Weather Nerd

The number of severe hailstorms in the United States rose significantly over the last three years, and the damage from increasingly massive hailstones is pushing up insurance rates in the hardest hit states, according to a new study. As Yahoo News reports, data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows that severe hail […]

The first day of spring 2025 is on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at 5:01 a.m. EDT (2:01 a.m. Pacific). For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, this is marked by the arrival of the spring equinox (otherwise known as the “First Point of Aries”). As the Farmer’s Almanac reports, traditionally, we celebrate the first day of spring […]

We all know the expression “April showers bring May flowers,” but as the Farmer’s Almanac reports, there are a cornucopia of weather lore sayings associated with rain and spring that may be new to you! Have you heard any of these? Weather Lore Sayings About Rain Rain before 7 – clear before 11.Rain after 7 […]

It may be spring, but it’s not too soon to look ahead to summer weather, especially when El Niño – a player in last year’s especially brutally hot summer – is rapidly weakening and will all but vanish by the time the season kicks into gear. But as CNN Weather reports, El Niño’s disappearing act doesn’t necessarily mean we’ll […]

At least 40 people in seven states have died amid a severe weather disaster that swept across the central and southern U.S., officials said Sunday. At least 12 deaths were reported in Missouri, the most of any state, officials said. Sunday is the third day in a row that severe storms packing destructive winds, large hail, […]

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1, but we already know what all the storms will be named. As USA Today reports, the list of storm names is created by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) well in advance of the hurricane season. But we don’t yet know how many storms will form this year, or how […]