Spring 2025 Final Forecast: La Niña grip over the seasonal Weather in the United States and Canada
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 …
Spring 2025 in Europe: Unexpected impact of La Niña, seen in the latest Long-Range Forecasts
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 …
Noctilucent Clouds: A rare atmospheric phenomenon
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 …
Types of convective clouds – from fair-weather clouds to thunderstorms
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 …
An early Spring wave is forecast for the U.S. and Canada next week, with a cold surprise lurking for early March
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 …
Thunderstorm basics: Understanding the power of nature
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 …
Back-sheared anvil: The role of wind shear in shaping cumulonimbus anvil
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 …
Frigid Arctic cold returns next week: A large part of the U.S. heads back into deep freeze
Active Polar Vortex above North America takes no break. Next week, its southern lobe will generate another significant, frigid cold Arctic Blast from Canada into …