And why are we talking about it? Perhaps one of the most noteworthy outcomes of COP27 – the UN’s climate summit held in Egypt in 2022 – was the historic...

Stretches of cooler weather left our temperatures below normal last month, but it was still a dry month overall. We also preview the Atlantic hurricane season now in progress. Temperatures...

Hi Mac, In normal years the battle is between the “good” NW ocean winds that curve through the Golden Gate and become steady WSW winds that go towards Pt. Isabel and Berkeley...

Hi fxop, Great question! For a quick answer to your question about Kerry’s forecast, skip to the bottom. To really understand what is happening, here is some background. Palo Alto is less prone than...

So far in 2023, western Canada has been overwhelmed with wildfires and smoke, and within the last week new fires erupted in the eastern province of Nova Scotia. At the...

With 1 June marking the first day of meteorological summer, we reflect on spring and ask whether it has been unusual in any way. This map of the UK shows...

So far this season we have had an atypical weather pattern.  May and June are always the peak time for marine cloud formation.  Hence the terms May Grey and June...

There is lots of speculation about the potential for up-and-coming heatwaves, extreme temperatures or drought for this summer. The Met Office Contingency Planners 3-Month Outlook is often cited as a...

The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) constellation currently consists of three satellites that provide environmental monitoring around the globe and datasets to users. The three satellites are the Suomi-National Polar-orbiting...

For days now, the San Francisco Bay Area has been blessed or cursed by a counter-clockwise spinning west of the Golden Gate. You love the eddy pattern if you wind/kite/sail...