By: Al Kaprielian – Dec 2017 GOOOD EEEEEVENING! Welcome to December and the start of what is called the meteorological winter. During this month we will see the shortest days of the year as well as the longest nights of the year. The winter solstice will occur during this month. The winter solstice is when […]
Welcome to November which marks the last month of hurricane season. The last day of hurricane season is November 30th. During November the days continue to get shorter and the nights longer. We will have to go through early sunsets. The sun angle continues to get lower in the sky. As this occurs we will […]
By: Al Kaprielian – Dec. 2016 Welcome to the start of meteorological winter which goes through the month of February. Now that November is over, so is this year’s hurricane season. The end of November saw some episodes of heavy rain making a dent in our drought, however, not eliminating it. With a large contrast […]
By: Al Kaprielian – November 2015 With summer over and fall here, we now look ahead to the winter. In this month’s article, I am going to talk about winter storms and how Meteorologists forecast them. Winter storms can bring snow, sleet, and freezing rain. There is a difference between sleet (ice pellets) and freezing […]