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Garrett Harvey (7/18/17) Waking up at 7:30 AM is not an enjoyable task for me, especially during the summer months when I like to sleep in until about 9:30AM. It brings to mind the unpleasant realization that school, and an even earlier wake-up time, is fast approaching. That I wake so
Read DetailsBy Kevin V. (7/17/17) It would seem my lucky number seven (as a group, campers picked numbers to see who would write the first day’s summary) has bestowed upon me the good fortune of being the first to write a summary of our daily weather camp activities. Yet, to say it
Read DetailsThe Naples area has had a plethora of rainfall during the past 35 days. Locally, amounts have topped 25 inches at many locations, with one report in the Piper Cove area (of north Naples) in excess of 30 inches. Lakes levels are up; mosquitoes are swarming; snails are heading for
Read DetailsMost will agree that Naples (located in southwest Florida, just south the Fort Myers area, for some of my readers who might not be familiar with where I live) is a cloud watchers paradise, especially during the warmer and wetter months. The daily cycle of morning thunderstorms over the Gulf
Read DetailsThe focus during tropical cyclone events is typically on high winds, coastal storm surge, heavy coastal and inland rainfall, and possible flooding. However, if one is located far enough away from the storm’s circulation, atmospheric processes may lead to less rainfall. Such is the case for southwest Florida during the
Read DetailsDuring the past two days, the tropical Atlantic has come to life. Two weather systems are in the news this Monday morning (Fig. 1). The first is Potential Tropical Storm TWO, that is moving rapidly westward toward the southern Windward Islands. This very low-latitude tropical weather system is expected to
Read DetailsA few days ago, I noted that southwest Florida “rainfall for June 2017 (now almost only half over) was at rarified levels.” Since I’ve had a chance to compare observed rainfall to longer-term records (using the NOAA Regional Climate Center data base), it is clear that the deluge so far
Read DetailsEveryone knows something about tropical cyclones, the broad class of tropical low-pressure systems that includes hurricanes and typhoons (Fig. 1). Many of us know when and where they are more likely to form and how they are named. If you were asked about the most favorable conditions under which these
Read DetailsRainfall for June (now almost only half over) is already at rarified levels. Many locations across southwest Florida have logged 15 to 20 inch values. And more rainfall is anticipated. In fact, for the Naples area (my home base), the official National Weather Service (NWS) forecast is calling for 50
Read DetailsLast November, a new weather satellite (GOES-R*), was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida (Fig. 1). This new space dweller is equipped with modern and powerful instruments, opening numerous possibilities for improved weather analysis and forecasting. Today, I would like to focus on a brand-new instrument – The Geostationary
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