Ice Crystals dangling Introduction Rime refers to a coating of ice. It is the buildup of ice usually in the form of small white crystals which occurs when small liquid droplets freeze upon making contact with a cold surface. There are two types of rimes depending on how they occur. These are hard rime and Read More
Lake Effect Snow and Rain Lake effect Snow is something that is common almost every winter. It receives a lot of attention in the press but what about Lake effect Rain? Is there anything like that? Well, the argument sometimes is that Lake effect Rain isn’t exciting and therefore it receives very little attention. Yet, Read More
Rare Weather Phenomenon Red Sprites It is not every day you get to capture footage of some new or unusual weather phenomenon, and Red sprites are just one of them. How many times have you come across a video of jellyfish-shaped streaks in the sky? They are called Red Sprites and are considered to be Read More
What is a Doppler radar like? A Doppler radar is a unique and specialized radar. It performs its ‘weather watch’ functions by making use of the Doppler effect. This enables it to produce velocity data relating to objects present at some distance. A Doppler radar can be seen when driving through U.S 41 between Marquette Read More
Introduction—What is the Beaufort scale? The Beaufort scale refers to a method of estimating wind speed based on the surface condition of a large body of water in relation to wind waves and swell. The advent of the scale enables sailors to measure wind speed simply by observing the surface of the sea. Historical perspective Read More
What are the different types of clouds? According to the International Cloud Atlas of the World’s Meteorological Organisation, there are over 100 different types of clouds in existence. However, each one can be divided to become part of ten basic types of clouds, depending on its height and general shape in the sky. Are you Read More