Early on Jun.14, 2016, I headed out to read my rain gauge (located on the 16th fairway of my community golf course). Looking up and to the west, I was treated to a spectacular cloud display (Fig. 1). One small cumulus cloud had managed to grow vertically thanks to a
Read DetailsFor more than a week, computer models have suggested a developing rainy period for south Florida during the first part of June. Now, a tropical weather system may enter the equation. Computer models and National Hurricane Center guidance suggest that a potential tropical low will develop off the Yucatan Peninsula
Read DetailsTwo key weather agencies – NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the parent agency of the National Weather Service – NWS) and U. S. Air Force are bringing their hurricane hunter aircraft to Naples, FL, today, Fri., May 20, 2016, as part of a week-long Gulf Coast Hurricane Awareness Tour
Read DetailsFollowing in the footsteps of Earth Day, this week offers earthlings an opportunity to look up and celebrate and appreciate the meteorological sky overhead. Coined National Sky Awareness Week (SAW – which is what the week is all about, seeing), the event has been featured in Chase’s Calendar of Events
Read DetailsFollowing torrential and historic Houston area rainfall on Mon., Apr. 18, 2016, Houstonians will need to brace for more rain and flooding. Another thunderstorm outflow boundary (the leading edge of rain-cooled air from a cluster of thunderstorms) is enroute to Houston this morning (Fig. 1 and Fig. 2) and will
Read DetailsOur Sun exhibits a periodic march from a minimum of sunspot activity to a maximum, and back again (Fig. 1). Right now we are deep in minimum territory. Still, solar activity can deviate from the larger scale cycling at any time. Sunspot AR2529 has become quite a large sunspot (Fig.
Read DetailsIn the Earth-Space Science arena, we often discuss meteorology, hydrology, oceanography, astronomy and geology. In recent years, a curious blend of meteorology and astronomy, known as “Space Weather,” has emerged. The National Weather Service, now routinely issues “Space Weather” forecasts that address parameters such as the solar wind and the
Read DetailsMarch 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 DetailsIt’s only a couple of days into spring and the big weather news involves SNOW. In fact, we are talking about a lot of snow. Wisconsin is bracing for a foot of snow or more across central and eastern sections between now and Thursday. The northeast corner of Colorado (including
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
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