March has been a mostly mild month across much of the U.S. That’s because upper-level and lower-level winds have been blowing primarily from the west, southwest or south across the Nation. Yes, there have been occasional bursts of chillier air, and these come on the heels of winds from northwest,
Read DetailsThis morning’s national watch-warning map (Fig. 1) shows almost all the weather you’d ever want to see, all at once. Some extreme weather hazards (e.g., hurricane, severe weather, flash flooding and blizzard) are absent; however, just about everything else, “weather,” is expected to occur somewhere across the 48-states. Wind advisories
Read DetailsSpring (astronomical spring, that is) officially arrived over the weekend and the weather pattern is definitely taking on a springtime appearance (well, sort of)! Temperatures may be above average in many places, but don’t discount winter, just yet. During the past few days, many forecasters focused on the potential for
Read Details“Super Tuesday,” perhaps the biggest single day of primary election year voting, arrives in a little more than a week. Twelve states have Republican primaries or caucuses; ten states have Democratic primaries (with American Samoa holding a caucus). Six of the primary states are in the Deep South, with three
Read DetailsThe weather pattern has certainly transitioned. Rainfall, some locally heavy, and some significant snowfall across the western states into the High Plains, have already started to eat away at the drought across the Central Plains. Since May 4, significant precipitation has fallen across parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas…To read
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