January 2021 Forecasts and Discussions

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The GFS: more waffles than in all of Belgium.
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Euro time. :shock:
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Bonovox wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 10:13 pm Euro time. :shock:
Better at day 4
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And we have a ridge merge before day 5.
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Cut off lows looks to ruin this run so far. We'll see.
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Gfs, gem and euro all look very similar thru day 6. Cool but not cold day 3-6. Prairies get blasted with cold air
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Bonovox wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 10:30 pm Cut off lows looks to ruin this run so far. We'll see.
Gosh, I don't remember the last time I've ever seen the models struggle so bad. Flip a coin and we'll see what will happen. :lol:
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Monty wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 10:36 pm Gfs, gem and euro all look very similar thru day 6. Cool but not cold day 3-6. Prairies get blasted with cold air
Yeah. Alberta and Saskatchewan brrrrr.
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AbbyJr wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 10:36 pm Gosh, I don't remember the last time I've ever seen the models struggle so bad. Flip a coin and we'll see what will happen. :lol:
Maybe they are all wrong but they all look pretty similarly thru day 7 tonight. Very good model agreement
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Time to stick a fork in this winter. :blowtor: :blowtor:

We were bound to have a milder Feb.
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wetcoast91 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 10:53 pm Time to stick a fork in this winter. :blowtor: :blowtor:

We were bound to have a milder Feb.
Says the guy who was predicting a colder Feb!
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Hound wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 11:12 pm Says the guy who was predicting a colder Feb!
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We are going to have a colder Feb...


With inversions.


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wetcoast91 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 11:15 pm We are going to have a colder Feb...


With inversions.


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wetcoast91 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 11:15 pm We are going to have a colder Feb...


With inversions.


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Last night you said. “ The good news is we get out of inversion season by mid Feb. So a ridge slightly offshore could give us wall to wall sunshine!”.

Is inversion season ending or not?
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00Z EPS not as good as the 12Z but far from caving.
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