Year’s Best Meteor Shower Early Saturday Morning
Rural Iowa skies will offer the perfect backdrop this weekend for another late night show that many astronomers consider the "best" annual meteor shower.
USA Today reports the Quadrantid Meteor Showers will be peaking in the early predawn sky on Saturday, in what could be a dazzling display with up to 200 shooting stars per hour.
Quadrantids are known for their bright fireball meteors. Fireballs are larger explosions of light and color that can persist longer than an average meteor streak.
These are the meteor streaks that make you say "ooh" and "ahhh" like at a fireworks show.
But the display only last for one night each year. More specifically, there are really just a few peak hours between midnight and 6:00 a.m. to view the Quadrantids.
The early weather forecast says skies may be cloudy but clearing after midnight. The overnight temperature low should be around 25.
If you're an early riser, it's certainly worth a step outside to see what's up!


May has been miserable, it's fair to say.
The hope and optimism of businesses reopening has not been replicated by the weather and the month has largely been wet, windy and cold.
Change is on the way though with warmer, drier days on the way towards the end of the month.
The BBC's 14-day forecast shows it is due to brighten up later this week - about time!
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But the people of Berkshire shouldn't put their macs and brollies away just yet, as there's a bit more wind and rain to brave.
Tomorrow, Sunday, May 23, Monday, May 24, and Tuesday, May 25, are all set to be wet so keep your umbrellas at the ready.
In Reading, May 23 will see a gusty wind and heavy rain, with a top temperature of 12C.
The following day will see less rain and lighter winds and a temperature of 15C.
On the final wet day, May 25, people across the area can expect temperatures of 15C with showers and light winds for most of the day.
The next day is Wednesday, May 26 that will see sunny spells, as well as a light breeze throughout the day, with another temperature of 15C.
The next day (May 27) will be even warmer, with a top temperature of 17C.
Friday, May 29 will be warmer still at 18C, but will be cloudy for most of the day.
Unlike the last one, May's second Bank Holiday weekend is set to be nice. Saturday, May 29 is set for sunny intervals with a top temperature of 19C.
Sunday, May 30, will see the same temperature.
The Bank Holiday Monday (May 31) itself is also set to be warm and will again hit 19C.
The forecast for the first day of June also predicts a temperature of 19C.
As it stands no rain is forecast for the whole week.


The South African Weather Services has issued a warning for heavy rains in some parts of KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday.
Ethekwini, Harry Gwala and Umgungundlovu are among the areas expected to be affected.
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance has placed disaster management teams on alert.
Department Spokesperson, Senzelwe Mzila, says parents and teachers should be careful when children are leaving school on Tuesday afternoon.
“KZN Cogta, Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Sipho Hlomuka has placed management teams on alert following a weather warning that was issued by the South African Weather Service, which indicates the possibility of heavy rains in the Harry Gwala, Ugu, Mgungudlovu, Ilembe and King Cetshwayo District and the Ethekwini Metro. Hlomuka has also urged communities to ensure that they stay safe and be on high alert at all times as the heavy rains continue to cause a serious risk to residents. Hlomuka has also urged parents and teachers to ensure that pupils travel using safe roads during the heavy rains,” says Mzila.


Air pollution in Capital at alarming levels: Survey
New Delhi, Oct 20 () Air pollution in the Capital soared to alarming levels till late night, reaching as much as five times over the safe limit because of bursting of firecrackers despite a Supreme Court ban on their sale in the NCR, says a survey.
Conducted by air quality mobile app Blueair Friend App, the survey said the Air Quality Index (AQI) was 553 in Anand Vihar area which was five times higher than the safe limit of 51-100.
AQI level from 0-50 is considered good, 51-100 is satisfactory, 101-200 is moderate, 201-300 is poor, 301-400 is very poor, 401 and above is severe.
The survey is the outcome of the real-time air quality data monitored on Blueair Friend App last evening.
In Paschim Vihar the AQI level was 365 while in RK Puram it was 286, the survey said, adding that in Faridabad and Dwarka area it jumped to 406 and 254 respectively.
"Fire crackers are one of the most significant factors increasing the pollution levels in the city. It should be self -imposed than being imposed by the authorities as it threatens the life and health of everyone," Blueair air purifier Director West and South Asia Region Girish Bapat said.The survey said the festival of light seems to be the worst time for people suffering from asthma and other respiratory diseases with the city's air quality reaching precarious levels. PRJ SA
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For some students, canceling classes equates to Christmas; for others, it’s like a waste of money, but for three Northern Kentucky University administrators, it was a necessity to close the school for two consecutive days Feb. 13 and 14.
While most NKU students were still asleep, University Police Chief Harold Todd, Assistant Vice President of Facilities Management Larry Blake and Vice President of Administration and Finance Ken Ramey were watching the weather and calling area universities, schools and sheriff’s departments to determine whether or not to close the school for a full day.
The trio erred on the side of caution, Todd said.
“We were up at 4 a.m.,” he said. “It’s better to be safe than sorry. Students, faculty and staff probably could’ve gotten here, but I’d rather be safe.”
Most area high schools and the University of Cincinnati, Xavier University and Thomas More College were closed, along with some local businesses and clinics.
“The main concern was ice,” Todd said.
At 4 a.m., they had made the decision to keep NKU open, but when the weather called for more ice at 4:30 a.m., Blake said they decided to close.
“We’ve just been fortunate,” he said of the winter weather in the past few years. “It just so happens the snow has hit during breaks.”
The university has only closed one other full day since 2004 and has had two half days, including the Feb. 6 closing at 3 p.m.
Road crews worked through most of the Monday, Feb. 12 night to keep sidewalks and roads clear at NKU. The crew of 17 stopped during mid-morning Feb. 13 for a few hours of break. They resumed later that afternoon. Every NKU vehicle capable of snow removal, which is about 10, worked during the ice, rain and snowstorm that hit most of the tri-state.
The blast of wind-driven snow and plunging temperatures hit Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky early Tuesday, Feb. 12 and was the cause for traffic delays, vehicle accidents, school and business closings and flight cancellations. A blizzard warning was in effect until midnight Feb. 12 for counties north of Indianapolis, and up to a foot of snow was possible across Indiana’s midsection and parts of Illinois.
As the storm pushed eastward, the National Weather Service issued winter storm watches and warnings extending from Iowa and Missouri across the Ohio Valley into parts of New England. Snow was already starting to fall in the mid-Atlantic states by midmorning.
Cold air dragged southward by the weather system dropped the temperature at Grand Forks, N.D., from 11 below zero at midnight to 20 below at midmorning, the National Weather Service said. Temperatures as low as minus 15 were possible in northern Illinois.
In Chicago, O’Hare International Airport canceled more than 400 flights Tuesday, city aviation department spokeswoman Wendy Abrams said. Midway Airport canceled about 100 flights. A handful of flights also were canceled at the Indianapolis International Airport, and about 20 percent of the flights out of Cincinnati’s main airport were canceled because of poor conditions elsewhere, spokesmen said.
* The Associated Press contributed to this story.


Flooding, delays and storms: London issued yellow weather warning
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A yellow weather warning has been issued for London and the south east of England.
The Met Office has warned heavy rain may cause travel disruption and flooding this week from today, July 12.
Slow-moving, heavy showers, with some thunderstorms, are likely to continue to break out during today.
This may lead to torrential downpours in some places with 20 to 30mm of rain in an hour and perhaps in excess of 60mm in some spots in two or three hours.
There is also a chance of more persistent heavy rain developing over parts of south east England for a time during the afternoon or evening.
The weather forecast predicts homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings.
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Spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures, with some communities becoming cut off by flooded roads.
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Thames Valley: Meteor Amazes Stargazers
9 May 2013, 09:48 | Updated: 9 May 2013, 10:22
Witnesses in the Thames Valley have described watching a green-tinged meteor flash across the evening sky.
The "fireball'' shot over England and Wales in a northerly direction at around 9.45pm yesterday.
Experts believe the meteor might have formed from debris from Halley's Comet. Many observers took to Twitter to report the phenomenon with sightings apparently recorded in Cornwall, Hampshire, Lancashire, South Wales and Worcestershire.
Suzy Buttress from Basingstoke said she spotted the celestial body while driving along the M3. She wrote on Twitter: "I have just seen the biggest meteor in my life! It was also noticeably green, and appeared very large compared to regular meteors I've seen.''
Louise Darnell also reported the unusual event on the social networking site. She wrote: "Seen the brightest and lowest shooting star ever! It was definitely a UFO..??''
Reports suggested the meteor crossed Britain from the South East towards the North West.
Space scientist Dr Aderin-Pocock said last night's shooting star, though unusually large, was likely to have been no bigger than a closed fist and would have travelled at speeds of around 150,000mph.
"When something like that hits the atmosphere, it burns up really brightly,'' she said. "What was unusual about the thing last night is that usually shooting stars are quite small.
"This was quite a large lump passing through the atmosphere so it made quite a large shooting star.''
She said the green or blue flame emitted suggested there was copper in the meteor. The fireball would have been one of a number of shooting stars that crossed the sky last night, as the Earth passed through a trail of dust left by Halley's Comet - an event which occurs twice each year.
Star-gazers can expect to see further meteors - around 10 an hour - streaking through the sky until May 20, Dr Aderin-Pocock said.
However, they are likely to decrease in intensity and will only be visible at night and when the skies are relatively clear.


Central Floridians are preparing for the possible impacts of Tropical Storm Eta.
Many people were seen on I-Drive Wednesday afternoon as usual, as the storm continues to head toward Central Florida.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Homeless advocates in Chicago were closely monitoring wind chill temperatures on Tuesday as an early season blast of arctic air swept across the eastern two-thirds of the United States.
The city of Chicago, where 86,000 homeless people live, opened its six warming shelters over the last few days as unseasonably cold temperatures dipped into the teens with wind chills into the single digits during the morning, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
“It’s incredibly concerning that we are experiencing this level of cold this early in the season,” said Doug Schenkelberg, director of the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless.
The NWS said the Chicago metro area along with many major cities in the Midwest and East Coast and across the South would experience numerous record lows for a Nov. 12 or 13, with temperatures averaging 20 to 30 degrees below normal.
“It’s significantly earlier than we normally would see a change in the jet stream,” said Ed Shimon, a NWS meteorologist. “We actually have a cold front already blasting down to Florida and off the Gulf Coast ... so records are being broken all over the place.”
The bitter cold prompted Cornerstone Community Outreach, on Chicago’s North Side, to place cots in its dining room to accommodate the influx of homeless people a month earlier than it usually does each winter.
“We have seen an uptick of people coming,” said Sandra Ramsey, executive director of Cornerstone Community Outreach. “From the looks of it, it spells out that we will have a long winter.”
Ramsey said she was worried about the homeless people who suffer from mental illness and refuse to go inside, opting to live under viaducts and in alleyways even amid deadly cold.
“It takes time and relationships to get these people ... to come in on terribly cold nights,” Ramsey said. “But then they go back out.”
About 16,000 people sleep each night on the Chicago streets and shelters, Schenkelberg said. He added that the key to dealing with homelessness in extreme weather conditions ultimately is finding permanent supportive housing for the homeless.
“It’s never an easy time to be homeless regardless of the weather and when you add extreme weather like this into the mix, it makes life that much more difficult for people experiencing it,” he said.
Reporting by Brendan O’Brien in Chicago; Editing by Frank McGurty and Tom Brown
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Nantou County’s Puli Township (埔里) had the highest increase in PM2.5 levels over the past four years, while Kaohsiung’s Zuoying District (左營) had the highest PM2.5 concentration, according to a “yearbook” published yesterday by the Taiwan Healthy Air Action Alliance, chronicling air pollution levels from 2012 to last year.
PM2.5 — fine particulate matter measuring 25 micrometers or less that is small enough to penetrate the deepest parts of lungs — was recognized as one of the Environmental Protection Administration’s (EPA) air quality indices in 2012.
The alliance analyzed the data from the EPA’s 76 air quality monitoring stations and found that Puli had the highest PM2.5 increase, as the township’s average PM2.5 levels rose from 30 micrograms per cubic meter in 2012 to 35.6 micrograms per cubic meter last year.
Puli was followed by Dongshan Township (冬山) in Yilan, Tucheng District (土城) in New Taipei City, Erlin Township (二林) in Changhua and Linkou District (林口) in New Taipei City, with each having 4.3 micrograms, 4.2 micrograms, 4.1 micrograms and 3.5 micrograms per cubic meter increases in PM2.5 levels respectively.
Kaohsiung was found to have the heaviest concentration of PM2.5 in the air, as the city’s Zuoying (左營), Cianjin (前金), Siaogang (小港) and Cianjhen (前鎮) districts were the top four locations with the highest PM2.5 concentrations in the past three years.
Only four monitoring stations had PM2.5 levels lower than the EPA’s limit of 15 micrograms per cubic meter: one in Yangmingshan National Park in Taipei, one in Kenting National Park in Pingtung County and two in Taitung County.
Many of the EPA’s air monitoring stations have recorded increasing PM2.5 levels despite the EPA’s claim that national PM2.5 levels have decreased by 20 percent since 2008, which suggests that the agency’s PM2.5 control measures should be improved, alliance convener and Changhua Christian Hospital gynecologist Yeh Guang-peng (葉光芃) said.
Kinmen County had a 38.7 percent decrease in PM2.5 levels from 2008 to last year, compared with the 20.3 percent decrease in Taiwan proper. However, 96 percent of Kinmen’s air pollutants come from outside the county, mostly from China, Yeh said, asking why the levels in Taiwan proper saw less improvement than those in Kinmen, which is affected by China.
Yeh said he was hesitant to link the contrast between Kinmen and Taiwan proper to different methods of pollution control measures employed in China and Taiwan, adding that the government should face the domestic pollution issue instead of blaming China for pollution.
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Sunday-Monday overnight weather: Aug. 23-24, 2015
For your Monday, we'll quickly get off to a warm start as highs top off in the lower 90s once again. Could we see bit of a cool down this week? Meteorologist Centron Lenoir has your Monday morning forecast.Highs around the 90 degree mark.


It’s been a good year for stargazers in Melbourne. In January we had a (very metal sounding) super blue blood moon and in July our skies hosted the longest blood moon eclipse for the rest of the century. If you love all things astronomical than look up – because we’re about to see one mighty meteor shower.
The Geminids are a regular and very reliable meteor shower that occurs every year. The celestial event is caused by a five kilometre-wide asteroid called 3200 Phaethon as it moves past Earth. As it flies by it sheds debris which then rains down on the planet as the Geminid meteor shower.
This year the shower will be visible in Melbourne from December 13 to 16, with the peak time to catch a glimpse occurring in the wee hours of December 15. Unfortunately being so far south Melburnians don’t get the best view of the shower but we can still expect to see around 20 meteors per hour during the peak time.
As any amateur astronomers are already aware, stargazing is not for those who value their sleep. The best time to view the shower is between 2am and 3pm so set your alarms or stay up late. Face north and then scan the skies for the best chance of spotting a meteor as it burns up in the atmosphere.


Over 900 employees of Birsa Agriculture University (BAU) went on an indefinite strike today, paralysing routine work at the varsity and its five affiliated colleges. Also, classes at Ranchi Agriculture College, Ranchi Veterinary College, Faculty of Forestry, ... The Telegraph, 2 weeks ago
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nity Radio Station (CRS) for Central University of Jharkhand (CUJ) approved by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) in January is gradually gaining momentum. The University fraternity in this initial phase is in touch with Broadcast ...New Delhi Pioneer, 3 days ago Radio gaga in red hubs Calcutta Telegraph, 1 month ago
Nearly 900 grade III and IV employees of Birsa Agricultural University, protesting over the past three weeks to demand payment of wage arrears and promotions, ended their stir on Monday in the wake of the election code of conduct that is in effect across the ...The Telegraph, 2 days ago
The weather god was at his maverick best last month. Meteorological figures have confirmed what the residents have been guessing all along — February 2014 was the wettest and coldest in Jharkhand in a decade, the unseasonal showers being brought ...Calcutta Telegraph, 1 week ago
d and untimely shower coupled with fog and cold waves throughout the State from past few days has become a source of worry for the mango growers. Although it was not a heavy rain but even a slightest drizzle in this season may harm the mango ...New Delhi Pioneer, 1 week ago
RANCHI: A fresh cloud cover, comprising medium to low range clouds, was seen hovering over the state on Friday and it caused rainfall in most parts of Jharkhand during the past 24 hours. While Ranchi recorded 33.8 mm rainfall, Jamshedpur and ...Times of India, 1 week ago
Over 900 Grade III and IV employees of Birsa Agricultural University (BAU) under the banner of Jharkhand Karmachari Morcha on Thursday warned that they would force a complete lockout of the university from Friday unless their nine-point charter of demands, ...The Telegraph, 2 weeks ago
RANCHI: The fresh western disturbance taking almost the whole of north-western India in its grip is affecting the weather in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and other parts of peninsular India since Friday evening. Heavy rainfall in isolated ...Times of India, 3 weeks ago
to the Meteorological department, the weather may get colder in the coming days as the sky gets clearer in the next few days. Westerly disturbance becomes active in west-eastern region, causing a sudden dip in the mercury. The moment people in ...New Delhi Pioneer, 3 weeks ago
BOKARO: The district administration on Wednesday directed schools to declare holiday for three days beginning January 16. The cold accompanied by fog is so severe in the district that life has come to a standstill. In such a scenario, the ...Times of India, 1 month ago
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Middle School Extreme Weather Experts
Wednesday, June 9th, 2021—The temperature is rising, the thermometer is getting low, and according to our sources, the Syracuse Academy of Science middle school 5th grade Atoms know just the place to go! In their recent meteorology unit, students learned all about the various types of weather scenarios ranging from bright sunny days with slight humidity to torrential downpours, and everything in between.
To conclude their unit, Atoms created their very own mini ‘breaking news’ segment where they share important information and details on how you too can be prepared in case any extreme weather strikes! Please click here to watch their mini weather broadcast segments. Keep up the great job, Atoms and we’ll always remember to be prepared for whatever mother nature may bring.


Erie, Pennsylvania’s Christmas may have been a little too white this year with a record amount of snowfall.
Cleveland’s National Weather Service has reported a whopping 34 inches of snow dropped right on top of Erie, Pennsylvania, within just 24 hours – more than three times their previous record of 11 inches on Christmas day. Furthermore, it breaks the city’s historic 20-inch record for snowfall in a single day by a wide margin.
The total of 53 inches of snowfall from the storm over 30 hours has even managed to break the statewide record of 44 inches in two days, previously held by Morgantown. The last time Erie got this much snow, it took two weeks. With 92 inches already having fallen in December 2017 so far, the city has also managed to obliterate their previous record of 67 inches.
Due to the extreme weather, Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper has declared a weather disaster emergency. The declaration will formalize the coordination of response to the storm and allow the city to call in National Guard resources as necessary.
Emergency Management Coordinator Dale Robinson called handling this level of snowfall a “crap shoot,” as his department works to deploy Humvee ambulances for the inevitable emergencies that no typical emergency vehicle will be capable of reaching. He said that they are currently “telling everyone to stay off the roads, and asking people to make sure they’re cleaning those fire hydrants in their neighborhood.”
Early this morning, Erie International Airport was forced to close for some hours due to “poor runway conditions.” Even now, many flights continue to be canceled due to the extreme weather. It may not compare to the national record of 92 inches dumped in the mountains of Colorado, but for the residents of Erie, it is quite enough.
Crazy snow situation in Erie PA. My parents driveway was plowed last night – this is 7a this morning. pic.twitter.com/hPu1WtnanQ
– Courtney Powell (@moderncreative_) December 26, 2017


A line of severe thunderstorms moved through the Dallas area late Tuesday evening. The storms prompted tornado warnings and caused officials to activate tornado sirens, although no tornadoes were officially confirmed.
Regardless of whether or not there were any tornadoes, damage to structures occurred in Arlington and patients were being triaged for possible injuries, according to the Arlington Fire Department. Some building collapsed and fell onto vehicles.
At the drive-thru of a Burger Box on South Cooper, two passengers were trapped in their vehicle when the heavy winds caused the overhanging roof to fall on their car. They were rescued by local firefighters.
Roof collapses and debris strewn throughout streets left damaged vehicles and buildings in the wake of Wednesday morning's storms. (Twitter/@ArlingtonPD)
The Arlington Police Department shared on Twitter that strewn debris forced the closure of Pioneer Parkway as officers and members of Arlington Fire assisted residents with damaged homes and vehicles.
The worst damage was dealt to the Mirage and Waterdance Circle apartment complexes in the area of the Pioneer Parkway. According to NBC-DFW, the normally busy Parkway was turned into a makeshift command center for first responders.
The driver and passengers of a car were all reported to be safe after a structure collapsed onto a vehicle with people inside in one instance in Arlington.
A radar image showing the line of thunderstorms that caused damage in the Arlington, Texas, area on Tuesday evening. (AccuWeather)
In Denton, less than 30 miles north-northwest of Dallas, a wind gust of 55 mph was reported. Earlier in the evening, a 65-mph wind gust was reported in Mineral Wells, which is located a little over 60 miles to the west of Dallas.
The thunderstorms have moved east of the area and drier weather with plenty of sunshine is expected on Wednesday.


10 a.m. Tuesday UPDATE: The burn has been canceled, "due to high winds expected Wednesday before the main low pressure system moves in," the Truckee Ranger District announced Tuesday morning.
TRUCKEE, Calif. - The Truckee Ranger District of the U.S. Forest Service plans to perform a 40- to 60-acre burn starting at 10 a.m. Tuesday near Stampede Reservoir, an official said Monday.
The prescribed underburn will take place if weather forecasts and conditions remain favorable, said Linda Ferguson, a fuels specialist with the Truckee Ranger District, in a Monday afternoon press release.
While USFS fuels management personnel work closely with the California Air Resources Board and the local air quality management districts to minimize smoke impacts as a result of the burns, not all smoke can be avoided. At times, smoke will settle into low areas and drainages.
For residents seeking updated prescribed fire information, the Truckee Ranger District has a pre-burn notification email list. To get on it, contact Ferguson at 530-587-3558.


Showers are expected Thursday, but not the wet kind that have plagued Seattle all summer.
The Perseid meteor shower will be visible Thursday night, and viewing conditions should be optimal.
The meteor shower appears every year as the Earth enters a band of dust that trails the comet Swift-Tuttle. It’s one of of the more reliable night-sky events for stargazers in Seattle, and this year’s show could be easier to watch because of clear skies and limited moonlight.
Even so, viewers need to be somewhere dark to see the shower, according to astronomers from NASA. From around 10 p.m. until dawn, hundreds of meteors will be visible. But the early morning hours are best for viewing the shower, which appears to emanate from the constellation Perseus.
“As Perseus rises and the night deepens, meteor rates will increase,” according to a statement from NASA. “For sheer numbers, the best time to look is during the darkest hours before dawn on Friday morning, Aug. 13th, when most observers will see dozens of Perseids per hour.”
Technically, the shower already started. Swift-Tuttle, which takes 133 years to orbit the sun, leaves a wide debris zone — so wide that it takes the Earth weeks to pass through.
But the meteors become more frequent for a few nights.
“(The) trickle could turn into a torrent between Aug. 11 and 13 when Earth passes through the heart of the debris trail,” according to NASA.
The University of Washington has a list of viewing tips, including where the best spots for watching are around the Puget Sound region.
Not one for standing around in the dark looking skyward? You can follow along with NASA scientist in a live chat online.
You can watch the meteor shower via the NASA live stream embedded below. (Note: You can’t see the meteors during the day, but you can still hear them.)


Coastal residents fleeing a potentially devastating blow from Hurricane Florence encountered empty gasoline pumps and depleted store shelves as the monster storm neared the Carolina coast with 225 km/h winds and drenching rain that could last for days.
While some said they planned to stay put despite hurricane watches and warnings that include the homes of more than 5.4 million people on the US East Coast, many weren't taking any chances.
A steady stream of vehicles full of people and belongings flowed inland on Tuesday (Weds NZT), and North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper tried to convince everyone to flee.
"The waves and the wind this storm may bring is nothing like you've ever seen. Even if you've ridden out storms before, this one is different. Don't bet your life on riding out a monster," he said.
Forecasters said Florence was expected to blow ashore late Thursday or early Friday local time, then slow down and dump 0.3 to 0.6 metres of rain that could cause flooding well inland and wreak environmental havoc by washing over industrial waste sites and hog farms.
President Donald Trump declared states of emergency for North and South Carolina and Virginia, opening the way for federal aid. He said the federal government is "absolutely, totally prepared" for Florence.
All three states ordered mass evacuations along the coast. But getting out of harm's way could prove difficult.
Florence is so wide that a life-threatening storm surge was being pushed 485 kilometres ahead of its eye, and so wet that a swath from South Carolina to Ohio and Pennsylvania could get deluged.
People across the region rushed to buy bottled water and other supplies, board up their homes, pull their boats out of the water and get out of town.
At 2am (Weds evening NZT), the storm was centered 1,005 km southeast of Cape Fear, North Carolina, moving at 28 km/h. It was a potentially catastrophic Category 4 storm but was expected to keep drawing energy from the warm water and intensify to near Category 5, which means winds of 253 km/h or higher.
Florence is the most dangerous of three tropical systems in the Atlantic. Tropical Storm Isaac was east of the Lesser Antilles and expected to pass south of Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and Cuba, while Hurricane Helene was moving northward away from land. Forecasters also were tracking two other disturbances.


DENVER — Schools, businesses and offices across Colorado are on delayed start, remote start or closed on Wednesday due to snow.
Aurora Public Schools, Denver Public Schools, Cherry Creek School District, Boulder Valley School District and Jeffco Public Schools are among the school districts closed on Wednesday.
The University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Northern Colorado, Colorado State University, Auraria campus, Aims Community College, Community College of Aurora, and Naropa University are among the colleges closed Wednesday.
CDOT plow crews are in full shift and will be plowing and treating state-maintained roads throughout the storm and afterward as necessary. Even with plowing, pretreatment and deicing, CDOT said roads are slick, particularly on bridges, overpasses and shady areas.
CDOT added it's best to avoid driving during the Wednesday morning and evening commutes and work from home if possible.
The Denver metro area falls under a Winter Storm Warning in effect from 5 p.m. Tuesday through 5 p.m. Wednesday. Heavy snow is possible in portions of east central, north central and northeast Colorado, including Denver, for 6 to 13 inches of new snow.
Travel may become difficult due to heavy snowfall on roadways from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday afternoon. Wind gusts up to 35 mph will cause blowing and drifting snow east of Interstate 25 and along Interstate 70 and 76 in eastern Colorado. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday morning and Wednesday evening commutes.
Northeast Colorado is predicted to see the highest snowfall amounts with up to a foot of snow in Sterling, Julesburg, Wray, Holyoke, Fort Morgan, and Akron.
NWS has issued a Winter Storm Warning for portions of the San Juan Mountains, Four Corners, San Juan River Basin, and Elkhead and Park Mountains beginning at 5 p.m. Monday. One to two feet of snow is expected above 10,000 feet along with wind gusts as high as 40 mph.
This system leaves the state by Wednesday night and a weak ridge will briefly build into the area before the next system arrives on Friday.
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Arthur Soaks SouthCoast on July 4
Hurricane Arthur dumped about 8-10 inches of water on New Bedford and Fairhaven, and 4-8 in other SouthCoast communities, causing major flooding on busy streets and intersections. The storm also essentially washed out the Fourth of July, as residents were encouraged by the National Weather Service to remain indoors.
Route 18 was perhaps hit hardest, with as much as three feet of water covering the major roadway. Ramps on and off Route 18 to Route 195 were closed, as was the stretch of Route 18 from Elm Street to Coggeshall Street.
Thankfully, the SouthCoast missed the brunt of the storm, which was out over the Atlantic Ocean. Still, wind gusts hit as much as 30 miles per hour.
How did you survive the storm? Post your stories, photos and videos below!


Global BC’s chief meteorologist Mark Madryga says an Arctic front raced through the Fraser Valley and reached Metro Vancouver Sunday night with about 5 to 22 centimetres of snow falling in some areas.
“Our temperatures will stay below freezing day and night in Metro Vancouver, at least through Wednesday, possibly Thursday; wind chills from -13 C to -20 C in the Lower Mainland over the next couple of days,” he said.
A jack-knifed semi has closed Highway 1 eastbound from 248 Street to 264 Street. This comes after the highway was shut down between Hope and Chilliwack for hours on Sunday due to several accidents.
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The Coquihalla Highway is open despite being hammered by snow Sunday, leading to a number of closures due to accidents.
The deep freeze has led to slick roads. Last night numerous cars were abandoned on hills, a number of buses couldn’t make their routes, and there were closures on the Lions Gate and Port Mann bridges.
City crews have been ploughing and salting roads all night, but in some municipalities, they are concentrating on the major routes so side streets are not yet clear.
The City of Vancouver said it would not do green box pickups this week to allow crews to focus on snow removal.
A number of schools were closed on Monday due to weather. Here is a full list of school closures.
TransLink has asked bus and SkyTrain passengers to build in extra time for their commutes.
Late Monday the agency said it would only be operating its HandyDART service at essential service levels due to icy road conditions.
One person was seriously hurt and BC Ferries was forced to alter its schedule after a multi-vehicle crash on the causeway to the Tsawwassen terminal.
BC Hydro is reporting 750 customers are without power on the Lower Mainland and Sunshine Coast.
Environment Canada said “a series of disturbances” could bring more snow to B.C.’s south coast this week.
A weak system will approach the area from the northwest on Monday night.
“Northwesterly winds are expected to develop over the Strait of Georgia overnight and where these winds converge with strong outflows from mainland coastal inlets, locally heavier areas of snow are likely to develop,” Environment Canada said in a special weather statement.
A second system expected to hit the south coast on Tuesday could bring snow for much of the night.
The region could be hit with a “glancing blow” from a third system on Thursday but “Vancouver Island may see a considerable amount of snow as outflow winds increase with the passage of this system.”
While Metro Vancouver grapples with snowy weather, it’s brutally cold in the Interior.
“It looks like this cold snap in the B.C. interior will not be long lived, but it will be brutal for the next three days or so and then temperatures slowly modify later in the week,” Madryga said.
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March 12, 2016 at 9:17 PM HST - Updated July 24 at 4:55 PM
It will remain breezy for Sunday, but overall weather should remain mostly sunny. Maui and the Big Island could get a few more showers for windward areas. Winds should slowly diminish Sunday night.
High Surf Advisory is now posted for north and west shores of Kauai and Niihau, and the north shores of most of the remaining islands for an incoming north-northwest swell that will peak Sunday. A Small Craft Advisory is also up for all Hawaiian waters due to the swell.


On December 7, 2016, 1,400 tourists were stranded due to heavy rain and cyclonic weather conditions in the Havelock and Neil Islands - part of Andaman archipelago. The weather conditions are so extreme that evacuating these people became a challenge for the government.
The islands being 40 km from Port Blair was hit by storms due to a depression caused 300-km south-west of Port Blair, which, as per reports, is likely to develop into a cyclone within 48 hours.
Back in 2014, cyclone Hudhud battered the Andaman and Nicobar causing landslides, uprooting trees, snapping power and communication lines.
Severe cyclone, with the wind speed of above 110 kmph hit the Islands in 2013. Precautionary measures were taken following the cyclonic storm and hundreds were evacuated out of vulnerable areas.
LAST UPDATED : 8 Dec 2016, 22:45 IST
- In storm-hit Andamans, holiday turning into nightmare
Lakshmi Reddy has not been able to sleep properly for the last two days. It’s not just the winds that keep billowing around the hotel in Port Blair -- where she is staying with her husband -- that keep her awake. It is the nagging worry whether her friends, who had gone for an excursion to the Havelock islands which have been cut off from the mainland since the past two days, are safe


Smoke From Pacific Northwest Wildfires Causing Hazy Conditions In BostonAs the historic heatwave in the west continues, southern New England is looking at some of the effects from the other side of the continent.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch: Storms Could Bring Torrential Rain, Strong Winds Tuesday AfternoonA Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for much of the state until 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Damp And Dreary Memorial Day In Store For New England, But Not A Total WashoutBy Memorial Day standards, 2021 hasn’t exactly delivered. But, it’s not a total washout for the Monday holiday!
Boston's Rising Sea Levels Could Become 'A Chronic Problem'Over the last two decades, sea level rise has become more than a concern for Boston. Now, it's an imminent threat.
Line Of Thunderstorms Will Bring Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds Wednesday EveningLeave it to New England to go from a wintry scene to thunderstorms within just a few days!
Plowable Snow Possible For Parts Of New England Thursday Into FridayWith one storm winding down, attention shifts to a Thursday storm in New England.
'Snow Conveyor Belt' Continues With 2-5 Inches Expected Tuesday In MassachusettsFollowing a Sunday storm, another 2-5 inches of snow is set to arrive for much of Massachusetts on Tuesday.
Boston Startup Delivering Christmas Trees And Holiday Spirit During COVID PandemicRobert Harrington and Dan Brett are safely delivering Christmas trees to customers in Boston.
Aurora Borealis Sighting? Northern Lights May Be Visible in MassachusettsThe strength of this aurora may reach the northern tier of Massachusetts.
Norwegian Company Believes 'Bubble Curtain' Could Reduce Impact Of Tropical StormsOlav Hallingsaeter, a former Norwegian submarine officer turned hurricane hunter, is bringing Norwegian winter technology to warm Atlantic waters.
Birdwatching Gets A Boost During The PandemicWBZ TV's Zack Green got a lesson in Hanson.
Potentially Damaging Winds Expected For Much Of MassachusettsWind and rain are expected to arrive in Massachusetts Wednesday night.
Severe Thunderstorms Possible Tuesday AfternoonTuesday will have a rather humid start which should prime southern New England for an active afternoon.
Heat Advisory Ends Wednesday Night, Then Cooler Temperatures Move InWe can finally give the air conditioners and fans a break over the weekend.
Heat Advisory For Massachusetts Extended To Wednesday NightThe National Weather Service has extended the Heat Advisory through 8 p.m. Wednesday.


April 2015 – SPACE WEATHER – LARGE SUNSPOT TURNS TOWARD EARTH: A large sunspot group emerged over the weekend and it is turning toward Earth. Karzaman Ahmad of the Langkawi National Observatory in Malaysia photographed “AR2321” during the early hours of Monday, April 13th: Sprawling more than 120,000 km from end to end, the sunspot group has several dark cores as large as Earth. These dimensions make AR2321 an easy target for backyard solar telescopes. If you have one, take a look.
Of greater interest is the region’s potential for flares. AR2321 has an unstable “beta-gamma-delta” magnetic field that harbors energy for strong eruptions. NOAA forecasters estimate a 55% chance of M-class flares and a 20% chance of X-flares on April 13th –Space Weather


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- The average temperature in Mpika in June is very mild at 15.6 °C (60.08 °F).
- Afternoons can be really warm with average high temperatures reaching 22.9 °C (73.2 °F).
- Overnight temperatures are generally a little cool with an average low of 9.8 °C (49.6 °F).
- In June there is a range/ variation of mean diurnal temperatures of 13.1 °C (23.6 °F).
- The weather in June is bone dry. An airy 0.2mm (0in) of fluid is laid down.
- The shortest day is 11:25 long and the longest day is 11:27 long with an average length of 11:25.
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Navigate to June Weather in Locations Surrounding Mpika:
- Chitipa, Malawi - 316.1 kms (196.4 miles) NE
- Karonga, Malawi - 344.3 kms (214 miles) NE
- Isoka, Zambia - 237.6 kms (147.7 miles) NNE
- Mzuzu, Malawi - 285.7 kms (177.6 miles) E
- Nkhata Bay, Malawi - 313.9 kms (195 miles) E
- Mzimba, Malawi - 237.6 kms (147.6 miles) E
- Lundazi, Zambia - 196.8 kms (122.3 miles) ESE
- Nkhota Kota, Malawi - 327.8 kms (203.7 miles) ESE
- Mfuwe, Zambia - 161.4 kms (100.3 miles) SSE
- Chipata, Zambia - 221.9 kms (137.9 miles) SE
- Msekera Agromet, Zambia - 230.2 kms (143 miles) SSE
- Chitedze, Malawi - 332.4 kms (206.6 miles) SE


'Ofel' moves away from country; storm signal lowered-A A +A
Friday, October 26, 2012
MANILA -- The government weather bureau lowered the public storm warning signal elsewhere in the country, as Tropical Storm Ofel was seen traversing the West Philippine Sea away from the country as of 11 p.m. Thursday.
Ofel (international codename: Son-Tinh), however, left Zambales and Bataan provinces under signal number 1, which means these areas still experience 30-60 kilometers per hour (kph) winds. At least one person was also confirmed dead, while nine others were missing.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Ofel has maintained its strength while moving northwest at 24 kph.
The storm was spotted at 10 p.m. Thursday at 240 kilometers west of Bataan, packing maximum winds of 75 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kph.
Ofel will bring estimated rainfall from five to 20 millimeters per hour, which is classified as “moderate – intense,” within its 400 kilometers diameter, said Pagasa.
While Ofel is moving away from the country, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Thursday that the typhoon claimed the life of a certain Sophia M. Recto who died of hypothermia - a condition in which the body’s core temperature is abnormally low.
Nine persons from areas in the Visayas and Mindanao also remained missing as of Wednesday evening due to the storm.
The NDRRMC identified those missing as Jonrey Acaso, 28, of Barangay Nueva Estrella Sur, Pintuyan, Southern Leyte, who has been missing since October 22; Jonnie Fronda Ocson, 8, of Barangay Canduyong, Odiongan, Romblon, and Muhammad Kanape Guiamad, 11, of Barangay Tamontaka, Cotabato City. Both Ocson and Guiamad have been missing since October 24.
In Tacloban City, declared missing were Abet and Ariel Posto, and Climente Umban Jr., 50, all residents of Barangay Costa Brava, San Jose.
Rigel Saycon, 18, a resident of Barangay Cogon, Dumajug, Cebu, was also reported missing since Wednesday afternoon.
Two unidentified individuals from General Santos City were also not able to return home, said the NDRRMC.
The agency added that there are now 16,473 persons reportedly stranded from different ports in Metro Manila, Central Visayas, Southern Tagalog, Western and Eastern Visayas, Bicol, and Northern Mindanao regions.
Also, 97 trucks and cars, 37 passenger bus, 825 rolling cargoes, 106 vessels and 50 motorbancas were stranded in several ports nationwide.
The NDRRMC said "Ofel" has affected a total of 296 families or 957 persons in five municipalities in Eastern Visayas.
At least 32 flights were also cancelled Wednesday due to bad weather brought by Ofel.
Cebu Pacific cancelled flights 5J 531, 532, 539 and 540 going to and from Busuanga as well as flights 5J 521 and 522 to Naga. Air Philippines also cancelled its two flights 2P 265 and 266 to Naga.
Earlier, the Manila International Airport Authority media affairs office announced cancellation of 24 flights as advised by Cebu Pacific, Air Philippines Express, and Zest Air.
Cebu Pacific cancelled its 14 flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Caticlan and Ozamis and Legazpi. The cancelled Cebu Pacific flights are 5J 893, 894, 892, 920, 895, 898, 897 and 896, all going to and from Caticlan as well as flights 5J 781 and 782 to and from Ozamis and 323 and 324 to and from Legaspi.
The Air Philippines also cancelled its own flights 2P 051, 052, 055 and 055 going to and from and flights 2P 021 and 022 to Masbate.
Zest Air cancelled its morning flight Z2 260 bound for Masbate and the return flight 261 as well as its afternoon flight 202 bound to Marinduque and return flight 203.
The Pagasa, NDRRMC and other government agencies earlier warned residents, especially those in low-lying and mountainous areas, against possible flashfloods and landslides.
Fishing boats and other small seacrafts were also advised not to venture out into the seaboards of Northern Luzon and over the eastern seaboard of Central Luzon due to the surge of Northeast Monsoon.
The Philippine Coast Guard, however, allowed some passenger vessels to travel Wednesday following the lifting of storm signals in areas earlier affected by Ofel.
The tropical storm is expected to be 690 kilometers west of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte by Friday evening. (Emmanuel Louis Bacani/PNA/Sunnex)


This weekend, the sky will be accompanied by a beautiful conjunction of Mars and Jupiter and possibly a large number of meteors. The pairing is sure to happen, but a bewildering meteor shower known as Tau Herculids has astronomers so excited, it may light up the night sky of May 30-31 with an astonishing 1,000 meteors per hour!
Early morning May 29: Mars, Jupiter. Mars and Jupiter keep getting closer, and they’ll be just 0.5 degrees away today. Conditions permitting, it will be visible eastward from 4 a.m.
How and when do you see? To enjoy this event, simply look up at the sky from about an hour before sunrise in an easterly direction. We recommend watching from 5:00 AM based on your local time. It can be seen from anywhere, although you have to take into account the weather conditions: you need a clear sky, free of light pollution to enjoy it to the fullest. It is not necessary to leave at the exact moment of conjunction to see the planets and the moon light up nearby in the sky. They are seen with the naked eye, although some binoculars or telescopes improve vision.
Night from May 30 to 31: The Tau of Hercules. Most meteor showers can be expected because they occur annually. This is not the case. Earth will likely pass through a collection of debris from comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 or SW3, but because it is a stellar band and is dense, it is not known exactly whether it will affect the atmosphere until that happens. If it happens this year, the meteor known as Tau Herculids could light up the sky on the night of May 30-31 with a staggering amount of A thousand meteors per hour. This will be the time for it to happen because it coincides with a new moon, which means there is a dark sky and the event will be really amazing.
Meteor storms occur occasionally, with the number of meteors per hour running into the thousands. Also, when these types of events happen, they don’t last for days, they only last for hours. For example, it is said that the Leonid meteorite becomes a meteor storm every 33 years. But Leonid meteor storms occurred in 1833, 1866, 1867, 1966, 1999, 2001 and 2002, and their activity during these years ranged from 1,000 to about 50,000 meteors per hour, According to Star Walk.
Because of this irregularity is difficult to predict. Same goes for Tau Hercules, if the calculations are correct, there will be a show this year that you only see once in a lifetime. Astronomers and hobbyists move to areas with better conditions just in case. Star Walk says there’s a 90% chance that observers will see at least 600 meteors per hour.
How do you see that (if it happened)? It is expected to peak at 1 a.m. EDT on May 31. Its radiant point is the constellation Bootes the Shepherd, if you do not know where it is, do not worry, because in the event of a meteor shower, it will be very clear that you will notice.
If you want to know more details, you can visit our previous article: The best meteor showers of the century could happen later this month. This is what you need to know
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CHENNAI: Severe cyclonic storm Vardah pounded Chennai at an unprecedented 140kmph for a good 90 minutes on Monday afternoon until it crossed the city andtravelled inland+ , bringing at least 10cm rainfall and claiming seven lives.
The worst is over, said weathermen, forecasting light to moderate rainfall in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Villupuram districts in the next 24 hours.
By evening, the wind speed had reduced to 15-25kmph.
At least seven people, including a 3-year-old child and four women died in separate rain-related incidents in the city. The deceased have been identified as Parvathi, 85, of Nungambakkam, Karna Behra, 24, of Elephant Gate, Karthik, 3, of Vadapalani, Vaikuntanathan, 42, of Kolathur, Mani, 60, of Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, Radha, 75, of Purasawalkam and Amanullah, 45, of Pallikaranai.


Snow forces CMCSS, Clarksville Academy to close Thursday
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools will be closed Thursday following a Wednesday snowstorm that hit Montgomery County and Austin Peay will open two hours late.
School officials made the announcement shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday.
Clarksville Academy and the Academy for Academic Excellence will also be closed Thursday.
"The road conditions in parts of the county are still not safe to have our students and our bus drivers on, so we're going to close (Thursday)," said Elise Shelton, communications director for CMCSS.
Austin Peay State University will be on a two hour delay Thursday. This includes all campuses. A two-hour delay means the university plans to open at 10 a.m.
Fort Campbell will be open Thursday for normal operations as well as the schools on post, according to its Facebook page.
Wednesday's storm made for treacherous roads in the morning but tapered off in time for many to get out and enjoy the fresh snow around town.
Up to three inches fell around the county in the early morning, according to the National Weather Service. The snow caused many schools to close for the day, including Austin Peay State University. City and county offices were also shut down as well as Fort Campbell.
Clarksville could get 3-5 inches more snow Friday
Clarksville Police responded to almost two dozen accidents between 6 a.m. and noon, said Natalie Hall, CPD spokeswoman. By the afternoon, road conditions started to improve as temperatures rose above freezing.
As is usual after a snowstorm in Clarksville, students who had the day off took to Emerald Hill near APSU's campus to sled. There was just enough snow left by mid-day for many to still make it down the steep hill.
Over at Dunbar Cave State Park, two families braved the cold to get in some sledding as well. Andrew Kohn and Steven Padgett are both stationed at Fort Campbell but had the day off because of the weather. Kohn's wife, Brooke Kohn, said they moved here from Michigan, so Wednesday's snow wasn't a big surprise for them.
"I wish that would happen," Brooke Kohn said about getting snow days back in Michigan.
Wednesday's snow could stick around for awhile. Another round of storms is approaching Montgomery County on Friday, and the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for most of Middle Tennessee from 6 a.m. Friday to noon Saturday.
Reach Ray Howze at 931-245-0750 or on Twitter @rayhowze_leaf.
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- The distance between Yosu/ Yeosu, North Korea and Yakima, Wa, Usa is approximately 8,694 km or 5,403 mi.
- To reach Yosu/ Yeosu in this distance one would set out from Yakima, Wa bearing 308.7° or NW and follow the great circles arc to approach Yosu/ Yeosu bearing 220.7° or SW .
- Yosu/ Yeosu has a humid subtropical climate with dry winters (Cwa) whereas Yakima, Wa has a mid-latitude cool steppe climate (BSk).
- Yosu/ Yeosu is in or near the warm temperate moist forest biome whereas Yakima, Wa is in or near the cool temperate steppe biome.
- The average temperature is 4 °C (7.1°F) warmer.
- Average monthly temperatures vary by 1.9 °C (3.4°F) more in Yosu/ Yeosu. The continentality subtype is subcontinental for both.
- Total annual precipitation averages 1211 mm (47.7 in) more which is equivalent to 1211 l/m² (29.72 US gal/ft²) or 12,110,000 l/ha (1,294,639 US gal/ac) more. About 7 as much.
- The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 11.9° higher in Yosu/ Yeosu than in Yakima, Wa.
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Climate Guides for Locations near Yosu/ Yeosu
Climate Guides for Locations near Yakima, Wa
- Port Angeles, Wa, Usa - 245 kms (152.2 miles) NW
- Port Townsend, Wa, Usa - 245 kms (152.2 miles) NW
- Seattle, Washington, Usa - 178.6 kms (111 miles) NW
- Seattle/ Tacoma, Wa, Usa - 166.1 kms (103.2 miles) NW
- Centralia, Wa, Usa - 193.9 kms (120.5 miles) WNW
- Aberdeen, Wa, Usa - 254.1 kms (157.9 miles) WNW
- Olympia, Wa, Usa - 185.7 kms (115.4 miles) WNW
- Vancouver, Wa, Usa - 193.8 kms (120.4 miles) WSW
- Portland, Oregon, Usa - 192.2 kms (119.5 miles) WSW
- Moro, Or, Usa - 177.9 kms (110.6 miles) SSW
- Wilbur, Wa, Usa - 196.9 kms (122.4 miles) NE
- Davenport, Wa, Usa - 217.1 kms (134.9 miles) NE
- Spokane, Wa, Usa - 256.2 kms (159.2 miles) ENE
- Daytonwsw, Wa, Usa - 198.1 kms (123.1 miles) E
- Walla Walla, Washington, Usa - 179.1 kms (111.3 miles) ESE
- Sunnyside, Wa, Usa - 75.2 kms (46.7 miles) SSE
- Pendleton, Or, Usa - 162.7 kms (101.1 miles) SE


According to the Associated Press, Hurricane Tomas flooded the earthquake-shattered remains of Leogane, a Haitian town on Friday, forcing families who had already lost their homes in one disaster to flee another. Driving winds and storm surge battered Leogane, a seaside town west of Port-au-Prince that was near the epicenter of the Jan. 12 earthquake and was 90 percent destroyed. In the country's capital, quake refugees resisted calls to abandon flimsy tarp-and-tent camps. The growing hurricane, with 85 mph (140 kph) winds, was battering the western tip of Haiti's southern peninsula and the cities of Jeremie and Les Cayes. At least three people died trying to cross swollen rivers, Haiti civil-protection officials said. The center of the storm was about 140 miles (230 kilometers) northwest of Port-au-Prince, draping charcoal clouds over the city. Steady rain turned the streets of the capital into flowing canals that carried garbage through the city. Farther north in Gonaives, a coastal city twice inundated by recent tropical storms, police evacuated more than 200 inmates from one prison to another. Aid workers are concerned that the storm will worsen Haiti's cholera epidemic, which has killed more than 440 people and hospitalized more than 6,700 others. When it rains, it pours. We're keeping Haiti in our thoughts and prayers.
Read more at Yahoo News.


Minor showers are called so since they produce little activity for the visual observer. Generally we define a minor shower as being one whose maximum hourly rate (HR) is less than about 10. Admittedly, this is an arbitrary limit but it is a suitable one for our purposes. It does not make sense to define the limit distinguishing between minor/major showers using their ZHR. The observing technique described here is appropriate when the observed number of meteors does not exceed a certain limit, because this method leads to a certain amount of dead-time. Of course, the time loss must not be significant for the aim of the observation. As already pointed out elsewhere, the main goal of visual observations is the reliable determination of physical shower parameters. Therefore, we consider showers which produce less than 10 meteors per hour to be minor showers. For these, plotting is an essential observing method.
This means the number of shower meteors visible during an observation is considerably smaller than for major showers. These small numbers cause specific problems that we now deal with. Strictly speaking, at the beginning and the end of their activity periods, major showers are effectively minor ones as they suffer from the same problems.
Sporadic activity occurs throughout the year. In the sky the paths of sporadic meteors seem to be nearly randomly distributed. Thus sometimes it happens that the backwards extension of a sporadic meteor track accidentally meets with a shower radiant. Thus shower data usually contain a certain contribution from sporadic meteors. This effect is called "sporadic pollution" and is of the order of 1-2 meteors per hour (m/h).
Imagine a sporadic pollution of 2 m/h. Observing a major shower of 80 meteors per hour, the relative error result is only 2.5% but for a minor shower of 4 m/h it amounts to 50%! Therefore, sporadic pollution is the main problem in observing minor showers. If we want to obtain reliable results we must reduce it. In the following sections you will learn how this can be achieved.
You will see that this requires a lot of knowledge and experience. Tens of observing hours will be necessary to obtain sufficient skill. But are your results obtained in this learning phase completely worthless for analyses? By no means! As long as you think that you are still unable to provide reliable data for the minor showers, simply report the total of meteors seen. In the table of the report form "Observed numbers of meteors per period and per shower" only fill in the column "Tot" and in the table "Magnitude distributions" only give the total magnitude distribution. Even these data about the total activity can be used for some analyses.
In this way you can learn step by step, without the pressure to report the whole bulk of necessary data in the correct way from the first observations. In this learning phase, try to plot the meteors, to report all the data, and to assign the meteors to the different showers as outlined in this chapter until you estimate that your data can now be considered reliable.
It may also be that you do not wish to go so deeply into meteor observing. In this case try to plot the meteors you see using the method described in Section 7 and send the recorded meteor data and the maps to the IMO officer for visual observations. This means you are not forced to deal with the rather difficult problems of minor-shower observations, but despite this fact, your data will be of scientific use.


Showers and storms are possible again today, with the heaviest activity in the plains. We'll have to be on the lookout for flooding along the burn areas and along Highway 50 west of Pueblo.
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More Snow On The Way Tonight and Tomorrow in WNY
It's finally the week of Christmas, although for some, it probably got here quicker than they wanted. 2021 went by in the blink of an eye and it's hard to believe that we just have 10 days left this year.
The one thing people wish for every Christmas is a white Christmas, and while that is still undecided this year (rain for Christmas Eve and possible flurries for Christmas Day), we do know we will get some snow before then here in Western New York.
Mike Cejka of WIVB 4 Warn Weather says that the region will see snowfall tonight and tomorrow. The totals won't be big but something to keep in mind while driving.
Lake effect snow bands could impact on Wednesday as well. For that Wednesday morning commute, you could see snow showers.
As for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, we will see some rain showers and temperature around 50 degrees. However, those temps drop through the overnight and into Christmas Day, with snow flurries possible for Christmas Day, especially the afternoon.
So, all in all, not the most horrible Christmas weather forecast, but it certainly won't be like we saw last year with a foot of snow between Christmas Eve to December 26th.
I have to travel to Batavia to my in-laws on Christmas Day, so I'm thankful we won't have a ton of snow that day, even though I do love a white Christmas.


ROANOKE, Va. - As of Friday afternoon, we at StormTeam 10 have only made *minor* adjustments to the forecast for snow on Sunday and early Monday.
The reason for the adjustment is because of some dry air from the north that could limit totals, especially north of 460.
This is something we've been tracking and will continue to track over the next 24-46 hours.
A 25-50 mile shift in the amount of moisture from this storm could mean additional adjustments, but we don't see the need to completely overhaul the forecast we've had in place since Thursday.
A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for Sunday and the first half of Monday in areas along and south of 460. A Winter Storm Warning is in place for Grayson County, as well as the North Carolina High Country.
WHAT TO DO
- If you're under the Winter Storm Watch, keep preparing/planning as you see fit. If you need groceries, go ahead and get enough to last you through Monday or Tuesday.
- If you're closer to areas like Martinsville, Danville, Stuart, Floyd, Hillsville, Galax, Mount Rogers, you might have to prepare for power outages. We'll be dealing with more of a heavy, wet snow, which could weigh down power lines.
- As of our current forecast, school schedule changes will be possible. Have a Plan B in place, in case you need a sitter.
- Lastly, keep checking for updates. We've told you that little shifts/nuances of 25-50 miles can change how much we see. That still holds true.
We're with you every step of the way, working to give you as accurate and responsible a forecast as possible. Be sure to stay tuned on air, online, on social media and on the StormTeam 10 app.
Copyright 2018 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.


UPDATE: The City of Kent released the following Winter Weather Update on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 10, 2019:
Two more snow storms are expected to hit our area. The first will arrive around 3 p.m. today and continue until midnight. One to two inches of snow accumulation are predicted. A second stronger snow storm is expected to arrive midday on Monday lasting to Tuesday morning. The second storm is predicted to produce another four to six inches of snow.
The Public Works Department will continue to have staff working around the clock in alternating 12-hour shifts. Since noon Friday, February 8, snow plow drivers have focused on primary and secondary roadways. Sanding and plowing efforts will continue to be focused on primary and secondary routes through Sunday afternoon. Once snow arrives, snow plow drivers will focus on the hill climbs of primary roadways:
- S 212th St / 212th Way / SE 208th St between 91st Pl S and 105th Pl SE
- Canyon Dr SE between E Titus St and 101st Ave SE
- Reith Rd between Military Rd S and SR 516
- Veterans Dr between Military Rd S and Russell Rd S
Additional hill portions of primary routes, and approaches to signalized intersections along these routes, will be addressed when conditions allow.
With the soon-to-arrive snow storms, roadways that are currently closed will remain closed. They will be closed for the Monday morning and afternoon commutes.
Roadways are still icy. Please stay off the roads and avoid driving if possible. We will update you as conditions change.
The Severe Weather Shelter will be open tonight, through Monday morning at 7 a.m. If we extend shelter hours, we will share that information as soon as it is available.
For more information, please follow us on social media where we post regular updates to road conditions, weather, school delays and closures, etc.
“Please be safe out there!”


I’ve been getting a few worried queries on Facebook from people that want my opinion about the “Mega-storm packing 150 mph winds and 50-foot waves set to pummel West Coast” that has been making the rounds as seen below:
When I saw that headline, I cringed, because the author from a website called Medium, one Kevin Thomas Hulten, says he is a FEMA-certified disaster PIO, an award-winning publisher/reporter & founder of the Bay Area-based strategic communication firm K15n. is using the image of Typhoon Songda at it’s strongest on October 11th, along with the effects of a typhoon at that strength “50 ft waves and 150 mph winds” in a headline that suggests these effects will hit the West Coast of the USA.
He’s not just wrong, he’s irresposnibly wrong in my opinion; if he really is trained by to be a “FEMA-certified disaster PIO”, he should know better. Unless of course, hype is part of that FEMA training. The data simply doesn’t support his wild claim. For example, here is the current bulletin up on the NWS Seattle home page:
A factual story in the Seattle Times was much less alarming:
“This is one of those rare cases where (a typhoon) just happened to get swept up in the right way and get in an environment where it could grow again right off our coast,” Bond said. “When everything comes together like that — look out.”
On Thursday, computer models showed the storm passing directly over Western Washington, said Kirby Cook, science officer for the National Weather Service in Seattle. But even small shifts in the storm track can change which areas will be hit hardest, he cautioned.
Pressure measurements show a very intense low at the heart of the storm, which means high winds. But the pressures aren’t quite as low as those that spawned the (1962) Columbus Day storm.
“This doesn’t look as strong as that, right now,” Cook said. “But it may very well end up being the strongest storm we’ve had in the last five to 10 years.”
Gosh, compare these two quotes:
“FEMA Certified Disaster PIO” Kevin Thomas Hulten says –
Packing 150 mph sustained winds, a storm some meteorologists are calling the “biggest storm in history” will hit coastal regions of the U.S. this Saturday,generating 45-foot waves, and dumping multiple feet of rainfall across an area including three states and two countries.
NWS science officer Kirby Cook says –
…the strongest storm we’ve had in the last five to 10 years.
The graphic provide by the Times is very instructive:
And here is a Tweet from a couple of days ago by the NWS Seattle, that shows what the storm looks like now as a strong extra-tropical low pressure system:
— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) October 14, 2016
Compare that image of the low approaching the coast to the typhoon picture used in the Medium story by Kevin Thomas Hulten and I think you’ll agree they look nothing alike.
Compare the measured wind speed of 52mph at sea by a ship off the coast of Seattle to “packing 150 mph winds”:
— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) October 15, 2016
It seems though, some “journalists” just can’t help but generate clickbait.
Mashable’s Andrew Freedman fell into that trap yesterday, and I called him out on it:
Worse than we thought! There's DNA in Super Typhoons now, breeding at sea, apparently. pic.twitter.com/xIcYRHE6v0
— Watts Up With That (@wattsupwiththat) October 14, 2016
Here is the graphic from that Tweet, click to enlarge:
In my opinion, these doomster journalists do the world a great disservice when they print hype like that, because when the “super typhoon” and 150 mph winds and 50 foot waves don’t materialize in Seattle and nearby areas, people will remember that the warnings didn’t match reality, and the next time a big storm comes through, they might not take it seriously enough to prepare because the last one was such a bust.
My friend Mike Smith speaks of this problem in his book Warnings: The true story of how science tamed the weather.
I’ve read it, and I’ve lived and experienced much of what he’s written about in the quest to make forecasting, especially severe weather forecasting, more accurate, timely, and specific. For those of us that prefer practical approaches over the rampant speculation on mere wisps of connections to climate this book is for you.
Interestingly, while “warning fatigue” was well known long ago when too many weather bulletins occur and the populace tunes out because they weren’t personally affected, so it goes today with the increasingly shrill climate warnings we see in the media.
The public is starting to tune those out too.


Gale warnings cancel Poole to Channel Islands ferry services
Ferry services have been cancelled between Dorset and the Channel Islands due to warnings of gale force winds.
Condor Ferries has cancelled return services from Poole to Guernsey and Guernsey to Jersey because of "inclement weather conditions".
The services affected are the 13:00 BST Poole to Guernsey, 16:30 Guernsey to Jersey, 18:30 Jersey to Guernsey and 20:00 Guernsey to Poole.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning in southern England.
Wind could reach speeds of 60mph (97km/h) in exposed coastal sites, it said.


The First Frost Of The Season Has Arrived
Early this morning, the temperature in Cedar Rapids hit 32 degrees. It's the first time this fall that our temperature has hit the freezing point. That means most of us will see the first frost of the season this morning. That is a welcome word for allergy sufferers. But will a frost actually help?
First the bad news. If you suffer from the watery eyes, nasal congestion, and other fun symptoms that come with seasonal allergies, you probably won't see any relief quite yet. First, let's look at the different kind of freezes. The Old Farmer's Almanac describes them like this.
- Light Freeze - 29 to 32 degrees - smaller, tender plants are killed.
- Moderate Freeze - 25 to 28 degrees - destructive to most plants.
- Severe Freeze - 24 degrees or below - heavy damage to all plants.
So this morning's low of 32 degrees might kill off a few plants and allergens but most will still survive. But the good news is we're probably only weeks away from the freeze that WILL take care of all our allergy problems. A moderate freeze lasting for just a couple of hours will usually do the trick. That will typically happen towards the end of October. Hang in there allergy sufferers!


Protective outage looms in rural zone
Here are some of the agency's predicted highs for the region:
•Alpine: 100 degrees today, 102 tomorrow, 101 Thursday
•Escondido: 99 today, 101 tomorrow, 101 Thursday
•Julian: 91 today, 91 tomorrow, 89 Thursday
•Poway: 98 today, 100 tomorrow, 100 Thursday
•El Cajon: 99 today, 101 tomorrow, 102 Thursday
•Borrego Springs: 106 today, 105 tomorrow, 104 Thursday
•San Diego (Lindbergh Field): 82 today, 85 tomorrow, 85 Thursday
Hot and dry weather will increase the wildfire threat across much of the region for the next few days, raising the possibility of backcountry residents losing their power if a blaze gets out of hand.
“I can't give you the answer to the $64,000 question,” said Stephanie Donovan, a spokeswoman for the utility. “At this point, we're still evaluating what our next steps will be.”
On Sept. 10, the California Public Utilities Commission rejected SDG&E's proposal to cut power to parts of the county during dry, windy weather. But the commission's ruling also said the company could make such a move when it believes a shutoff is needed for public-safety reasons.
What's clear is the National Weather Service's forecast, which shows that high pressure building over the West will likely cause light to moderate Santa Ana winds to blow into the county.
The agency has issued a red-flag warning for 9 a.m. today through 9 p.m. Thursday for the entire county except the coastal strip. During these warning periods, winds, high temperatures and low humidity combine to raise the potential for extreme wildfire behavior.
That's especially true for much of the backcountry, where vegetation is quite dry after more than three summer months with no rain.
The county's canyons and passes — areas such as the Interstate 8 corridor east of Alpine — could get winds in the 15-to-25-mph range with occasional gusts of up to 35 mph, weather service forecaster Mark Moede said.
In response to the elevated danger, all firefighting hand crews, bulldozers and engines in Southern California will be ready for deployment and more water tankers in San Diego County will be staffed, said San Diego-based Cal Fire Capt. Nick Schuler.
But the elements aren't expected to be nearly as ominous as they were during the 2007 wildfires, Schuler said.
“You've got to remember, there were 60-to-70-mph winds that time,” he said. “Though it's hot, though it's dry, it's not even close to what we had in '07.”
In 2003, the Cedar blaze was driven by Santa Ana winds estimated at 40 mph.
As for the heat, temperatures should reach almost 100 degrees within five to 10 miles of the coast today and tomorrow, Moede said. Highs for the inland valleys and foothills could top the century mark.
Humidity levels are predicted to drop to the teens or single digits.
“I wouldn't be surprised if we have a few 90s even at the coastal zone,” Moede said. “The one thing we have in our favor is the winds won't be terribly strong.”
Firefighting officials want residents to be overly cautious, given the volatile weather conditions, said John Buchanan, a spokesman for the North County Fire Protection District.
People need to be aware that if they mow a field, any small spark could ignite a blaze, Buchanan said.
The marine layer has helped keep vegetation in the backcountry from drying out completely in the past few days, Buchanan said. But that will change this morning because the layer is expected to be wiped out for several days.
Buchanan's district will likely add staffing during the red-flag period, he said.
The heat is arriving just as fall begins. The autumnal equinox is at 2:18 p.m. today.
The weekend should be slightly cooler, but the inland valleys will still be about 10 degrees warmer than usual, with highs in the 90s.
Temperatures aren't expected to return to normal until Monday at the earliest, when cooling onshore breezes will likely replace the hot, dry offshore winds from the east and north.


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This is drastic improvement from Wednesday, when Singapore was one of the world's top 10 most air-polluted countries.
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A baby and an elderly man have reportedly died in Sumatra as a result of the haze.
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