Hello everyone! The tropical Atlantic has exploded with activity in the past week. There are currently three hurricanes ongoing in the basin, all of which have winds in excess of …

MCS’s are responsible for a large number of weather phenomenon. They produce the vast majority of the rainfall that occurs across the Great Plains and through the Great Lakes/Ohio Valley …

Hello everyone! I mention high and low pressure in my forecasts daily and so does every other weather forecaster out there. On weather.us, you can look at current observations of …

Evaporational cooling is responsible for a variety of interesting and important weather phenomenon. How can the temperature suddenly drop 10 degrees just in time for a would-be-rainstorm to turn to …

Hello everyone! Instead of going over a forecast or talking about a pattern, today’s blog will focus on looking in the rear view mirror to learn more about how the …

In addition to lightning, flooding rains, and hail, strong thunderstorms often produce gusty winds. Sometimes, these winds are even strong enough to cause substantial damage. What causes gusty winds in …

Hello everyone! As of 3:30 this afternoon, the most active weather is located across the northeast quadrant of the country with torrential rains and severe thunderstorms both ongoing. A developing …

CAPE is a term you’ll hear a lot especially in severe weather season. CAPE stands for Convective Available Potential Energy and is a way of quantifying how much energy there …

While it’s fairly rare that a major hurricane makes landfall on the US coastline, tropical systems of all sorts can impact the US with or without an official name or …