Unseasonably cold air overwhelming the Great Lakes and Northeast late this past weekend (11°-15° below average) is near certain to represent the start of two solid weeks of below average temperatures. In addition to increased duration of cold air reinforcement deep into the Eastern U.S. successive model runs have yet to plateau progressively colder forecasts. […]
Cold weekend ahead in the Midwest but computer models are latching onto only brief near seasonal cooling in the South and East followed by fast return of above average warmth to predominate the rest of October and early November.
Winter-like cold air emanating from northern Canada is on the move through the northern Rockies and northern Plains, while weakening substantially as it spreads into the summer-like warm and humid air-mass lingering in the South and East. longer range models are latching onto another strong and extended cooling event across the eastern half of the […]
El Niño This: Winter’s Looking Nippy In an interview Last Week (Nat Gas Desk, 10/27), Andy Weissman made a passing reference to Weather Insight meteorologist Dave Melita as the guy he trusts most on the whole weather thing. No small claim for Weissman, who puts a lot of emphasis on weather fundamentals for his various […]
Friday, October 26, 2007 Drilling, Demand, Dust, Storage, Weather and Other Meaningful Stuff Anybody notice that this week there seemed to be an extra share of bearish inputs from across the gas market as we head into what looks like a pretty tame Winter heating season? EIA comes out with a redo of sorts about […]
Societe Generale Investment Bank Publication December 2009 pg. 23 Buy optimised US Natgas Mar-10 call spread on likely very cold winter weather This option trade is highly sensitive to this winter’s weather outcome. Despite the lack of consensus among weather forecasters, two schools of thought have emerged: one expects a strengthening of this autumn’s El-Nino […]
Press Release 12-21-09 Dave Melita, well known long range Meteorologist to the energy sector, has linked up with colleagues from Boulder, Colorado to launch Melita Weather Associates (MWA). This new forecast entity will continue to provide the same highly accurate 30- and 90-day weather forecasts that Dave has been issuing to clients for more than […]
Unseasonably cold air overwhelming the Great Lakes and Northeast late this past weekend (11°-15° below average) is near certain to represent the start of two solid weeks of below average temperatures. In addition to increased duration of cold air reinforcement deep into the Eastern U.S. successive model runs have yet to plateau progressively colder forecasts. Latest forecasts valid midweek (May 21-22) are more than 20° below average which translates to high temperatures struggling to reach 50° across the Great Lakes and Northeast, with frigid overnight lows by late spring standards (30s) which may lead to high elevation snow. The resultant airmass clash with summer-like heat lingering across the southeast quadrant of the U.S. (hottest from Texas along the Gulf Coast to Florida) is a recipe for additional widespread rain and severe thunderstorms (including tornados) through the next few days. However, once cold air ultimately floods the Southeast at the end of this workweek (10° below average or more) several days devoid of impactful severe weather will ensue across East. However, that may not be the case in most of Texas as models follow the next significant warming trend (90s-100s) set to begin late this week (May 23-24) with wetter conditions early next week (May 26-27). Beneficial rain in central or southern Texas and associated rain cooled temperatures during the final week of May appear overdone as models struggle with ultimate strength and duration of an unseasonably hot Western ridge already building along the West Coast. Regardless of details in how spring ends the West and Plains remain forecast to represent the core of hottest early summer temperatures, while slowly moderating below average temperatures linger between the Ohio Valley and Northeast into the start of June. Longer range 30-day MWA ensemble forecasts begin to periodically expand central U.S. heat to the East Coast near the end of the 1st week of June, but in a less intense or prolonged form interrupted by seasonal level temperatures into late month adding confidence to a milder 1st month of summer in the East than observed in 2024.
