Heat index is the temperature that it feels like to the human body and is also referred to as the feels-like temperature or the apparent temperature. Oftentimes, it…
Read more Weather Explained: Understanding the heat indexHeat index is the temperature that it feels like to the human body and is also referred to as the feels-like temperature or the apparent temperature. Oftentimes, it…
Read more Weather Explained: Understanding the heat indexSaharan dust plays a big role in tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic. Strong winds pick up the dust from the Sahara Desert and transport it thousands of…
Read more Weather Explained: What is Saharan dust layer?The forecast cone is one of the most recognizable forecast tools each hurricane season. It shows the public the uncertainty with time of where a tropical cyclone may…
Read more Weather Explained: Understanding the forecast coneOne of the most brutal hurricanes to ever strike our state took place over the Labor Day weekend in 1935. Known as the Labor Day Hurricane, it remains…
Read more Remembering the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935Strong hurricanes can look nearly symmetrical on a satellite presentation, but the impacts can vary depending on which side of the storm you’re located at. Meteorologists often refer…
Read more Weather Explained: Understanding the hurricane’s ‘dirty side’Heat index is the temperature that it feels like to the human body and is also referred to as the feels-like temperature or the apparent temperature. Oftentimes, it…
Read more Weather Explained: Understanding the heat indexThere has been some confusion in recent years when a storm receives a name that isn’t a tropical storm or hurricane. You may have heard, “subtropical storm (insert…
Read more Weather Explained: Subtropical vs. tropical stormEarth Day marks the birth of the modern environment movement in 1970. It falls on the same calendar day each year, April 22. Its popularity has grown around…
Read more Weather Explained: Earth DayAllergies are the sixth leading cause of chronic illness in the United States, according to American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Nearly 10% of the U.S. population…
Read more Weather Explained: Why spring allergies have us sneezingGroundhog Day is arguably the biggest weather holiday of the year. On Feb. 2 each year, Punxsutawney Phil emerges from his burrow at Gobbler’s Knob in Pennsylvania. Thousands…
Read more Weather Explained: Groundhog DaySo, you’re dreaming of a white Christmas? In some cities, a white Christmas is quite a treat! In 2004, a freak storm delivered a white Christmas to the…
Read more Weather Explained: Increasing your odds of having a white Christmas
