Temperature inversions are atmospheric phenomena where temperature increases with increasing altitude, creating extreme stability that inhibits vertical mixing. They are commonly formed nocturnally ...

There can be long stretches throughout the year, especially during the winter, when it doesn't seem like the clouds want to break up. The lack of sunshine can come from what meteorologists call a ...

ROCKTON (WREX) — Smoke from the smoldering Chemtool fire in Rockton may stay closer to the ground over the next few nights thanks to temperature inversions setting up. While inversions usually lead to ...

A drive to the mountains means beautiful scenery and more often than not, cooler temperatures. However, in some cases it's not always cooler as you go up in elevation. In fact, the temperature can ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – The definition of winter varies depending on where you live. For Floridians, any time the temperature falls below 65 degrees, that’s winter-like weather. For other areas across the ...

Have you ever walked outside in Pueblo on a cold morning and seen the haze in the sky? Or watched our morning forecasts and seen Woodland Park is warmer than Pueblo? It’s very common at this time of ...

Not only do we have to worry about large-scale weather patterns affecting our daily lives in the winter, but local geography can also dictate the atmospheric flavor of the day, leaving parts of the ...

THE present view of the development of temperature inversions in the atmosphere with a sudden decrease of humidity with increase of height as due to a general slow descent of air from higher levels, 1 ...

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