Aviation Weather Today

19/03/2012

Winter to the west, summer to the east…dangerous day in the middle.

We’ve been tracking the weather system moving into the Plains today since last week when it was battering the West Coast. Over the last 10 days this cold front has been the boundary between winter (four feet of snow this past weeke...

13/03/2012

What's the greatest invention of all time? Some will say fire, but I'll disagree (we learned to harness fire; we didn't create it). Others will say the wheel and it's tough to disagree with that. Some will say the Bottoms Up Draft Beer Dispensing System (when I searched for 'Greatest invention of a...

05/03/2012

NASA-Derived Technology Enables Accurate Volcanic-Ash Assessment At Airport In Argentina At the request of the Argentinean Ministry of Defense, a LiD| Published: Fri, Feb 24, 2012 | Aero-News Network

02/03/2012

Although the cold front in the central U.S. will bring snow to the western Great Lakes today and though we still have more than two weeks of winter (vernal equinox: March 20), we’re dealing with a major springtime — rather than wintertime — storm system.

29/02/2012

http://yourweatherblog.com/2012/02/big-bend-insight/

Having just returned from my annual motorcycle trip to the Big Bend region of Texas (Lajitas, Terlingua, Big Bend National Park and Ft. Davis), I couldn’t help but notice the conditions brought on by the exceptional drought that has been plaguing this area for so many seasons.

06/02/2012

Given the availability of different online tools – including meteorological tools – operators have many options. In many cases, these tools provide sufficient information for crew members or aircraft dispatchers. However, for international trips, operators should consider using meteorologists, who o...

01/02/2012

Three cheers to WBMA Birmingham, AL Meteorologist James Spann for taking on the big dog of ABC News last week and telling Diane Sawyer to “Get a clue,” after she reported that last Monday’s tornadoes came as a surprise. You can read Spann’s blog and see the ABC News report here. The severe weather o...

30/01/2012

It’s not been this cold in Fairbanks, Alaska for six years. Saturday morning’s low temperature plunged to 50 degrees below zero. The same day was also the first time in three years that the 24-hour max temp did not rise above minus 40. Minus 40, by the way, is the temperature at which the most widel...

19/01/2012

In the age-old battle of iPad vs. the nighttime sky, the nighttime sky is losing. OK, so maybe it’s not an age-old battle. However, astronomers are worried that the current generation (and we assume future generations, too) of young people will grow up unable to identify basic constellations in the ...

17/01/2012

Be advised that this is a classic heavy snow pattern for those coastal areas along the Pacific Northwest where the combination of shallow Arctic Air interacts with Pacific moisture to produce heavy wintry weather.

13/01/2012

There are two significant aviation anniversaries occurring today and another one this coming Monday. On January 13, 1960 United Flight 826 and TWA Flight 266 collided in midair, showering a neighborhood in Brooklyn and lesser-populated area of Staten Island with twisted aircraft parts and other thin...

13/01/2012

Friends and fans of Aviation Weather Today: Thank you for being a supporter of Aviation Weather Today. As of today, Jan. 13, 2012, we have suspended production of this program in order to focus our resources on developing new video programs and other types of media that meet the evolving needs of the business aviation community. We'll keep you updated about the new products here, while continuing to post aviation-related issues. If you have any questions or feedback, please contact us here on AWT's page or send Dave an email at [email protected].

13/01/2012

Two passenger planes collided mid-air on December 16, 1960, leaving a trail of carnage and flames in their wake, but issuing a new era of crash investigation and air-traffic control safety measures.

12/01/2012

We're online for this Thursday. Fairly quiet, many places - southern U.S., southern Europe. Great Lakes, eastern Canada, northern Europe - different story.

06/01/2012

Friday's AWT is now online. Winds will increase after 17Z in the NY and Phili Metro area out of the SW with gusts to 20 kts. Elsewhere, fairly quiet today across the U.S.

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05/01/2012

Thursday's AWT is now online. It's fairly quiet again today across the Lower 48, but strong winds can still be expected across parts of MT and ND.

03/01/2012

With so much of the country enjoying high pressure and few clouds (and nearly a week before the next full moon), the Quadrantid Meteor Shower ought to be a good one to watch tonight. The problem is that the peak of activity happens at about 2 AM Eastern/1 AM Central. And, unlike last week, most of u...

31/12/2011

Scientists have downgraded the aviation alert level for Cleveland Volcano from orange to yellow. The volcano lies on a major international flight path and it put up a 15,000 foot ash cloud on Thursday.