What is the shape of a raindrop
If I asked you to draw a raindrop, you would likely produce something similar to those pictured above. What You Need To Know Raindrops are...
Daylight saving time begins March 13
It’s that time of year where spring is starting to take hold and whether we like it or not, we’ve got to turn our clocks...
A look back at the wildest Super Bowl weather
With the Super Bowl in Los Angeles this year, we could see a record-warm game with the heat wave in southern California. Let’s take a...
More than a Christmas story
It is one of the most mysterious places on Earth, where only a handful of people have visited and an unspecified number of elves and...
Largest comet ever seen will pass through our solar system
Save the date. In roughly 10 years, a once in a lifetime (a very long lifetime) event will take place in the sky above us....
The official peak of hurricane season is here
We’ve reached the official peak of the Atlantic hurricane season but what does that mean exactly? From August through October, 78% of the tropical storm...
Using artificial intelligence to predict lightning strikes
The saying goes, “you never know when lightning will strike.” That may no longer be true thanks to computer learning and a space-based lightning monitoring...
What causes a mackerel sky?
Have you ever looked up at a pattern of clouds dotting the sky and noticed that occasionally, they look like the scales of a fish?...
Tornado or not? What those scary-looking clouds really are
During summertime storms, you can find a variety of cloud formations, and some can look alarming! What You Need To Know Rain shafts can...
What you need to know about weather and fireworks
The Fourth of July is right around the corner, and many people are looking forward to those spectacular firework shows. However, everything from rain, wind...