By Brad Spakowitz Correspondent November has already brought a bit of cold and snow, but it’s finally December, the official start of meteorological winter (December, January, February).  You may recall from one of my previous articles, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) predicts a warmer, wetter winter here. I said I agree, it will …
By Brad Spakowitz Correspondent The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released the official forecast for the coming winter, defined as the months of December, January and February. These seasonal outlooks are created by some of the government’s best climatologists and forecasters, using sophisticated computer models incorporating knowledge of how the atmosphere behaves, sea surface …
By Brad Spakowitz CORRESPONDENT As if a magical switch had been flipped, the heat and humidity of August ended abruptly as September began. In some ways, the first days of September were an autumn preview, featuring cloudy, drizzly and damp days. While most of Labor Day Weekend was quiet, as folks headed back to work …
By Brad Spakowitz Correspondent My career in meteorology spans some four decades, and much has changed in the science of weather during that time. Forecasts have truly gotten better, even in the longer-range, which is defined as 7 to 10 days out. These better, more dependable forecasts are the result of decades of hard scientific …
By Brad Spakowitz Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – August was much wetter than normal. The official observation by the National Weather Service was 8.30 inches of rain for Green Bay. That’s a hefty 4.91 inches above average, placing August 2021 as the second wettest August on record. The bulk of the rain fell in two prolonged …
