Most people think that once you get a meteorology degree, you’re destined to embark on a career as a forecaster. While that’s often true, it’s sometimes the case that a …

My grandparents live in a small town in Kansas close to a railroad. When I visit them during the winter, I can hear approaching trains more clearly than when I'm …

When you look at a weather map, you will often see the location of warm and cold fronts marked with specific symbols. A warm front is drawn as a red …

13 states are forecast to have disruptive weather during the upcoming holiday weekend. It's not all bad news though. Snow is in the forecast and so is beneficial rainfall. Here's …

I don't know about you, but I do not enjoy the winter sky being dark by 6 pm. I much prefer there being light until close to 9 pm like …

On fall mornings, it isn't unusual to see water on the grass. It didn't rain, so why is everything wet? What you are seeing is dew. This water forms on …

Have you ever thought that the cold winter weather you were experiencing was going to be great because it would kill off and you wouldn't have to deal with them …

On the evening of December 26, 2015, a powerful tornado ripped through the Dallas Metro. In its wake was destruction, injuries and 11 deaths. Eight of these fatalities took place …

Though many of us took time off over the holiday weekend, the weather certainly did not. A series of storm systems affected large areas of the country with strong tornadoes, …

What should have been an enjoyable holiday weekend turned into tragedy and devestation for many in the South. There were 84 reported tornadoes from December 23-27. Hundreds of homes were …

You've all heard the song, "It's the most wonderful time of the year". While Andy Williams may have been into the season when he sang this, the holidays aren't always …

In 1967, the Beatle’s Paul McCartney wrote an epic song that was well ahead of its time, “Helter Skelter”. In the song, McCartney (and others that covered the song in …

WDT is working to build a very high resolution, gridded surface observation dataset that provides customers superior data over simply using standard station observations. The SkyWise Surface Analysis Archive will …

WDT has been working with the Indonesian weather agency, Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi dan Geofiskia (BMKG), since 2009. I have had the opportunity to travel to Indonesia four times now to …

As a meteorologist in Oklahoma, I’m often asked by my ag clients if I chase storms. The answer to that question is a definite yes. Given the recent tornado outbreak …

Considerable media attention has focused on what has been described as a potentially historic equatorial Pacific Ocean basin-wide El Niño currently in progress. Astute readers also already know that no …

As the calendar dives deeper into fall, it's officially that time of year to plan for annual bermudagrass overseed for turf reinforcement. There is something absurdly pleasing about those deep …

I have spent quite a bit of time watching the local television meteorologists the last few days (as have most of you!) during the severe weather events we have had …