El Niño is often discussed for its influence on hurricane season, but the climate pattern can also affect rainfall, drought, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Weather forecasters talk about wind shear a lot during hurricane season, but what exactly is it? I teach meteorology at Georgia ...

An accident involving an experienced IFR pilot under seemingly benign weather conditions highlights the dangers of underestimating low-level wind shear and turbulence, which led to spatial ...

Wind shear is the change in wind speed or direction with height, and it can either disrupt tropical storms and hurricanes or help thunderstorms become stronger and more organized. Imagine trying to ...

Wind shear is defined as the change in wind speed, wind direction, or both, over some distance. You may have heard airplane pilots talk about turbulence and warn passengers that they’re in for a bumpy ...

Whenever thunderstorms are in the forecast, meteorologists are always looking to see if there will be any wind shear present, and if so, just how much. Wind shear is the measurement of the difference ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Pinpoint Weather 12 Meteorologists Tony Petrarca and T.J. Del Santo discussed the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season on Beyond the Forecast. In the video above, Tony and T.J ...

Graphic of an aircraft encountering microbursts during takeoff and approach. Generally an aircraft would first be exposed to increasing head wind which brings higher airspeed and leads to increased ...

Imagine trying to build a tower of cards in a wind tunnel. No matter how strong the foundation, the upper layers won’t stand a chance. That’s what wind shear does to a developing storm. Wind shear ...