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Heat Wave Builds – Derecho Season – Hurricane Predictions – Tips for Kids Interested in Weather
”It’s not the heat, it’s the humility.” Close enough for a meteorologist. On Twitter Thomas Braun reminded me that we are the Florida of Canada. Good point. I’ve often wondered if Canadians complain about “hot, American air” this time of year? A notable heat spike is...
Heat Wave Building – Hottest Spot on Earth – Atlantic Hurricane Season Kicks Off – “Disaster Fatigue”
A July-Like Hot Front Is Shaping Up I don’t mind the heat at all. Then again, I can go indoors and fall asleep in air conditioned comfort - or go jump in a lake, as I’m encouraged to do frequently. Where can I enjoy the most extreme heat on Planet Earth? I sell my...
Heat Wave Brewing – Can 5G Help Severe Storm Warnings – NHC Updating Surge Model
Let The Hot Weather Olympics Commence! As holidays go this was a good one for meteorologists: two out of three days featured “thumbs-up weather”. I’m happy when people use their thumbs. No sad scowls from soggy toddlers or shunned indifference from weather-weary...
Memorial Day Forecast – National Weather Outlook For May 31, 2021
National Weather Forecast For Memorial Day Monday, we’ll be watching a system in the southern United States bringing the chance of showers and thunderstorms from the Four Corners region through the southern and central Plains, along with some snow mixed in for the...
Hurricane Preparedness 101 – Using Drones and Electricity to Make It Rain
Perfectly Decent Holiday Weekend Weather Yesterday was a lousy day for a picnic. The burgers were soggy and I nearly drowned while applying sunscreen. Had temperatures been 5-8F colder, had the storm struck in late April, Minnesota would be digging out from a foot of...
Snow in Late May? Will Hurricanes Strain U.S. Supply Lines – Using GPS To Alert for Earthquakes
May you live in interesting times, the proverb goes. I suspect it’s not a compliment. It may snow a little today, a few fat snowflakes amid chilling sheets of rain. Unusual? You ‘betcha! The record for latest flakes at MSP is May 28, 1965. The reality: snow has been...