Picking weather models: An inside look at choosing a snow forecast, what it means for next storm
The ears of Detroiters perk up when snow is in the future. Thatโs when itโs up to the Local4Casters to provide on a top notch weather forecast. Computer models are a significant forecast for analyzing any prediction.
Snow-to-water ratio: Why Metro Detroit snowfalls have been โfluffyโ
Local 4 meteorologist Paul Gross was born in Detroit and has spent his entire life and career right here in southeast Michigan. Paul has researched, written and produced eight half-hour documentaries for WDIV, as well as many science, historical and environmental stories.
Snow falling from a clear blue sky in Michigan -- but how?
Can you see the little snowflakes falling? However, these snowflakes were falling out of a clear blue sky! Take a look at the photos of the little snowflakes I caught on my glove. Dendrites -- little snowflakes (Paul Gross/WDIV)These are actual snowflakes -- we call them dendrites. What then happened was that this low-level water vapor condensed onto what we call condensation nuclei (dust), and formed beautiful little snowflakes, which fell without a cloud to fall from!
Climate change: Detroit seeing increase in hotter than normal summer days
DETROIT Scientists at at Climate Central counted the hot summer days in Detroit from 1970 to today. This revealed a trend in the increase of hotter than normal, or above average, summer days in Detroit. With climate change, a Detroit summer will eventually feel like a Missouri summer of today. This map from Climate Central shows average summer temperature change since 1970 across America: