Category Archives: Meteorology

What is warm rain?

Posted on August 12, 2019 by WeatherGuys Editor

Warm rain results from the joining together of a cloud’s liquid water droplets. For the rain to be warm, temperatures throughout the cloud must be above freezing, so ice particles are absent.

Rainmaking is not easy. A single, small raindrop is a collection of about 1 million cloud droplets. A typical cloud droplet is usually 10 times smaller than the periods in this article. Continue reading →

Category: Meteorology, Tropical

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What is with the hot temperatures in Europe?

Posted on July 29, 2019 by WeatherGuys Editor

Europe recorded its hottest June ever.

The hottest temperatures occurred June 26-28, resulting from a high-pressure system that settled over Europe combined with hot winds from the Sahara Desert in Africa. France observed temperatures in excess of 113 degrees for the first time since temperatures were recorded. Continue reading →

Category: Meteorology, Weather Dangers

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Did the moon landing influence weather forecasting?

Posted on July 15, 2019 by WeatherGuys Editor

On Saturday, we will mark the 50th anniversary of humankind’s first-ever footsteps on a different world, the lunar landing of Apollo 11.

The moon landing represented the peak of the Cold War’s space race and, though motivated by martial competition between geopolitical adversaries, the drive to reach the moon produced a large number of technical advances which most of us take for granted today. Continue reading →

Category: Climate, Meteorology

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Can large cities generate their own weather?

Posted on July 8, 2019 by WeatherGuys Editor

The “urban heat island effect” refers to the increased temperatures of urban areas compared with their rural surroundings. The urban heat island is a well-documented example of inadvertent modification of climate by human activities. It is a classic example of … Continue reading →

Category: Meteorology, Phenomena

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Has this been an unusually dreary spring?

Posted on June 17, 2019 by WeatherGuys Editor

With astrological summer set to begin on Friday morning at 10:54 a.m., it seems like a good time to consider the nature of this seemingly dreary and cold spring that we have just endured.

Almost no one will disagree that this year has had a memorably bad spring, not only locally but around the nation as widespread flooding has put elements of the agricultural sector well behind their normal schedules. Continue reading →

Category: Climate, Meteorology, Seasons

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