Spring 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 DetailsThe active weather pattern advertised in recent days is becoming fact. Significant snow has fallen across parts of the intermountain west, including up to a foot in parts of Utah. These are some of the recent reports through early Thursday along the northern Wasatch Front (near Salt Lake City)…To read
Read DetailsThe dry weather pattern continues for California, Arizona and Nevada. However, significant precipitation is anticipated for parts of the Pacific Northwest, the Colorado Rockies and a large part of the southeast quadrant of the Nation (Fig. 1). Each of the areas of expected high precipitation is linked to an associated
Read DetailsAlmost two weeks ago, the story line was, “active weather in the east, but dry weather continues in the west.” The story line continues, but the intensity of the severe weather pattern across the central and eastern U.S. will be greater and California (especially the Sierra Nevada) should see some
Read DetailsSpring is trying to gain a foothold in the eastern U.S. But a persistent upper level trough over the Great Lakes is preventing that from happening. Meanwhile, an upper level ridge across the western U.S. is keeping that region mostly rain-free and warmer than seasonal averages. This is basically the
Read DetailsAn upper level weather disturbance brought wet weather across much of the southeastern quarter of the U.S. this weekend (Fig. 1). On Saturday (Fig.2 and Fig. 3), heavy rain fell over much of Texas (with local amounts to three inches or more). On Sunday, moderate to heavy rain fell from
Read DetailsAstronomical spring starts today, Fri., Mar. 20 at 6:45 p.m. E.D.T. Although the weather has recently turned or remained spring-like (or warmer) in some places, winter is not yet out of the picture. First, it is important to recognize that for yet another winter season, California and other parts of
Read DetailsMeteorologists love to report about extreme weather. Sometimes, however, they just have to talk about the mundane stuff, as well. Such is the case, across southwest Florida, as the first day of spring approaches and beyond…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 3/16/15
Read DetailsWEATHERTORIAL: A few weeks ago, returning from an AAAS (American Association For The Advancement of Science) Conference in San Jose, CA, I had the pleasure of meeting another conference attendee at a San Jose airport restaurant. The gentleman, a biologist from the University of Wisconsin, recognized me as a conference
Read DetailsTomorrow marks the end of “meteorological winter.” Meteorologists use the months of December through February to track “winter.” Astronomically, one has to wait another 3 weeks for the Earth’s axis to align properly to officially end winter. Everyone knows about the groundhog’s winter!…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally
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