Outdoor FunWeather 101

Weather 101: Helpful information about weather events that affect you. We help you understand and prepare for Mother Nature’s ever-changing weather patterns

Have you ever wondered what causes that ring around the moon at night? Here's why you see a Halo around the moon.

It may seem like common knowledge to most Americans, but a few southerners have no experiences with things like Snow Drifts. So, for the drift impaired, here's a quick explainer.

What we consider 'normal' temperature is really anything but normal. Here's an explanation of what 'normal' in terms of the weather really means.

Do you know the differences between high air pressure vs. low air pressure? Here's a simple explanation of high pressure vs low pressure in terms of weather

What is fog? Here is a weatherman's explanation of fog -- which is really just a big cloud sitting on the ground.

Have you seen gropple before? It's also known as graupel or snow pellets. It's a strange combination of snow and sleet and ice falling from the sky.

It's time to change your burned-out lightbulbs, the batteries in your smoke detectors, flip the mattresses, clean out the gutters, and why not just schedule your next mammogram while you're at it? They say it's good to schedule such things around pertinent dates -- such as your Birthday... or Daylight Savings Time, right?

Indiana legislators passed a law requiring the entire state to honor Daylight Savings Time... Finally!