Heavy Weather On The Way Tuesday Night Into Wednesday:
Current radar trends indicate light rain and mixed precipitation moving into the area over the next few hours, with steadier precipitation working in after 5PM. Any mix should quickly turn to rain along the I84 corridor, with winter precipitation hanging on longer in the highest elevations of Litchfield [...]
Latest on the Storm System Coming in Tuesday Evening Through Wednesday Morning
Our storm system is on track for Tuesday evening. Rain should begin between 4PM and 6PM in the Hudson Valley and Western CT, and 6PM to 8PM in Central CT and Eastern CT/RI. Still expecting a mostly rain event for the forecast area, with some mixing at the [...]
Remembering Snowtober – The Halloween Snowstorm of 10-29-11
The Snowtober storm of October 29th, 2011 would have been a historic storm in any month, but with 12-18 inches of snow falling across the region in late October, it became the most damaging winter storm of my lifetime. Snow began Saturday morning, covering roads faster than forecast. Despite [...]
OmniWeather Meteorologist Jack Drake Interview With i95 Rock Host Lou Milano
Our meteorologist Jack Drake was recently interviewed by Lou Milano, host of the I95 Morning show on 95.1FM in Danbury, CT. Here's a transcript of the conversation: LOU: I KNOW IT'S ANNOYING BUT IT'S MY JOB TO ASK, WHEN CAN WE EXPECT THE FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE [...]
Looking Back: The November Nightmare of 11-15-2018
5 Years ago Today: The “Commute from Hell” Storm November 15th, 2018 was the date of one worst weather related commutes in recent memory in our area. When forecasting, we always want to be accurate, but it’s also important to communicate potential impacts. This storm had added ingredients besides [...]
Storm Update: What’s Coming The Wednesday Before Thanksgiving?
Timing details are coming into better focus for our Tuesday evening thru Wednesday midday storm. Thinking rain/wind is primary threat in CT. Watching the colder GFS solution (see photo), but feel rapid dig of Northern vort is a bit exaggerated. This aggressive vort dig is crucial in helping [...]