There is often confusion as to what a specific percentage chance of rain means. The official National Weather Service definition of the...

On Average the first 90 degree temperature in Atlanta occurs on June 1st. Over the last few years these are the dates when the first 90...

Vaisala recently did an analysis of most lightning prone places. Vaisala says Oklahoma has had more lightning flashes per square...

Easter 2021 was much better than Easter 2020 when we had the tornado outbreak. Easter 2020 brought severe weather to parts of Georgia,...

From late-fall through winter, the sun is lower in the sky, striking the ground at a smaller angle and producing less heat. The longer...

Spring is right around the corner and I have had a couple of questions regarding the upcoming Spring tornado/severe weather season. Good...

Without cloud cover, we can warm significantly allowing the daytime temperature to rise. With thicker cloud cover, it can act as a...

Snowfall absorbs more sound making the environment sound quieter. After that snow melts the sound is back to normal. When you have...

When thunderstorms split or end right before hitting a town or county it has less to do with the location and more to do with the fluid...

The Polar Vortex is always present in the Arctic Circle. It is a broad area of low pressure usually contained by the Polar Jet Stream. A...

At Newfound Gap at over 5,000 feet high the area typically sees around 69" of snow. The higher elevations are also much colder than the...

The hottest temperature in Atlanta in 2020 was 96 recorded on August 9th. The coldest temperature in 2020 was the morning after Christmas...

Atlanta had a wet year in 2020 with over 66" of rainfall. 2020 was the 6th wettest year on record.

President Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration in 1985 marked the coldest January inauguration. That day, the temperature reached seven...

The coldest January Inauguration day was January 1985 President Reagan's second term during the Inauguration it was 7 degrees.

Snow reaching the surface requires the right combination and those factors can be little details that make a big difference. Forecast...

The Dew point is the temperature to which air must be cooled to become saturated with water vapor. When cooled further, the airborne...

Graupel is precipitation that forms when supercooled water droplets are collected and freeze on falling snowflakes, forming 2–5 mm balls...

La Niña conditions are present as we head throughout the fall. As I often say keep in mind just because one region of the country is...