Most of the time, weather forecasters focus on the placement of atmospheric troughs, which bring colder weather, and ridges, which warm us up. But what about the weather in-between? When there aren't ...

CLEVELAND — Northeast Ohio’s weather this week is a textbook example of how the upper-level jet stream can flip the switch between quick-moving rain showers and prolonged bouts of wintry weather. This ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Good Thursday blog readers. Nov. 1 may have started cold, but the first full week of the month is looking warm! Warm air is being pumped into the Midwest with a breezy south flow.

Zonal flows are ubiquitous in nature. Familiar examples include the jet stream winds that circulate the globe or the alternating currents in the world’s oceans such as the Gulf Stream. Now, ...

The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI. These numerical results suggest that the large-scale zonal flow and the small-scale turbulence are necessary, and perhaps even ...

(SOUTHERN COLORADO) — A shift in the overall weather pattern is bringing a more zonal flow to the upper atmosphere, meaning ...