WEATHER REPORT
Long Range Forecast for Spring 2006
March 21, 2006 June 21, 2006
By Carolyn Egan, Bristol, R.I., Astrometeorologist
INTRODUCTION
The method of forecasting the weather found in this report is called Astrometeorology. The old ways of analyzing the natural cycles of the Moon, Sun and planets continues to provide excellent information about weather. You are encouraged to track the forecasts and note the rate of accuracy (80-90%) for the described weather events. The study and use of Astrometeorology is on the increase; see the tribute page to the long range weather forecasters from around the world. http://weathersage.com/tributes.
THE SPRING OUTLOOK
Click To View The Transiting Declinations for Spring 2006
Click To View The U.S. Solar Map With Commentary
NATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS - WEATHER ACROSS THE NATION
Note abbreviation: Southern California = SoCalDisclaimer: The following forecasts are general summaries for various regions within the dates provided. Not all weather is reported.
NATIONAL SEASON OVERVIEW
Across the NORTHERN ROCKIES, the winter precipitation tapers off into more dry and windy events.
SoCal and the SOUTHERN ROCKIES are very dry with the threat of erratic winds that can result in brush fires from these early spring Santa Ana winds.
The NORTHERN PLAINS fall into the changeable temperatures all season with a cool start, then warmer and then cooler as summer approaches. The SOUTHERN PLAINS warms up early, becomes more dry with strong potential for environmental damage. Wildfires and drought are still a strong potential for spring.
In the SOUTH and SOUTHEASTERN states, expect an earlier spring. Rainfall early in the season then tending to be more dry leading to drought. If temps do climb very early, it could be a warning for early tropical systems to develop preseason.
MID-ATLANTIC States and the NORTHEAST will enjoy fine spring days along with some very warm temps. An early spring storm should arrive with the official start of the season but dry conditions prevail and drought conditions are likely.
NATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS WEEKLY OBSERVATIONS
The weekly summaries include the dominant weather for the 7-8 day period; not all events are detailed. Accuracy percentages are variable.
Tuesday, March 14-21, 2006 Lunar eclipse 24 degrees Virgo
NORTHWEST Fair and breezy, heavy showers.
SoCal Mixed week; fair and dry, showers later.
MIDDLE USA Mixed week: cold, then warming, rainy.
GREAT LAKES Plenty of rain with fluctuating temps that could bring snow as well.
SOUTHEAST Warming, showers.
Wednesday, March 22-28, 2006 Perigee March 29 **SuperMoon
NORTHWEST it may be spring but it will be cold, blustery and wet. Record setting winds are in the region and headline weather is in the making.
SoCal has a similar forecast, but the intensity looks to be less.
MIDDLE USA (west) can look for lovely, sunny skies and warm weather along with some rain during the period.
MIDDLE USA (more east) - a cold front may interfere with early spring to bring a mixed period of some Sun, possible snow and rain.
SOUTHEAST the cold front may drape itself further south and bring clouds and rain, then warming and more pleasant days at the end of the period.
Wednesday, March 29-April 4, 2006 Perigee March 29 **SuperMoon Eclipse 8 Aries
NORTHWEST Thunderstorm activity, then fair days.
SoCal Mostly sunny and mild.
MIDDLE USA very strong wind storms and cooler. Warming later in the period. In TEXAS, tropical air and moisture streams across the state.
SOUTHEAST and MID-ATLANTIC strong tornadic activity; be prepared.
Wednesday, April 5-12, 2006
NORTHWEST After a few showers, it should be warm and breezy.
MIDDLE USA (west, Rockies) Strong winds are in the area; warnings of fire danger should result.
MIDDLE USA (east) Warm and sunny days with periods of thunderstorms.
SOUTHEAST Localized downpours, plus mild, gentle showers over the region.
Thursday, April 13-19, 2006
NORTHWEST A period of dry days with strong winds. Rain is also in the forecast this period.
MIDDLE USA Rain in the Rockies but deadly winds in the middle states also tornado alley.
SOUTHEAST A chance of a shower but looking mild and fair overall.
Thursday, April 20-26, 2006 Perigee Apr 25
NORTHWEST A mixed weather period. Rain that could lead to flooding, then warming along with T-storms.
SoCal Cooler temps; possible flooding/slides.
MIDDLE USA will have a cooler rainfall, and then warming and T-storms in this region, watch for tornado activity.
SOUTHEAST squallish showers, then warmer and windy.
Thursday, April 27-May 4, 2006
NORTHWEST Mild with some rain, then generally fair weather.
SoCal After a few showers, it will be fair and mild.
MIDDLE USA Mostly fair and mild with a few showers. Drying should increase.
SOUTHEAST it should be fair and mild with high pressure in control.
Friday, May 5-12, 2006
NORTHWEST enjoy this fine spring week.
SoCal A fine week ahead. There is a marine influence or fog/mists.
MIDDLE USA Fair, warm to hot, with breezes.
SOUTHEAST Warm and breezy with scattered localized T-storms.
Saturday, May 13-19, 2006
NORTHWEST - Mild; clouds.
SoCal Mild to cool but fronts may try to produce rain.
MIDDLE USA Breezy and cool. Tornados may be forming.
SOUTHEAST Breezy, cool. Fog.
Saturday, May 20-26, 2006 *Perigee May 22
NORTHWEST Cool, windy and rainy.
SoCal Sunny and cool, possible showers.
MIDDLE USA Aggressive T-storms.
SOUTHEAST Heavy rain and aggressive T-storms.
NOTE Possible preseason tropical storm.
Saturday, May 27-June 2, 2006
NORTHWEST Onshore flow; clouds followed by rain.
SoCal clouds and cool.
MIDDLE USA Variable temperatures; scattered showers.
SOUTHEAST Cooler than average; scattered windy showers.
Saturday, June 3, 2006
NORTHWEST It looks like a week of fine weather (after a wet start)
enjoy.
SoCal Warm and breezy, then a marine influence or light rain.
MIDDLE USA Stormy, possible heavy rain and flooding.
SOUTHEAST Misty, foggy, humid, warmer.
Sunday, June 11-17, 2006 *Perigee June 16
NORTHWEST Intense windy storms. Warm and humid.
SoCal Warm and windy rainstorm then turning cooler.
MIDDLE USA Destructive wind storms, warmer temps.
SOUTHEAST Warm and humid, cooling with cold air feeding in that could produce hail.
Sunday, June 18-24, 2006
NORTHWEST Very windy; rain later.
SoCal - Windy and light precipitation.
MIDDLE USA Generally fair weather after a violent windstorm.
SOUTHEAST Rain and a deadly storm; possibly a tornado.
NEW ENGLAND AND THE NORTHEAST USA
Fluctuating temperatures and heavy precipitation were accurately forecast for the winter season, a season that confounded the TV meteorologists.We can dream of springtime in New England - a blissful time with moderate temperatures, just enough rain to keep the ground moist, and with plenty of sunshine and blue skies. However, what we can expect in reality is more precipitation that leads to flooding in early spring. A drying trend then takes over, with mostly moderate temperatures except for the last month of the season where there is a mix of hot and colder temps more fluctuating temperatures.
| SUMMARY OF WEATHER EVENTS - WEEKLY | ||
| STORMY | MIXED | BETTER WEEKS |
| Mar 14, 22, 29 (windy) | Apr 13 | |
| Apr 5 | Apr 20, 27, May 5 | |
| May 13 | May 20, 27 (windy) | |
| June 3, 11, 18 | ||
LOCAL WINDS SUMMARY FOR THE NORTHEAST
Mar 25 Apr 15 Average winds; strong winds Apr 8
Apr 16 May 4 Average winds; acute winds Apr 18
May 5 - 18 Intensified winds during the period and next.
May 19 June 3 Breezy; erratic and intense winds late May and June 1
Jun 3 28 The winds are tapering off and may indicate more average wind velocities.
WEEKLY SUMMARIES for New England and the Northeast
The following forecasts contain weekly summaries describing the dominant weather for each 7-8 day lunar period. Not all weather events are described. Daily forecasts are available - see below.Tuesday, March 14-21, 2006 Lunar eclipse 24 degrees Virgo
Cold and dismal weather changes to a slightly warmer but rainy event on the 15th. More rain and wind around the 18th. Spring begins!
Wednesday, March 22-28, 2006 *Perigee March 29 **SuperMoon
Officially it is Springtime, bring on the tulips. Watch for rain with flooding mid-period. Fair and warm weather to enjoy as well. Cloudy on the 28th or the chance of a shower.
Wednesday, March 29-April 4, 2006 *Perigee March 29 **SuperMoon Eclipse 8 Aries
The weather fronts are very strong just to our west. Nasty windstorms and tornados can be expected there and we should get the leftover winds. Chance of showers 30-31st and Apr 4. The warming continues.
Wednesday, April 5-12, 2006
Strong thunderstorms around the 6th as a result of hot and cold fronts. The rain may be prolonged for several days. A spike of heat could surprise us and fair weather is possible in between passing fronts. Strong winds may be around near the 8th.
Thursday, April 13-19, 2006
More delightful spring days, warm on the 14th. Clouds or showers and a bit cooler near the 17- 19th.
Thursday, April 20-26, 2006 *Perigee Apr 25
Warm and dry to start. Windy and a drop in temperature on the 24th. Rain and windy squalls to the south of us that should veer out to sea.
Thursday, April 27-May 4, 2006
The week is mixed with warm spring days and building up of humidity, clouds and rain early, then dips in temperature. May 3-4 should be spectacular spring days plan for them.
Friday, May 5-12, 2006
A variety of weather fronts are moving by. Clouds developing with rain activity to start. Strong and squallish winds on the 8th. but - a number of fine spring days ahead.
Saturday, May 13-19, 2006
An exciting week of weather where the wind is extreme, possibly record setting. Connecticut and western Massachusetts are under a wind storm watch. It will be cooler than normal. Early morning fog and rain with the turbulence. Clouds; possible rain on the 15th and the turbulence, more rain and winds on the 18th. Mixed in with all the weather events are glorious spring days as well.
Saturday, May 20-26, 2006 *Perigee May 22
Passing fronts that may hopefully produce only clouds after terrorizing other parts of the country. More fronts converging near the 23rd. It will become breezy increasing to very windy, lowering the temps. However, the fluctuating temps will produce sunny and warm days in between.
Saturday, May 27-June 2, 2006
Windy, windy, windy. Three weeks of violent winds with more scheduled for this week. The cold air continues with the windy conditions helping to lower it and moisture is needed to offset brush fires.
Saturday, June 3, 2006
Another cold front competes with the late spring Sun. Active thunderstorms this period along with great spring weather.
Sunday, June 11-17, 2006 *Perigee June 16
Threatening fronts are gathering. Humidity and clouds to begin the week. Rain near the 15th, thunderstorms near the 18th at the change to the next period. Temps are hard to call due to the fluctuations from day to day. More than likely, the temps would be on the cooler side for the period.
Sunday, June 18-24, 2006
Thunderstorms and flash flooding clearing. Hot and dry with threats of more T-storms. Summertime arrives with some humidity. On the 25th the clash of hot and cold fronts should produce violent thunderstorms in the area. They could be localized but the winds will be very strong.
*Perigee periods, as noted in the forecasts, occur when the Moon is closest to Earth every month. The weather trend leans toward
intensification with the stronger gravitational pull of the Moon on
Earth. The tides will be higher and lower, plus there will be an
increase in the wind activity. When the Moon is at perigee and it is also a new or full Moon, it is called a 'SuperMoon'. **SuperMoon is a word coined by Richard Nolle, Astrologer. He defines the SuperMoon as a
perigee-syzygy; namely a new or full moon which occurs at or near (within 90% of) perigee. Check his website for the complete list of dates of SuperMoons.
http://www.astropro.com/features/tables/cen20ce/suprmoon.html
For drought information, refer to this site for the latest updates.
http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html
CREATING THE LONG RANGE FORECAST
The long range forecast is created from many old techniques that were used by the ancients. They were able to forecast weather from the 1500's where we have documentation. We forecast weather using the Moon's position including the distance from earth, planetary configurations and natural cycles. The models used by the ancients are recreated and improved upon each year, producing a weather report unlike any other. In addition, a weather website and a weather list are available to everyone. The many features on the website may interest those who are weather aficionados. Look for free on-line books, and resources.Also, my colleague, Ken Ring, in New Zealand makes this offer: If readers join his free ezine list they will receive free weekly updates on what the Moon is doing and general coming weather in NZ and Australia. Just go to http://lists.topica.com/lists/weather and fill out your email in "subscribe". There are about 1230 on it now. Ken also writes an annual Almanac for the UK.
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Carolyn Egan, ©Feb 2006
Meteorology even with the aid of weather satellites, computers and modern high-speed communication facilities, never will succeed in dealing intelligently with anomalies of weather beyond the actual time and progress of the phenomena.