As December’s warmth fades into short-term memory, folks nationwide are going to start shivering. Don’t be surprised if you start to hear a transition from, “OMG, it’s soooo warm,” to, “this cold is horrible…wish the weather would warm up.” This transition will be linked to a significant shift in the
Read DetailsNew Year’s Day 2016 will mark the end of record heat across south Florida. By tomorrow midday, the first in a series of cold fronts will pass through the area bringing a shift to northerly and then northeasterly winds, cooler temperatures, lower dew points, extensive cloud cover and greater chances
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 DetailsA very cold upper level weather system is moving toward the Mid-Atlantic (Fig. 1) this Wednesday morning. Although moisture is limited and surface temperatures probably won’t rise above 70 in Maryland or 75 in North Carolina later today, the coldness of the air at 15 to 20 thousand feet above
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 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 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
Read DetailsThe explosive development of an east coast low (Fig. 1) yesterday (also known as a “meteorological bomb”), resulted in heavy snow across parts of New England and the mid-Atlantic. Considering the storm spanned two days…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 1/25/15
Read DetailsAs noted in earlier articles (see list of suggested links below), the, “Polar Vortex” is a semi-permanent fixture at high latitudes in both northern and southern hemispheres. Last winter, part of the vortex moved southward and took up residence…To read the entire feature, click here. Originally published 12/4/14
Read DetailsSouthwest Florida has had a few chilly days (and nights) in the past two months. In fact, until this week, southwest Florida has been averaging about a cold front a week for the past 8 weeks. And, according to the National Weather Service in Miami, FL, those cool downs have
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