While residents of snow-prone Denver and Boston wait for the first flakes to fall, Hawaii’s tallest peak is already blanketed in white. On Tuesday, the Maunakea Visitor Information Station (VIS) shared photos and webcam footage of snow accumulated atop the volcano’s summit. All Big Island summits are currently under a winter weather advisory that will […]
A Wobbly Polar Vortex Could Make for a Bitter Thanksgiving Across Much of the U.S.
Much of the contiguous U.S. could be in for a very chilly Thanksgiving as a wobbly polar vortex threatens to send a blast of Arctic air southward. According to the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), a sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) event may be just around the corner. These rare, rapid temperature increases in […]