Weather Blog

The Polar vortex is a commonly misunderstood, yet popular term in the meteorology world. By Hope Kleitsch Note, this is NOT a new term, it just happens to be a term that is flowing freely on the internet. It refers to the area of low pressure that is parked atop…

An atmospheric river is coming to the Western US. By Bret Walts The west coast of the United States has very unique weather patterns - often dealing with a wide range of patterns from excessive moisture aided by mountains to persistent drought. Much of this variation is related to the…

The evolution of El Niño will play a pivotal role in planting conditions for Spring of 2024.  By Bret Walts Winter 2023-24 has been heavily influenced by a powerful El Niño state in the Equatorial Pacific. El Niño is represented by anomalously warm ocean water off the coast of South…