This edition of Weather Tidbits will discuss the severe weather risk categories. The Storm Prediction Center uses these categories in their products when forecasting severe weather, which is then available for public viewing. The product…
This edition of Weather Tidbits will be discussing radiational cooling. This is a process that allows for rapid cooling at the surface during the night. During the day, heat is accumulated at the surface by…
This edition of Weather Tidbits will be discussing how frost forms. Frost formation is an ice crystallization process that occurs on a surface usually during a cold and calm night. Many people may see frost…
This edition of Weather Tidbits will discuss rainbows. Rainbows are created by the refraction of sunlight of many different wavelengths off of raindrops. The variation of wavelengths results in the multitude of colors seen in…
This edition of Weather Tidbits will discuss how the time of day can affect wind speed. Wind is caused by a pressure gradient established between a low pressure system and a high pressure system. This…
This edition of Weather Tidbits will discuss about sundogs. Sundogs are caused by the refraction of sunlight off of hexagonal-shaped ice crystals. The sunlight bends at 22 degrees as it passes through the ice crystals…
This Weather Tidbits will discuss about earthquakes. An earthquake occurs when a fault line. Fault lines are most prominent along the boundary of two of the 7 major tectonic plates on Earth. Tectonic Plates are…
This Weather Tidbits will discuss about tides. The tidal cycles are governed by the gravitational attraction between the Earth, the Moon, and even the Sun. The Moon and the Earth exert a gravitation force onto…
This Weather Tidbits will discuss what a solar eclipse is and provide safety tips when viewing a solar eclipse. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's shadow is casted onto Earth by the Sun as…
This Weather Tidbits will discuss about wind chill. Our bodies emit heat, which provide a thin layer of protection from the cold. When there is wind blowing, that heat is blown away from our bodies.…
This Weather Tidbits will discuss how wildfire smoke affects sunsets. The sun emits light of different wavelengths. Light of shorter wavelengths include colors from violet to blue to yellow while longer wavelengths include colors from…
This Weather Tidbits will discuss about virga. Virga is the evaporation of precipitation from a cloud before it reaches the ground. This creates streaks and wisps at the base of the cloud. Virga occurs when…
This Weather Tidbits will discuss about the origin and meaning behind the word "meteorology". Understandably, there is some confusion out there on what meteorology is. Take one look at the word and you will see…
This Weather Tidbits will discuss how wind is formed. Wind is the result of a difference in air pressure with distance. This is because the atmosphere always wants to be in balance. A soda can…
This Weather Tidbits will discuss how temperature fluctuations affect trees during the winter season. We will specifically be referring to the effects of harsh cold weather on early budded trees. Trees are very resilient to…
This Weather Tidbits will discuss what defines a severe thunderstorm. There is a criteria for a thunderstorm to be severe. Winds produced must be 58 mph or greater and/or hail produced must be 1.oo" or…
This Weather Tidbits will discuss why we have seasons throughout the year. The two big factors that work in tangent to cause our seasons are the revolution of the earth around the sun and the…
