The three spring months on the meteorological calendar are March, April and May....
today is the first day of meteorological spring.
Astronomical spring....or the traditional first day of spring is March 20.
On the left is the Climate Prediction Center's 3 month outlook with a continuation of the above normal temperatures over much of the country.
In Louisville, 11 of the last 13 months have had above normal temps.
The rainfall forecast is also above normal for the spring.
In past years, A weakening LaNina in the springtime usually means an active severe weather season. This was the case last year and is the forecast this year.
A number of experts say the core of the severe outbreaks this spring will be further north than last year with the bullseye over the mid-Mississippi valley into the Tennessee and Ohio valleys.
NOTE TO RAKEMAKER...... I thought of you when I saw this on a forecast duscussion from the Paducah NWS.... ELEVATED INSTABILITY TO THE SURFACE IN THE 09Z-12Z FRAME WHILEST THE GFS IS A BIT MORE MODEST...
I know this is one of your favorite words, although you spell it without the letter E.
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