Los Angeles, CA 90001

Los Angeles, CA 90001
			Friday Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. Local northeast winds around 15 mph in the morning.
			Friday Night Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s.
			Saturday Night Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Lows in the mid 40s. Local northeast winds around 15 mph after midnight.
			Sunday and Sunday Night Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs in the upper 50s. Lows in the 40s.

UPDATED 6:45 AM EST, December 30, 2010

Today's Weather Outlook By WeatherBug Sr. Meteorologist, James West
	Click to Enlarge Related Content Current Radar Current Temperature Highs Today United States Alert Map Your Photos The second to last day of 2010 is not going to be a quiet one across the U.S. A storm is expanding across the Rockies and into the northern Plains and Upper Midwest, bringing travel nightmares along with it. WeatherBug Meteorologist Todd Nelson has the latest in his exclusive WeatherBug National Outlook. Large stretches of the central U.S. from the Rockies to the Plains will have a messy day. Heavy snow will continue to plague the Rockies into the northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Highs winds gusting in excess of 35 mph will cause visibility to drop to near zero, making travel a treacherous task. Blizzard conditions are likely in parts of northern New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and Montana. Across the western Great Lakes, the storm will produce a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain as warmer above-freezing air tries to stream northward ahead of the storm. Even warmer, mid-40s to low-50s air will produce a cold rain across the rest of the Midwest and Mississippi Valley. Snow is lingering from Montana into northern Arizona this morning. On top of the fresh powder, a renewed arctic blast is producing sub-zero temperatures across Montana and Idaho, with teens and 20s extending across the Great Basin and into the mountainous Southwest. The only places west of the Rockies that will not see any snow will be the Northwest and southern California, where a bit of doldrums will produce periods of clouds and sunshine. Temperatures will be in the 40s, with a few 50s in southern California. Quiet weather will also be the norm across the southern Plains, Texas and the East Coast. A bit of a winter warm-up will send temperatures in the 70s across the southern Plains, western Great Lakes and the Deep South. The Northeast will still remain cold and snow-covered, with 30s common. The Mid-Atlantic will be in the 40s and the Southeast will see 50s and low 60s this afternoon. Be sure to keep your WeatherBug active to receive the latest weather in your neighborhood. Get the latest updates anywhere on Twitter at WeatherBug WeatherBuzz. What do you think of this story? Click here for comments or suggestions.

UPDATED 1:30 AM PST, December 30, 2010

Winter Storm Rips Through Mountain West, N. Plains UPDATED By WeatherBug Meteorologist, Chad Merrill
	Click to Enlarge Related Content Northwest Radar Southwest Radar Rainfall Outlook Snowfall Outlook United States Alert Map Your Photos The storm that walloped the West Coast with heavy rain and mountain snow is slicing through the Mountain West and northern Plains producing more blizzard-like conditions today. Although snow totals won`t be as impressive as the storm`s reign in the far West, a combination of heavy snow and gusty winds will create a travelers nightmare. The fierce storm is being caused by a low pressure and cold front slicing across the Wasatch into the Southwest while an arctic front screams south from Canada into the northern Plains. Moisture surging in from the Pacific is being squeezed out as heavy snow as it encounters the cold air plowing south from Canada. One to two feet will clinch the highest elevations of the Mogollion Rim in Arizona into the Wasatch while a foot is possible across the northern Plains into the Minnesota Arrowhead. Five to ten inches are possible in Salt Lake City and Denver. If you are crossing any of the mountains, be sure to have a winter survival kit with you, including batteries, a blanket and extra food. Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories stretch from central Arizona and New Mexico into Montana and across the northern Plains into Minnesota`s Arrowhead, including Salt Lake City and Denver. The snow and high winds, especially across the Mountain West and western High Plains, are combining to create whiteout conditions and the possibility of blizzard conditions. A Blizzard Warning continues in eastern Montana, eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska as well as southeastern New Mexico. The storm is also producing gusty crosswinds that will severely impact travel across the western mountain passes. High Wind Warnings and Wind Advisories are in effect from southwestern California into west Texas. Winds could hit 70 mph or so along the mountain ridges. Travel along Interstates 25, 70, 80 and 94 will be impacted by snow and blowing snow, reducing visibility. More fresh powder will invade the Plains Friday as the main thrust of energy from the Great Basin pivots into the Upper Mississippi Valley. Another 4 to 8 inches of fresh powder will fall across the Dakotas into northwestern Minnesota. The storm produced one to two feet and more across the Wasatch. Suncrest, Utah, got 15.0 inches, Heber, Utah, has picked up 26.0 inches, while Dear Valley Daly West, Utah, got blasted with 29.0 inches. Higher amounts fell when the storm socked the Sierra. Kaiser Point, Calif., got 50.0 inches while Charlotte Lake, Calif., received 51.0 inches. Be sure to keep your WeatherBug active to receive the latest on this storm and get the latest updates anywhere on Twitter at WeatherBug WeatherBuzz. What do you think of this story? Click here for comments or suggestions.

December 29, 2010

Airlines Play Huge Game of Catch-Up in NYC Area By Samantha Henry, The Associated Press
	NEW YORK - Big cot encampments and huge lines gave way to orderly, single-file queues and thawing tensions as flights left New York-area airports on time Wednesday, but clusters of tired, resigned passengers were still camped out waiting to go home. Meanwhile, work crews continued to struggle to free the still-snowbound city. New York`s sanitation commissioner vowed that most streets would be plowed by Wednesday evening, with every last one done by Thursday morning. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg praised the snow-removal efforts, but acknowledged that the city`s usual plan for dealing with big storms failed this time. He said he was "extremely dissatisfied" with the way the city`s emergency response system performed during the post-Christmas blizzard, and promised an inquiry. Runways at the area`s three major airports - Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark - were all open Wednesday morning, officials said, but they cautioned that it might take days for all the passengers who`ve been camping out to get flights. At Kennedy, there were sights not seen for days: long lists of on time flights, fully staffed information counters, National Guard troops patrolling the terminals and workers pushing long rows of empty luggage carts - previously so scarce and coveted that screaming matches broke out over who would get them. Massive lines gave way to snaking check-in queues. Those showing up for Wednesday flights fared much better than those who had been booked on flights earlier in the week; the latter were told they couldn`t travel until after the new year. An exhausted sense of camaraderie in the face of perceived indifference by airport officials had set in among the stranded. People shared phone chargers, made coffee runs, commiserated over convenience store meals and minded luggage during bathroom breaks. Tommy Mokhtari, of Dubai, was desperate to leave the United States on Wednesday, as his three-month tourist visa expired on Sunday. A professional poker player, Mokhtari said he was facing expensive lawyers` fees to remedy being "out of status" as well as a $600 to $800 penalty to rebook his tickets home to Dubai. "I waited four hours in the queue just to speak to someone," he said. "Just to get the news that I have to wait a few more days. They really need to have a backup plan. I will never ever travel again in December, never on American Airlines, and never through New York." Most flights at New Jersey`s Newark Liberty Airport were taking off and landing as scheduled Wednesday. Continental Airlines said on its website that its hub there was nearly normal but that some cancelations and delays remained. Philadelphia International Airport reported virtually no delays, cancellations or stranded overnight passengers. Many New Yorkers awoke Wednesday morning to find their blocks still untouched by a snow plow, three days after the storm. Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty confidently predicted that most streets would be clear by 7 p.m. Wednesday. Bloomberg said things were improving. Fifty city buses were still stuck in the snow Wednesday, down from 600 a day earlier. Some 1,200 extra laborers had been hired to shovel out crosswalks and bus stops. Bloomberg said he couldn`t explain why this storm proved so tough, compared with others in the past that seemed just as severe. "We had the same plan with the same equipment," he said. "The question is, `Why didn`t it work this time?`" Ambulances got stuck in the snow trying to answer 911 calls and more than 49,000 calls swamped 911 operators in one day. That`s the 6th busiest day in the system`s history. "It seems these calls overwhelmed the system," Bloomberg said. Service on trains plagued by snow-generated signal problems and short-circuits was improving but not back to normal days after the storm. The Long Island Rail Road, the nation`s largest commuter railroad, had only seven of its 11 lines running. In an Internet video that instantly went viral, New Yorkers were shown shouting epithets at a city crew that crashed into a parked car while trying to free a construction vehicle. In hard-hit New Jersey, politicians debated the merits of a law that leaves the Senate president in charge of the state when the state`s top two leaders - in this case Gov. Chris Christie and Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno - are absent. Christie is vacationing at Disney World in Florida until Thursday, Guadagno in Mexico. Newark Mayor Cory Booker personally helped some residents dig out their cars and was using Twitter to respond to others seeking help. Booker said he`s "set a record for Diet Coke consumption" since Sunday night. "I`m still getting a lot of tweets for help, so I`m going to stay with this for a while longer," he said. --- Contributing to this report were Associated Press writers Deepti Hajela, Chris Hawley, Meghan Barr, Samantha Gross, Sara Kugler Frazier and Dave Skretta in New York; Beth DeFalco in Asbury Park, N.J.; Angela Delli Santi in Trenton, N.J.; and David Porter in Newark, N.J. Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. --- Story Image: Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., was one of several northeastern airports shut down by the recent blizzard. (Julio Cortez, AP) What do you think of this story? Click here for comments or suggestions.

NOON EST, December 27, 2010

Eastern Blizzard Producing Impressive Numbers By WeatherBug Meteorologist
	Related Content Northeast Radar Portland, Maine, Interactive Radar Boston Interactive Radar Philadelphia Interactive Radar New York City Interactive Radar United States Alert Map Your Photos The ongoing blizzard roaring up the East Coast and blasting the Northeast has already generated impressive snowfall accumulations since early Sunday from the Mid-Atlantic into New England. Below is just a snapshot of the preliminary numbers WeatherBug is receiving from local media, the National Weather Service and WeatherBug`s Live Tracking Stations: Power Outage: WeatherBug estimates show nearly 107,000 customers without power this morning from Maryland to Massachusetts. Hardest hit is eastern Massachusetts, where National Grid was reporting nearly 30,000 outages. The outage numbers are dropping. Snowfall: Massachusetts: Saugus: 19.2 inches Taunton: 16.7 inches East Boston: 16.5 inches Mansfield: 16.5 inches Brockton: 16.0 inches Norwood: 13.5 inches Dighton: 13.1 inches Rhode Island: West Warwick: 12.0 inches Woonsocket: 12.0 inches Warren: 9.0 inches Connecticut: Wilton: 18.0 inches Greenwich: 17.0 inches Norwalk: 16.0 inches New York: Great Kills: 29.0 inches Tuxedo Park: 26.0 inches Sheepshead Bay(Brooklyn): 24.0 inches Soundview Park Homes (Bronx): 22.5 inches Old Bethpage: 20.5 inches Central Park (Manhattan): 20.0 inches Yonkers: 19.5 inches JFK Airport(Queens): 15.5 inches New Jersey: Elizabeth: 31.8 inches Lyndhurst: 29.0 inches Lincoln Park: 29.0 inches Toms River: 28.0 inches Lodi: 27.1 inches Dennisville: 26.5 inches Eldora: 25.0 inches Edison: 25.0 inches Secaucus: 25.0 inches Newark Airport: 24.2 inches Erma: 22.0 inches Wrightsville: 19.2 inches Atlantic City: 19.0 inches Pennsylvania: Philadelphia: 12.4 inches Clifton Heights: 12.4 inches Drexel Hill: 11.3 inches Delaware: Woodbury: 11.7 inches Selbyville: 11.3 inches Be sure to keep your WeatherBug active to receive the latest on the East Coast Blizzard. Get the latest updates anywhere on Twitter at WeatherBug WeatherBuzz. --- Story Image: A few people walk along the snow covered Boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J., (Mel Evans, AP) What do you think of this story? Click here for comments or suggestions.

UPDATED 1 PM EST, December 27, 2010

Blizzard Causes Major Travel Headaches Across East UPDATED By WeatherBug Sr. Meteorologist, James West
	Related Content New York City Interactive Radar Boston Interactive Radar United States Alert Map Your Photos A late-December blizzard pummeling New England with heavy snow this afternoon is still producing high winds across much of New York City, northern New Jersey and the Mid-Atlantic. This is causing major travel problems across the Northeast and into the Mid-Atlantic. Waves of snow continue to fall across southern and eastern New England. Blizzard conditions will continue through this afternoon as winds gust above 35 mph, causing white-out conditions. Numerous states of emergency have been reported from Pennsylvania to New England. This means, unless urgent, do not travel. Amtrak has resumed limited service between Boston and New York City, with service south of New York running normally, with a few delays reported. Flights are also severely affected by the blizzard. All of the New York City and northern New Jersey airports remained closed. Most are not planning to open until later this afternoon, with the New York City area airports not opening until at least 6 p.m. Flights in and out of the major East Coast airports are also being delayed or cancelled as airlines work to reposition planes. Travelers should check with their airlines for the latest information on flights. Most airlines are waiving cancellation and change fees. The roads are no better. Accidents have been plentiful across the New York metro area, causing severe backups along the major highways of the region. In New England, roads are snow covered and have led to numerous accidents. Interstate 95 from Philadelphia northward, the Garden State Parkway, Interstate 80 in New Jersey, Interstate 84 in Connecticut and New York, and Interstate 93 in Massachusetts and New Hampshire remain treacherous. Travelers are urged to remain indoors today to allow road crews to clear the snow. Some of the storm totals so far include: Lyndhurst, N.J.: 29 inches Elizabeth, N.J.: 26.5 inches Cape May, N.J.: 18 inches Tuxedo, N.Y.: 26 inches Brooklyn, N.Y.: 17.5 inches Narragansett, R.I.: 6.5 inches Saugus, Mass.: 12.3 inches Selbyville, Del.: 11.3 inches Snow Hill, Md.: 10 inches Despite these gaudy snowfall totals, there is a sharp drop off in snow accumulations north and west of the Interstate 95 from western Massachusetts to eastern Pennsylvania. For instance, Philadelphia is reporting nearly a foot of snow, while its western suburbs are reporting only 2 to 4 inches of snow. Down Interstate 95 further, Baltimore and Washington both reported less than an inch. Be sure to keep your WeatherBug active to receive the latest on the latest on the East Coast blizzard. Get the latest updates anywhere on Twitter at WeatherBug WeatherBuzz. --- Story Image: Plows clear the tarmac around planes at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn., early Monday. (Jessica Hill, AP) What do you think of this story? Click here for comments or suggestions.

UPDATED 12:15 PM EST, December 27, 2010

Blizzard Begins New England Exit UPDATED By WeatherBug Sr. Meteorologist, James West
	Click to Enlarge Related Content Northeast Radar Portland, Maine, Interactive Radar Boston Interactive Radar Philadelphia Interactive Radar New York City Interactive Radar United States Alert Map Your Photos The nor'easter that rolled up the East Coast since early Sunday is making a slow exit, bringing more snow and blizzard conditions to eastern New England. Travel remains nearly impossible across the Northeast even as the snow has ended in New York City and the Mid-Atlantic. WeatherBug Meteorologist Bryan Karrick has the latest on today`s exiting Nor`easter and arriving West Coast storm in this exclusive WeatherBug Winter Weather Outlook Video. The storm responsible for this wintry blast is spinning along the southern New England coast. With the intensity of a Category 1 hurricane, the storm is crossing near Cape Cod, and will creep northeast just off the Massachusetts coast. The storm is drawing Atlantic moisture northward into southern New England, where it is running directly into a building Arctic air mass that the storm is pulling southward. This is leading to plenty of snowfall, which is continuing to fall across New England. Three to 6 more inches of snow will be found across interior New England as the snow winds down from south to north this afternoon. Across northern New England, the snow will continue through the afternoon, with 6 to 12 inches of snow pasting much of Maine and New Hampshire. Similar to its hurricane cousin, gusty winds are a major part of the equation. Gusts have already been reported as high as 80 mph along the Massachusetts coast, and wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph are expected throughout New England. More than 100,000 customers are without power from eastern Maryland to eastern Massachusetts. Along the Interstate 95 corridor, the winds are continuing to cause near-zero visibilities and drifting snow. In central New Jersey, blizzard conditions are creating 5 feet snowdrifts on the Garden State Parkway, stranding a bus with dozens of passengers. A Blizzard Warning stretches across southern and eastern New England. Cities included in this warning are Providence, R.I., Boston, and Portland, Maine. Winter Storm Warnings stretch along the western edge of the Blizzard Warnings from northeastern Pennsylvania to western Maine, with a few Winter Weather Advisories in the greater New York City area. Snowfall totals range greatly, with more than 2 feet of snow in New York`s western suburbs, and 15 to 20 inches near Boston. While 4 to 12 inches of snow have blanketed greater Philadelphia, the storm completely missed Washington, D.C., bringing little more than a dusting. The storm continues to create massive travel headaches for the busy post-Christmas travel period, with highways along the Interstate 95 corridor likely to be slick and snow-covered and most secondary roads completely impassible. Even in places where snow has stopped falling, including across much of greater New York City area and northern New Jersey, high winds will cause the snow to drift. Numerous airports from Boston to New York remain closed. Check with your airline if you have travel plans into Tuesday. WeatherBug Meteorologists will continue to watch this winter storm and provide the latest updates. Be sure to check your WeatherBug for the latest information, and keep your WeatherBug active to receive the latest forecasts for your area. Get the latest updates anywhere on Twitter at WeatherBug WeatherBuzz. What do you think of this story? Click here for comments or suggestions.