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Summer Warmth Lingers For Much of USA – Study: Today’s Kids Will Experience 3 Times As Many Climate Disasters as Their Grandparents
A Taste of Autumn Into Thursday ”80s in late September. Paul, is this a symptom of a warming planet?” Yes and no. Most of this is natural weather variability, amplified by the warming signal we see all around us. Warmer background temperatures (atmosphere and oceans)...
Scattered Areas Of Rain – September 27, 2021
National Weather Forecast A system in the Pacific Northwest will bring rain across the region into northern California, with some snow mixing in in the higher elevations like the Cascades. A frontal boundary near the Northeast will bring shower chances. Some storms...
Gauging Severity of Southwestern USA Drought – Every Season Is Trending Shorter, Except for Summer
You Might Want To Get Your Boat Out Soon I’m increasingly baffled by the definition of “nice weather”. A 3-day, 3-inch rainstorm would qualify as great weather news amid the worst drought since 1988. ”If you wait a few more weeks you may not be able to get your boat...
Why Do Leaves Change Colors in the Fall? Using Satellite-Based Wind Lidar to Improve Hurricane Forecasts
Falls Colors Peaking Over Minnesota Arrowhead The outlook for the next few weeks calls for a blizzard of color, caravans of determined leaf-peepers, and backyard workouts involving rakes. The leaves are leaving, but not before a crescendo of color, nature’s...
30% of USA Impacted by Extreme Heat in 2021 – Timeline of Extreme Events
So Why Do We Call This Season “Fall”? Today at 2:21 pm the sun’s direct rays will fall on the equator, marking the official start of autumn. Which is all fine and well, but if you look at the 90 warmest days of the year, on average, “Meteorological Fall” really...
Climate Models Predict Mild Bias for Much of USA Into December
A Handful of Cooler Fronts In Sight The only predictable thing is change. our weather patterns are changing, with longer growing seasons and fickle winters with brief, concentrated polar blasts. Wets are wetter and dries are trending drier. I am cautiously optimistic...