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…
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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…
Weather Tidbits: Drought Monitor
The important Drought Monitor is explored in this Weather Tidbits. The United States Drought Monitor is a map that is updated every Thursday showing the location and intensity of drought across the…
Weather Tidbits: Severe Weather Risk
This Weather Tidbits explains the severe weather risk categories of the Storm Prediction Center. SPC forecasts risk categories 1-3 days out and they consist of 5 categories. Marginal and slight risk…
Weather Tidbits: Scales of Motion
Scales of motion is the hierarchy of atmospheric or wind circulations ranging from tiny gusts to giant storms. They consist of 4 classes or scales. Microscale circulation are eddies, while mesoscale…
Weather Tidbits: Showery vs Steady Precipitation
The difference between showery and steady precipitation is determined mostly by the stability of the atmosphere. Stability is how much resistance a layer of air will have vertically. Steady rain…
Weather Tidbits: Probability of Precipitation
Precipitation chances are explained in this Weather Tidbits. POP (Probability of Precipitation) is the likelihood of occurrence (expressed in a %) of a measurable amount of liquid precipitation, which is 0.01"…
Weather Tidbits: Chinook Winds
It's all about the chinook on this Weather Tidbits. The chinook is a dry and warm wind that descends over the eastern slope of the Rockies. These downslope winds are known for rapid…
Weather Tidbits: UV Index
The UV index is explored on this Weather Tidbits. The UV index is an international standard measurement of the strength of sunburn-protecting ultraviolet (UV) radiation. The index represents the UV intensity…
Weather Tidbits: Beaufort Wind Scale
This Weather Tidbits is about the Beaufort Wind Scale. This scale is an empricial measure that relates wind speed to observed conditions at sea or land. The scale consists of 13 forces…
Weather Tidbits: Fireworks & Weather
Did you know that in order to have a perfect fireworks show, it's more than just a clear night. This Weather Tidbits explains 5 factors that affect fireworks, which are drought,…
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