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In Texas, it was a completely different ball game as 12 tornadoes touched down Wednesday night (May 15th) killing 12 people and injuring more than 100. More>>
Chicago reached 90 degrees for the first time this year on Tuesday. This happening just a day after we started at 36 degrees. More>>
Yesterday's 9.2" of snow at O'Hare not only ranks as the 4th biggest March calendar day snowfall on record, but the first 6" snow since the Groundhog's Day Blizzard of 2011. More>>
December of 2012 went down as the 9th least snowiest December on record and the 11th warmest ever for Chicago. More>>
Chicago officially received its first daily 1" snowfall of the season on Friday, January 25th with O'Hare picking 1.1" of snow. More>>
Chicago ended an impressive 711 day streak without a sub-zero temperature Tuesday morning. That is the 4th longest such stretch since records began in 1871. More>>
The coldest air mass in almost two years has reached Chicago. More>>
Frigid Arctic air has been pent up across the Hudson Bay area for several weeks now stuck under the influence a strong polar area of low pressure also known as the "polar vortex." More>>
The U.S. drought of 2012 is considered the worst since the 1950s, but there appears to be some brief relief thanks to recent soaking rains stretching from the south through the southeast and the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic states. More>>
Parts of Alaska are bracing for direct hit from the most intense storms they have seen since 1979. More>>
The second guest speaker yesterday at the weather summit in Steamboat was Bill Murtagh from the Space Prediction Center in Boulder, CO. More>>
Flickr.comAtmosphere has found that the second worst heat trapping pollutant in Earth's atmosphere is Black Carbon, better known as common soot. More>>
Day 2 of the Winter Summit in Steamboat was spearheaded by Stanley Goldenberg. More>>
The 24th annual Steamboat Weather Summit is off to a great start with wonderful people and excellent guest speakers. More>>
The weather of 2012 will forever be known for severe drought, record-breaking heat and Super Storm "Sandy." More>>
It's official. 2012 is the warmest year on record for the contiguous United States. More>>
Just five years ago on January 7, 2008, an EF-3 tornado tore through parts of Boone and McHenry Counties between 3:30 and 3:48 p.m.
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For the second straight season mother nature has graced us with mild temperatures and very little snowfall. More>>
2012 went down in the books as the warmest on record for Chicago, Rockford, and even for the lower 48 United States. More>>
The first major winter storm of the season has arrived. So far only parts of Chicago have seen less than 1.0" of snow. More>>
In a typical year, this annual list of weather events would include entries such as heavy snows, tornado outbreaks, giant hail, damaging thunderstorms, high winds, and floods. But 2012 was not a typical year. More>>
Warm, moist air streamed into the Chicago area today and although we were blanketed in fog and clouds, the temperatures soared to record highs between 68 and 72 degrees. More>>
During a natural disaster, there is nearly always a run on generators at the local Home Depot store. More>>
That's what research published in the journal Nature states. More>>
Parts of northern Illinois saw their first snowfall of the season Monday evening. More>>
For the second consecutive month, the average temperature ended up below normal at Chicago. More>>
Okay, this is a link to a very short video clip but it is cool to look at this unique animation of Hurricane Sandy. More>>
Even though Sandy continues to weaken, it has produced the second highest wave ever measured at the south mid lake buoy at 21.7'. More>>
It's no surprise that weather influences our mood, our behavior and how well we are able to accomplish tasks. More>>
Will it be sandals and swimsuits like last year or a return to the salt and snow shovels of past years? More>>
The 1991 collision off the east coast between a hurricane and an early season winter storm with a strong arctic cold front was made famous in the movie "The Perfect storm." More>>
I always like to say that if someone tells you what the weather is going to be like more than seven days from now, they are lying. More>>
On Thursday, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) released their outlook for the 2012-2013 winter in the United States. More>>
This year's drought is now having an effect on the Great Lakes water supply. More>>
This weekend's storm delivered on the heavy rain for many parts of the area. More>>
Just think, the shells from the clams used to make your clam chowder may have been used to help scientists learn more about how the climate has changed over the past millennium. More>>
Thursday afternoon has been sunny and mild with temperatures in the mid 70s, but a strong cold front will push through later this afternoon with a significant drop in temperatures.
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The Weather Channel has announced that they are going to start "Naming" winter storms. At first you may ask, "they name hurricanes, why not all storms?" More>>
There's something that goes on behind the scenes at major golf tournaments that you hardly ever see. Forecasters constantly watch the skies, to make sure golfers and fans stay out of harm's way. More>>
What a difference a year makes. The 2012 U.S. tornado count through Tuesday September 25th is at 757. That's less than half of 2011's total of 1692. More>>
These are some of my favorite clouds. No, they are not "special effects" from the latest Spielberg movie, and no, they are not real U.F.O.'s - although they are often mistaken for them! More>>
Autumn weather came with authority on Saturday behind a strong cold front. More>>
While man made global warming may be still a topic for hot debate, it's hard to argue, that whatever the cause, there is change transpiring in our atmosphere and environment. More>>
Sunday started as a picture perfect day with bright blue skies, but by the afternoon we had a milky white haze overhead. More>>
With fall knocking on the door, it means many Chicagoans will be opening up the windows and shutting down their air conditioners. You may want to think twice. More>>
Flickr/BousureEarth's all time warmest temperature has been disclaimed by a team of 13 atmospheric scientists from nine countries. More>>
A line of severe thunderstorms brought 50-60mph winds across the Chicago area late Tuesday night. More>>
Chicago's pollen count hit an all-time high for the season Wednesday. More>>
Meteorological summer began on June 1st and ended Friday August 31st and oh what a summer we had. More>>
On the eve of the 7th anniversary of Katrina, Hurricane Isaac made an initial landfall on a tiny spit of land in far southeastern Louisiana at 6:45 PM CDT Tuesday evening. More>>
Tropical storm "Isaac" is strengthening. As of 4:00 PM CDT the winds have increased to 70 mph. More>>
Drought conditions continue across much of northern Illinois and northwest Indiana due to large rainfall deficits for the calendar year and for the water year dating back to October 2011. More>>
No surprise that we have been abnormally warm, make that hot this summer in Chicago. More>>
Going to the Republican National Convention? Then you may want to monitor the tropics because Tropical Depression # 9 is churning away in the Atlantic Ocean heading west at 20 mph with 35 mph winds. More>>
The drought has affected the price of everything from gas to cheese and now it that glass of vino may cost you a bit more too. More>>
The latest drought numbers show little if any relief from the recent rains across the Chicago area. More>>
Woods Hole Oceanographic InstituteScientists report that sea ice on the Arctic Ocean is melting at a faster rate than ever recorded before. More>>
The Western United States continues to battle these wildfires which are endangering homes and threatening to drive more people from their homes. More>>
Watch where you walk and what you touch because Poison Ivy is growing faster, bigger and more potent than ever thanks to higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. More>>
NASAIn July 2012, a massive ice island broke free of the Petermann Glacier in northwestern Greenland. More>>
NOAAThe relentless summer heat and lack of rainfall has caused many rivers to dry up along with near 100 degree water temperatures. This has left thousands of Midwest fish dead. More>>
The storm system that affected Chicago and Lake Michigan Thursday into Friday was definitely one for the record books. More>>
Boaters beware and photographers get your cameras ready! More>>
The southwest monsoon and moisture from Typhoon Haikui have worked together to bring flooding rainfall to Manila and other areas of the Philippines Tuesday. More>>
It's been an off the charts tornado season in Saskatchewan, and one of the quietest summers on record in the United States. As a result, many American storm chasers are heading north. More>>
Few subjects have been more controversial than global warming and climate change. More>>
July of 2012 is going down in the record books for not only one of the hottest months on record across the lower 48, but the worst drought since the dust bowl years. More>>
When you gaze at the moon, many features like mountains and craters are visible, but what about the American flags planted by NASA astronauts during the Apollo landings in the 1960s? More>>
There was no question about it. It was a hot and steamy July for not only Chicago, but for Rockford as well. More>>
Before we go any further, what exactly is a haboob? The word haboob is Arabic for "strong wind". It is defined as a dust storm with strong winds created by a thunderstorm downburst. More>>
The U.S. Drought Monitor is released every Thursday morning at 7 a.m. More>>
The massive drought that has taken over the lower 48 states is on pace for one of the worst ever. It also is having an effect on the number of tornadoes. In fact, a near-record low number of tornadoes. More>>
The great drought of 2012 continues to build coast-to-coast and while most of the news related to the dry conditions is bad there is at least one bit of good news, less tornadoes. More>>
This NASA photo from space may resemble a classic Van Gogh painting, but look closely and you'll see it's actually algae or phytoplankton off the coast of Gotland, a Swedish island. More>>
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