Thu, Apr 26, 2018 - 4:00am
These early warm days of spring are a different kind of warm day than what we get in summer. It's about the dew point.
Wed, Apr 25, 2018 - 4:00am
One of the most noticeable changes in spring is the greening of lawns. Grass mostly goes dormant underneath the snowpack in winter.
Tue, Apr 24, 2018 - 4:00am
The sea-surface temperature across the tropical region of the Pacific Ocean has been warming the past few weeks, signaling the end of the ongoing La Nina.
Mon, Apr 23, 2018 - 4:00am
Warm weather this weekend had many of us outside, wearing less clothing, exposing ourselves to the sun's rays and turning a little red.
Sun, Apr 22, 2018 - 4:00am
So much of the daytime temperature is related to how the soil interacts with sunlight.
Sat, Apr 21, 2018 - 4:00am
It was 100 degrees on this day 38 years ago. In the middle of a warm and dry spring, an extremely hot, westerly wind developed under a large upper-level high pressure system.
Fri, Apr 20, 2018 - 4:00am
The first nine days of April were continuously below freezing and slightly colder than the same period in 1881 for the coldest April 1-9 on record. During the next five days, a modest warming trend has put the first 15 days of April into second place behind 1881.
Thu, Apr 19, 2018 - 4:00am
Cold fronts and warm fronts will continue to do their thing. Spring is always a series of milestones and setbacks. But the elimination of snow cover in the Red River Valley, which is happening quickly this week, is the biggest milestone of all.
Wed, Apr 18, 2018 - 4:00am
A video has been circulating on social networks lately illustrating the Coriolis effect, which is the effect of Earth's rotation on fluid dynamics and, specifically, what makes low-pressure systems rotate counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
Tue, Apr 17, 2018 - 4:00am
Today is the date of the average first 70-degree day of spring here in Fargo-Moorhead. This is different from the first day of spring with an average high of 70 degrees, which is May 16.
