A final Polar Vortex collapse event is forecast for mid-March. With a very strong stratospheric warming event expected to develop, we currently see a rapid …
Spring season 2025 is around the corner, and the latest forecasts show a La Niña influence over the jet stream pattern for North America. A …
The latest long-range forecasts for Spring 2025 show a likely impact of La Niña on the seasonal weather over Europe. A dominant high-pressure system is …
Have you ever seen noctilucent clouds (NLC)? These may be the most unusual and rare clouds you may ever see. Noctilucent clouds are to normal …
Convection forms distinct types of clouds. Convective clouds are divided into two types (genera): cumulus and cumulonimbus. Each successive kind and species displays more vertical …
The latest forecasts show an early taste of warmer Spring-like weather will come next week over North America. A high-pressure ridge will spread into the …
In this section, we will take a general look at the thunderstorms. What is a typical thunderstorm? We will examine its essential components and how …
A back-sheared anvil is the expression for a cumulonimbus anvil that spreads against (upwind) into relatively strong winds (jet stream) aloft. Anvil vs. wind …