Category Archives: Photography
Central New Mexico Weather: 6/22/22
Yesterday was cloudy and mild. We didn’t get any more rain yesterday. There was some nice clouds over the Sandias in the evening. We did get 0.52 inches (at the time of this writing) of rain overnight. This morning, the … Continue reading
Central New Mexico Weather: 6/20/22
Yesterday was partly sunny, with a few evening showers and thunderstorms in Rio Rancho. This morning, the weather is mostly cloudy, mild and still in Rio Rancho. My weather station in Rio Rancho says: The NWS in Albuquerque, NM, forecasts … Continue reading
High Plains Tours Storm Chase Day #4: Follow Up
We chased a weaker threat yesterday, but had a good time anyhow. As it turns out, the bigger threat only produced a few tornadoes: We started the day in Amarillo, having breakfast at Youngblood’s Cafe, which was pretty good. Based … Continue reading
High Plains Tours Storm Chase Day #3: Follow Up
There were no tornadoes near us at all yesterday. There were a few hail reports and wind reports. The Storm Reports graphic from the Storm Prediction Center is shown below. We started the day in Andrews, TX, and headed to … Continue reading
High Plains Tours Storm Chase Day #2: Follow Up
We started the day by having breakfast at the Lubbock Breakfast House. We were not too far from our target area, so it was nice to sit down and discuss the forecast and explain a few of the parameters I … Continue reading
Central New Mexico Weather: 1/2/22
Yesterday was cool and mostly cloudy in Rio Rancho. It was windy, and we got no snow. Dad got snow at his house in Mountainair: This morning is sunny and my weather station in Rio Rancho says: The NWS in … Continue reading
Central New Mexico Weather: 12/9/21
Yesterday was mild, mostly sunny, and still in Socorro This morning, Socorro is cool, mostly sunny and windy. My father took a great picture of a lenticular cloud this morning near Mountainair: The NWS in Albuquerque, NM, forecasts (for Rio … Continue reading
Central New Mexico Weather: 12/8/21
Yesterday was mild, mostly cloudy, and still in Socorro This morning, Socorro is cold, mostly sunny and still. There was a pretty sunrise, with a slight mountain-wave/Kelvin-Helmholtz pattern: The NWS in Albuquerque, NM, forecasts (for Rio Rancho, NM) a partly … Continue reading
Central New Mexico Weather: 8/20/21
Yesterday was warm, mostly sunny, and still in Socorro and Magdalena. There were a few clouds in the late afternoon, but no measurable rain fell. This morning, Socorro is mostly sunny, warm and still. There was a little light altocumulus, … Continue reading
Wytheville, VA, to Little Rock, AR, Weather: 7/27/21
I only made it about half as far as I had intended yesterday, ending the night a little early in Wytheville, VA. I ran into some severe storms near Waynesboro, and even had some dime-sized hail. I was able to … Continue reading