For this article, I’m stealing a line from “Game of Thrones” – “WINTER IS COMING!” December 1 marked the start of meteorological winter (meteorologists define the months of December, January, and February as being winter); astronomical winter starts about three weeks later (when the earth, in its orbit around the
Read DetailsDateline: Vail, CO This article, which addresses the effects of altitude and latitude on temperature, could be for most anyplace(s) in the 50 states. But the western U.S. (including Alaska and Hawaii), with incredibly wild swings of altitude across relatively small distances, offers some of the best settings. Since I
Read DetailsOn the evening of Apr. 24, 2015, high altitude clouds started to advance towards the Washington, DC area. Beneath these clouds, the air mass was very dry, with ground-level dew points in the teens and twenties (Fig. 1). In fact, there was a very deep dry layer…To read the entire
Read DetailsSpring is the time of the year when severe weather events occur with the highest frequency. Hence, it should not be a surprise that a stormy weather pattern is firmly established from the Rockies to the East Coast. The next in a seemingly endless string of spring storms is organizing
Read DetailsSouthwest Floridians are going to have to contend with a bad hair day, this Fri, Mar. 27, 2015. Early this morning, temperatures and dew points had risen to summery morning levels. For example, at Naples Municipal Airport (APF), the 5:00 a.m. E.D.T observations showed a temperature of 77 degrees and
Read DetailsHenny Penny (a.k.a. Chicken Little or Chicken Licken, Fig. 1) was correct when she announced that the sky was falling! However, it wasn’t falling quite in the same way as reported in the fabled version. No acorns here!…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 11/27/14
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 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
Read DetailsBrrrr and ahhhhh! Finally, a Canadian air mass with a punch has invaded the eastern and central U.S. After months of hot and humid weather in many places from Texas northward into the Plains states and from the Plains into the Middle Atlantic, a cool and dry air mass has
Read DetailsSouth Florida residents have been waiting for the start of the summer 2014 rainy season. Well, it’s coming this week, albeit a few days behind schedule!..To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 05/25/14
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