Source: John Baranick, PROGRESSIVE FARMER, 11/16/21


Active patterns typically bring several storm systems through a region that produce good rainfall. But that is not always the case. If the systems are moving too quickly, they do not develop conveyors of moisture from the Pacific Ocean or Gulf of Mexico to aid in precipitation development. Instead, what we see is a large swing of temperatures and cloudy days. Such is the case for the next week. Large systems build up when something comes into the jet stream to create a block. Like a boulder in a stream, disturbing the flow can lead to eddies. These eddies in the atmosphere are storm systems.

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