We have just under a month left of Summer, and already signs of Fall are starting to show up around the area. During a trip along Rt. 5 (West Lake Rd) in West Erie County, I came across some leaves already starting to change their colors.
If you have any signs of Fall that you would [...]
Bob Dylan once sang, “You don’t need a weather man to tell you which way the wind blows”, and now I am going to add to that, you don’t need a meteorologist to tell you this summer has come with a lot more heat that last year! His lyrics work out better, though.
Just the difference [...]
As the heatwave continues, we are getting some impressive temperature readings from backyards across the viewing area. It doesn’t take a thermometer to tell you it is downright HOT outside, but many think it is actually warmer than it really is!
There are some requirements for getting an official air temperature reading, and I have found [...]
A heat wave is defined by the National Weather Service as a period of abnormally and uncomfortably hot and unusually humid weather. Typically a heat wave lasts two or more days.
That definition is what describes our forecast for the next few days. It will be hot and steamy, so here are some tips to help get [...]
Ken Collins snapped some great pictures of a relatively rare type of cloud Monday at Barcelon Harbor in Western New York. This is what is called a “roll cloud”, which is a long, tubular type of Arcus cloud that appears to roll on an axis. These are pretty rare, as you need a specific set [...]
With another round of storms Sunday evening, the third and fourth nearby tornadoes touched down. One on Presque Isle, the other in Conneaut, OH.
The tornado on the penninsula, touched down Sunday evening at 7:36PM. It was only on the ground a short time, but was enough to topple nearly 50 trees. This was an EF0 [...]
Unless you live in a deep hole, you have noticed that this July in Erie has been anything but July-like. Typically we would be basking in the “dog days” of Summer by now, but not this year. I almost feel like putting up a “have you seen my dog” sign in hopes that it would [...]