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The Great Outdoors

Southwestern Pennsylvania is unique in its outdoor beauty. It is also unique in the amount of activities that are possible in our outdoor settings.Our four seasons of weather also add to the picture, and with the COVID-19 situation showing no signs of letting up, the ability to spend time ...

Our weather and whatÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ ahead

The heat and dry weather continue in the west. Las Vegas has not had measurable rain in 183 days. The previous record was 150 days in 1959.Phoenix just experienced 144 days with temperatures of 100 or better breaking the old record of 143 days in 1989. Much of the west continues to be plagued ...

Weather and climate warrant our attention

With the hills and valleys of Southwestern Pennsylvania ablaze in their autumn glory itÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ hard to concentrate on the ongoing climate change debate.In the mountains this past week the fall colors were as beautiful as they have been in many years. Mother Nature will be taking her color show on ...

La Nina weather pattern to continue

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, known as NOAA, has confirmed that the La Nina weather pattern that began to develop a couple of months ago is here, and looks to continue.La Nina is the flip side of the warmer El Nino pattern, and is responsible for a busier Atlantic and ...

Mother Nature to close up shop

Early October is still a nice time of the year across Southwestern Pennsylvania.The summer wildflowers have give way to autumnÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ display of yellow goldenrods, orange and yellow touch-me-nots and the very colorful selection of lavender and purple wild asters. Mountain areas have had a bit of ...

Takes a lot to get your weather forecast

A lot of effort goes into the weather forecast for your area. Data has to be collected from many sources, including weather observations from many locations, weather balloons, buoys, radar and satellite images need to be analyzed. Today, the computer does a lot of the heavy lifting, but it was ...