There can be long stretches throughout the year, especially during the winter, when it doesn't seem like the clouds want to break up. The lack of sunshine can come from what meteorologists call a ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — When we get higher in the atmosphere temperatures normally decrease, with the ground acting as a heat source. When it comes to temperature inversion the opposite is true. We find ...

A viewer wants to know why thunder lasts longer at times. The temperature profile of our atmosphere is the reason for thunder lasting longer in some storms. Typically, temperatures lower with height ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – The definition of winter varies depending on where you live. For Floridians, any time the temperature falls below 65 degrees, that’s winter-like weather. For other areas across the ...

ROCKTON (WREX) — Smoke from the smoldering Chemtool fire in Rockton may stay closer to the ground over the next few nights thanks to temperature inversions setting up. While inversions usually lead to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Have you noticed how cold it has been the last few mornings? How about the fog that’s been preventing the morning sunrise from gracing the picturesque sky of Portland? This was ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — East Tennesseans and visitors to the Smoky Mountains looking to hit the slopes will have to wait a little longer. Ober Gatlinburg announced Friday it is delaying production ...

What’s an inversion? An inversion is when the temperature gets warmer with height. We usually think of the temperature falling with height, but in this case, the opposite is true. So, what are a ...

Temperatures in the atmosphere generally decrease with increasing height, but occasionally one can find layers in which temperatures actually increase with height – an “inversion” of the normal ...

Have you ever walked outside in Pueblo on a cold morning and seen the haze in the sky? Or watched our morning forecasts and seen Woodland Park is warmer than Pueblo? It’s very common at this time of ...

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