Weather Tidbits: Winter Pet Safety
This Weather Tidbits discusses how to keep your pets safe during the winter months. When indoor pets are involved, make sure to bring them inside but also keep them on a…
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Weather Tidbits: Winterizing & Energy Saving Tips
This Weather Tidbits explains ways on how to winterize your home & tips on how to save money during the winter. You can winterize outside by checking your chimneys,…
Weather Tidbits: La Niña & Winter
This Weather Tidbits explores El Niño counterpart La Niña and its effect on the United States during the winter. Normally, trade winds (which blow east to west) push warm surface…
Weather Tidbits: El Niño & Winter
El Niño and its role on the United States in the winter are discussed in this Weather Tidbits. Normally, trade winds (which blow east to west) in the Tropics; push…
Weather Tidbits: Lake Effect Snow Formation
This Weather Tidbits explains how lake effect snow develops. The set up for lake effect snow involves warm water and cold land; in which the cold air moves over the…
Weather Tidbits: Average First Snowfall
This Weather Tidbits shows when the 1st snowfall occurs nationwide on average. The 1st recipients of snow are typically in the northern & central Rockies; along with the western Upper Peninsula…
Weather Tidbits: Advection Fog
This Weather Tidbits explores how advection fog is different than radiation fog. Two factors are involved when advection fog forms which are a cold land and warm, moist air. The warm, moist…
Weather Tidbits: Radiation Fog
This Weather Tidbits explains how radiation fog forms. Radiation fog develops on clear skies and calm winds which are associated with radiation cooling. The cooling leads to condensation in the air just…
Weather Tidbits: Overrunning
This Weather Tidbits explains the process of overrunning. Overrunning occurs when advancing warm air hits cold air already in place. The warm air is now forced upwards and overruns the denser, cold air;…
Weather Tidbits: Downed Power Lines Safety Tips
This Weather Tidbits deals with safety tips involving downed power lines. If you see a downed power line, make sure you stay 30 feet away from the downed power…
Weather Tidbits: Lunar Eclipse
This Weather Tidbits dives into how a lunar eclipse occurs in the night sky. A lunar eclipse occurs when the earth positions itself in between the sun and moon; with the sun…
Weather Tidbits: Solar Eclipse
This Weather Tidbits explains what is a solar eclipse and how to view it safely. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the earth & the sun; casting a shadow…
Weather Tidbits: Halloween Climatology
This Weather Tidbits deals with the climatology for Halloween. The average high is 64° with an average low of 43°. The record high for Halloween was a toasty 83° set back in…
Weather Tidbits: Enhanced Fujita Scale
It's all about the Enhanced Fujita Scale in this Weather Tidbits. The Enhanced Fujita Scale went into effect in 2007 to assign a tornado rating based on estimated wind speeds and…
Weather Tidbits: Frost Formation
This Weather Tidbits deals with how frost develops. The air temperature must first be around 36° which is measured a few feet above the ground; while cold air sinks leaving the ground…
Weather Tidbits: Pothole Formation
This Weather Tidbits explains how a pothole is formed. It begins by the water seeping in through the cracks in the road which collect underneath, softening the road base. Once the water…
Weather Tidbits: Tropical Decay
This Weather Tidbits deals with how a tropical cyclone forms but also dissipates. Tropical cyclones form from unstable air with temperatures that cool with height; which leads to convection or vertical motion…
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