What is the weather like on Mars? What are the similarities and differences between earth and Mars? With the recent successful landing of the NASA Martian rover, Perseverance, many people have asked these questions and more. Let’s explore as well as listen to NASA’s Mission Control audio as Perseverance made it’s landing attempt. The actual […]
God sure is creative! This was the scene just outside the doors of the Fairbanks, Alaska National Weather Service on Monday morning. The sun has been active and I’ve heard from our friends in Iceland that their nighttime skies have been very colorful, too. In the meantime, the new Mars rover has been beaming back […]
One week ago, we set a USA snowpack record (Lower 48 States) at 73.2%… today, that snowpack has receded to 36% thanks to a quick warmup in the Southern Plains.
Check out the big cracks in the ice as seen from the MODIS low-orbiting satellite on Sunday morning. This image should frighten anyone into NEVER venturing on the ice! There’s a saying around here which rings true: NO ice is safe ice. In the meantime, watch this infrared loop showing Sicily’s Mt. Etna erupting for […]
It’s Open Line Friday! I have a listener question about the conditions that precede the development of windshield frost on vehicles in the morning. I’ll also continue my conversation with meteorologist Jeff Kennedy, formerly from KWWL-7, Waterloo, Iowa, about his cat Tubby (photo below) along with Jeff’s fascinating faith journey that parallel’s mine in so […]
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The lingering snow showers we see through Saturday will be the kind we will easily deal with. In most cases, the minimal accumulations (1-2″ where snow showers are a bit more stubborn) will be very fluffy and light, easy to push around with a shovel or brush. Happy Frrrrriday, all! Be sure to download or […]
In this 7-day animation, watch as the record cold reports (blue and black dots) spread from the northern plains and spread south to the deep south:
Record-setting deep arctic cold is sprawling into the nation’s breadbasket and will curl into Ohio behind last night’s snow and sleet. Temperatures overnight will average near zero, but go well below inland away from the lakeshore: A second storm will keep the cold air in place through the weekend. Initial storm track will mean that […]
When daylight returned to the Houston area Monday morning, residents were shocked to see so much snow! No one living today in the Houston area has ever seen snow cover the ground AND the sandy beaches like this. In the meantime, Dallas’ previous record low of 15°F was SMASHED when their morning temperature fell to […]
