Friday Feature:  How to Read Weather Radar

Friday Feature: How to Read Weather Radar

This week’s featured video was published by Chris Chase, who is a storm chaser, to explain how meteorologists utilize radar for monitoring the movement and severity of storms.  If you are a farmer or outdoor enthusiast of any type, you have likely utilized a...
April 2024 Weather Summary and Summer Outlook

April 2024 Weather Summary and Summer Outlook

Rainfall April was another drier than average month for the Western Panhandle Counties, but was really wet east of the Apalachicola River.  This has been an ongoing trend from last year, where rainfall is very uneven in the Panhandle  The map to the left above, shows...
1st Quarter 2024 Weather Summary & Planting Season Outlook

1st Quarter 2024 Weather Summary & Planting Season Outlook

How did El Niño effect the Cool-Season of 2023-24? At the end of 2023, there was much discussion of a strong El Niño and the affect it might have on the climate this cool-season (November-March) in Florida.  We certainly had more rain than last winter, but it was...