Last Frost and the Growing Season
As the spring season carries on, warm weather eventually gives way to the start of the growing season. Here are some key facts about gardening weather in Connecticut… Average last frost in Connecticut: April 26th...
Author: Quincy
Hot Spring Stats
April is the first full month of spring and it has had it has had plenty of hot days around Connecticut. The following stats are from Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn. Hottest...
Long Island Sound in the Spring
As the weather warms up, so does the Sound. There is a noticeable delay or lag in how ocean temperatures rise…Let’s take a look at the ocean temperatures and their affects, with the focus...
April Outlook
The colder than average pattern may persist into April across the Northeast. Connecticut highlights: -Temperatures are forecast to be slightly below to near average for April 2014. -There could be a winter storm somewhere...
Severe Outlook: March 15th
A severe thunderstorm threat tomorrow includes damaging winds for much of eastern Texas into the Ark-latex region. An isolated tornado is possible. While more than ample shear is forecast, instability becomes a wildcard in...
Is Al Gore Making Things Up?
AP Photo / Al Gore has been very outspoken with his views on climate change, but last summer he made a few comments that I found to be curious and even inaccurate. In an article...
Common Myths About Snow
Let’s dive into some common misconceptions about snow and clear it all up… One common myth is that the ground can be too warm for snow to accumulate. This has been easily proven wrong,...
Does Cold Weather Make You Sick?
Does the cold weather make people sick? The simple answer is actually no. It’s a commonly believed myth that cold weather makes people sick. The truth is that cold weather does not directly cause...
Climate Change: More or Less Snow?
Climate change…does it mean more or less snow? After a period of time from the late 1990’s into the early 2000’s, it seemed as if every winter was getting warmer and less snowy. Then,...
Tornado? Actually, No.
This may look like a funnel cloud or even a tornado, but it’s not. What the heck is it? It’s actually called a scud cloud. These clouds are often mistaken for tornadoes or funnel...
Was Sandy a Hurricane?
The simple answer is yes, Sandy WAS a hurricane when the storm impacted Connecticut. A couple of key questions to answer: Did the National Hurricane Center (NHC) consider Sandy a hurricane at that time? Did...
Be Hurricane Prepared in the Fall
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms are favored along the east coast in the fall. Believe it or not, the hurricane season actually peaks from September into early October. And as we get into October, storm tracks...
What if the Ice Caps Melted?
The polar caps are melting, it’s been measured over the past decades. As the global temperature rises, we are slowly seeing the ice turn into water. What has happened so far? Well, based on...
Soil Moisture and Low Temperatures
Soil moisture affects low temperatures in a different way than high temperatures… If the ground is moist at night: There are two consequences. The first is evaporational cooling, but the result does not necessarily mean...
Heat Lightning is a Myth?
Lightning on a hot summer night. That’s “heat lightning”, right? Contrary to common belief, the “heat lightning” phenomena is simply lightning from a distant thunderstorm. Lightning doesn’t simply form from heat on a summer...
Hurricane of 1938 Reanalysis
A team of researchers recently finished a reanalysis, which included the Hurricane of ’38. The original intensity was Category 2 with winds near 100 MPH at landfall on Long Island. The new data increased...