If you thought October and November were chilly months in Collier and Lee Counties, you were mostly right. Starting around Oct. 4, 2014, the first in a series of cold fronts pushed through southwest Florida. Then, just about every eight days another front followed (Fig, 1). In fact, for the
Read DetailsAs advertised, the strong cold front was plowing eastward and southward across the Gulf Coast states early this Monday morning. At 10:00 a.m. E.S.T., the front was located from northern Georgia southward to near Tallahassee, FL and then southwestward…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 11/17/14
Read DetailsLast evening, very low dew point temperatures (below to well below 32 degrees F) were observed over most of the United States east of the Rockies, except for all of the Florida peninsula and coastal areas of South Carolina and Georgia. Dew point is a measure of…To read the entire
Read DetailsA weak, mostly moisture-starved, cold front is sneaking through south Florida this Friday morning. Aside from a widespread area of low stratus clouds to the north of the front, a significant atmospheric pressure rise, a wind shift to northerly and an increase in wind speed, the front is “dry.” Later
Read DetailsImagine that the weather pattern this week and last week represents a rock concert. There will be lots of acts, many with different flavors, yet, all within the theme of the main program. If that analogy works, then, last week’s Typhoon Nuri was the opening act…To read the entire feature,
Read DetailsYesterday morning, it looked as though heavy snow was going to affect parts of south-central Minnesota. That snow came with a vengeance, especially to the northwest of the Minneapolis, MN area and then northeastward to the Upper Peninsula (UP) of Michigan. St. Cloud, MN broke a daily snowfall record, as
Read DetailsNovember can produce some early snowfalls in the “Land of 10,000 Lakes.” But heavy snows across the Minneapolis area are somewhat unusual. The snowstorm that is affecting the area today and tonight (Mon., Nov. 10, 2014) may yield some impressive snowfall totals in and near the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St.
Read DetailsAs Typhoon Nuri transitioned from a tropical weather system to an extra-tropical (outside of the tropics) storm late last week, explosive development took place across the northwest Pacific Ocean basin. Pressure readings in the center of the storm dropped some 57 millibars…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published
Read DetailsNaples, FL (latitude 26 degrees North) is a winter-time tourism destination. So many tourists and snowbirds visit that the area’s traffic, from October to May, is starting to resemble that of a major metropolitan city. However, now, thanks to an instrument error at the Naples Municipal Airport (APF), Naples is
Read DetailsCount them: “one-two.” That’s the number of cold fronts, wind shifts, and temperature and dew point drops southwest Florida can expect in the next 24 to 36 hours. The first cold front will be passing through Collier and Lee Counties this morning and…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally
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