Science Behind

The Science Behind Weather Balloons

Weather balloons contain sondes which are important instruments used to improve weather forecasts by collecting data about the...

For the year of 2017, the Summer Solstice will occur on Wednesday, June 21st at 12:24AM EDT. The Summer Soltice is the transition from...

Atmospheric blocking can happen anytime of the year, and in short it keeps weather patterns the same for an extended period, from a few...

It's the first week of spring! Meteorological spring began back on March 1st, but now astronomical spring begins at 6:28AM EDT Monday,...

I'm sure most of you think that measuring snow is as simply as sticking a ruler or meter stick anywhere in the ground and recording that...

The first day of astronomical winter begins Wednesday at 5:44AM. If you recall back on December 1st, that was the first day of...

As we get into the season of winter, the term, polar vortex, often gets mentioned when it gets cold. The polar vortex is around all year...

Lake-effect snow is a common occurrence in the colder months around the Great Lakes in the United States. Lake effect snow typically...

We're starting to near the peak of the fall foliage this season, so what exactly causes these amazing colors that we experience every...

The chance for precipitation or the probability of precipitation is often misrepresented. What the probability of precipitation or PoP...