Weather Tidbits: Jupiter's Opposition & Perigee
Tonight's astronomical event of Jupiter's opposition and perigee is the main headline of this Weather Tidbits. Jupiter will be making its closest approach or perigee to Earth in 59 years at 367…
Weather Tidbits
Weather Tidbits: Energy Use vs Temperature
The relationship between energy use and temperature is explored in this Weather Tidbits. Most of your electrical bill is spend on the cooling and heating of your home. Energy usage…
Weather Tidbits: Virga
This Weather Tidbits explains the difference between virga and precipitation. Precipitation is rain that reaches the ground; while virga encounters dry air which makes the rain evaporate before reaching the ground. The one…
Weather Tidbits: Chinook Wind Formation
This Weather Tidbits deals with how a chinook wind develops. A chinook wind is most common east of the Cascades & the Rockies, which are north to south mountain ranges. The wind…
Weather Tidbits: Santa Ana Wind Formation
This Weather Tidbits focuses on the development of Santa Ana winds. These winds are associated with southern California; but first form as high pressure builds east of the Sierra Nevada. That…
Weather Tidbits: Air Quality Index Scale
The air quality index scale is explored in this Weather Tidbits. The air quality index provides daily air pollution concentrations; which was developed by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). The…
Weather Tidbits: UV Index Scale
This Weather Tidbits dives into the UV Index Scale and how to protect yourself from a sunburn while using the scale. The UV index scale represents the daily strength of sunburn-protecting…
Weather Tidbits: Urban Heat Island Effect
This Weather Tidbits describes what is the urban heat island effect. The urban heat island effect is explained through heat emitted from cars, buildings & factories which will bump…
Weather Tidbits: Maritime Tropical Air Mass
The maritime tropical air mass is explored in this Weather Tidbits. The maritime tropical air mass or mT is a warm, moist and unstable air mass. The air mass is…
Weather Tidbits: Maritime Polar Air Mass
This Weather Tidbits discusses the maritime polar air mass. The maritime polar air mass or mP is a cool, moist & unstable air mass. It is called Pacific or Atlantic…
Weather Tidbits: Continental Tropical Air Mass
It's gets very hot in this Weather Tidbits with the continental tropical air mass. The continental tropical airmass or cT is a hot, dry, stable aloft but unstable surface air…
Weather Tidbits: Continental Polar Air Mass
The continental polar air mass is checked out in this Weather Tidbits. A continental polar airmass or cP is a cold, dry, stable air; that originates around 60° N. It's…
Weather Tidbits: Continental Arctic Air Mass
This Weather Tidbits dives into the coldest air mass in North America with the continental Arctic air mass. The continental Arctic air mass or cA is an air mass that…
Weather Tidbits: Air Mass Classification
This Weather Tidbits deals with what is an air mass and how they are classified. An air mass is a large body of air that has similar horizontal temperature & moisture characteristics.…
Weather Tidbits: Snow Year
This Weather Tidbits explains why snowfall is measured annually from summer to summer instead of a calendar year. The meteorological snow year begins on July 1st & ends on June 30st. The…
Weather Tidbits: Sundog Formation
This Weather Tidbits explores how sundogs are formed. They occur when sunlight is refracted by hexagonal (6 sided) shaped ice crystals from a cirrus or cirrostratus clouds; where the sunlight is bent…
Weather Tidbits: Rainbow Ingredients
This Weather Tidbits explains the four ingredients of how a rainbow forms. First, the viewer must be between the sun and the rain; followed by it must be within a few hours…
