Here's something weird. We are currently at what's called a solar minimum. In other words, the number of spots on the sun is at the...

After mentioning in yesterday's post that I was packing for a move to Portland, Maine I was bombarded with two questions. Why Portland...

For much of the winter the MJO (Madden Julien Oscillation), a long range forecast index based on convective trends in the tropical...

Figuring it was the last I would see of it for at least 6 months, I stayed up late Thursday night and watched it snow. Big flakes and a...

For most of Iowa south of I-80 on into northern Missouri and WC Illinois this is one of snowiest mornings (if not the snowiest ever) for...