Fuel load largely depends on antecedent moisture conditions, weather conditions are below normal precipitation levels or low humidity. Other factors involve terrain and include slope steepness and ...

So, as the Deep South grapples with the foreign language of snowflake icons making a (for some, repeat) appearance in weather apps, a reality check is in order.

but struggle and vacillate with the messy details of moisture, precipitation, and storm track. I’m watching changes to the antecedent pattern on ensemble means much more intently than whether ...

Measurements of soil moisture through what is known as the “antecedent index” reveal extremely dry conditions. That means that the vegetation is unusually dry for this time of year ...

The following is an excerpt from a recent article on the Weather West Blog.  California's extraordinary precipitation dipole has persisted into mid-Feb with only slight attenuation Well, it has ...

The authors say these conditions fall well below the assumed design criteria that are designed using extreme storm scenarios of some duration, under extreme antecedent moisture conditions as the ...