Category: Weather Nerd

A Volcano Eruption in Australia last January could affect North American Winter Weather into 2023

Meteorologists are all taking about the Triple Dip, but La Niña will not be the only meteorological force at play that could shape the weather patterns across the U.S. during the upcoming winter. As AccuWeather reports, on January 15, 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano, an underwater volcano located about 2,200 miles northeast of Sydney, […]

How to help those impacted by Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Fiona

In the wake of Hurricane Fiona and Ian, thousands of people are still picking up the pieces of what remains. AccuWeather has collected a list of several organizations that are offering services to victims and accepting donations. Project HOPE Project HOPE is an organization that works to provide care for evacuees and supports local health care […]

Forecasters and Hunters are Eyeing the Next Caribbean Hurricane

In the wake of Hurricane Ian’s devastating strike in Florida, the Atlantic hurricane season still has a little less than two months left, as The Weather Channel reports, including the typically active month of October. This latest disturbance, known to meteorologists as Invest 91L, is in the southeastern Caribbean just north of the coast of South […]

This Year’s Tricky Triple Dip La Niña won’t be a Carbon Copy of the Last Two

AccuWeather senior meteorologist Paul Pastelok and his team of long-range forecasters are predicting a “triple dip La Niña” for the Winter season of 2022, as it is the third winter in a row that La Niña will shape the weather patterns across the U.S. The regular climate phenomenon occurs when the water near the equator in […]

The Impacts of Hurricane Ian (So Far)

The cleanup continues in Florida from Ian, which the majority of Floridians will tell you is “the worst hurricane I’ve ever lived through.” The total economic impact is still undetermined, the damage assessments continue, and the death toll rises, but here are some of the early measures of Ian’s catastrophic impact, via Reuters: DEATH TOLL […]

Meteorologists are Monitoring What’s Next in the Atlantic in wake of Ian

In the wake of Ian, AccuWeather meteorologists are monitoring specific zones of the Atlantic basin where new tropical development may occur in the coming week or two. Experts say the season is far from over, with its official close not until November 30. It took over four months into the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season for the basin’s […]

The Latest on Hurricane Ian’s Track

It looks like this year’s Atlantic Hurricane System, which had a historically late start, with zero hurricanes throughout the month of August, is trying to make up for lost time in September. As AccuWeather reports, Floridians have rushed to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Ian as the Category 3 storm, packing maximum sustained winds of 120 […]

Meteorologists say Hurricane Ian’s Exact Path is Uncertain

As CNN reports, one of the cities most vulnerable to hurricanes could face its worst-case scenario this week.  Tampa, Florida is now under a hurricane watch and storm surge watch – and this is just the beginning.  “We tell people even if they’re lifelong Floridians like myself, is this something that we haven’t seen in […]

NASA’s Weather Woes Continue for Artemis I Launch

NASA called off its Artemis I launch scheduled for Tuesday, September 27th as Tropical Storm Ian continues to intensify, potentially strengthening into a major hurricane that strikes Florida next week. The agency still hasn’t decided whether to roll back the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to the Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) but indicates […]

NASA says Jupiter is getting its Closest Approach to Earth in 59 Years!

According to NASA, stargazers can expect excellent views of Jupiter the entire night of Monday, September 26 when the giant planet reaches opposition. From the viewpoint of Earth’s surface, opposition happens when an astronomical object rises in the east as the Sun sets in the west, placing the object and the Sun on opposite sides […]