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Tropical Storm Ian is expected to become a hurricane by Monday morning (9/26/22) and a major hurricane (winds above 110mph) by Tuesday morning. The hurricane is then expected to continue trekking northward over the eastern Gulf of Mexico with a landfall predicted near the Florida Big Bend on Thursday (Fig.
Read DetailsA tropical weather system (as yet unnamed) is heading toward southwest Florida. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center expect the system to become better organized and become a tropical storm later today (Friday, June 3, 2022). Once named, Alex (click here for information about naming tropical storms and hurricanes) will
Read DetailsTomorrow starts the Atlantic Hurricane season… The 2022 Atlantic Hurricane season starts tomorrow (June 1) and runs (officially) through November 30. The south Florida rainy season has already started and runs roughly through the end of October. You know what I’ll be talking about for the next 5-6 months (LOL)!
Read DetailsI’m writing this article early on Memorial Day 2022. It’s a testimony to Flag Day 2019, when I finally went out to buy a flag and display it from the front of my home. I’ve always been a fan of history. I have recognized for years that those who don’t
Read DetailsNational Sky Awareness Week (SAW) 2022 is on the not-too-distant horizon (April 24-30). As always, the week-long celebration of the sky (clouds, optical phenomena, planets, and stars) affords all an opportunity to appreciate sky beauty, to understand sky and weather processes, and to work together to protect the sky as
Read DetailsAfter two days of wildfire danger across interior southwest Florida, it appears that southwest Floridians will have to deal with at least one more day (possibly two) with similar conditions. Yesterday (March 29, 2022), a fire in Eastern Collier County allowed dense smoke (aloft) to move across parts of northern
Read DetailsLast year, I wrote about weather and climate in our homes. This month, we’ll take a closer look at the myriad of “filters” that are involved in home operations and elsewhere in our lives. Suffice to say – there are lots! Thanks to COVID-19, filters are literally and figuratively, “right
Read DetailsIn this season of giving and two years of COVID in our rear-view mirror, I’ve found a way to extend a helping hand to our more elderly neighbors. Many of these individuals are either unable to do some tasks (e.g., changing air conditioner filters, repairing a running toilet, sorting mail)
Read DetailsA line of heavy thunderstorms is currently (8:45 a.m. E.S.T.) approaching southwest Florida. Ahead of this line, several isolated strong storms have developed, some of which have shown signs of becoming severe and/or tornadic. One such storm passed by Cape Coral about an hour ago and is racing rapidly to
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