Sunday, October 30, 2011

Weather It Is (The weather changes, but...)

Well, actually, the weather is not changing that much. It's pretty much a few clouds here, a sprinkle there, as the weather patterns stagnate.  Looking a bit farther ahead, there might be some rain late in the week, but there is only a 25% chance that it will evolve into something substantial.

I think the chances of there being a significant rain is higher than the chance that our leadership will ever change, or at least change their standard response to the war of missiles being made on our cities from Gaza.  A ceasefire is no substitute for a strong and decisive policy; missile attacks should not be treated like car accidents (which we tolerate far too many of); trying to create deterrence by killing a few terrorists is no substitute for winning the war; and the iron dome system should be our last line of defense, not our first.  Please someone explain to Mr. Netanyahu that "Bomb-Empty-Buildings-Barak" (BEBB) should be put to pasture.

Unlike the weather, missile attacks are not acts of nature, and our shelter rooms should be used for storage of goods, not people.

Barry Lynn

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Weather Heading Towards Winter?

Updated Wednesday Morning, 26 October, 2011

The weather is turning a bit more winter like, and rain is forecast in the north today. Greater than 10 mm will likely fall in many inland and northern mountainous areas, including in the vicinity of the Kineret.

However, the long range forecasts are showing below normal precipitation amounts. Considering that we just said the prayer for rain, one wonders if we're not quite up to snuff.  For instance, in religious neighborhoods, there were reports of objects being thrown at police and those protesting against new gender segregation rules on public streets in the "religious" neighborhoods (which is actually illegal). 

On the other hand, this morning one of my Mangoes rolled off my spaghetti (box) and down the sidewalk. How do I know this? Because one young lady made an extra effort to run after me (I was jogging) to return the Mango.  So, score one for a rainy winter.

Looking ahead here -- at least a week ahead -- the weather pattern is sort of static, which means that it might be good for local showers from place to place. So, keep that Umbrella handy.

Barry Lynn

Friday, October 14, 2011

Weather Sliding Along

The weather is certainly nice, and it looks like it will stay that way.

The weather pattern is also quite active, with storms sliding by to our northwest.  However, winds rotating around low pressure to our east are preventing any of these storms from moving into our area.

Hence, the perfectly nice fall weather we've been having should continue, although as the weather pattern transitions a bit eastward cooler Autumn weather will be felt over most of the country.

Enjoy the holiday,

Barry Lynn

Just about perfect

The weather is just about perfect, as we're poised between the winter to come and the summer that was.

Winter time-like storms continue to move by to our northwest, and in fact the weather pattern is pretty active.  Yet, winds blowing around low pressure situated far to our east are preventing these storms from moving in to our area.

The weather pattern will slide slowly eastward and the cooler temperatures of winter will make themselves felt -- but not to coolly (so to speak).

Barry Lynn