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What’s The Difference Between A Tropical And Subtropical Storm?

Hello everyone! With the potential for a tropical or subtropical storm to develop in the Gulf of Mexico over the next couple days, I figured now would be a good …

by Jack Sillin/ 10/17/2019/ No Comments/

Dynamic Tropopause

Hello everyone! There are lots of parameters that are used for forecasting the weather, some of which are intuitive (surface temperature, wind speed, etc.), and some of which are far …

by Jack Sillin/ 08/08/2019/ No Comments/

Advection: What Is It And Why Is It Important?

Hello everyone! In discussions of large-scale weather phenomenon, particularly in the mid latitudes, advection is a concept that gets brought up a lot. This post will be a quick explainer …

by Jack Sillin/ 08/07/2019/ No Comments/

An Introduction To Atmospheric Rivers

Hello everyone! Atmospheric rivers play an important role in some of the most impactful weather seen on the West Coast during the wintertime. They can bring feet of rain and …

by Jack Sillin/ 08/05/2019/ No Comments/

Frontogenesis: What It Is And Why It’s Important To Forecasting Mid-Latitude Precipitation

Hello everyone! I know it’s the middle of summer, but between all the snow events, I didn’t get around to writing this blog when it would’ve been most timely. Thus …

by Jack Sillin/ 07/04/2019/ No Comments/

What Is The Dryline And How Does It Impact Severe Storm Formation?

Hello everyone! With the Great Plains severe thunderstorm season now getting underway, it’s a great time to take a look at a phenomenon known as the dryline. The dryline is …

by Jack Sillin/ 07/02/2019/ No Comments/

Anatomy Of A Mid-Latitude Cyclone

Hello everyone! Mid-latitude cyclones are responsible for the majority of our ‘interesting’ weather here in the US given that we’re far enough north to be mostly out of the tropics …

by Jack Sillin/ 07/01/2019/ No Comments/

What Are Tropical Waves, How Do They Form, And Why Are They Important?

Hello everyone! The US rarely gets direct impacts from tropical waves, and when that does happen it’s almost always confined to parts of southern Florida. Despite the fact that these …

by Jack Sillin/ 06/24/2019/ No Comments/

Sea Breezes: What Are They, How Do They Form, And Why Are They Important?

Hello everyone! Sea breezes are features that you could practically set your watch to in places like Florida, and they make regular appearances all the way up the East Coast …

by Jack Sillin/ 06/20/2019/ 2 Comments/

Downsloping

Hello everyone! A great example of downsloping is underway this morning across the northeast as northwesterly winds are in place behind a cold front that moved offshore last night. That …

by Jack Sillin/ 12/29/2018/ 2 Comments/

The Planetary Boundary Layer

Hello everyone! Recently we just added a neat new parameter to weather.us, which displays the forecasted height of the Planetary Boundary Layer at a given time. So what is the …

by Jack Sillin/ 11/01/2018/ No Comments/

Why Upper Level Ridges Can Reduce Air Quality

Hello everyone! This post will talk about upper level ridges and how their effects on something called the Planetary Boundary Layer can lead to decreased air quality. To illustrate this, …

by Jack Sillin/ 10/21/2018/ No Comments/

Monday Thru Wednesday To Feature Severe Weather Across Plains; Growing Concerns With Severe Threat For Wednesday

As we close out the month of April, we have already broken a historical record. There has never been another start to a year that has not seen a tornado …

by John Kassell/ 04/29/2018/ No Comments/