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Weather History: Volcanic eruptions rock Texas weather

Weather History: Volcanic eruptions rock Texas weather

Geology humor aside, massive volcanic eruptions can dramatically change weather across the globe. The most recent “major” eruption to plague the panhandle with lopsided weather was back in 1907. In late March back in 1907, the volcano Ksudach on the Kamchatka Peninsula of eastern Russia erupted, sending ash high into the atmosphere. That ash traveled along the jet stream to… Read more →

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Record Amarillo heat possible

Record Amarillo heat possible

Right now, Friday’s forecast high for Amarillo is 84 degrees. That would break the 99-year-old record by two degrees. That made me stop and think: How is it that just 82 degrees is our record high on Friday?!? I thought I’d take a look at how crazy it is that just 82 degrees is a record. Here are the records… Read more →

Well, turns out Mother Nature has a sense of humor. After spending the last 72 hours talking about how beautiful the weather will be all week long and into next weekend…

I get a curveball.

And this is a nasty sliding-out-of-the-strike-zone pitch that leaves me swinging, missing and screwing myself into the ground.

Wow.

The 06z GFS computer weather model decided – to quote Todd Mansfield, “all the sudden!” – to deliver some different numbers for Saturday across the Texas panhandle.

Highs projected to be in the 40s. Yes. Forties.

Widely scattered rain showers, most light, will dot the landscape with breezes from the north at 15 to 25mph.

We’ll see if this hold true. Like always, I’ll be watching it closely.