Snow at IAH
Dec 3, 2009 | 8:13 am
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Does the announcement mean we get weather waivers to change our flights without penalty? I'm scheduled through IAH with a 730p arrival tomorrow and a short 1hr layover. I stupidly paid a B fare to snag upgrades on a flight to SEA that I originally thought looked bleak (until a few people canceled).
I'd rather re-route through EWR and snag the last couple F seats on my selected flights since I already have the B fare.
I'd rather re-route through EWR and snag the last couple F seats on my selected flights since I already have the B fare.
Dec 3, 2009 | 8:20 am
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Maybe it won't be that bad after all...
from the National Weather Service...
Doesn't sound winter stormish to me
from the National Weather Service...
Friday: A chance of rain before 11am, then a chance of rain and snow between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of snow after 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 44. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 29. North wind between 10 and 15 mph.
Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 29. North wind between 10 and 15 mph.
Dec 3, 2009 | 8:21 am
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Note that the day's "high" on Friday is likely going to be at 12:01 a.m.
Dec 3, 2009 | 8:22 am
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Apparently late next week may be fun, as well, according to some of the models. Per the weather geeks, a moderate/strong El Nio has resulted in the subtropical jet staying pretty low over Texas/Southeast. Combo of that and a big surge of even colder arctic air late next week could see Houston enter the sort of deep-freeze that it hasn't experienced since the 80s. Chance it could shift further East, in which case New Orleans to Atlanta could be in for some weather more suited to Omaha this time of year.
Dec 3, 2009 | 8:27 am
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Apparently late next week may be fun, as well, according to some of the models. Per the weather geeks, a moderate/strong El Nio has resulted in the subtropical jet staying pretty low over Texas/Southeast. Combo of that and a big surge of even colder arctic air late next week could see Houston enter the sort of deep-freeze that it hasn't experienced since the 80s. Chance it could shift further East, in which case New Orleans to Atlanta could be in for some weather more suited to Omaha this time of year.
On one hand, there are no hurricanes this year, so you don't have to sweat in un-air-conditioned comfort for days on end.
On the other, the winter season is a protracted one, so you do have to freeze your butt off for days on end.
Dec 3, 2009 | 8:30 am
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I take the latter any time over the former.
Dec 3, 2009 | 8:32 am
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Well, you take the good with the bad. From what I've read, the position of the subtropical jet during the summer, as well as increased shear in the Atlantic basin (owing to El Nio), are what kept the U.S. largely hurricane-free this year. ^
Dec 3, 2009 | 8:33 am
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That is true; less hurricanes means less morons all the way up here thinking they need to clean out the grocery stores and prepare to evacuate.
Dec 3, 2009 | 8:38 am
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I'm curious about the weather waiver =) I'd utilize this to my advantage this weekend on 2 back to back MRs
Dec 3, 2009 | 8:39 am
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Dec 3, 2009 | 8:41 am
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Can we get an IAH Gloom and Doom Thread ?
Dec 3, 2009 | 8:48 am
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For the locals, it isn't doom and gloom. It's just that way for people connecting via IAH that come from parts of the country that generally have seasons other than "Hot" and "Warm and/or Slightly Cool." Displaced northerners that live amongst us will no doubt roll their eyes on Friday as the natives turn into five-year-olds in the presence of strange white stuff falling from the sky.
Dec 3, 2009 | 8:51 am
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Does the announcement mean we get weather waivers to change our flights without penalty? I'm scheduled through IAH with a 730p arrival tomorrow and a short 1hr layover. I stupidly paid a B fare to snag upgrades on a flight to SEA that I originally thought looked bleak (until a few people canceled).