Weather Tidbits: Perseid Meteor Shower
This Weather Tidbits checks out the big meteor shower of August, the Perseids. The meteor shower originates towards the northeast at the Perseus constellation and comes from its parent which is the…
Weather Tidbits
Weather Tidbits: Radiosonde
One of the most important weather instruments is explored in this Weather Tidbits, with the radiosonde. A radiosonde is an instrument that obtains a vertical distribution of temperature, pressure and humidity. It consists…
Weather Tidbits: Tropical Cyclone Naming
How tropical cyclones get their names is answered in this Weather Tidbits. Tropical cyclones are named to avoid confusion with another storm occuring at the same time and to provide…
Weather Tidbits: Wind Instruments
Multiple wind instruments are explored in this Weather Tidbits. The oldest but still reliable instrument is the wind vane; which consists of a long arrow with a tail which moves freely…
Weather Tidbits: Snow Intensity
It's a snowy Weather Tidbits, as we dive into snow intensity. Snowfall intensity is characterized by visibility, just like drizzle. Its intensity is divided into 3 categories, as light, moderate and heavy.…
Weather Tidbits: Rain Intensity
It's gets wet in this Weather Tidbits, as the intensity of rain is checked out. Rainfall intensity is determined by rate of accumulation per hour or a maximum rate in 6 minutes.…
Weather Tidbits: Sturgeon Moon
The sturgeon moon takes center stage in this Weather Tidbits. The sturgeon moon is the nickname for the August full moon. It is called that due to the abundance of sturgeon available…
Weather Tidbits: Fire Weather Alerts
Fire weather alerts take over in this Weather Tidbits. The National Weather Service issues 2 types of fire weather alerts, a fire weather watch and a red flag warning. A fire…
Weather Tidbits: Drizzle
It's just a drizzle for this Weather Tidbits. Drizzle is is liquid precipitation smaller than 0.5 mm (0.02 in) in diameter, anything larger is rain. Drizzle drops are very close together, appear to…
Weather Tidbits: Wind Alerts
It's get very windy in this Weather Tidbits with wind alerts. The National Weather Service issues three types of wind alerts, wind advisory, high wind watch and high wind warning. A wind…
Weather Tidbits: Cloud Cover Terminology
The clouds cover the sky in this Weather Tidbits. Cloud cover describes the average sky condition based on the percentage or fraction of the sky covered by opaque (not transparent clouds).…
Weather Tidbits: Ordinary Cell Thunderstorms
The summertime pop-up storms are checked out in this Weather Tidbits. These storms are known as ordinary cell thunderstorms, that form by local convection within a conditionally unstable air mass such…
Weather Tidbits: Monsoon
We find out about the monsoon of Southern Asia in this Weather Tidbits. The monsoon is a wind system that changes direction seasonally with the most developed reversal of winds in south Asia.…
Weather Tidbits: Tsunami
The powerful force of nature known as a tsunami is explained in this Weather Tidbits. Tsunamis are giant waves that are caused by earthquakes,volcanoes and landslides, but even asteroids. These waves increase in…
Weather Tidbits: Dryline
The dryline is explored in this Weather Tidbits. A dryline is a boundary of sharp moisture or humidity change. They commonly occur over the southern Plains. A dryline happens when three air masses,…
Weather Tidbits: Growing Degree Days
We go agricultural with growing degree days on this Weather Tidbits. Growing degree days are used by farmers as a guide to plant and determine the approximate dates of when a…
Weather Tidbits: Energy Degree Days
The concept of energy in respect to temperature is applied in this Weather Tidbits. They consist of heating and cooling degree days. Both use the base temperature of 65°F. Heating degree…
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