Monthly Archives: September 2009

Snowmaking Weather Forecasts

Artificial snow is very important to the ski industry especially during drought years, early season, and in the eastern United States where natural snowfall can be sparse at times. Forecasting when snowmaking operations are possible can be tricky using conventional weather forecasts. WxForecastNow has developed wet bulb temperature forecasts for any location in the U.S. up to 6 days out in time. Anytime the wet bulb temperature is 28F or colder, snow guns can blow snow. Check out our site!

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El Nino 2009/2010

The Climate Prediction Center  (CDC) is predicting a moderate to strong El Nino for the winter of 2009/2010. CDC defines El Nino as: (more…)

Tornadoes: Some Thoughts

What causes tornadoes?  That’s a good question and is still actively researched with lots of questions still remaining. There are many detailed theories but one of the remaining unanswered questions is whether tornadoes form from the top down or bottom up.

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Online and Ready to Go!

As of Labor Day 2009, WxForecastNow.com is online ready to go. We offer one day and monthly membership access to our basic service. We also create, host, and maintain custom weather forecast webpages. WxForecastNow.com is an online weather solution that provides highly detailed weather forecasts for any location in the United States with an emphasis on deriving special hard to get variables. If you don’t see what you are looking for send us an email and we can likely provide a solution.