Capital Weather Gang - DC area weather blog, news - November 30, 2008

Snow Dusting D.C. Area

* Full Forecast | Redskins-Ravens Forecast * Radar: Latest D.C. area radar loop shows movement of precipitation over past two hours. Powered by HAMweather. Refresh page to update. Click here to see radar bigger. Or see radar bigger on our Weather Wall. The potential dusting we've been talking about for...

By Jason Samenow | December 6, 2008; 6:05 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (14)
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Forecast: Some Flakes, Then Freezing

A dusting, some slick spots, possible this evening * Redskins-Ravens Forecast | Ski Season Starts Solid * The persistently chilly pattern reinforces itself this evening as another cold front blasts through the region. Out ahead of it, some snow showers and flurries could amount to a dusting for some. Once...

By Jason Samenow | December 6, 2008; 5:40 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (53)
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PM Update: Cold Tonight; Light Snow Tomorrow?

Flakes could fly late Saturday, followed by windy Sunday * Snow Lover's Crystal Ball | Solid Start to Ski Season | SkinsCast * Webcam: Latest view of D.C. from the Netherlands Carillon at Arlington National Cemetery. Courtesy National Park Service. Refresh page to update. See this image bigger on our...

By Ian Livingston | December 5, 2008; 4:50 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Light Snow Still Possible Late Saturday

Accumulation chances low but not impossible * How Cold? Full Forecast | Skins-Ravens Forecast | Ski Season Starts Solid * Next Chance of Accumulating Snow: Saturday evening Probability: 25% Potential Impact: A cold front passing by late Saturday (coupled with a wave in the atmosphere aloft) could give us a...

By Jason Samenow | December 5, 2008; 1:10 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
Categories: Snow Lover's Crystal Ball
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Solid Start to Mid-Atlantic Ski Season

Good snow-making temperatures, and actual snow to boot * Light Snow Late Saturday? Local Forecast | Redskins-Ravens Forecast * Ski Conditions: Current mid-Atlantic ski conditions. Powered by Ski Bonk. Map by Google. Hover over and click icons for lift, trail and weather info. View larger map. Cold air and early-season...

By Dan Stillman | December 5, 2008; 11:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (4)
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Forecast: Cold Comes With Chance of Light Snow

Light snow or flurries late Saturday; Strong winds Sunday * Ice Skating in D.C. | SkinsCast | Late Morning: Solid Start to Ski Season * Besides a chance of light snow or flurries late Saturday, the weather today through Monday should be mostly dry and MOSTLY COLD. Bundle up, especially...

By Camden Walker | December 5, 2008; 8:50 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (4)
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PM Update: Showers then Cold; Weather Course

Back into the icebox Friday * Snow Lover's Crystal Ball | Ice Skating in Washington | SkinsCast * Radar: Latest regional radar loop shows movement of precipitation over past two hours. Powered by HAMweather. Refresh page to update. Click here to see radar bigger. Or see radar bigger on our...

By Ian Livingston | December 4, 2008; 3:15 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (5)
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Ice Skating in Washington

* Turning Colder: Full Forecast | Snow Lover's Crystal Ball | SkinsCast * Ice skating on the Reflecting Pool, circa 1918. Source: "Washington Weather." The Washington area offers a nice selection of indoor and outdoor ice skating rinks for the novice skater to the serious hockey player. It's fortunate that...

By Kevin Ambrose | December 4, 2008; 11:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (9)
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Snow May Dust D.C. Region Saturday Evening

* Full Forecast | SkinsCast | Ice skating in D.C. * Next Chance of Accumulating Snow: Saturday evening Probability: 30% Potential Impact: A cold front passing by late Saturday (coupled with a wave in the atmosphere aloft) could give us a brief period of snow showers or flurries. Accumulations, if...

By Jason Samenow | December 4, 2008; 10:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (9)
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Forecast: After Today, Back Into The Icebox

Is some white stuff coming our way? * Redskins-Ravens Forecast | Late Morning: Ice Skating in Washington * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Mostly cloudy. P.M. Shower? Low 50s | Tonight: Shower? 26-33 | Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. Upper 30s | A Look Ahead FORECAST IN DETAIL A staggering 17 out of the...

By Josh Larson | December 4, 2008; 5:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
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PM Update: More Cold Approaches; TV Shuffle

Briefly warmer Thursday, shower threat late * Squirrels Achin' for Acorns * Wall-to-wall sunshine mixed with lighter winds to create a rather pleasant December day across the area. After a solid freeze overnight, temperatures rose into the mid and upper 40s, which is a little below average for this time...

By Ian Livingston | December 3, 2008; 3:15 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Squirrels Achin' for Acorns, Attack Pumpkins

Wx and the City * Another Cold Snap Looms: Full Forecast | Politico's Climate Controversy * By John Mossesso Jr. Courtesy the National Biological Information Infrastructure digital image library. Two days after Halloween, while in Arlington, I happened to see a squirrel devour a front-porch pumpkin. At first, I thought...

By Ann Posegate | December 3, 2008; 11:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (19)
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Forecast: Another Cold Snap Looms

* Politico Criticized on Climate | Squirrels Achin' for Acorns * Remember that cold snap in mid-November when temperatures had trouble making it much higher than the low 40s? Well, another one is on its way starting Friday. So if you don't like the cold, you better "soak up" today's...

By Dan Stillman | December 3, 2008; 10:30 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (3)
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PM Update: Gray Skies to Turn Clear; Cold Night

Sunny Wednesday with near-average temperatures * Politico Falls Into Climate Coverage Trap * After some morning sun, cloudiness associated with an upper-level disturbance moving by helped cap temperatures in the mid 40s -- many locations have since fallen a few degrees this afternoon. Winds that have been on the decrease...

By Ian Livingston | December 2, 2008; 3:15 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Politico Falls Into Climate Coverage Trap

Outspoken critics of mainstream climate science briefly celebrated last week when the online political news outlet Politico published two articles that asserted there is a "growing accumulation of global cooling science" that may stymie passage of climate change legislation in Congress. The stories generated scathing criticism from many corners of...

By Andrew Freedman | December 2, 2008; 10:30 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (15)
Categories: Climate Change, Freedman, News & Notes, Science
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Forecast: Indecisive December

Some warming, then Polar blast this weekend * Later this morning: Climate Confusion in the Media * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Some sun and some clouds. 45-49 | Tonight: Partly cloudy. 25-30 | Tomorrow: Sunniest day of the week. 48-52 | A Look Ahead FORECAST IN DETAIL What does December want...

By Matt Rogers | December 2, 2008; 5:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (4)
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PM Update: December In, Hurricane Season Out

Partly sunny Tuesday and continued cool * Weather Checker: When Is a Miss a Miss? * The moon appears this evening with Venus (bottom) and Jupiter (right). By Capital Weather Gang photographer Kevin Ambrose. Related article. Mostly cloudy skies, combined with temperatures rising to around 50 degrees and winds gusting...

By Ian Livingston | December 1, 2008; 10:45 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Update: Band of Heavy Showers, Some Thunder

* Full Forecast | Weather Wall | Weather Checker * Assuming it holds together, a narrow line of heavy showers with some lightning and thunder mixed in will move from west to east through the immediate metro area over the next hour or two. Storms could contain small hail and...

By Capital Weather Gang | December 1, 2008; 2:22 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Weather Checker: When Is a Miss a Miss?

* Afternoon Shower? Full Forecast | Radar & More: Weather Wall * A rainbow seen from Oakton, Va., on Saturday Nov. 15. By Capital Weather Gang photographer Kevin Ambrose. Welcome to the first installment of Weather Checker, an outsider's analysis of CWG's forecast accuracy. By Jamie Yesnowitz We had some...

By Capital Weather Gang | December 1, 2008; 11:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (4)
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Forecast: December Brings Breezy Beginning

* Weather Checker: An Outsider's Analysis of CWG's Forecast Accuracy * By the meteorological calendar, winter begins today and gusty winds will give it a wintry feel. However, highs near and above 50 for the next several days will feel pretty good compared to what's coming later this week. On...

By Jason Samenow | December 1, 2008; 10:15 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Forecast: A Raw Rainy Day

SkinsCast: Damp and Dismal By Brian Jackson If you've got any activities or chores saved up for that "rainy day", now you've got no excuses to put them off. Twin areas of low pressure barrel overhead today bringing plenty of the wet stuff. I've also got the answer to the...

By Brian Jackson | November 30, 2008; 5:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (8)
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SkinsCast: Damp and Dismal

Redskins vs. GiantsSunday, 1:00 p.m., FedEx Field Kickoff2-Min WarningWeatherChance of Precip.39F42FRain90%Steady light to moderate rain is likely for much of the game. It will be raw and cold with temperatures generally near 40. SkinsCast appears before every Redskins home game. Also, see our full forecast through midweek....

By Josh Larson | November 30, 2008; 12:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
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