By MARK HANOK
Even with the major
storm that moved right
across our region on Saturday,
we got less than
two-thirds of an inch of
rain at most locations in
Otsego County, and for the
first three weeks of November,
total precipitation
for the month has been
only around one inch.
That’s only about 40 percent
of the normal precipitation.
Once again, the past
week showed the very reliable
correlation between a
``reverse temperature
anomaly’’ and dry weather
in Otsego County.
After a very mild start
to November, since Sunday
temperatures averaged
well below normal,
with a strong northwest
flow and the jet stream
diving southeastward from
central Canada to northern
Florida.
With this kind of pattern,
Montana is west of
the jet stream and misses
all the cold air, the southeastern
states stays unusually
cold for so early in
the season.
In our area, the cold,
dry weather pattern will
continue right through at
least early next week.
On Friday the Alberta
clipper that raced southeastward,
will redevelop
off the New England coast,
and reinforce the very cold
air, with variable cloudiness,
a northwesterly
wind, a few snow showers,
and highs only around 30
degrees.
On Saturday, high pressure
will build eastward
from the Great Lakes and
Ohio Valley and drier air
will take over with partly
to mostly sunny skies and
highs in the mid-30’s.
A westerly flow of cold,
dry air will prevail on Sunday,
with partly sunny
skies and highs from 35 to
40 degrees.
A storm system will
move north of the Great
Lakes on Monday and a
southwesterly flow ahead
of the low, will bring milder
air; look for partly sunny
skies and highs in the
low 40’s.
We may get a few snow
showers as a weak cold
front moves through the
area on Monday night,
then partly sunny skies
and highs from 35 to 40
degrees on Tuesday.
Mark Hanok is an
Otego-based meteorologist.
You can visit him on
the World Wide Web at
http://members.aol.com/
weathergazette.
