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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...
Heavy Rain On The Way For The Pacific Northwest – September 18, 2021
National Weather Forecast Whatever is left of Nicholas will continue to help bring in heavy rain across portions of the central Gulf Coast and Southeast on Saturday. A weakening boundary in the Northeast could spark some showers and isolated thunderstorms. The...
Heavy Northwest And Southeast Rain – September 17, 2021
National Weather Forecast Whatever is left of Nicholas will continue to produce some heavy rain across the central Gulf Coast and bring in additional tropical moisture to the region. Scattered showers and storms are possible stretching into the Mid-Atlantic and...
6″+ Of Rain Possible Along The Northern Gulf Coast – September 16, 2021
National Weather Forecast What is left of Nicholas will continue to impact portions of the lower Mississippi Valley/central Gulf Coast on Thursday, bringing more rounds of rain that could lead to flooding. Showers and storms will also be possible in the Mid-Atlantic...