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Thursday, March 8, 2012

Buffalo Forecast Thursday March 8th


A cold front moves through western New York bringing rain an colder temperatures. Rain could mix in with snow before tapering off late Thursday night. Low temperatures dropping to the upper 20's. It will be colder on Friday with Highs in the middle 30's. A quick moving storm system will produce some light snow showers that will be enhanced by the warmer lake waters. We could pick up a quick 1 to 2 inches of snow by Friday night. Low temperatures on Friday will dive down to the low 20's. And on Saturday, a much better day weather wise, but it will be cold; partly cloudy skies with a High in the middle 30's.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

February 2012 European Temperature Anomalies

While February remained mild across the lower 48, Europe experienced its coldest temperatures in decades during a negative phase of the Arctic Oscillation. This graphic depicts the temperature anomalies observed across Europe and Asia during February courtesy of N.O.A.A.