It may be tempting to look out on a pleasant, synoptically quiescent day, and think that there’s not much going on. However, one of the great things about being a meteorologist is that we always seem to be able to find things worth looking at even in the most mundane... Read More
NWS Pago Pago forecasters (and Friends of the Blog) Jane Allen and Brayden Barton sent along some video and pictures of a significant thunderstorm that rocked the American Samoan Island of Tutuila in the hours before sunrise on Wednesday, May 20th, 2026. First, here is a video showing the intensity... Read More
On the afternoon of Friday, 15 May 2026, a wildfire broke out near Two Harbors, Minnesota, along the north shore of Lake Superior. Minnesota State Highway 61 was shut down to traffic and evacuation orders were issued for residents between Two Harbors and Castle Danger. Relative humidity levels were very... Read More
On the afternoon of 14 May 2026, a strong midlatitude cyclone centered over the prairie provinces of Canada forced very strong winds in the Northern Great Plains of the continental United States. This in turn lofted an extreme amount of dust into the lower atmosphere, lowering visibilities to less than... Read More
