While tropical beaches may be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about Hawaii, it’s important to remember that the Big Island of Hawai’i has significant elevation. The highest point, Mauna Kea, is over 13,800 feet above sea level. Even though it’s the tropics, this is a high... Read More
A recent question from the Weather Service Office in Pago Pago, Amercian Samoa, brought up the issue of parallax. GOES-18 is located at a longitude of 137 degrees west, while American Samoa is at 170 degrees west. This means there’s around 33 degrees of longitude between the two. By comparison,... Read More
A deepening circulation north of Palau in the western Pacific is projected to intensify into a tropical storm between 3 and 4 February 2026. This system is currently (as of 1600 UTC on 3 Feb 2026) labeled as Invest 94W, but analysis from the Joint Typhoon Warning Center projects intensification into a tropical... Read More
A major winter storm was brewing over most of the eastern continental United States over the weekend of 24-25 January 2026. At one point during the weekend, 185 million people were under some kind of National Weather Service-issued winter weather alert, with warnings for winter storms, ice storms, extreme cold,... Read More
