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Arcfield Weather provides 6-day weather forecasts for the Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and New York City metro regions in the Mid-Atlantic region as well as Huntsville, Alabama in the Southeast US and Denver, Colorado in the Rocky Mountain States. These forecasts are available each weekday morning with frequent detailed video discussions to help plan your day and week. Updated afternoon and weekend posts are frequently provided; especially, in times of rapidly changing or severe weather conditions.
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In addition to the 6-day weather forecasts, seasonal outlooks are provided for upcoming winter and tropical seasons with extensive video discussions and blog posts.
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Climate is always changing and expert interpretations are frequently provided here on important topics including oceanic cycles, global sea ice, and long-term trends of hurricanes, tornadoes, and global temperatures. In addition to the information provided on Earth's dynamic atmosphere and oceans, posts are frequently provided on solar activity and cycles which play critical roles in our weather and climate.
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It is likely that Arctic sea ice extent has reached its minimum for the year which is slightly higher than last year’s level and well above the record minimum amount observed in 2012. Temperatures in the Arctic region during the just ended summer season continued to follow a very consistent pattern of recent years, measuring nearly normal to slightly colder than normal. It is the temperatures in the summer months of June, July, and August which are critical when it comes to Arctic sea ice extent as this is the melting season up in that part of the world. Arctic sea ice extent has been running at below-normal levels since the middle 1990’s; however, it has shown resiliency for the last dozen years or so both in terms extent and in volume. One possible explanation of this persistent temperature pattern across the Arctic region featuring nearly normal to slightly below-normal levels in the summer season and warmer-than-normal conditions during the coldest nine months of the year is the increased levels of water vapor in the atmosphere.
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Arcfield Weather has been selected by Feedspot.com as one of the "90 Best Weather Blogs and Websites" (ranked 49th out of 90) from around the world.
Arcfield Weather has also been selected by Feedspot.com as one of the "Top 60 Weather YouTube Channels" (ranked 37th out of 60) from around the world.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian was interviewed on WTKI Radio in Huntsville, AL. Listen to the December 2016 appearance here and and the March 2017 interview here.