Why No Snow!?! Why is it always Rain?!?
Posted 01-28-2010 at 06:38 PM by lokelake
The answer IS NOT because of Global Warming.
BTW, this is for the US.
Look at the map below. Look where the low pressure is (the black "L"). I drew a path for it, (totally made up).
The south side of the track is always warmer than the northern side of the track. The reason is, the warm air comes up from the south.
Cold air comes down from the north. That's why the northern side is always the colder side.
So, if the low passes to the north of some states, those states will get rain because they are on the warmer side. At the same time, that low, passes to the south of other states, so those states will get snow.
On the map below, the red arrow is the warm air coming northward, so therefore, the red circle is the places that will get rain.
The blue arrows shows the cold air coming south. So the blue circle, is places that will get snow.
Bottom Line: It all depends what side of the storm you are on, determines if you get rain or snow.
BTW, this is for the US.
Look at the map below. Look where the low pressure is (the black "L"). I drew a path for it, (totally made up).
The south side of the track is always warmer than the northern side of the track. The reason is, the warm air comes up from the south.
Cold air comes down from the north. That's why the northern side is always the colder side.
So, if the low passes to the north of some states, those states will get rain because they are on the warmer side. At the same time, that low, passes to the south of other states, so those states will get snow.
On the map below, the red arrow is the warm air coming northward, so therefore, the red circle is the places that will get rain.
The blue arrows shows the cold air coming south. So the blue circle, is places that will get snow.
Bottom Line: It all depends what side of the storm you are on, determines if you get rain or snow.
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They are getting tons of it now!
McDouble is a sandwich on the dollar menu at McDonalds.Posted 01-29-2010 at 09:50 PM by Tiger 
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Are we talking about the same Houston? lol.
Because the radar is not showing snow for the Houston in Texas. Right now, they are at 38 and cloudy.
Big Macs are pretty good as well.Posted 01-29-2010 at 09:52 PM by lokelake
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McChickens are the only good meat at McDonalds. And Houston got plenty of snow in December.Posted 01-29-2010 at 11:26 PM by Manbearpig
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Well, I guess a dusting to an inch or two for them is a lot, but not a lot up here.
Posted 01-30-2010 at 10:21 AM by lokelake
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loke sorry to tell ya but this is BS lol i just got like over5 inches of snow and it's still coming down!Posted 01-30-2010 at 02:20 PM by MetalGreek
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Metal, lol, I was not tracking the storm. The map I have is totally made up. Made up storm, made up path, lol.
Posted 01-30-2010 at 03:55 PM by lokelake
