Weather Blog

Evelyn Browning Garriss doesn't just blog about the weather forecast; she provides insight on WHY extreme weather is happening--and a heads up on weather to watch out for. A historical climatologist, Evelyn blogs about weather history, interesting facts about the weather, and upcoming climate events that affect your life--from farming to your grocery bill. Every week, we look forward to another great weather column from Evelyn. We encourage our weather watchers to post their comments and questions--and tell us what they think!

Wedding Weather

June 4, 2012

When you think of June, you think of summer weather and weddings. The two are definitely related. While most people know that June is a traditional month for weddings, few realize how much these traditions were shaped by weather.

May 25, 2012

For the first time on record, both the Atlantic and the East Pacific have had tropical storms form before the opening of hurricane season.

May 15, 2012

It’s official – the Atlantic Hurricane Season starts on June 1.So why did a number of weather blogs and services speculate on whether the Atlantic would get its first tropical storm during the second week of May?

May 8, 2012

“Early to bed and early to rise,

Makes a bear . . . HUNGRY!”

April 25, 2012

After a warm and relatively dry winter and early spring, April brought snow!

A huge April Nor’easter slammed the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states. Some areas got over a foot of snow!

April 18, 2012

Tornadoes roar across the USA. Giant earthquakes rip Indonesia (8.7 on the Richter scale), Mexico (7.0), Gulf of California (7.0) and the Oregon coast region (5.5).Nations brace for giant tsunami waves to crash across the oceans. (Fortunately the waves didn’t come.) The Earth has been in constant movement this month.

April 9, 2012

Welcome to the extreme tornado season of 2012—a tornado season on steriods.

April 2, 2012

Here is the good news. The La Niña is vanishing.

March 21, 2012

March 20 (sniffle) was the first official day of spring. It was the day of the spring equinox. (Sniffle!) It is the day that when the sun crosses the celestial equator and night and day are equal in length. It is also the beginning of spring allergy season (Achoo!).

March 9, 2012

It’s time to celebrate being Irish (or pseudo-Irish) and look for that pot of gold waiting for you at the end of the rainbow.

February 27, 2012

First Grímsvötn volcano erupted through a glacier. Then it exploded through the air. Finally, its debris changed the atmosphere so much that it blasted winter away from most of the US.

February 15, 2012

If you think this winter has been weird, blame the North Atlantic Oscillation.

February 8, 2012

If you are basking in unusually warm weather this February 14, you may be enjoying an old-fashioned Valentine’s Day. According to some experts, during the Middle Ages, spring began in mid-February!