Like it or not, there comes a time each fall when the alarm awakens you to the fact that summer is done, put a fork in it! That's not to say we won't have some more very nice days ahead, but highs of 80 or above are likely done with until late March or April. Not only that, the wind driven chill that's descended on us tonight is just the tip of the iceberg of what our future holds the next 5 months. This little cold shot should come as no suprise though with Thanksgiving week

At least for a few days, we can kiss our recent run of balmy days goodbye. A complex storm system composed of a southern stream distrubance and a northern branch trough is in the process of phasing. The absorbtion of the tropical energy into the larger mean trough will develop a healthy storm that brings rain Thursday, wind Thursday night, much colder weather Friday. That's followed by the threat of frost Saturday morning. You can watch the energy merger at 500mb unfold in th

October has a long history of being one of those months that contains good, bad, and the ugly, sometimes all in one day. The transition from summer to winter is well underway with average highs going from the mid 60s to start to the low 50s by months end. Most years see several days in the 80s with the caveat being that freezing temperatures, frost, and at least a trace of snow is likely by the time November rolls around. We've enjoyed an exceptional warm spell recently that

It was a last-minute decision, but as Hurricane Isaias approached the Florida coast, I decided to take the day off and head for the impact zone in the Florida Panhandle. I had little time to prep my car, cameras and equipment - but in three hours I prepped everything I could to make the nine-hour drive from the Florida Space Coast to Mexico Beach, Florida - the first stop on my travels. On the way to the impact zone it was evident I was heading the right direction. Armies of

I could just post a sentence or two and that would cover the next week of weather across the Midwest. But I'll give you a little more than that, but trust me I am stretching. Starting off, not much really excited me until next week. We are watching a storm system in the Tuesday/Wednesday October 13-14 time frame that will likely be an abrupt pattern change bringing in much cooler temperatures and our next chance at meaningful rainfall. Strong upper-level support will usher in