Get ready for another Supermoon this Saturday
Is 2012 The Year of Large Hail?
Quail Hollow Weather Climatology Through 2011
Anatomy of a Fake Hail Picture? Maybe: Update Mystery Solved!
@uccwxspotter those are LSR tornadoes.
3
May
Get ready for another Supermoon this Saturday
Like last years supermoon on March 19th which was a big hit among sky watchers. This Saturday there will be an equally amazing sight as the biggest full moon of the year will occurred at 11:35 EDT. Another rare treat will occur Friday night as the annual Eta Aquarid meteor showers will be peaking. Though the supermoon will far out shine the meteor shower.
1
May
Is 2012 The Year of Large Hail?
There’s little doubt that last year 2011 was know among meteorologists and the public as the year of the tornado. Mainly because of the number of tornadoes but also the extreme death tolls driven by large outbreaks in April and May. This year I have noticed a different trend in the severe weather numbers. Hail!
27
Apr
Quail Hollow Weather Climatology Through 2011
Wells Fargo Championship, Formerly, Quail Hollow Championship and Wachovia Championship
25
Apr
March was so warm that April has actually been cooler.
Now that April is almost over the temperatures this month are looking closer to average. Though looking back this months temperatures are starting to really put March in perspective. Remember March 2012 in Charlotte was the second warmest on record. That record book goes back 134 years to 1878. The main reason for all the warm air in March was a very stagnant weather pattern a lack of snow cover and drier weather.
18
Apr
Calling All Weather Geeks, Weenies & Junkies
Do you love watching clouds, Have you ever watch The Weather Channel for hours on End? Can you tell a wall cloud from a scud cloud.
16
Apr
Anatomy of a Fake Hail Picture? Maybe: Update Mystery Solved!
Update is at the bottom.
Social media has made covering weather much easier. Both for getting information out and receiving information in. One of the negatives of social media and weather is the proliferation of fake or old photos being passed off as real current pictures. Jesse Ferrell at Accuweather has done some extensive blog posts on hoax weather pictures and video, which can be found here.
11
Apr
Frost & Freeze Protection
With a freeze tonight & a frost again tomorrow night across the piedmont there are a few things you can do today to help prevent damage to your garden. Temperatures tonight will drop to around 29°-30° for 2-3 hours. Tomorrow night they will drop into the mid-30s for a few hours. Tonight is the bigger threat but both could damage tender plants. Here are a few things you can do to help prevent damage.
1
Apr
Charlotte Has 2nd Warmest March on Record
For most of you the fact that we had a warm March isn’t a shock, but that fact that is wasn’t number one on the list might be. March 1945 will remain the warmest on record in the Charlotte weather records which go back to 1878. It was the warmest March since the official weather station was moved from Uptown to the airport in 1939.
