Friday, March 30, 2012

March 17-19, 2012 Forecast Results

Here are the results of the last of the long-range weather forecasts that appeared in the Feb/Mar 2012 edition of The Mountain Astrologer magazine. The forecasts were prepared in July of 2011.

Forecast
March 17-19, 2012
Mercury, now retrograde, will make one more swipe at Uranus by conjunction. A retrograde Mercury increases wind speeds and with Uranus those winds are cold. Winter precipitation usually is part of the deal. The eastern third of the country is affected as is the Plains and the Pacific Northwest. Central Europe should see a windy low pressure area and cold, windy conditions should affect Russia down through central China.

Results
Plains
16 Plains Violent

The above Accuweather map depicts the severe weather experience over the Plains during the forecast period. The post that accompanied the above map read Plains Violent Storm, Tornado Threat Begins Sunday (18th)

Eastern U.S.
The eastern U.S. actually experienced a warm up as seen from the weather headlines below along with a backdoor cold front.
March 16th- Accuweather - Locally Strong Storms in the South This Evening
March 17- Accuweather - a backdoor cold front that slowly pushed to the east brought cooler air to the Northeast and coastal mid-Atlantic. But- Warmth returns to New England and coastal Mid-Atlantic.

West Coast
16 Wild West

It was a wild ride for the U.S. West Coast. The above Accuweather map depicts conditions on the 17th. Here's what Accuweather reported: While the storm will deliver a substantial amount of rain and snow to the region that is greatly needed, it will bring high winds, blowing dust, thunderstorms, chilly air and rough surf and seas. The storm may also bring flash flooding, power outages and a rash of motor vehicle accidents.

Europe
Some degree of windiness was experienced in Europe as shown below.
Mar 17- Windy across Scandinavia down into eastern Europe today.
Mar 19- Fine for much of Europe, but rain and stronger winds to the north

China
The China Meteorological Administration issued a Blue Warning on the 17th for "Gale and Dropping Temperatures."
On the 18th they reported the following- Liaoning will get 12 to 14 degree Celsius dropping with 4 to 5 northerly winds. There will be 7 to 9 scale of northerly winds in the Bohai Sea, central and northern the Yellow Sea. The dust or dust blowing will affect South Xinjiang Basin and western Gansu.

Winter 2011-12 The Rockies

Hurricane Season 2011 Forecast Results

Hurricane Risk-Management

Update on Winter 2011-12

Texas Summer 2012

New Weather Alternative Website

Overview of UK Winter 2012-13

The Winters of 2011-14

Fulfilled Long-range Forecasts for Hurricane Season 2010

Introduction to the Weather Alternative


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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

March 12, 2012 Forecast Results

The next long-range forecast that appeared in the Feb/Mar 2012 edition of The Mountain Astrologer covered the period in and around March 12th. These forecasts were prepared 8 months beforehand.


Forecast
More winter cold is channeled down through China due to Mercury's retrograde station on the 12th and will usher in colder and windy conditions over the U.S. Northeast, New England, and eastern Canada.

Results
March 13, 2012
Starting on the 13th, China reported that heavy snow will affect southern and eastern Qinghai, eastern and southwestern Tibet, northern West Sichuan Plateau.

The Weather Channel reported that northern Maine could see up to 4 additional inches of snow. See their map below.

Afternoon Hail, Gusty Thunderstorm Threat from D.C. To New York
Thunderstorms, some containing hail and gusty winds, are expected to rumble in parts of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast this afternoon. (Accuweather)

Canada's meteorological service issued warnings for freezing rain and ice pellets for southern Ontario and Nova Scotia.

Mar 13


Winter 2011-12 The Rockies

Hurricane Season 2011 Forecast Results

Hurricane Risk-Management

Update on Winter 2011-12

Texas Summer 2012

New Weather Alternative Website

Overview of UK Winter 2012-13

The Winters of 2011-14

Fulfilled Long-range Forecasts for Hurricane Season 2010

Introduction to the Weather Alternative

Astrology and Intelligent Design
A law suit is underway between David Coppedge and the Jet Propulsion Lab in Los Angeles. It appears that Coppedge lost his job at JPL because he had been sharing ideas about Intelligent Design at his work place. For the full story, click here.

I thought I'd erect a chart to see if Mr. Coppedge might win the case. I am by no means an expert at horary astrology, but I thought I'd give it a go. Here's what I came up with.

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Coppedge is shown by Mars ruler of the 7th house. He is retrograde and near the cusp of the 12th, which shows the trouble he's facing. He is, however, in mutual reception with Mercury, ruler of the 9th and 12th houses. Due to this exchange status, this may indicate that Coppedge gets out of what he got into. His planet, Mars, also throws a sextile to the Midheaven, which may indicate the judge decides in his favor. The Moon in Sagittarius in the 3rd house sextiles Saturn ruler of the 4th house. The 4th house rules the end of the matter or how things will turn out. Since the Moon makes a good aspect to Saturn this may also show that things end in his favor.

Tuesday, March 06, 2012

March 1-5, 2012 Forecast Results

We're now looking at the results of the next forecasts published in the Feb/Mar 2012 edition of The Mountain Astrologer. These forecasts were prepared 8 months ago.

China
Forecast
March 2-5
As Mercury perfects its parallel to Uranus around March 2nd, a cold air mass will be pulled southward from northern Russia into China. The pattern continues until March 5th when Mercury conjoins Uranus over the longitude of Beijing. This, coupled with the Venus-Saturn opposition on the 4th, argues a big winter storm affecting the eastern portion of China south of Beijing.

Results

This first map from the China Meteorological Administration is for a blizzard in northeast China on March 5th. This is further north than my forecast area.
China Mar 05 Blizzard
This next map is for March 6th and shows storms over the area pinpointed in the long-range forecast. The CMA stated, "From March 6 to 8, southern China will see continuous rainy weather. Heavy rain is likely to affect most parts of Zhejiang, eastern and southern Jiangxi, Fujian, most parts of Guangdong, and southeastern Hunan. Parts of western Fujian, southeastern Jiangxi, and northern Guangdong will be hit by blizzard."

China Mar 06

New England/Canada
Forecast
March 1-5
The same period is earmarked to be very cold, windy, and stormy over New England and eastern Canada especially around the 3rd when the Sun opposes Mars. The bigger picture seems to include a winter storm that affects the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast first.

Results
On the 1st, The Weather Channel reported that eastern New York and central and northern New England were blasted by 2 to 12 inches of snow. This same system affect Nova Scotia with heavy snow.
The Weather Channel map below is for March 3rd. The low pressure and front along the eastern U.S. was responsible for the severe tornado outbreak of the 2nd and 3rd. This storm system reached Canada by the 3rd and brought strong southeasterly winds with gusts up to 80 km/h and in some cases up to 120 km/h over Nova Scotia. Significant snowfall and windy conditions continued over southern Quebec and Newfoundland into the 6th when blizzard conditions were expected over Newfoundland.

Mar 03

Southern California/Front Range of Rockies
Forecast
March 2-5
Other winter weather anomalies at this time are indicated over southern California and the Front Range of the Rockies.

Results

The Accuweather map below is for March 2nd when strong winds buffeted southern California with wind gusts over 60 mph. Also between the 1st and the 2nd a strong winter storm hit the Intermountain West and pushed over the Front Range of the Rockies bringing snow form Colorado through Montana.


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Europe
Forecast
March 1-5
The position of Uranus in the Solar Ingress affecting Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy, will be activated by Mercury's parallel and conjunction bringing a cold, blustery air mass to the region. Around the 3rd, Ireland and Portugal should see a robust front or system affecting their weather due to the Sun's conjunction to Mars.

Results

On the 3rd, very windy conditions were experienced over the North Sea and Balearics. Rain hit western parts of the U.K. with heavy showers and breezy conditions and northwestern parts of Iberia. It turned increasingly wintry in Northern Ireland.

On the 5th, very windy with gales across the eastern channel into the Low Countries. Strong gales too across the south of France. Colder with showers across Britain and northern France with rain into Belgium, Holland and western Germany with snow across Denmark. There was a risk of heavier snow across the Alps.



Winter 2011-12 The Rockies

Winter 2011-12 West Coast

Hurricane Season 2011 Forecast Results

Hurricane Risk-Management

Update on Winter 2011-12

Texas Summer 2012

New Weather Alternative Website

Overview of UK Winter 2012-13

The Winters of 2011-14

Fulfilled Long-range Forecasts for Hurricane Season 2010

Introduction to the Weather Alternative
Some people say that all truth is relative and there can be no absolute truth.
Well, if that were really true, then how could they be absolutely sure that
there was no absolute truth
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