The National Weather Service offices in much of the central and western continental United States have modified their radiosonde launch times. Instead of the standard synoptic times of 0000 and 1200 UTC, these offices have shifted that latter time to 1800 UTC. Since radiosondes are labor-intensive, this change to the... Read More
On the afternoon of 11 June, 2026, a fire broke out at a medical supply warehouse in Tracy, California, in the central part of the state. The fire quickly consumed the nearly million square foot facility. While our weather satellites are frequently used to identify and monitor wildfires, they can... Read More
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
