HURRICANE IAN made landfall at 3:05pm ET near Cayo Costa, FL as a powerful Category 4 hurricane with winds at 150mph and an impressively low pressure of 940mb. This system is a beast with storm surge (the rise of water … Continue reading Hurricane Ian Makes Landfall As A Strong Category 4 Storm
It’s pretty amazing to watch the weather from 22,300 miles above the Earth (the distance our GOES satellites are above us). Especially when it reveals our swirling area of low pressure that continues to slowly work its way eastward. Drizzle … Continue reading The Great Swirl
We lose more daylight in September than any other month and this is typically the month you begin to notice it. In terms of sunrises, our morning commute requires more time with the headlights on–now you can sing in the … Continue reading Sunrise Times Next 4 Tuesdays
Grab the kids and head outside for a real decent International Space Station flyover at 9:42pm CT. What makes it so great? Instead of hugging the horizon, this one will go up 67° high in the sky–great for viewing! Look … Continue reading Great Space Station Flyover Thursday Evening
It’s not a guarantee, but according to Region Weather friend and CSU Astronomer/professor Jay Reynolds, the potential is there for a meteor outburst tonight (5/30) into early Tuesday morning (5/31) According to Jay, “Because a comet broke apart, in 1995, … Continue reading Possible METEOR OUTBURST Tonight
Tonight’s the night! A total lunar eclipse will occur and it will be visible to the naked eye from right here in northwest Indiana–but the problem is…we’ll have clouds around. In terms of a forecast for clearing skies, it will … Continue reading TONIGHT: Total Lunar Eclipse and Blood Moon
Our winter storm provided lots of opportunities for pictures of the snow, lest we forget once July and August arrive. Thank you for all your reports and pictures. Take a look: And our personal favorite: Watch out for polar bears. Continue reading [GALLERY] Your Winter Storm Pictures
Cloud-free skies gave us a nice view from space of our snow cover left behind by the winter storm this week. A large stripe of 10+ inches of snow fell from Missouri through the Region and up into Michigan from … Continue reading Cloud-Free Skies Give Us Good Look At Snowpack Today
As this stretch of beautiful weather continues, our mainly clear skies will set the stage for a picture-perfect space station flyover this evening! Set an alarm and bring the kids out, this is a good pass this evening! At 7:59pm … Continue reading Good Space Station Flyover Tonight!
It’s that time of year, when the highly coveted winter outlook is issued by your various news organizations and by NOAA. We don’t like to issue seasonal outlooks at Region Weather because of two reasons: They don’t actually tell us … Continue reading NOAA Issues Winter Outlook
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