by Paul Douglas | Jan 26, 2022 | Weather
Polar Breeze Brings Stiff Winds Today The Capital of Cold. MinnesoCold. Land of 10,000 Dead Batteries. We hold up frostbitten fingers in a courageously-reckless display of bitter defiance. We will NOT be swayed by polar pain! Well, maybe a southern vacation or two....
by Paul Douglas | Jan 25, 2022 | Weather
Too Cold To Snow (Much) Anytime Soon ”It’s too cold to snow!” Well, sort of. There is some scientific validity to that old proverb. Too cold to snow (much). Of course it can snow at any temperature colder than 32F, but when it’s subzero the main storm track is shoved...
by Paul Douglas | Jan 7, 2022 | Weather
Tracking a Variety of Cold (and Colder) Fronts Hi, my name is Paul. Hobbies include napping, tinkering with the Doppler – and tracking cold fronts. Big fronts. Little fronts. Sloppy little dribbles of chilly air and full-frontal Siberian Assaults. In defense of...
by Paul Douglas | May 19, 2021 | Weather
A Very Healthy Respect For Lightning ”Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does all the work” wrote Mark Twain. Earth is giant battery, lightning strikes the ground 44 times per second. That equates to 3 million flashes every day. Sometimes...
by Praedictix Weather | Apr 24, 2019 | Services & Products, Weather, Weather Graphics Spotlight
Spring has arrived and aside from greenery, blooms, and allergies, it also means severe weather. The peak of severe weather season varies from region to region, but we tend to see a significant increase in severe storms during the Spring months. March through May are...