Today is the first day of spring and severe weather season is upon us here in western Kentucky and southern Indiana. We've already had a couple of severe weather threats tied to unseasonably warm days in February and early March that were upended by cold fronts barreling across the Midwest....
according to the weather service. Clear skies were also possible from northern Arkansas to central Indiana, but “this is an area of greater uncertainty due to the potential for high clouds," the weather service said.
Forecasters expect La Niña to form in the coming months, but what does that mean for Texas? What is La Niña? According to NOAA, La Niña is the cooler phase of a weather pattern known as El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) with El Niño being the warmer phase. La Niña de...
As the Earth continues to get hotter, climate change is likely to bring more hard-to-predict occurrences. But as historically unusual weather happens more often, people are getting used to it. Direct evidence of climate change—extreme heat, for example—is seen as normal. That may make it ...
She leads digital content for the Almanac website, and is also a certified master gardener in the state of Indiana. Read More from Catherine Boeckmann ADVERTISEMENT Advertisement More Like This Teleconnections and Oscillations Hurricane Season Heats Up! The 2024 Hurricane Forecast Dreaming of El ...
weather events like heat waves, droughts, tornadoes, and hurricanes are harder to forecast. “Our long-range predictions rely on an assumption that the future will be similar to the past,” wrote Fry. “Lose that, and we lose the tools that have allowed us to prepare for such eventual...
For example, mowing was the primary method of vegetation management for Indiana's 90,000 miles of roadways. By incorporating other vegetation management tools, such as herbicides and native plantings, the state found “drastic cost reductions.” In particular, the state achieved a cost savings of...
weather events like heat waves, droughts, tornadoes, and hurricanes are harder to forecast. “Our long-range predictions rely on an assumption that the future will be similar to the past,” wrote Fry. “Lose that, and we lose the tools that have allowed us to prepare for such eventual...
Teletype machines are lined up in the Fort Wayne, Indiana, National Weather Service office in June 1967.(NOAA/NWS) 4. NOAA's Weather Radio Network Had To Expand Given the bottleneck of transmitting numerous warnings via teletype during the super outbreak, the NWS knew it needed a better way...
Winter Weather Forecast Brrrr! What about that winter weather? Colder temperatures will arrive soon (if they’re not here already). AtThe Old Farmer’s Almanac, we’ve been forecasting the weather since the days of George Washington—over 225 years ago—so we know a thing or two about mak...