Mother Nature abhors extremes. A very simple statement, but one that is very powerful if you want to understand what causes our weather h...

Pilots must master many disciplines as they learn to fly. Weather is perhaps one of the most difficult disciplines to master. So it's qui...

There's no doubt that you have heard a meteorologist talk about a "chance of" this or a chance of that. Perhaps there's a 30% chance of t...

Unless you have insider information you’d never know that there has been a subtle change to some terminal forecasts (TAFs) during the las...

The NWS issues both watches and warnings when weather conditions/events threaten life and/or property. This includes watches and/or warni...

The altimeter installed in the aircraft you fly is designed to sense the atmospheric pressure outside of the aircraft. As a barometer it ...

Stratocumulus clouds are likely the most common cloud on the planet. They occur just about everywhere in the world and are usually quite ...

There's no doubt that a pilot weather report (PIREP) for extreme turbulence should get your attention. Here's an urgent report from the ...

At this point in time all pilots should have long moved away from the legacy AIRMET and should now be using the "new" Graphical AIRMET or...

Understanding the synoptic weather ("big picture") is key to understanding the weather you might face on a flight for any given day. It ...

Of all of the weather products available to pilots prior to a flight, the images produced by the NWS WSR-88D NEXRAD Doppler radars are li...

Pilots that frequently fly over large bodies of water or along the coastlines should be extra-sensitive to the potential of waterspouts e...

Forecasters often rely on their understanding of synoptic-scale weather guidance to make a good forecast. At times local effects can hav...

Effective August 14, 2019 at 1900 UTC, the experimental Graphical Forecasts for Aviation (GFA) Expansion for the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbea...

Check out this microburst caught on camera in the Raleigh, NC area. The important thing to notice is just how benign this looks undernea...

A lot. Is it better than having nothing? Yes, and no. But you need to drill down to the product level to see the value or lack thereof...

The satellite-delivered radar image that you view in the cockpit on your portable or panel mounted display is derived from the network of...

With respect to the weather, there's no doubt that your attention to details can make the difference between an uneventful flight and one...

Does an Automated Surface Observation System (ASOS) have a built in lightning detection system? How does it know to add a TS, VCTS or tel...