Skywatch Almanac Weather Blog
November Weather
For those who marvel at the turn of each season, there is a bonus in November. A minor season to most, this is the "locking" season, when the ground, at times muddy through the month, stiffens
with the deepening cold. Smaller ponds may freeze over, while the larger lakes occasionally see ...
October Weather
October is the heart and soul of Autumn. All those sights and sounds, tastes and traditions that say “Fall” are found among the decreasing daylight, the cloudier skies, and the more frequent frosty mornings. The polar regions are cooling, and as that cold expands, the storm track shifts south. But ...
September Weather
The shortening days and growing nights find their balance in September, but the weather scales are still tipped in favor of the warm weather. The land and ocean store the summer heat, releasing it during the fall, which is why it is so much warmer than March, which ...
August Weather
August appears to enjoy complimenting its green with shades of yellow and brown and gold. The flowers of late summer, dominated by the goldenrod, are primarily in the yellow and gold range. The tawny tassels of corn are dancing in the hot afternoon breeze, and the lawns sear brown when ...
July Weather
Summer is most at home in July, the month least likely to see frost or snow. Daylight lingers its longest, the evening sunset within a minute of two of its latest of the year. The days only shorten by a half hour, giving the Sun plenty of time to heat ...
June Weather
"Swallows fly high, clear blue sky. Swallows fly low, prepare for a blow.”
Though it is a bit premature to say that summer is in full swing, June certainly has all the elements at its disposal. The longest daylight hours can push thermometers toward that elusive 100 degree mark in a ...
May Weather
"Thunder in May fills the barn with hay”
Visions of flowers and newly green hills bring out a smile as bright as the May sunshine. It marks the destination that makes all the earlier frustrations melt into the blue sky and long, lingering afternoons. However, the actual arrival of May can ...
April Weather
Sugar snow. Poor man's fertilizer. Call it what you will, we know that April snow is only as serious as we imagine it to be. Sure, we may have to shovel it, or drive through it, or wait a little longer to get the baseball field dried out. But we ...
March Weather
No month has quite the same flair for the dramatic as March. No doubt the potential for a back-breaking snowstorm is high on the list, yet a sudden shift in the wind, sweeping the clouds away can permit the sun to deliver an encouraging taste of spring. Stir these ingredients ...
February Weather
What would February be without Ground Hog Day? We could all use a little encouragement with winter only half over, but the days are noticeably longer, and the sun can usually take the sting out of the coldest of mornings. In general we see more sun this month than in ...