My School Forecast, December 23, 2008, Matthew Dwyer – White Christmas a lock for spots with over 5″ of snow
Posted by Matt Noyes December 23, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Matthew Dwyer discusses his fear of thunderstorms after experiencing a damaging downburst wind in 2005. He’s not alone. “Brontophobia” is the fear of thunder and is common in kids and adults alike! I actually make school appearances several times per week and discuss thunderstorm safety, weather safety, and how to enjoy weather as best we can.
Speaking of enjoying weather, many of us will enjoy a White Christmas! Those with less than 5″ of snow (and especially less than 4″) will find it hard to retain a full inch of that snow for Christmas morning with warmer temperatures and rain on the way, but the rest of us won’t melt all of the “money in the bank” we have on the ground.
My School Forecast, December 22, 2008, Dylan Bengston – Chance of a White Christmas? Now 90%-100% for most!
Posted by Matt Noyes December 22, 2008 at 9:46 am
Our My School Forecast today was for a young man who sounds like he could use a little more snow in his life on the Outer Cape. Dylan writes, “I’m not expecting any snow in my forecast, but I’ll still be happy.” Spoken like a true Cape Cod snow lover. Unfortunately, the Outer Cape from Orleans to Chatham all the way down to Nantucket now have a pretty low probability of a White Christmas – with the warm rain on Sunday eating away much of the snow that had fallen, sub-50% chances from earlier in the month have dwindled to sub 20% chances, and even that’s simply due to inherent uncertainty in the 3-5 day forecast, and will continue getting lower in the next two days. 
For everyone else in New England, a White Christmas is a virtual lock, even if there will be some big puddles after Christmas Eve rain. With so much snow on the ground, most spots will certainly still have plenty left on the Big Day.
My School Forecast, December 16, 2008, Jacob Dayton – Chances for a White Christmas holding steady
Posted by Matt Noyes December 16, 2008 at 9:27 am
Our My School forecast today caters to Kittery, ME, where Jacob Dayton is a student at the Frisbee Elementary School, where colder air streams in today, and a few inches of snow are on the way for tomorrow.
Meanwhile, the chances for a White Christmas remain the same as yesterday’s updated probabilities, though I made one slight change in Southern ME…
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My School Forecast, December 15, 2008, Alec Silva – A special hello to the Vining School in Billerica – A new update to the White Christmas Probability forecast
Posted by Matt Noyes December 15, 2008 at 11:34 am
The My School Forecast today was our first-ever in Rhode Island – great to have Alec on board from the Western Hills Middle School in Cranston, RI! I also give a long-overdue shout-out to the second and third graders at the Vining School in Billerica, MA, who waited VERY patiently as their big TV debut was delayed by the major ice storm! All of this can be viewed in the video here
And how about the White Christmas forecast? I’ve made a few changes to the map…
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My School Forecast, December 9, 2008, Weymouth High – A review of the chances for a White Christmas
Posted by Matt Noyes December 9, 2008 at 10:32 am
Our My School forecast finds a home at Weymouth High School today. Meanwhile, the chances for a White Christmas remain unchanged for the time-being, though the track of Thursday’s storm should lock in snow for most of Northern and North-Central New England.
My School Forecast, December 8, 2008, Jake Dion – and an update on the chances for a White Christmas
Posted by Matt Noyes December 8, 2008 at 10:56 am
Jake in Mansfield loves the weather – maybe someday he’ll be sitting in my seat, giving his own My School Forecast to future meteorologists! In the meantime, study up! 
The chances for a White Christmas hold steady today, though a change *may* be in the works in the next day or two. I continue to watch…
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My School Forecast, December 5, 2008 – Madison Naroian, White Christmas? Stormy Pattern Ahead
Posted by Matt Noyes December 5, 2008 at 9:45 am
Our My School Forecast today is back in Methuen, Massachusetts, this time for the Chapel Preschool and Kindergarten!
Meanwhile, the chances for a White Christmas remain unchanged, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be plenty of opportunity for accumulating snow in the weeks to come…
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My School Forecast, December 4, 2008 – Chances for a White Christmas are reviewed
Posted by Matt Noyes December 4, 2008 at 8:18 am
Today’s My School forecast is for the Marsh Grammar School in Methuen, MA, where clouds will line the sky by day’s end.
The chances for a White Christmas are unchanged today from yesterday, with a greater than 90% chance in the mountains of Northern New England, and a greater than 75% chance for most of Northern and Western New England. Farther south and east…lots depends on the storm track that sets up for the next few weeks, favoring inland snow but coastal snow that melts away with changes to rain. But all it takes is one good storm!
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