A line of storms that I thought was an aurora turned out to be no more than a distant storm, leaving a clear and bright sky locally. But auroras are becoming more likely as the sun, nearly spotless for a few years, is suddenly quite active.
Posts Tagged ‘sun’
Wakening Sun
Posted in clouds, Meteorology, tagged CME, sun on August 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Weather in large format
Posted in Meteorology, tagged Orders of magnitude in weather, roll cloud, sun on October 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A list of large weather objects from roll clouds to the Sun all interact to make weather; it’s not just a backyard thing.