Our weather during the recent cold spell from roughly December 25 through January 10 reminded me of winters in Madison, Wisconsin. Quite remarkably, it was actually colder and snowier here than it was there during much of that stretch. Some of the meteorological statistics for Northeast ...

A few weeks ago we had a beautiful show of optical effects; we saw everything from sun dogs to halos around the sun. Matt Miller wrote a great blog labeling the different optical effects here. Last night we saw something similar, a halo around the moon. Here are a few viewer submitted ...

Twitter is something I am still trying to fully grasp. I understand the concept, etiquette and how to post a tweet, but I'm still trying to figure out how to effectively use it. My main use of Twitter is for the weather; posting a short forecast to let followers know what the weather will ...

To be honest, we are looking at a very mild forecast over the next several days. We are dealing with a Pacific airmass that will bring relatively mild temperatures and plenty of moisture as we head into the beginning of next week. Look for peeks of the sun for your Wednesday as a warm front ...

Saying that this past week has been a little bit foggy is like saying that we were a little cold in early January. Gross understatements. However, the two are very much related. I've been asked many times in the last few days why we've been so foggy. Seems that no one has the foggiest idea ...

As you probably know, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake has devastated the tiny country of Haiti. The quake was centered about 10 miles WSW of Port-au-Prince. This earthquake was centered on activity along the Enriquillo-Plaintain Garden fault and has been locked for the last 250 ...