total precipitation, including frozen precipitation for many. Let’s look at snowfall totals now.
Parts of the Sierras and Rockies will receive several feet of snowfall during the next ten days. It’s worth zooming into the North to see that snowfield possible across Montana and North Dakota. Similar totals will spread into the Canadian Prairies (SK primarily).
Temperatures may remain a concern for some industries, specifically agriculture and energy. There are hints of a cold snap beyond this period. If this impacts your operations, make sure to reach out to us or our partnership companies, which you may be a client of, to get that timeline and magnitude.
Have a great week! -Matt PS: We had a wonderful time in Orlando for CattleCon24 with dozens of great discussions. If we met, thank you for stopping by to say hello, and I look forward to connecting again in the future.
The weather pattern is about to make a pretty sharp turn across the country. California starts the week with unusual October heat, including highs well into the 90s and even lower 100s in the Central Valley. Meanwhile, much cooler fall air has reached the Great Lakes and Northeast. The Gulf Coast and Southeast stay unsettled, and there’s that record to watch: a tropical depression is likely to develop over the Gulf this week and could strengthen as it moves northeast. If it becomes a hurricane after the 8th, 2026 will have the latest-first hurricane in the Atlantic Basin record.