Skywatch Almanac Weather Blog
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 ...
January Weather
Although the winter is less than two weeks old on the calendar when the month starts, the weather has wasted little time in plunging thermometers well below zero, often to their lowest levels of the year. The weather pattern is dominated by frigid arctic air masses that hail from the ...
December Weather
Although some winters have already started by the time December roles around, every so often a December arrives without its usual cold and snow. As each day passes, a rather noticeable
anticipation builds. December’s reputation for snow and cold is well earned, and even though temperatures might tease us with unseasonable ...
November Weather
Finding the silver lining in November’s clouds is a case of numerous opportunities for those who have a willing spirit. Finding the pleasantries and treasures in a month that features the cloudiest weather of the year means acquiring an optimism that is almost unquenchable. If you can, there are plenty ...