May 29th, 2009 at 4:52 pm by WIVB under Weather Watch 4
WeatherWatch 4 now has two new ways you can check the local weather when you’re not near your TV or computer.
The new WIVB.com mobile site can be viewed from your cell phone and offers the same forecast you get on News 4 and WIVB.com. You can even watch video forecasts from Don Paul, Mary Beth Wrobel, Mike Cejka and Lindsay Schwarzwaelder right from your phone! Just visit www.wivb.com from your phone’s web browser.
If you have an iPhone or an iPod Touch you can download a FREE special application that’s made just for you. Search “wivb” in the iTunes App Store.
For instructions and links, you can visit this page on WIVB.com. Or, send a text message with “wivb” (no quotes) to 4MYTV (46988) to get instructions sent to your cell phone or iPhone.
Here’s some pictures of what the iPhone app looks like:
May 26th, 2009 at 12:43 pm by Don Paul under Weather Watch 4
As showers spread slowly north Tuesday afternoon, they will tend to weaken somewhat. All in all, rainfall coverage over the next few days will be uneven. There will be a better chance for more widespread lt to moderate rain overnight tonight, and then precip will again be more cellular in nature–with maybe a few tshowers Wed and Thur afternoon. We will also be “muggifying” to some extent by Wed-Thur. Obviously, what rainfall we get is badly needed to bring shallow soil moisture up to par. A somewhat cooler airmass will arrive on Friday, though there could still be a few showers. Weekend fcst confidence is less than I’d like at this point for Saturday, but most evidence points toward cool temperatures to develop–can’t rule out a few Saturday shwrs.
May 21st, 2009 at 11:08 am by WIVB under Weather Watch 4
With pretty decent weather lined up this week, here are the viewing times for the International Space Station through May 26th. If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out! The times and locations are very accurate.
ISS Mon May 18/10:16 PM 2 minutes 14 above N 10 above NE
ISS Mon May 18/11:52 PM < 1 minute 21 above NNW 21 above NNW
ISS Tue May 19/09:07 PM 2 minutes 14 above N 11 above NNE
ISS Tue May 19/10:42 PM 2 minutes 18 above N 15 above NE
ISS Wed May 20/12:16 AM < 1 minute 10 above WNW 10 above WNW
ISS Wed May 20/09:33 PM 2 minutes 14 above N 10 above NE
ISS Wed May 20/11:08 PM < 1 minute 26 above NNW 34 above N
ISS Thu May 21/09:59 PM 3 minutes 18 above N 10 above ENE
ISS Thu May 21/11:32 PM 1 minute 10 above WNW 25 above WNW
ISS Fri May 22/10:24 PM 2 minutes 27 above NNW 28 above ENE
ISS Sat May 23/09:15 PM 3 minutes 17 above NNW 10 above ENE
ISS Sat May 23/10:49 PM 2 minutes 20 above WNW 68 above WSW
ISS Sun May 24/09:41 PM 3 minutes 28 above NNW 13 above E
ISS Sun May 24/11:15 PM < 1 minute 11 above W 15 above W
ISS Mon May 25/10:06 PM 2 minutes 31 above WNW 30 above SE
ISS Tue May 26/10:31 PM 2 minutes 11 above W 18 above SW
May 18th, 2009 at 1:59 pm by Don Paul under Weather Watch 4
The peek-a-boo warmup that was in, then out, is solidly back in for Wed-Thur this week. A weak cool front will take temps back down from almost summery to seasonable for Friday into Sunday. Saturday and Sunday look comfortable and dry at this point. Monday may be a little muggier and a little shakier, with limited moisture out ahead of a trough. We’ll also be watching an area of low pressure which may take on tropical characteristics later this week in the Gulf.
May 11th, 2009 at 1:47 pm by Don Paul under Weather Watch 4
After a second frosty night on Monday night and still some valley frost the next night, a nice warmup will arrive on a downslope wind Wednesday, with temps jumping into at least the low 70s. Much later Wed night, another vigorous storm system passing to our north will bring a round of Shwrs & Tstorms, followed by Windy and Showery conditions on Thursday–possibly quite windy. Drier air arrives late Thur through Fri night, but another low and its warm front may bring us a few periods of Shwrs & Tshwrs for parts of Saturday, and a nearly stalled front to our SE may allow for some more Sct Shwrs on Sunday, especially to the SE.
May 4th, 2009 at 12:16 pm by Don Paul under Weather Watch 4
Parts of this week look to be tough calls. The operational GFS and NAM keeps us mainly dry on Tuesday, but Short Range Ensemble Forecasts (SREF) which include multiple runs of models, each with slightly different initial conditions (because we can never be certain of initial conditions) have been all over the map with a short wave going by tomorrow. All in all, it appears to me that the bulk of moisture with Tuesday’s system will stay south and east of us. Since the ensemble are all over the place, and the operational models are not, I’m going to lean toward the operational models. (I may regret that choice!) Somewhat more unsettled conditions return later Thursday night and continue into the start of the weekend, with some limited convection possible.
April 28th, 2009 at 2:19 pm by Don Paul under Weather Watch 4
The cold front has been doing its thing on Tuesday, with early afternoon temps having dropped to the upper 40s closer to Lk Ontario. Dry weather will return later this evening into at least midday Thursday, but another low pressure system will send moisture back at us from the Ohio Valley by later Thursday into Friday night and possibly even early Saturday. There is enough spread between models and ensembles to introduce some uncertainty into the weekend forecast–as to how soon we dry out on Saturday, and as to whether moisture tries to creep back into the s tier on Sunday. The one high confidence element is that this weekend will be nowhere near as warm as last weekend.
April 19th, 2009 at 1:27 pm by Don Paul under Weather Watch 4
After a breezy but otherwise nice Sunday, abundant moisture is still enroute, along with chilly temperatures Monday and again Tue night-Thursday. The possibility of a little snow on the hills is still there, but Rain will be the main feature, along with gustier winds Sunday night into Monday.
There are signs warming will begin in earnest at the end of the week.
April 12th, 2009 at 10:52 pm by WIVB under Weather Watch 4
After a gorgeous but chilly holiday weekend, Spring weather begins to make a comeback this week. As a ridge of cool Canadian high pressure pushes eastward, a milder flow of air takes over beginning on Monday with daytime temps reaching normal, more seasonal levels in the upper 40s to low 50s. A storm system evolving across the Midwest may brush the southern tier with only a few spotty showers on Tuesday. Other than that, there are no significant storm systems in the works until next weekend. Temperatures are scheduled to inch upward each day this week with highs reaching near 60 degrees both Thursday and Friday along with plenty of sunshine. FYI, as a dry weather pattern takes over, it may spark some trouble for allergy suffers.
April 8th, 2009 at 9:10 pm by WIVB under Weather Watch 4
The deep area of cold low pressure that brought wintry conditions to the region for the start of the week continues to exit the Great Lakes and Northeast. Meantime, a ridge of high pressure will slowly build in from the west loosening the pressure gradient, allowing gusty winds to subside. This will also bring a quieter weather pattern on Thursday with sunshine and milder highs in the mid to upper 40s. A storm system evolving across the Rockies will quickly track into the Ohio valley and may brush the southern tier Friday PM with spotty showers. Temperatures will slip back into the cool mid 40s on Saturday with dry conditions into what’s going to be a beautiful Easter Sunday and highs back into the upper 40s. Although a milder weather pattern is about to enfold, temperatures over the next five days will be slightly cooler than average as normal high temps are in the low 50s. Still, it’s a big improvement over the first half of the week.
