Weather Nerd

It feels like deja vu. Smoke from raging Canadian wildfires is once again worsening air quality in some U.S. states. Didn’t we just go through this last year? Or was it two years ago that wildfires in Canada raged out of control and smoke blanketed the northern states? Actually it was both 2023 and 2024. Feels like […]

The first tropical storm of 2025 in the Western Hemisphere will be on the map this week off the southwestern coast of Mexico, about two weeks after the beginning of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season. A Tropical Depression that is expected to officially develop into Tropical Storm Alvin is expected to form in the Eastern Pacific […]

A planetary alignment will appear in the early morning sky just before the start of Memorial Day weekend with the crescent moon serving as the centerpiece. The planet alignment will be visible in the hour (about 30 to 40 minutes, according to EarthSky) before sunrise on May 23. Looking east, the thin Crescent moon will glow between […]

Atlantic hurricane season 2025 is almost here and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says a “confluence of factors” are set to fuel tropical cyclones in coming months. NOAA officials said to prepare for danger now as they released a forecast that predicts a 60% chance of an “above-normal hurricane season.” As USA Today reports, specifically, NOAA is […]

The City of St. Louis continued testing tornado sirens last week after Mayor Cara Spencer said previous tests had revealed systemic failures. As KTVI St. Louis reports, the sirens went off around the city as part of the latest test. Residents took notice as they were outside continuing to clean up from the deadly storm […]

Last week, the acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency told staff members that he believes President Donald Trump is a bold man with a bold vision for the agency — but that FEMA doesn’t yet have a full plan to tackle hurricane season. As ABC News reports, acting FEMA Administrator David Richardson told […]