All Things Weather

[GophersInIowa]

Now up to 175 mph, one of the strongest in the Atlantic ever. Jamaica has lots of hills and mountains so have to believe that could make the effects of the high wind even worse at the higher elevations. And excess runoff from the heavy rain is going to be extreme.

 

[GophersInIowa]

Doesn’t seem real

 

[GophersInIowa]

The destruction is going to be insane.

Hurricane Melissa Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL132025
100 PM EDT Tue Oct 28 2025

...CATEGORY 5 MELISSA MAKES LANDFALL IN JAMAICA...
...ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL HURRICANE LANDFALLS ON RECORD IN THE
ATLANTIC BASIN...

Melissa has made landfall in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope with
estimated maximum sustained winds of 185 mph (295 km/h) and an
estimated minimum central pressure of 892 mb (26.34 inches).

 

[gopher7]

Honestly don't know if I've ever seen this graphic used before.

 

[GophersInIowa]

Some might get their first taste of winter this weekend. Certainly the temp will feel like it with a chance of some snowflakes.

 

[GophersInIowa]

Signs showing there might be a sharp change to cold after Thanksgiving. Still a bit up in the air but could be a good start for the winter lovers.

 

[howeda7]

 

[GophersInIowa]

I don't know how they do it. Depressing.

 

[GopherWeatherGuy]

Winter is definitely starting next week.

 

[GophersInIowa]

Winter is definitely starting next week.

Wish it could have held off until after Thanksgiving weekend with travel but overall excited for a good start to winter.

 

[Slim Tubby]

I don't know how they do it. Depressing.

Vampires...all of them.

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

I don't know how they do it. Depressing.

Lots of booze

 

[GophersInIowa]

Lots of booze

Sadly this is true

 

[Slim Tubby]

Lots of booze

I'm not even sure if booze is legal in Barrow. It's outlawed in most of the Inuit towns and villages. The weed must be spectacular.

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

I'm not even sure if booze is legal in Barrow.

If it’s illegal it’s available; too much money to make via the black market, you Mamdaniite.

It's outlawed in most of the Inuit towns and villages. The weed must be spectacular. .

Mmm. Whale blubber.

I’d eat anything when I was stoned.

 

[tikited]

If it’s illegal it’s available; too much money to make via the black market, you Mamdaniite.

Mmm. Whale blubber.

I’d eat anything when I was stoned.

I spent a short time in Greenland way back when. Tried whale blubber, shark, seal, etc.... the absolute worst thing you can imagine.

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

I spent a short time in Greenland way back when. Tried whale blubber, shark, seal, etc.... the absolute worst thing you can imagine.

I spent a short time in Greenland way back when. Tried whale blubber, shark, seal, etc.... the absolute worst thing you can imagine.

I spent a short time in Greenland way back when. Tried whale blubber, shark, seal, etc.... the absolute worst thing you can imagine.

I’m keen to try shark and whale blubber only with a gummy, Seals, I’d have baby seals on mind, so probably not.

 

[tikited]

I’m keen to try shark and whale blubber only with a gummy, Seals, I’d have baby seals on mind, so probably not.

I saw the killing beforehand. I'm still traumatized.

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

I saw the killing beforehand. I'm still traumatized.

Yikes, that would be a hard pass for me.

 

[GophersInIowa]

Of course the biggest storm in awhile occurs when we’re out of town. Probably close to a foot of snow awaits me at home in Wisconsin after our 6-7 hour drive tomorrow.

 

[GophersInIowa]

 

[GophersInIowa]

@GopherWeatherGuy I might be getting a bit out of my element here and maybe a bit beyond my understanding but I look at some weather related message boards from time to time, especially when there's a potential winter storm coming. I see Phase 7, 8, etc referenced at times. I'm assuming it's related to MJO. How does the phases influence the weather in the US, especially the upper midwest?

 

[GopherWeatherGuy]

@GopherWeatherGuy I might be getting a bit out of my element here and maybe a bit beyond my understanding but I look at some weather related message boards from time to time, especially when there's a potential winter storm coming. I see Phase 7, 8, etc referenced at times. I'm assuming it's related to MJO. How does the phases influence the weather in the US, especially the upper midwest?

Generally phases 7,8,1 during the winter are stormier across the US, especially in the west, with cold across the eastern US. I'm not a MJO expert, or much of a watcher of it, to me it's just a pattern that always cycles 30-60 days. The biggest influence on long range winter forecasts has always been ENSO and comparing that to past similar years, and I've also liked to compare those years to other pacific water temperatures, and Siberian snowpack in October.

What is the MJO, and why do we care?

Several times a year the MJO contributes to various extreme events in the United States, including Arctic air outbreaks during winter across the central and eastern portions of the country.

www.climate.gov

 

[GophersInIowa]