Katchy Weather: Current Temps

Credit Meteorolgist John Patrick: The rest of Southern Arizona looks like this. A pair of 63's in Tucson and in Marana. 56 for you in Nogalas. We say good evening to the higher elevations of  Bisbee, that's one of the cool spots right now at 52.

Katchy Weather: HD 4 SkyNet Camera: Tucson Now

Credit Meteorologist John Patrick: Here's a look with your HD 4 Skynet camera. Still a few clouds but we will call it mostly clear and temperatures about 5 degrees cooler than where we were sitting last night. We are sitting at 63 at the airport and right now I think the winds are a things of the past they should stay at about 5 to 15 right on through your Sunday. 

Katchy Weather: Today's Highs

Credit Meteorologist John Patrick: 77 is where we topped out today still on top of that normal. But we were able to keep it in the upper 60's and low 70's from Sierra Vista right on over to Douglas, and back over to Safford. Show Low there and the White Mtns. 50 degrees for that daytime high. 

Weather Models

Meteorologist Jeff Beamish has given me a number of sites to look at when forecasting. 

1. Satellite Maps:

http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/Conus/index_loop.php

2. Surface Temperature Maps: 

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/gmap.php?map=twc

**= light snow

***= moderate snow 

****= heavy snow

 ..= light rain 

...= moderate rain

....= heavy rain 

G= wind gust 

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3. Radar 

4. Numerical Models 

Upper Air Maps 

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Katchy Weather: Futurecast

Example (Credit: Meteorologist Jeff Beamish: Nov 4, 2013): "But later on tonight tapping into enough moisture to spark a few isolated showers. I think clouds on the increase this afternoon. We will call it mostly sunny but watch what happens around 7..8 o'clock tonight isolated showers developing mainly east...Gila Bend, Nogalas line. Could be cold enough to even see a little bit of  snow above 7,000 feet including Mt. Lemmon. Rain and snow should taper off by daybreak tomorrow morning as the front passes through."

Example (Credit: Meteorologist Jeff Beamish: Nov. 5, 2013): Back down here in Southern Arizona as that trough moves off to the east. Still some lingering moisture, and we could see some mountain showers later on this afternoon, but the valley floors will remain dry. I think those showers will taper off around sunset. This is 11 o clock tonight-clear skies across the sonoran desert. It's going to be a chilly one- we are talking about 30's and 40's as you are waking up tomorrow morning. 

Counting sheep....

This past Wednesday I was struggling. I usually can function with a little bit of sleep but waking up at 2 am with 2 hours of sleep is a game changer. I have decided that no matter what happens I will be in bed by 7pm on Tuesday nights!!! I did not feel good during the entire 5 hours I was there and could not even get in front of the green screen :-( never again! Sleep is so important to being able to function. And yes you may already know this but, falling asleep at 7 pm is not as easy as it may seem.Now being in college I usually fall asleep in an instant as soon as I hit the bed. But this is not the case on Tuesday nights because my family is so dang loud! (Problems of a commuter student). Tonight I decided to go and buy earplugs...Please let this solve my issues.