Due to personal reasons, this blog will be short.

TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS

Check out this vid from the state tourism deparment. You can have a clear idea of how much ice accumulated at Chipinque Park which is above 4000 ft and less than 8 mi from downtown. Local rangers claim old trees fell due to the weight of ice, something really uncommon. Ice started around tuesday night and lasted until yesterday by noon. Lowest temps around metropolitan area fluctuated between 0-2°C or around 32- 36°F with thursday being the coldest day so far. 

 

 

WHAT TO EXPECT?

Temperatures are trending to slow recovery, yet moisture still hangs around the region so expect drizzle and light rain for today changing to moderate rain and isolated thunderstorms for saturday as an upper level low passes through South Texas. Temperatures will be around the 40s to mid 50s during the morning for most of the region tomorrow, with high temps around the 60s. Expect partial cloudy skies and increasing temperatures after sunday with high temps reaching even the 80s for Monday.

 

 

INTERNATIONAL LATEST

Rio struggles with the aftermath of deathly floods - CNN.com

flooding mudslides kill scores near Rio de Janeiro - france24.com

Weekend of Jan. 22-23 May be Brutally Cold for the US - Accuweather.com

Weather and Climate Through the Eyes of Mark Vogan   

http://rajesh26.blogspot.com/

Cheers.