Several parts of Kerala are expected to continue receiving heavy rains on Thursday.
Five districts of Kerala—Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur, Kasargod and Wayanad— are on orange alert today, meaning heavy to heavy rainfall.
On Wednesday, parts of Kottayam and Ernakulam districts, which had been receiving heavy rains since Tuesday, saw waterlogging.
In Kannur, a man died after a wall collapsed on him, while in Kottayam rail services were disrupted due to landslide.
Kerala Disaster management authority has warned people of landslides, earth slips, floods and other natural disasters due to the rains and asked people to maintain extreme caution.
Manorama reports that police officers across the state as well as armed police battalions have been kept on alert in case of emergencies.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast above average rainfall for the state between August 2 and 20, Mathrubhumi said.
Monsoon in the state is expected the intensify in the coming days, weather scientist Dr S Abhilash of Cochin University of Science and Technology told Manorama.
The floods in Kerala 2018 and 2019 were caused by heavy rainfall in August.
On Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had sounded a red alert for Kerala’s high-range Idukki district with a forecast of widespread extremely heavy showers. High waves in the range of 2.5 - 3.3 meters were forecasted along the coast, from Pozhiyoor to Kasargod.
In Kochi, the busy Jos junction, M G Road, Panampilly nagar, Palarivattom and other main roads were waterlogged.
In Kottayam district, landslides affected train services between Kottayam and Chingavanam. Railway sources told the Press Trust of India earth and boulders piled up on railway track on Wednesday morning, affecting train services between Kottayam and Ernakulam.
On Wednesday, fishermen were asked not to venture out in the sea. One of the two fishermen from Tirur in Malappuram who had gone missing on Tuesday evening was rescued after 14 hours and search for the other was underway.
(With inputs from PTI)


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Flurries. Wind east 40 km/h gusting to 60 diminishing to 20 near midnight. Low minus 14.
Cloudy. 60 percent chance of flurries in the morning. Wind east 30 km/h. Temperature steady near minus 14. Cold wind chill minus 25 in the afternoon. Risk of frostbite.
Cloudy. Becoming partly cloudy near midnight. Wind east 30 km/h becoming light in the evening. Low minus 18. Cold wind chill minus 25. Risk of frostbite.
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Regardless of the blowing snow advisory, Saskatoon escaped the worst of Saskatchewan’s winter weather Tuesday.
The city coped with periods of light snow, and with winds gusting from the northeast at up to 80 kilometres per hour, visibility was reduced at times to 800 metres or less.
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Environment Canada predicted conditions will improve overnight as winds gradually diminish.
Visibility is also expected to improve across the province from west to east overnight, beginning in Saskatoon and Moose Jaw in the evening. Near the Manitoba border, conditions are expected to remain challenging until late at night.
Snow, high winds and low visibility made travel extremely dangerous in parts of Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan as a blizzard howled through the region for a second day.
With Environment Canada warnings in place for all eastern parts of the province, extending from south to north, the wind and blowing snow created extremely tough driving conditions. Regina remains under a blizzard warning, with “visibility frequently near zero,” the RCMP warned.
The Trans-Canada Highway near the Manitoba border is a particular source of trouble. The Highway Hotline is discouraging travel on almost all highways in the southeast corner of the province.
The bad weather also caused some flights to be delayed or cancelled at the Regina International Airport, and the provincial government warned that travel was not recommended on parts of the Trans-Canada Highway and other roads east of Regina.
On Tuesday morning, Esterhazy RCMP were called to a collision on Highway 22 between Gerald, located around 250 kilometres east of Regina, and a nearby potash mine. When police arrived at the scene just before 9 a.m. they found a semi tractor trailer, a tow truck and two cars had been involved in the crash. The adult male driver of the tow truck was pronounced dead at the scene and one other adult male was transported to hospital with undetermined injuries.
Police have not said what caused the crash, but the area was under a blizzard warning.
RCMP also responded to a collision involving 10 vehicles west of Regina on Highway 1 near Pense. The area was not part of the blizzard warning but was under a blowing snow advisory.
The blizzard hit Regina after an “intense” low-pressure system hit large parts of the province, Environment Canada said in its warnings.
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2 dead, 5 missing after heavy rains in Texas, Kansas
BRENHAM, Texas (AP) — At least two people are dead and five people are missing after this week's torrential rains in Texas and Kansas, officials said Saturday. The same areas face the possibility of more rain over the long Memorial Day weekend.
"It's not going to take very much rain to get us in those flood stages again," said John Brieden, a judge in Washington County, Texas, where more than 16.5 inches of rain fell in places Thursday.
The forecasts through the holiday weekend called for scattered or isolated thunderstorms in Central and southeast Texas. But officials say they will be monitoring local rivers and waterways, which could rise out of their banks in the coming days due to the heavy rains.
Other parts of the U.S. got drenched Friday as well as Saturday, when a tropical depression in the Atlantic Ocean brought rain and wind to the coast of South Carolina.
In central Kansas, the Wichita Fire Department said Saturday that it's searching for an 11-year-old boy went missing after he was swept away by a swollen creek Friday night. The department said on its Facebook page that two cadaver police dogs are taking part in the search.
In the southeast Texas county of Washington, located between Austin and Houston, two people have died and two are missing due to swollen rivers that have overrun communities, washing away mobile homes and causing water to flow into other structures. More than 50 water rescues had taken place since the rains began Thursday morning.
Brieden said Saturday that one person was found dead in a mobile home that was swamped by floodwaters and a second person was found in a vehicle that had gone off a road and into a submerged ditch.
Brieden also said two motorists are missing in separate parts of the rural county: One vehicle was located without its driver, and the other vehicle can't be found. Brieden says the fear is that it may be submerged and won't be located until floodwaters recede.
The Washington County seat, Brenham, received 16.62 inches of rain Thursday, breaking the city's daily rainfall record, said National Weather Service meteorologist Wendy Long.
Near Austin in Travis County, which saw up to 9 inches of rain this week, officials are searching for two missing people whose vehicle was swept off a flooded roadway, according to emergency services spokeswoman Lisa Block.
The National Weather Service said an EF1 tornado hit Thursday in Bryan, about 100 miles northwest of Houston. Bryan officials said 153 homes were damaged, including 53 with major damage.
In Wisconsin, another EF1 tornado damaged about 25 homes and knocked out power to the village of Brandon on Friday, but no one was injured.


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Shimla: Biting cold wave conditions persisted in Himachal Pradesh as minimum temperatures remained below normal in most parts of the state and tribal areas groaned under bone chilling cold with mercury staying between minus 14.6 to minus 28 degree Celsius.
Keylong and Kalpa in tribal Lahaul and Spiti and Kinnaur districts recorded a low of minus 14.5 degree and minus 7.8 degree C while key tourist resort of Manali shivered at minus 4.4 degree Celsius.
Bhuntar recorded minimum temperature at minus 0.7 degree while Sundernagar and Solan recorded a low of 0.7 degree and 0.4 degree C, followed by Shimla and Saluni 3.0 degree and Nahan 5.0 degree, three degrees below normal.
Several areas in upper Shimla and Kullu districts remained cut off due to heavy snowfall but Hindusthan-Tibet National highway has been opened upto Karchham via Narkanda but road beyond Manali was blocked due to heavy snowfall.
Thick ground frost occurred in mid and higher hills and slippery road conditions made vehicular traffic hazardous.
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A life-threatening blizzard barreled into the U.S. Northeast, affecting up to 20 percent of Americans as it kept workers and students housebound, halted thousands of flights and prompted New York to ban cars from roads and shut down subway trains.
With memories still fresh of Sandy, a superstorm that ravaged the East Coast in 2012, the governors of six East Coast states declared emergencies. The storm could affect up to 60 million people in nearly a dozen states.
The National Weather Service warned of a "life-threatening blizzard" that could dump as much as 30 inches (76 cm) of snow on parts of the region at rates up to four inches an hour. Winds might gust up to 55 mph (80 kph) around New York City.
The National Weather Service in New York said roughly 5.5 inches of snow had fallen in the Manhattan's Central Park by early Tuesday and nearly nine inches were recorded on parts of Long Island. NWS officials in Boston reported early on Tuesday wind gusting up to 70 mph at Nantucket Memorial Airport.
"Please stay home," New Jersey Governor Chris Christie told residents, ordering all but the most essential government workers in his state home from Monday afternoon until Wednesday at the earliest.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo banned travel from 11 p.m. for all but emergency vehicles on roads in 13 counties, including New York City, suburban Westchester and Long Island, with the threat of a $300 fine for violators.
"If you are in your car and you are on any road, town, village, city, it doesn't matter, after 11 o'clock, you will technically be committing a crime," Cuomo said. "It could be a matter of life and death so caution is required."
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The Senate spent much of last year congratulating itself on moving a global warming bill through the process, even as environmental groups and one Democratic presidential candidate (John Edwards) were blasting its cap-and-trade system for regulating carbon emissions as ineffective.
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[W]e'll be dealing with a broader agenda on global warming. ... [W]e expect to see it on the floor sometime this year, perhaps before the summer. I'm not going to set a time limit on that.
Sounds good, Democrats. Take your time; the planet will be fine.


Update: High surf advisory canceled for Kaua’i
This story was updated at 6:30 a.m. Dec. 3
The high surf advisory for the County of Kaua‘i has been canceled.
This story was updated at 3:53 p.m. Dec. 2
The high surf advisory for north- and west-facing shores of Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau has been extended until 6 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3.
This story was updated at 10:02 a.m. Dec. 2
The high surf warning for north- and west-facing shores of Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau has been canceled and an advisory was issued till 6 p.m.
Surf is expected to be 12 to 16 feet.
This story was updated at 6:41 a.m.
The National Weather Service has extended the high surf warning for north- and west-facing shores of Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau through 6 p.m. Friday.
Update: The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a high surf warning for north- and west-facing shores of Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau through 6 a.m. Friday. The warning may be extended, dropped or modified as conditions develop.
Surf is forecast to rise to 20 to 26 feet this afternoon and evening, then fall to 18 to 24 feet Friday.
Entering the water in these areas during the warning period is hazardous and could cause serious injury or death. Beachgoers are advised to use extreme caution, as large breaking waves could make it dangerous for those standing along the shoreline.
For updated information and weather alerts, visit the National Weather Service website.
For up-to-date information about Kaua‘i ocean conditions and ocean safety, speak to a county lifeguard at any lifeguard station, click here or call the Ocean Safety Bureau at 808-241-4984.
Original post: Parts of Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau are in the path of a large, long-period west-northwest swell that is expected to produce advisory level surf today and Friday.
Because of that, the National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a high surf advisory until 6 p.m. Friday for the north- and west-facing shores of both islands.
Large breaking waves building to 15 to 22 feet along north-facing shorelines and 9 to 16 feet along west shores are expected during the peak of the swell tonight and Friday. The surf and strong currents associated with it will make swimming in these areas dangerous.
Beachgoers should heed all advice from ocean safety officials — when in doubt, don’t go out.


From: Nick Balaskas <nikolaos@YorkU.CA> Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 14:48:24 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Fwd Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 17:23:34 -0500 Subject: Sprites and UFOs Hi everyone. In recent years science has accepted ball lightning as a real natural phenomena and even rocks falling from the sky (and possibly from Mars too) as fact. More recently, certain red lights observed in the sky, often by farmers and pilots, are now also accepted as real and known as "red sprites". Below is an article which shows just how frequent these red sprites are. In an earlier post to UFO UpDates in March 1997, I suggested that red sprites, the related "blue jets", the flying saucer shaped "ELVES" and other similar natural phenomena may even account for some of the unusual UFO sightings made from the Space Shuttle while flying over the Earth's nightside. Nick Balaskas --- March 30, 1999 AGU RELEASE NO. 99-10 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AGU Contact: Harvey Leifert (202) 939-3212 email@example.com Joint release with the University of Massachusetts UMass Contact: Elizabeth Luciano - (413) 545-2989 - firstname.lastname@example.org Radio signals help scientists trace lightning-associated "sprites" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- For the first time, engineers and scientists have a reliable estimate of the number of "sprites" spawned by a single thunderstorm. Sprites, luminous red glows that are the high-altitude companions of some lightning strikes, are the focus of a new study by Steven Reising of the University of Massachusetts and Umran Inan and Timothy Bell of Stanford University in California. The team's findings appear in the April 1 issue of Geophysical Research Letters (GRL), published by the American Geophysical Union. The research was funded by NASA, the U.S. Air Force, and the National Science Foundation. Sprites accompany roughly one in every 200 lightning strikes. Studied primarily since 1994, they tower up to 55 miles above thunderclouds, occurring simultaneously with lightning strikes. Sprites can be seen with the naked eye, sometimes from as far away as 400 miles. They are electrical phenomena that appear above thunderclouds, reaching the lower ionosphere. These striated, glowing ribbons appear at several-minute intervals above all the major landmasses of the Earth, according to Reising. "I really enjoy this field because it's so newly discovered," said Reising."Sprites only began to be studied in detail about five years ago. It's remarkable that a phenomenon that's existed during all of human history essentially went unnoticed for such a long time." He added that for many decades, airline pilots reported seeing sprites, but were met with skepticism. "The pilots were vindicated," he said. Reising, an engineering professor who works with the University of Massachusetts Microwave Remote Sensing Laboratory, is embarking on an extension of the research using new portable radars to study the interior structure of clouds. In the GRL paper, the researchers focus on a thunderstorm that occurred on August 1, 1996, in western Kansas, above which 98 sprites were observed in a 90-minute period. The team recorded the sprites on videotape, along with the radio signals emitted by each lightning strike. For each visible sprite, they examined the corresponding radio wave measurements, using custom-designed antennas and receivers. Researchers found that the lightning strikes that produce sprites also tend to carry a distinctive radio signature. The radio signals the team "read" were emitted by the lightning itself, rather than by its companion sprite. The information gleaned in the study may have a bearing on climate monitoring and atmospheric chemistry, Reising said. "This marks the first time that independent measurements not requiring video have been used to estimate the number of sprites produced by a single thunderstorm," said Reising. A typical lightning strike occurs in one-tenth of a millisecond, but those associated with sprites emit a much longer-lived electrical current. "These electrical currents last for at least several milliseconds. In a relative sense, that's quite a long period of time, and radio measurements can easily tell the difference. We can't rely on video alone to count all the sprites, because many times, sprites are visually blocked by the clouds," he said. Also, it would be nearly impossible, and extremely costly, to video-monitor every thunderstorm in the hemisphere, or around the world. Sprites do not interfere with spacecraft launches, aircraft, or telecommunications satellites, Reising said. However, there is some concern in the scientific community regarding chemical changes that sprites could potentially produce in the atmosphere. But in order to address that issue, scientists first need a reliable estimate of how many sprites actually occur. Another application of the same lightning monitoring technique would be the monitoring of rainfall in remote areas. "Using four relatively low-cost receivers, you can count the number of lightning strikes and sprites in the Western hemisphere, 24 hours a day, and at very low cost. A storm in Brazil could be monitored by stations in California and Antarctica," said Reising. "You can do this from 12,000 kilometers away--a quarter of the way around the world."
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(NBC News) – The powerful storm system that’s been sweeping across the country continues to deliver misery from Texas to Michigan.
Days of heavy rain are causing widespread flooding and storm damage.
Over the last two days dozens of reported tornadoes have left a trail of destruction across several states. Debris litters the landscape in Ozark, Missouri where three people were injured after a twister damaged nearly 100 homes.
In Iowa, flooding remains a persistent problem with the recent heavy rain making a bad situation worse.
Parts of downtown Davenport remain underwater after a temporary barrier holding back the Mississippi River gave way Tuesday.
It’s a similar scene downstream, where sandbags are the last line of defense against rising water pushing into Buffalo, Iowa.
To the north, Detroit area residents are bracing for more rain as they clean up from flash flooding that submerged homes and roads.


Burton Fitzsimmons’ curiosity about weather began while growing up on a 20-acre farm in San Antonio. From a hilltop view on the farm, he could watch clouds form and thunderstorms develop. Burton says Texas weather can swing from wonderful to wicked in a matter of hours, so it’s a great feeling that people turn to the Spectrum News weather team to plan their lives.
Burton earned a Certificate of Broadcast Meteorology from Mississippi State University and a Bachelor of Science in Radio-TV-Film from the University of Texas at Austin. In the '90s, he directed newscasts at KEYE (CBS) in Austin and briefly popped up as a fill-in meteorologist. After a one-year weather/reporter stint in Shreveport, Louisiana, at KTAL (NBC), Burton came right back to Austin. He has been with Spectrum News since January 2000.
Burton says his forecast takes a personal approach by combining strong scientific analysis with real-life personality. That’s what, he says, people look for when they turn on Spectrum News; weather every 10 minutes.
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What is Aurora?
An aurora sometimes called “polar light” is a natural light display in the sky, seen in the high latitude in the two poles: Arctic and Antarctic. The aurora is actually collisions between electrically charged particles from the sun that enter the earth's atmosphere. The lights are seen above the magnetic poles of the northern and southern hemispheres. They are known as 'Aurora borealis' (meaning -'dawn of the north') in the north after the Roman goddess of dawn, Aurora, and the Greek name for the north wind, Boreas, by Galileo in 1619 and 'Aurora australis' (meaning - 'dawn of the south') in the south has features that are almost identical to the aurora borealis and changes simultaneously with changes in the northern auroral zone. It is visible from high southern latitudes in Antarctica, Chile, Argentina, New Zealand, and Australia.
But why auroras are most likely to be found at the poles of the planet?
The North and a South Pole of the earth are Just like a bar magnet. The magnetism at the poles reaches all of the way down into our planet’s core and the particles follow an invisible magnetic line down the poles. Since the magnetic and geographic poles aren't the same, sometimes the auroras are visible farther south than one might expect, while in other places it's farther north. The Earth’s atmosphere is made of two main gases called oxygen and nitrogen. Both of these gases are made of the molecules and when they collide with the particles thrown out by the Sun, they emit the colors that turn the darkest of skies into a beautiful light show.
The lights appear in many forms from patches of light to streamers, arcs, shooting rays that light up the sky with an eerie glow. Aurora appears in many colors like pale green and pink and also sometimes shades of red, yellow, green, blue, and violet. Variations in color are due to the type of gas particles that are colliding. The lights of the Aurora generally extend from 80 kilometers to as high as 640 kilometers above the earth's surface.
What causes the Aurora?
A full understanding of the physical processes which lead to different types of auroras is still incomplete, but the basic cause involves the interaction of the solar wind (The solar wind is a stream of charged particles released from the upper atmosphere of the Sun) with the Earth’s magnetosphere. In other words, the temperature above the surface of the sun is millions of degrees Celsius. At this temperature, collisions between gas molecules are frequent and explosive. Free electrons and protons are thrown from the sun's atmosphere by the rotation of the sun and escape through holes in the magnetic field. Blown towards the earth by the solar wind, the charged particles are largely deflected by the earth's magnetic field. However, the earth's magnetic field is weaker at either pole and therefore some particles enter the earth's atmosphere and collide with gas particles. These collisions emit light that we perceive as the aurora.
Legends of the Lights
Many cultural groups have legends about the aurora. In medieval Europe, the auroras were commonly believed to be a sign from God.The Maori of New Zealand shared a belief with many northern people of Europe and North America that the lights were reflections from torches or campfires. The Menominee Indians of Wisconsin believed that the lights indicated the location of giants who were the spirits of great hunters and fishermen. The Inuit of Alaska believed that the lights were the spirits of the animals they hunted: the seals, salmon, deer and beluga whales. Other aboriginal peoples believed that the lights were the spirits of their people.


KNOXVILLE — Knox County, Alcoa, Sevier, Anderson and Blount county school systems are canceling Monday classes because of wintry weather and treacherous travel.
Also canceled are classes for Episcopal School of Knoxville.
Because of the weather, University of Tennessee administrative offices will open two hours late Monday.
Carson-Newman College also planned to delay opening two hours Monday.
The Knox County Commission also will not hold a previously scheduled meeting Monday.
Tonight, emergency crews were responding to numerous traffic crashes throughout the Knoxville area. Police were prioritizing calls for service amid reports of ice on the roads.
Trouble spots have been reported along Broadway, north of Cedar Lane; Tazewell Pike; Alcoa Highway; the downtown Knoxville area; and bridges and overpasses on area interstates.
The Knoxville Police Department implemented its Level 1 severe weather plan at 5 p.m., meaning calls for service will be answered as soon as possible, with the exception of minor traffic accidents.
If no one is injured in the crash, drivers are asked to exchange information and contact their insurance providers because police officers will not respond to the scene, according to KPD Lt. Greg Hoskins.
A winter weather advisory is in effect until 7 p.m. Monday for the greater East Tennessee area, including Knox County. Snow accumulations of 1 to 4 inches are expected in the lower elevations of the central Tennessee Valley, according to the National Weather Service in Morristown.
Three to 6 inches could accumulate across the northern Cumberland Plateau and Northeast Tennessee.
Sustained winds between 10 and 20 mph, with higher wind gusts, should be expected, creating windchill conditions of 5 above zero to 5 below zero at times tonight, according to the National Weather Service.
Otherwise, temperatures are expected to drop into the teens tonight, creating icy, extremely hazardous roads.
More details as they develop online and in Monday’s News Sentinel.


Strong Wind Gusts Expected Across Utah Thursday Afternoon
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – A wind advisory is going into effect at approximately noon Thursday and is expected to last throughout the afternoon and evening.
“Late this afternoon, we’re going to expect the wind gusts to pick up,” said KSL TV meteorologist Grant Weyman. ” … It is a good part of the state where we’re going to see the winds picking up.”
He said the wind gusts should continue until about 10 p.m. with the potential of gusts up to 50 miles per hour in some spots across the state.
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The Mount Etna volcano has been treating locals to fantastic displays ever since it burst into life on February 16, erupting more than 50 times this year.Europe's tallest and most active volcano often erupts but rarely causes damage, while the eruptions themselves do not put the local population at risk.The 3,330-metre-high volcano can cause spectacular views several times a year, spewing lava and ash high over the Mediterranean island of Sicily.The last major eruption occurred in 1992.
New Zealand's Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, paused briefly as an earthquake rattled the capital Wellington on Friday while she was addressing the nation in a coronavirus briefing, but then continued speaking. Wellington and nearby areas were shaken by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake with the epicentre 35 km (21.75 miles) south-west of Taumarunui in central North Island, according to Geonet. She told reporters at the end of the event that Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson, who was also on the stage, was not entirely convinced it was an earthquake and wondered if it was just strong wind blowing.
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Extreme rain heads for California's wildfire burn scars, raising risk of mudslides – this is what cascading climate disasters look like
A firefighter checks homes after a mudslide that killed 23 people in Montecito, Calif., in 2018. Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesA powerful storm system known as an atmospheric river is heading for northern California and Oregon, a region in the midst of an historic drought. While it will bring much-needed water to the parched region and should significantly lower the wildfire risk after a destructive fire year, it also brings dangerous new flood and mudslide risks, particularly i


PINE BELT (WDAM) - As we head toward the weekend, cold air will descend across the Pine Belt leaving the area with highs in just the 40s with overnight lows in the 20s and 30s. This is happening while an area of low pressure slides by to the south opening the door for precipitation to fall, too.
So, the question on everyone's mind: "How much snow will I get?"
The short answer is likely "not enough" as most folks want enough to build a snowman or have a snowball fight. Plus, I've always felt like snow in the south is like that story, "Give a Mouse a Cookie" as for every snow estimate offered, folks want more of it. For us, though, totals will range from nothing to a few flakes for the majority of us. While a few may see enough for a brief snow shower. And even a "fewer few" may see a dusting.
The long answer is, as always, on my blog with all of the fun extra sciency details. I'm more concerned about freezing rain, the cold temperatures and the possibility that wet roads could turn to ice. But I break that down in detail on my blog!


After ravaging Vanuatu and Fiji early this week, tropical cyclone Harold lashed Tonga on Thursday local time. Damaging winds, hazardous storm surge and flooding rains were expected in the tropical island chain, which is home to a little more than 100,000 people. It comes after Harold became the first storm this year to peak at the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane Monday.
While referred to as a cyclone in the western Pacific Ocean, the storm is no different from a hurricane.
Tonga marks the third island country to be hit by Harold in barely four days’ time, the relentless cyclone maintaining high-end Category 3 strength as its reign of terror continues. It comes amid a global pandemic, as coronavirus concerns have complicated sheltering decisions and may hamper relief efforts.
Winds gusted to 83 mph at the Fuaʻamotu International Airport on Tonga’s main island, Tongatapu, shortly after daybreak Thursday local time (Wednesday afternoon Eastern time).
The government-operated Tonga Meteorological Service had issued a hurricane warning for Tongatapu, the main island in the Kingdom of Tonga, and Eua, a smaller island to the southeast, stating that winds would “rapidly increase to storm force winds [of 60 to 70 mph] with momentary gusts of hurricane force winds up to [85 to 110 mph].”
Fortunately, the center of Harold appeared to pass about 100 miles south of Tongatapu and Eua islands, most likely sparing them the most severe wind and surge.
Other places, however, haven’t been so fortunate. Portions of Vanuatu, an archipelago nation some 1,200 miles northeast of Brisbane, Australia, sustained a direct hit from the then-Category 5-equivalent monster.
Harold first impacted Vanuatu on Monday (Sunday Eastern time), trekking across the islands of Espiritu Santo and Malo at high-end Category 4 intensity. According to ReliefWeb, 70 percent of the structures were damaged in Luganville, Vanuatu’s second-largest city on Espiritu Santo.
After an abrupt recovery following its interaction with land, the behemoth storm strengthened even further, becoming a hellacious Category 5 equivalent enveloped in prolific lightning. The devastating blow to Pentecost Island bore shades of Cyclone Pam’s 175 mph passage in 2015.
From there, Harold raked Fiji’s main island, Viti Levu, atop of which sits the capital of Suva. The storm’s screaming eyewall skirted just south of the coast, the island narrowly avoiding an encounter with winds gusting more than 130 mph.
However, the eye redeveloped and swallowed Kadavu island at Category 4 strength shortly afterward.
Fiji’s prime minister, Frank Bainimarama, indicated that the nation’s government had prepared its cyclone response with the coronavirus pandemic in mind, tweeting that “evacuation centers [were] sanitized and monitored to ensure they [did] not surpass capacity.”
He added that “close contacts under #COVID19 quarantine would not mix with others,” and urged all residents under evacuation orders to do so. Viti Levu’s roads were closed during the height of the storm.
Fiji has confirmed at least 15 cases of covid-19, and has imposed curfews and business restrictions, as well as stay-at-home orders.
The Fijian government tweeted that several roads remained underwater or impassible due to debris Wednesday.
Many of our roads are currently flooded, so avoid physical harm from debris or infection from these waters and stay away from floodwaters.— Fijian Government (@FijianGovt) April 8, 2020
Flood-affected roads include those in:
Lautoka ✔#FijianGovernment #TeamFiji #Fiji #TCHarold pic.twitter.com/MpCnb1oymC
Winds in Tonga will subside and conditions improve as Harold pulls away from the islands Thursday afternoon, allowing officials an opportunity to assess any damage. Thereafter, Harold’s spate of island impacts looks to come to an end, the system gradually weakening as it blows through the South Pacific in the coming days.


The powerful typhoon that has hit the Philippines and Vietnam with deadly force is now battering Cambodia, BBC reported.
At least nine people have died in Kampong Thom province in central Cambodia.
When Typhoon Ketsana hit Vietnam, more than 30 people were killed and almost 200,000 people fled their homes; severe flooding remains in central provinces.
In the Philippines, where the typhoon hit on the weekend, 246 people are dead and 380,000 trapped in shelters.
Relief officials in the Philippines, struggling to feed and shelter hundreds of thousands of displaced people, admit they have been overwhelmed by the disaster.
They warn that new storms are heading towards the country.
In Vietnam, Ketsana hit with torrentials rains and winds of more than 150 km an hour before it headed inland towards northern Cambodia and southern Laos.
Typhoons usually weaken on reaching land, but Ketsana is still dangerous, officials said.
Ly Thuch, deputy chief of the National Committee for Disaster Management, said Wednesday the storm made landfall on Tuesday afternoon with winds of up to 145 km (90 miles) per hour.
"At least nine people were crushed last night when their house fell down," said Chea Cheat, chief of the Red Cross office in Kampong Thom province, about 130 km (80 miles) north of the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh.
The official added that at least 78 houses in his province were destroyed and that heavy rain and rising floods were continuing.
International organisations and government officials in Cambodia said they were distributing tents and food to affected people while assessing damage across at least five of the country's provinces.
The BBC's Guy De Launey said that Ketsana, had been devastating when it headed toward the city of Danang, on central Vietnam's coast.
The airport and schools were closed. Railways and roads linking north and south Vietnam were cut off. Danang airport has since reopened.
Vietnamese state media reported that at least 33 people had died from floods and landslides in seven coastal and central highland provinces and river waters in Quang Nam provinces could reach a level last seen in 1964.
Around 170,000 people were evacuated before the typhoon made landfall.
Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai said late on Tuesday that he hoped power supplies would be restored quickly, particularly to Quang Ngai province where Vietnam's first oil refinery, Dung Quat, was due to reopen after an outage shut the plant's test runs last month.
In the Philippines, the government said it now believed 246 people had died after the storm struck on Saturday, a figure that is expected to rise as mud is cleared from the worst affected areas.
Almost two million people were affected by the flooding in Manila, the worst to hit the city in 40 years. At one point, 80% of the city was submerged.
Ketsana, with winds of up to 100km/h (60mph), hit the Philippines early on Saturday, crossing the main northern Luzon island before heading out toward the South China Sea. Officials say more than 40cm (16in) of rain fell on Manila within 12 hours, exceeding the average for the whole month of September.
Meanwhile, forecasters said a new storm forming in the Pacific Ocean was likely to enter Philippine waters on Thursday and make landfall later on the northern island of Luzon.


For the eighth consecutive month in January, the Earth experienced record heat, according to the European climate agency.
This was obvious in the northern United States, where about 1,000 people played golf last month in snow-starved Minneapolis during what the state calls “the lost winter of 2023-24.”
For the first time, global temperatures exceeded the internationally agreed upon warming threshold for a full 12-month period: February 2023 to January 2024 was 2.74 degrees Fahrenheit (1.52 degrees Celsius) warmer than pre-industrial levels, according to Copernicus. Climate Change Service of the European Space Agency. This is the highest 12-month global temperature average on record, Copernicus reported.
The world has broken heat records every month since last June.
January 2024 broke the old record of 2020 as the warmest first month of the year by 0.22 degrees Fahrenheit (0.12 degrees Celsius) and was 3 degrees Fahrenheit (1.66 degrees Celsius) warmer than the late 19th century , the basis of temperatures before the burning of fossil fuels. . Although January was record warm, the above-normal level was lower than the previous six months, according to Copernicus data.
Climate scientists blame a combination of man-made warming from burning fossil fuels and a natural but temporary warming from El Nino in parts of the Pacific, saying greenhouse gases play a much bigger role than nature. . This is the time of year when El Niño warming typically peaks, said Andrew Dessler, a climate scientist at Texas A&M University.
“This is both disturbing and not disturbing. After all, if you stick your finger in a socket and are surprised, it’s bad news, sure, but what did you expect? Dessler said.
Just because the planet exceeded the 1.5 degree warming threshold for 12 months, that’s not what scientists mean by reaching the 1.5 degree warming limit, said Cornell University climatologist Natalie Mahowald. co-author of a United Nations scientific report on damage greater than 1.5 degrees. The 1.5 degree limit, adopted by the 2015 Paris climate agreement, refers more to 30-year averages.
“These are much more than numbers, ranges and records: they translate into real impacts on our farms, families and communities due to unprecedented heat, changes in growing seasons and rising sea levels,” said the climatologist at the North Carolina State, Kathie Dello.
International Falls, a Minnesota city on the Canadian border that prides itself on calling itself the “nation’s freeze,” recorded its first January high of 50 degrees on Jan. 31, when the temperature reached 53 Fahrenheit (11.7 Celsius). Minneapolis has already set a record for the number of winter days with temperatures in the 50s.
About 70% of Minnesota currently has bare ground, and so far most of the state is receiving less than 25% of normal snowfall.
Authorities rescued dozens of ice fishermen from normally solid lakes in northern Minnesota after ice floes broke off and swept them away. The annual Art Shanty Projects festival on Lake Harriet in Minneapolis in January had to be cut short due to open water and unsafe ice.
Montgomery National Golf Club, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) south of Minneapolis, should be covered under a thick layer of snow this time of year. Instead, it is doing a booming business.
“In January we had about a thousand golfers. If we had just one golfer, it would have been a record,” said owner Greg McKush. “After today, we will have had about a thousand golfers in February, which is unheard of.”
McKush said he reopened two Saturdays ago and estimates he could stay open all winter if temperatures continue to reach at least 40 degrees.
It looks like the streets are trying to green up, he said, and much of the frost has come off the ground. Most golfers tell you that conditions are “better than expected.”
In Wisconsin, the nation’s fourth-largest maple syrup producer, mild winter weather prompted many farms in the state’s northern and central regions to begin cutting down their trees in mid-January, up to two months earlier than normal. depending on the area, said Theresa Baroun, executive director of the Wisconsin Maple Syrup Producers Association.
“There is a wide range of the state that they are already exploiting and cooking syrup. It’s very unusual. “This is one of the most abnormal weather patterns we have seen for the start of the maple season,” he said Wednesday. “For maples to work, it needs to be very cold at night and colder than freezing during the day. And this weather has been perfect for maple trees to run.”
Baroun, whose family has about 1,200 maples at their Maple Sweet Dairy in De Pere, Wis., just south of Green Bay, said the farm started cooking sap this week and that’s the earliest his family can remember since production began in 1964.
The February sturgeon season on Michigan’s Black Lake was canceled for the first time due to a lack of ice for safe fishing.
At Isle Royal National Park, an island in Lake Superior between Michigan, Minnesota and Canada, scientists couldn’t conduct their annual count of wolves and moose because the ice was so weak they couldn’t land ski planes to get there.
One of the strangest consequences has been the early appearance of ticks. The Minnesota Metropolitan Mosquito Control District reported its first deer tick of 2024 on Monday, posting a creepy photo on social media of a tick in a jar against the backdrop of Feb. 5 on a calendar. District officials said they haven’t found mosquito larvae yet, but it’s not for lack of searching.


Tropical Storm Erin forms in Atlantic; forecast to strengthen
by Associated Press
Published: August 15,2013
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Erin has formed in the eastern Atlantic, southwest of the Cape Verde Islands.
The storm’s maximum sustained winds early today are near 40 mph with additional strengthening forecast during the next few days.
A tropical storm warning is in effect for the southern Cape Verde Islands of Maio, Santiago, Fogo and Brava.
The storm is centered about 65 miles west-southwest of Brava and is moving west-northwest near 16 mph.
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It turns out gender makes a difference when people contemplate a monster storm and whether or not it will eat their town. What's going on?
While forecasters may be predicting a quiet hurricane season this year, there are still ample reasons to keep up our guard.
Hurricanes and typhoons are migrating from the tropics toward the North and South poles, a new study finds.
An increase in temperature, extreme weather, loss of ice and rising sea level are just a few of changes we can measure right now. Let's take a look at some of the most concerning trends.
Climate change is already hitting the nation hard and will really clobber us down the road if we don't act now, the study says.
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Thirteen tropical storms formed since early June in the Atlantic but only two, Ingrid and Humberto, reached hurricane strength.
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Aug 27, 2013 9:39 PM by Chief Meteorologist Dale Nelson
CORPUS CHRISTI- The dry upper level high that moved northward allowing for some rain in the area nearly every single day over the last week is shifting back to the south. This will result in drier and hotter conditions thru this weekend. Tropical moisture will once again increase with an opportunity for showers beginning late Monday of next week and the high once again backs away from the area.
Tonight will be tranquil but steamy with high clouds and nearly calm winds and a low of 76.
Wednesday expect mostly sunny skies only a stray shower humid and with a high of 96 and a heat index of 105.
Thursday will be sunny with sauna like heat and a high of 97 and a heat index of 107 and generally light winds.
The tropics continue to be quiet.
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Just got info. from Regional centre Mumbai of some very heavy rain in Maharashtra on Wednessday/Thursday: CHIEF AMOUNT OF RAINFALL IN CMS:
Rajapur-28, Lanja, Malwan-27 each, Devgad-25, Vengurla, Kudal-18 each, Dabolim, Kankavli-10 each, Sangamneshwar-8, Sangli, Sawantwadi, Hatkalanglw-7 each, Ratnagiri, Sholapur, Vaibhavwadi, Panjim, Gadinglaj-6 each, Marmugao, Ajra, Miraj, Akkalkot-5 each, Gaganbawda, Gargoti, Kavathe Mahankal, Jat, Kadegaon, Jat, Uran Isalampur, Tuljapur-4 each, Igatpuri, Beglan, Kolhapur, Wada, Akkalkuwa, Kagal, Changad, Radhanagari, Shirala-3 each, Nasik, Dindori, Shahada, Panhala, Shahuwadi, Tasgaon, Mohol, Mangalvedha, Sangola, Umergaon, Lohara, Latur, Nelanga, Ausa, Renapur, Davani-2 each, Surguna, Sinner, Osmanabad, Parbhani, Chiplun, Dapoli, Khed, Vita, Partur, Osmanabad, Jalkot, Akola, Lonar-1 each.
GHATS:- Koyna(N)-3, Koyna(P)-2.
Gujarat total rain till 1st July not one dsy Mumbai rainfall From Shri Hosalikar imd Map presented by Vagarian Tejas with i...
Nisarga Cyclone makes Landfall over Maharashtra Coast on 3rd June 2020, since recorded history (1891 onward for June month)Rainfall from Cyclone Nisarga in Maharashtra Ghat section ending 8.30 am today dated 04-06-2020. -------------- in mm Temghar Dam - 245...


...The Flood Warning remains in effect until 800 am CDT for southern Ellsworth and Rice counties...
At 320 am CDT...local law enforcement officials reported that excessive rainfall was producing flooding across the warned area.
At 316 am CDT...emergency manager reported low water crossings and other flooded roads across the northern portion of Rice County due to the heavy rainfall.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small creeks and streams...country roads...as well as farmland along the banks of creeks and streams.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. If flooding is observed act quickly. Move up to higher ground to escape flood waters. Do not stay in areas subject to flooding when water begins rising.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to travel across flooded roads. Find alternate routes. It only takes a few inches of swiftly flowing water to carry vehicles away.
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The high temperature reached 90 degrees in the River City today, making it the first time we’ve reached that point so far in 2012. We didn’t set a record, but came within 3 degrees of the record high of 93 set in 1976. The “normal” high temperature during the hottest part of the year in Richmond (July 1st-24th) is 90 degrees, putting today’s warmth in perspective. Hopefully this isn’t a precursor to the summer ahead of us! -Zach
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A Joshua Tree fire sent smoke into the Coachella Valley, but it was nowhere to be found
Apparently where there's smoke, there's not always fire.
Firefighters never found a Joshua Tree National Park fire that was blamed for smoke that was visible in the Coachella Valley Tuesday morning.
Three fire engines and a pair of park rangers were dispatched to investigate the fire, but its location remained a mystery after officials were notified about the blaze, park spokesman George Land said.
Joshua Tree is more than 790,000 acres and firefighters' search for the fire focused in the area nearest the Coachella Valley.
"They kind of spread out midways of the park down," Land said.
FIRE COVERAGE: Military sendoff for former resident killed battling wildfire
Coachella Valley residents living north of Interstate 10 noticed the smoke as early as 6 a.m. Tuesday. By 8 a.m., there appeared to be a thick layer of smoke above the Indio Hills area.
Firefighters were on their way to the scene around that time, said Tracey Martinez, spokeswoman for the San Bernardino County Fire Department.
Smoke was likely pushed by gusty winds of 10 to 20 mph, said Andrew Deemer, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Phoenix.
"Winds are definitely out of the northeast, so any fire is going to bring smoke into the Palm Springs area," he said. "It's pretty gusty all the way around."
FIRE COVERAGE:Risk of living in California's wildfire-prone areas
The Coachella Valley is under a red flag warning through 6 p.m. Wednesday because of gusty winds and low humidity. Gusts may reach 50 mph in some areas, particularly the San Gorgonio Pass and the foothills north of the freeway.
As winds blew through Southern California Tuesday, residents endured temperatures that were about 15 degrees normal for this time of year.
At any given location, Coachella Valley temperatures were 100 to 105 degrees, National Weather Service meteorologist Brett Albright said. That's well above the normal high temperature of 87 degrees.
Conditions may not have fazed desert residents, who are just weeks removed from even higher summer temperatures, but "for this time of year, it's pretty warm," he said.
Temperatures are expected to decrease slowly this week before entering the mid-90s next week.
"(Tuesday) is going to be the hottest day, then it's going to trend down," Albright said.


Remembering the Toronto Flood of 2013: July 8: Snapshots in History
This week, take a moment to remember the rain storm of July 8, 2013 that produced the single wettest day in the history of the Greater Toronto Area. Raveena Aulakh, environment reporter for the Toronto Star, wrote the article entitled “Likely wettest moment in Toronto’s history” (Toronto Star, July 9, 2013, GT1) in which Environment Canada’s senior climatologist David Phillips was quoted as saying “This is likely the wettest moment in Toronto’s history.” The article continued that more than ninety millimetres of rain was recorded at Pearson International Airport in a two-hour period from 4:30 p.m. onward. Up to this point, the wettest day in Toronto’s history had been October 15, 1954 when Hurricane Hazel brought 121.4 millimetres of rainfall that day. The previous wettest day in July was July 28, 1980 with 118.5 millimetres of rain falling over that day, well over the usual 75 millimetres of rain expected for a summer July day in Toronto.
Toronto Star reporter Tess Kalinowski, in her July 9, 2013 article “Wild storm wreaks havoc in GTA: Emergency services, utility companies swamped with calls as residents dealt with backed up drains, overflowing waterways” (page GT1), outlined the impact that fell upon Torontonians the day before: “A deluge of more than 100mm of rain knocked out power and wreaked chaos on the evening commute Monday, forcing some motorists to abandon their cars as flooding washed out roads and suspended service on long stretches of subway and GO lines… The Toronto Police Marine Unit was pressed into service about 9 p.m. to rescue passengers stranded for hours on a 5:30 p.m. Richmond Hill-bound GO train that became stuck on the flooded tracks near the Don River…”
To view the articles in full, please access the Toronto Star Historical Newspaper Archive database with a valid Toronto Public Library card.
Globe and Mail reporters Vidya Kauri and Kaleigh Rogers, writing the article entitled “One-two punch overloads infrastructure: Flash flooding widespread as Toronto area hit with more rain in one day than it normally gets” (Globe and Mail, July 9, 2013, A1), also provided context as to what happened: “Two separate thunderstorms, one right on the heels of the other, delivered more rainfall in Toronto than the city sees on average during the entire month of July. The storms caused major transit delays, road closures, power outages, flight cancellations and flooding throughout the city... Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips said this is the wettest July in more than 30 years… Sixty of the previous 100 days have seen rainfall in the area – saturating the ground and making it impossible to withstand more water…”
To view this article in full, please access the Globe and Mail Historical Newspaper Archive database with a valid Toronto Public Library card.
Roughly one month after the July 2013 floods, the Insurance Bureau of Canada estimated that insured property damage from the July 8, 2013 weather event was already greater than $850 million. The City of Toronto’s response to the flooding was to initiate over a ten-year period the expenditure of $3.1 billion beginning in 2014 to improve storm water and wastewater collection systems and their ability to handle extreme weather occurrences.
This book covers both the flooding affecting the Greater Toronto Area in July 2013 and the flooding affecting southern Alberta in June 2013, including the flooding that occurred in the City of Calgary. (For comparative purposes on the southern Alberta flooding, interested readers might also wish to try the following title: The Flood of 2013: A Summer of Angry Rivers in Southern Alberta, by the Calgary Herald; foreword by Naheed Nenshi, c2013.)
Postscript: The debate about climate change and its effects continues as extreme weather events occur with some degree of intensity, even in 2013 alone: The floods in southern Alberta in June 2013, the flooding in the Greater Toronto Area in July 2013, and the ice storm affecting Toronto and other communities in December 2013. Undoubtedly, one will look ahead to future books dealing with the flooding that has plagued the Toronto Islands in 2017, owing to overabundant rainfall and high water levels on Lake Ontario.
Please see also the following blog posts on weather-related local history topics:


A shooting star is another name for a meteoroid that burns up as it passes through the Earth’s atmosphere. So, a shooting star isn’t a star at all.
Most of the shooting stars that we can see are known as meteoroids. These are objects as small as a piece of sand, and as large as a boulder. Smaller than a piece of sand, and astronomers call them interplanetary dust. If they’re larger than a boulder, astronomers call them asteroids.
A meteoroid becomes a meteor when it strikes the atmosphere and leaves a bright tail behind it. The bright line that we see in the sky is caused by the ram pressure of the meteoroid. It’s not actually caused by friction, as most people think.
When a meteoroid is larger, the streak in the sky is called a fireball or bolide. These can be bright, and leave a streak in the sky that can last for more than a minute. Some are so large they even make crackling noises as they pass through the atmosphere.
If any portion of the meteoroid actually survives its passage through the atmosphere, astronomers call them meteorites.
Some of the brightest and most popular meteor showers are the Leonids, the Geminids, and the Perseids. With some of these showers, you can see more than one meteor (or shooting star) each minute.


High winds caused damage across Northeast Wisconsin overnight into Tuesday, and could last throughout most of the day.
In Brown County. the sheriff's office said more than six trees were reported down along with some power lines. Construction barrels and equipment was also blown out of place, deputies said.
A wind advisory was also issued for the Leo Frigo Bridge in Green Bay.
Deputies are reminding drivers to use caution on rural roads and allow extra distance between cars because the wind is pushing larger vehicles into other lanes.


Holt Average Yearly Weather
Typical weather in Holt offers an average daily temperature of 14 degrees throughout the year although this generally varies by month.
Weather figures shows that July is the hottest month with January is coldest and varies by 15. Usually temperatures offer about 13 in Spring (between March – May) 18 in Summer (June, July and August) , 15 in Autumn (from Sept – Nov) , 7 in Winter too.
When is the best time to go to Holt?
Our weather stats and information helps you to determine when to visit and the best time to go Holt
- Typical Average Daily Temperature: 14
- Typical Hottest Month: July
- Typical Coldest Month: January
- Average Spring Temperature: 13
- Average Summer Temperature: 18
- Average Autumn Temperature: 15
- Average Winter Temperature: 7


In recent times we all heard about two cyclones that have caused major destruction in India. The first one is ‘Amphan’ and the second one is ‘Nisarga’. In this article let us learn about the cause, destruction and the safety measures of a cyclone.
When water vapour in the clouds cools down it releases heat. This heat warms the air around the clouds. The warm air rises up and creates a low pressure zone. This low pressure zone is quickly filled in by cooler air from the surrounding. This creates a system in which the centre has very low pressure and is surrounded by wind moving around it. The wind from the surroundings moves in a circular fashion towards the centre and gives rise to cyclone.
The centre of the cyclone is called ‘eye’. A cyclone may be 10 to 15 km high. It is a rotating mass of air. The diameter of eye may be vary from 10 to 30 km. Eye of a cyclone is a calm area, but around the eye air may move with high speed such as 150 to 250 km/h.
Destruction caused by Cyclone: A strong cyclone can be very destructive.
Since cyclone is accompanied with high speed wind, it can damage houses, telephone poles, electric poles and uproot trees.
Strong wind of the cyclone may push the sea water towards the sea shore in the form of high wave. These high waves may damage houses and push water to low land which may be accompanied with loss of life and properties.
Being the area of very low pressure, eye of cyclone lifts water in the centre. This may cause the rise of water up to 3 to 15 metre high. This appears like a water wall. This water wall when pushed towards seashore can inundate a large area, which can cause the loss of life and property.
In India, the eastern coastal region is more vulnerable to cyclones, in terms of intensity and frequency of cyclones, compared to the western coast.
Cyclone is known by different names in different countries. Cyclone is known as Hurricane in the American continent. It is known as Typhoon in Philippines and Japan.
Tornado: Tornadoes are the fast moving dark cloud in the shape of a funnel. The speed of violent tornadoes may be up to 300km. Tornadoes are as destructive as cyclone. Tornadoes may form within cyclones.
Anemometer: An instrument which measures the speed of wind.
- Safety services towards cyclone and other disaster provided by Government and other agencies.
- Cyclone forecast and warning services:
With the advances in technology, cyclone can be forecasted in about 24 to 48 hours in advance. This becomes possible because of satellites and computers. The technology can forecast a cyclone warning every half an hour.
- Rapid communication to the Government and concerned people:
Communication about the cyclone is given quickly to the Government and the people so that proper safety measures and rescue operations can be carried out. Cyclone shelters in the cyclone prone area are constructed and shifting the people quickly to a safer place are the action steps carried out.
- Action on the part of people:
Pay attention towards warning broadcasts from time to time. In case of a cyclone warning, stock necessary food items and medicines. If possible, move to a safer place. Fishermen should not venture into the sea during a cyclone warning. Cooperate with others in the community. Help the rescue team.
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Now available in French thanks to the assistance of former translator O. Kevin (http://translatorsmusings.blogspot.ca/). The application is constantly improving, so please send any issues to firstname.lastname@example.org. Many apps even take advantage of notifications to let you know if there's a big storm coming that you need to prepare for.
Most smartphones come with their own pre-installed weather app, but it's always worth checking out third-party options to see if the more extensive data is a better fit for your needs. A major interface revamp to Dark Sky put even more weather data right at your fingertips, including a precipitation map and handy hourly forecasts.
The TWC app provides you with a wealth of meteorological data such as temperature, wind and visibility on an hourly or daily basis, with an extended 10-day forecast available. The Weather Channel also includes social sharing features for users to upload images, tweets, videos and photos.
The app features customizable alerts and provides a map with shelter information in the event of an emergency. (Image credit: Avalon Apps) Weather can change in an instant, so it's handy to be alerted when something severe is headed your way.
A noteworthy feature is the app's ability to send notifications whenever a weather alert is issued, so that you're never caught unaware by snow storms, flood warnings or other dangerous conditions. The iOS version of NOAA Radar Pro includes Apple Watch compatibility, so those alerts are delivered to your wrist.
Android users can download the free NOAA Weather Radar & Alerts, with a $1.99 in- app purchase removing ads. The free download not only offers Doppler radar for North America, but can provide hurricane forecasts, Spark lightning alerts, air quality info and pollen count data on top of the usual array of weather information.
Since it pulls data from weather services, satellites and tracking stations, Weathering can provide hyper local real-time conditions with current, hourly and 10-day forecasts. The app promises detailed info on pollutants and the air quality index for 10,000-plus locations in more than 100 countries.
Visual also works in 7-day forecasts so that you can plan ahead on your outdoor activities to make sure you're going out in healthy air. The app pulls data from Dark Sky to provide current, hourly, and 7-day forecasts leavened with sarcastic humor to cushion even the gloomiest outlook.
Infographics put useful information in quick reach, with more detailed meteorological data available as you tap and swipe. You can even configure Carrot's sense of humor to be friendly, snarky, or murderous, with the ability to set how political the AI's jokes can get.
iOS's users who opt for the Tier 3 subscription (the priciest option, with a $24.99 annual cost) can receive notifications for rain, snow, lightning strikes and storms. Pay up for a premium subscription to this iOS-only app, and you'll get extended 10-day forecasts that pull data from Dark Sky, Wet and AccuWeather for a comprehensive look ahead at ever-changing weather conditions.
The app displays images of your location with matching time of day and weather conditions, with the option to view detailed five-day forecasts, as well as interactive radar, heat and satellite maps. Updates have brought the Android app in line with the iOS design for a unified experience across both platforms.
(Image credit: Idea Studio)Knowing the weather before you start out on a road trip can be just as crucial as having the right directions. Pro users get more sophisticated features like alternate routes suggestions, road visibility and expanded data about conditions such as precipitation and wind speed.
If you've got any extended trips in your future, Weather on the Way can be a helpful companion to make sure that you arrive safely at your destination. (Image credit: JRushtonApps)If your interest in the best weather apps extends to the lunar calendar, then My Moon Phase is a must-download.
The app also includes alerts for incoming severe weather events such as snow, thunderstorms, high winds or tornadoes. (Image credit: Ensure Digital Weather)If geeking out over maps, graphs, and predictions is your thing, check out Flow.
Radarscope provides users with Neural Level 3 data from radar stations across the United States, Guam and Puerto Rico, with options for fine-tuning the view with settings for displaying reflectivity, velocity and more. In addition, there are detailed severe weather alerts for tornadoes, flash floods and thunderstorms.
Cities: Toronto, Montréal, Calgary, Ottawa, Edmonton, Mississauga, Winnipeg, Vancouver and all the others Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Sep 25, 2021 Excellent, love it. Is there an app that tells you the weather approx for the year, month by month? The developer, ex ovoid SARL, indicated that the app's privacy practices may include handling of data as described below.
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies: Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age.
Depending on which weather app you choose to download, you may also get additional information like monthly forecasts, humidity levels and precipitation totals. However, any third-party weather app -- as in, those that don't come built-in to your phone -- poses a risk, since they operate using location data, and sometimes ask for permissions they don't actually need.
Bone of the top weather apps for both iOS and Android, The Weather Channel app offers local hourly, daily and weekly forecasts, as well as a “Feels like” feature to let you know what to prepare for when leaving the house. Owned by IBM, the app also offers real-time rain alerts with radar, and the ability to track seasonal allergies, flu risk and COVID-19 cases.
If you tap “more,” you'll find information on humidity, dew point, visibility, UV index and flu outbreaks. The app is free, but you can upgrade to a premium ad-free version for $20 per year or $4 per month, which also includes detailed visual forecasts up to 15 days out.
Keep scrolling and you'll see the different allergy levels (like tree, grass and ragweed pollen) broken down for the day. At the top, you'll have the option to check hourly and daily temperatures, along with a radar map.
It gives you access to Neural Level 3 and Super-Resolution radar data, along with tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and special marine warnings. A Pro Tier 2 subscription ($15 per month or $100 per year) will give you that as well, plus archived radar data from the past 30 days, tools that help you predict where there could be a tornado, hail size and probably information and local storm reports from the National Weather Service.
In terms of privacy, Radarscope operates under the policy laid out by parent company Dan. The company says it does not sell information to third parties -- which makes sense, since it's an app you pay for.
Dark Sky differentiates itself with an interactive world map feature that lets you zoom in and out of various countries, states and cities to track radar, forecasts and precipitation. Dark Sky is free on Android and $4 on iOS, but you can upgrade to premium for $3 per year to get down-to-the-minute forecasts, rain notifications, severe weather alerts and other custom notifications, and widgets for your home screen along with OS app and complications for your smartwatch.
When I opened the app again, it said, “Ah, spring -- that time of year when the weather finally gets nice again, but you still say inside playing video games.” You can change the app's “personality” in the settings, to friendly, snarky, homicidal or overkill (includes profanity), as well as its politics.
One topic all Canadians talk about is the weather and to have a good conversation you need to know the forecast. Everything from the current temperature to a weather radar are available and there are no in- app purchases to fill-in missing information or features.
Though the UI isn’t pretty, it’s well organized and has all the information from The Weather Network website, including a video of the recent forecast. Motion does not have a detailed weather forecast, but the information it does have is updated every 5 minutes and presented clearly.
You can also send Motion weather status updates, such as Partly Cloudy or Snow, by tapping on the eye icon. If you want to see their professional grade storm tracking tools or a boating centric forecast you can buy a 6-month subscription with an in- app purchase.


The longest and darkest total lunar eclipse of the century will occur tomorrow, giving sky enthusiasts all over the country an opportunity to witness the event.
An unusually long lunar eclipse with the Moon immersed deeply inside the darker shadow of the Earth will occur tomorrow, which will be the longest total lunar eclipse since July 2000 will occur on Wednesday (June 15), with skywatchers in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Australia in prime position to witness the moon treat.
The event is the first lunar eclipse of 2011 and one of two total lunar eclipses this year. The eclipse, which will occur during June’s full moon, will begin at 1:24 p.m. EDT (1724 GMT) and last until 7 p.m. EDT (2300 GMT), but it will not be visible from North America. And the time in India would be from 00:52:30 IST and will end at 02:32:42 IST, the partial eclipse will begin at 23:52:56 IST and end at 03:32:15 IST as per The Hindu.
For observers in regions where it will be visible, the eclipse could offer an amazing sight: the period of totality will be 100 minutes. In the last 100 years, only three other eclipses have rivaled the duration of totality of this eclipse. The last lunar eclipse of similar length occurred on July 16 2000 and lasted 107 minutes.
The darkness of the total lunar eclipses of this type is used as a measure of the earth’s atmospheric pollution. The light rays from the sun get refracted by dust particles in the earth’s atmosphere to produce a somewhat reddish tint to the earth’s shadow giving a brownish-red color to the eclipsed moon instead of full darkness. The level of darkness of the eclipsed moon is used as an indicator of the level of atmospheric pollution.


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Sep 8, 2012; 5:00 AM ET With shorter days and colder nights in the fall and winter, some people develop seasonal affective disorder. When shopping for lightbulbs to treat the 'winter blues,'consider energy-efficient bulbs.


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Temperatures are not expected to get above the freezing point for the Seattle area this weekend. more >
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World Weather Online provides global weather content and forecasts businesses, travel industry, and websites. The World Weather Online Ski and Mountain API method allows developers and programmers to access accurate and reliable weather forecast for Top, Middle and Bottom Elevations. The API uses REST calls and returns weather data in XML and JSON format and contains weather elements like Chance of Snow, Total Snowfall amount, temperature, precipitation (rainfall), weather description, weather icon and wind speed. It could be used for personal as well as for commercial purpose.
The following is a list of SDKs from our SDK directory that matched your search term. Though your definition of an SDK may differ, in our world, we define SDKs as platform- specific tools for consuming existing APIs of the sort we list in our API directory. For example, the Ruby SDK for consuming the Twitter Ads API. If you think an SDK, API, or other asset is missing from our directory, be sure to check our guidelines for making contributions to ProgrammableWeb.


The column posted on the right first appeared in 1912 and it might make more of us question the popular concept as to whether global warming is a man-made phenomenon rather than seemingly random temperature changes that take place from time to time on the earth's surface.
Printed during a time when the flatulent cow population was far lower, and the number of smoke-belching factories nowhere near the high count that can be numbered in our own time, this article reported that:
"The icebergs of the Southern Ocean, according to the Monthly Meteorological Chart of the Indian Ocean, published by the British Meteorological Office, attain dimensions far exceeding those of similar formations in the Northern hemisphere, and also greater in number. As many as 4,500 different bergs have been counted in a run of two thousand miles..."
THE THEORY WAS BORN IN 1953:


Attention, snow to come!
Météo France is planning the “first winter episode of the season” this weekend.
"Several disturbances will cross the country, in a north-westerly flow," warns the meteorological institute.
In some areas, several inches of snow could fall.
At the same time, the massifs will benefit from (very) good snow cover.
"From this Friday evening, the disturbance extends (ra) from the regions of New Aquitaine to the North-East and is accompanied (ra) by moderate or even marked precipitation," writes Météo France.
The rain from the southwest will turn into snow as it goes up "around the Massif Central and on the plains between Burgundy and Lorraine".
There could be 1 to 3 cm of snow, even 5 in places, on the plains of the Grand-Est.
❄ # Snow #Weekend
Update to 26/11 📊
Accumulations expected over 2 days:
🔹40 / 60 cm in Pyrenees> 800m, loc.
80cm on the west
🔹30 / 50cm on the Massif Central> 800m
🔹25cm on the Morvan
🔹40 / 60cm on the Jura> 500m
🔹20 / 40cm on the Vosges> 500m
🔹60 / 80cm on the Alps> 800m peak. twitter.com/FYwzRYUezn
- Météo-France (@meteofrance) November 26, 2021
Saturday, a disturbance from the English Channel will bring "rather scattered showers, sometimes stormy and more numerous near the north and southwest coasts", describes Météo France.
They will “sometimes be carriers of showers, rain and snow mixed in the northern half or even snow”.
In the Grand-Est, again, and Hauts-de-France, 3 to 5 cm of powder could fall.
Just enough snow to "temporarily" bleach the soil could fall overnight from Saturday to Sunday over much of the north of the country.
Sunday, a new disturbance could be responsible for showers or snow in the plains in the plains of the north-eastern quarter of the country and around the Alps.
Cold and snow on the mountains
Without being able to be considered as "a cold wave", this weekend will give "the glimpse of a winter atmosphere", warns Météo France. In most areas of the northern half, 0 ° C will be close if not reached on Saturday or Sunday. In the afternoon, notes the meteorological body, "only the Mediterranean should exceed the 10 ° C mark while the northeast will struggle to rise above 3 ° C".
The situation this weekend should be favorable to the snow cover of the massifs, a few weeks before the Christmas holidays. On the massifs of the East, one will be able to observe flakes from 300 m of altitude. "In the Northern Alps, the accumulations over the whole of the episode may exceed 10 cm on the first altitudes and reach several tens of centimeters above 1000 m in altitude", just like on the Jura massif ( with up to 40 cm in places), beyond 400-500 meters, specifies Météo France. The southern Vosges, which should be supplied on Saturday evening, will be able to receive up to 20 cm from an altitude of 800 m.
"On the side of the Massif Central, it is from an altitude of 800 m that the snow should hold, with accumulations on average between 10 and 20 cm locally 30 cm on the flanks exposed west", continues Météo France.
A good western half of the Pyrenees should also be well supplied with a rain-snow limit sometimes close to 800 m during the nights.
Along the Pyrenean massif from an altitude of 1,200 m, the accumulations may range from 50 cm to locally 1 m on the side of the Basque mountain.


Teacher who visited Dallas told not to come to work as hundreds of Mississippi parents pull kids school because principal visited Zambia… 3,000 miles from countries hit by the disease
Published: Mar 19, 2013, 9:01 AM EDT weather.com
Winter Storm Ukko‘s severe side brought severe weather into the southern states, including intense thunderstorms that produced huge hailstones throughout the southern United States. The interactive map above shows tornado reports (in red) and high wind/wind damage reports (blue arrows). Click on each icon to see each report.
Two tornadoes have been confirmed so far:
- Near McEwen, Tenn.: “High-end” EF1 with maximum winds estimated at 105 mph was on the ground for 10.6 miles starting at 7:40 a.m. CDT. Outbuildings and one home were damaged. One mobile home was destroyed.
- Southeast of Murfreesboro, Tenn.: EF0 with maximum estimated winds of 85 mph was on the ground for 3.8 miles crossing Interstate 24. Outbuildings were damaged.
In all, there were 264 reports of severe weather Monday and Monday night across seven states from southeast Arkansas and northeast Louisiana to South Carolina. For the entire month of March prior to Monday, there had been a total of 165 severe reports, including just a single tornado.
Hail storm caused damage across Metro
Large Baseball Sized Hail Storm, USA – March 19, 2013
iWitness: Large Hail In Mississippi
In Mississippi, authorities reported two people were hit on the head by large hail as the enormous storm front crossed the region Monday. Fire official Tim Shanks said baseball-sized hail smashed windows in several vehicles in Clinton, where the two people were hit. He had no immediate word on their condition.
Hail to the size of softballs was reported around Jackson, Mississippi, and emergency officials in the state say there were reports of homes damaged in at least five Mississippi counties. Cars could be seen driving along the interstate with broken windows and cracked windshields.
In Georgia, Hartsfield-Jackson airport officials issued a groundstop as severe storms barreled into the nation’s busiest international airline hub. Fulton County Emergency officials cited several reports of golf ball sized hail at the airport. Delta Flight 2133 was rerouted back to Charlotte, N.C., due to unsafe weather conditions in Atlanta.
Georgia Power officials said 73,000 customers were without power Monday night, and of that number, 31,000 were in northwest Georgia.
In Alabama, winds were clocked at 80 mph in some areas. Eight people in the Gadsden area and five others in the county were hospitalized Monday night. A roof was ripped from a school in Collinsville, about 15 miles southwest of Fort Payne. More than 200,000 customers in Alabama were without power due to the storms.
Etowah County, Ala. officials said a person had to be removed from a house in Rainbow City after a tree fell onto it. Nearly two dozen trees had toppled onto Alabama Highway 77.
In Tennessee, heavy rain helped firefighters contain a wildfire that burned nearly 60 rental cabins in a resort area outside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Silver Creek, Ga.
A house is damaged after a large tree fell across it during a brief, severe thunderstorm in Center Point, Ala., Monday, March 18, 2013. (AP Photo/AL.com, Mark Almond)
A car drives around downed trees in Clay, Ala., Monday, March 18, 2013. (AP Photo/AL.com, Joe Songer)
A tornado tore through Hattiesberg, Mississippi on Sunday, February 10th, 2013.


The emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) – the most potent greenhouse gases – into the atmosphere from African lakes are reassessed in a study undertaken by the Laboratory of Chemical Oceanography of the University of Liège (Belgium). While it was previously assumed that these lakes were significant CO2 sources, it has since been discovered that they really emit very little CO2 but a lot of methane, adding to the emissions burden. The study is published in Science Advances.
One of the keys to predict climate change is to predict how greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from our planet’s natural ecosystems might change. But to do this, it is important to be able to estimate them as accurately as possible and to understand the underlying mechanisms. There are about 1.5 million lakes on Earth. Unlike the oceans, they play an important role in the emission of greenhouse gases. Recognition of the important role of continental waters as emitters of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) and methane (CH4 ) – the two main GHGs – came rather late. It was not until in the mid-1990s that they began to be studied and are therefore relatively little sampled. “This is problematic, explains Alberto Borges, oceanographer at the Laboratory of Chemical Oceanography at the University of Liège, “because spatial heterogeneity is very important, both within a single lake or river and between different systems. If the heterogeneity is very high, very large amounts of data are required to obtain a robust estimate of GHG emissions. There are almost two million lakes on Earth.”
Until now, researchers have only had data on North American and Scandinavian (boreal) lakes and very little on tropical lakes and none on African lakes. These values were extrapolated to all lakes worldwide, including tropical lakes. However, these lakes do not “behave” in the same way in terms of GHG sequestration and emissions. A study conducted over ten years by researchers from the ULiège Chemical Oceanography Laboratory has shown that the data collected for North American and Scandinavian lakes does not apply to African lakes.
“The micro-algae that make up the phytoplankton are very fond of the warm and luminous conditions of the tropical ‘endless summer’,” says Alberto Borges, “which means that some of the African lakes that we have studied are extremely productive. However, through photosynthesis, phytoplankton remove CO2 from the water and these lakes therefore sequester CO2 in the form of organic matter buried at the bottom of the lakes in the sediments. They therefore act as carbon sinks, whereas until now it had always been assumed that lakes emitted CO2 in very large quantities into the atmosphere, as do boreal lakes. Indeed, due to the colder and less luminous conditions, boreal lakes have very little phytoplankton and are limited to “composting” plant waste from the surrounding forest, which is transported to the lakes by runoff, and therefore cannot play the role of sink as African lakes do.
But the warm tropical conditions all year round have a downside. The heat is very favourable to the development of archaea, micro-organisms that produce methane (CH4). This means that methane concentrations in tropical lakes are very high compared to boreal lakes, especially as the phytoplankton that sediment at the bottom of tropical lakes provide a very interesting substrate from a ‘nutrient’ point of view for methane-producing archaea. What was thought to be ‘gained’ in tropical lakes in terms of CO2 sequestration, is in fact ‘lost’ through increased CH production4 .
“Thanks to an understanding of the mechanisms underlying the production of CO2 and CH4 by lakes (depth and surrounding vegetation cover), we can now have a more informed and rigorous approach to the situation rather than a blind extrapolation based on a simple average of all the data, as has been done until now in the literature,” concluded Alberto Borges. The study carried out by the ULiège researchers allowed for the extrapolation of CO2 and CH4 emissions to 72,500 tropical lakes around the world by integrating several spatial databases. This study, which has just been published in Science Advances, synthesises measurements obtained over more than 10 years in 24 African lakes, including the largest of the African Rift (Victoria, Tanganyika, Albert, Kivu, Edouard), during 17 field missions, in the framework of 2 BELSPO projects (EAGLES, HIPE) and 5 FNRS projects (TRANS-CONGO, LAVIGAS, TANGAGAS, KYBALGAS, MAITURIK).


It's a bone chilling 30 out this morning. the coldest low temp so far this year. But it will be sunny and 47 later today. and back into the mid 50's next week.
With all the wind we've had the last 2 days, all the leaves from out desert Willow have finally come down. here's a few pics Craig took while I vacuumed them up Friday when the temps were still in the 60's.......
That's it for now..


On any given night, far from bright city lights, there’s a chance that you’ll see a beautiful streak shoot across the sky as a meteor flies overhead. But on special dates scattered throughout the year, skywatchers can catch a multitude of flares as meteor showers burst in the darkness.
The next event is the Orionids, which lasts until about Nov. 22 but reaches its peak tonight, on Friday, Oct. 20, into the morning of Saturday, Oct. 21.
Meteor showers occur when our planet runs into the debris fields left behind by icy comets or rocky asteroids going around the sun. These small particles burn up in the atmosphere, leading to blazing trails of light. The regularity of orbital mechanics means that any given meteor shower happens at roughly the same time each year, with the changing phases of the bright moon being the main variable affecting their visibility.
After hitting the outbound trail of Halley’s comet in May, Earth every October runs into the debris the comet leaves as it heads toward the sun, producing the Orionid meteor shower. It is a medium-strength shower, usually producing 10 to 20 streaks per hour, although in exceptional years it can create up to 70 per hour.
The moon will be around a third full this year but will set around midnight, leaving the sky clear of its influence. The shower will be viewable all over the world between midnight and 4 a.m. local time.
Subscribe to the Times Space and Astronomy Calendar to get a reminder ahead of this and other events.
How to see a shower
The best practice is to head out to the countryside and get as far from artificial light sources as possible. People in rural areas may have the luxury of just stepping outside. But city-dwellers have options, too.
Many cities have an astronomical society that maintains a dedicated dark sky area. “I would suggest contacting them and finding out where they have their location,” Robert Lunsford, the secretary general of the International Meteor Organization, said in an interview with The New York Times in 2022.
Meteor showers are usually best viewed when the sky is darkest, after midnight but before sunrise. To see as many meteors as possible, wait 30 to 45 minutes after you get to your viewing location. That will allow your eyes to adjust to the dark. Then lie back and take in a large swath of the night sky. Clear nights, higher altitudes and times when the moon is slim or absent are best. Mr. Lunsford suggested a good rule of thumb: “The more stars you can see, the more meteors you can see.”
Binoculars or telescopes aren’t necessary for meteor showers, and in fact will limit your view.
How meteor showers form
Each shower peaks on a certain date when Earth is plowing into the densest portion of the debris field, though in some cases many meteors can still be seen before or after that specific night.
A shower is named for a constellation in the part of the sky it appears to streak from. But there’s no need to be perfectly versed in every detail of the celestial sphere. Meteors should be visible all over the sky during any given shower.


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Spring-like temps for Chicago on Saturday.
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