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Spring is that time of year when anything can happen.

Weather is created because the atmosphere is trying to balance itself out. The poles are very cold and the equator is warm and humid. This difference in temperature and pressure combined with certain forces, such as the Coriolis force allows the air to flow in circular motions.

The Southern Hemisphere is opposite of the Northern Hemisphere. For example high pressure systems rotate clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere but rotates counter clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. The bigger the difference in temperature or pressure the more powerful the weather can be. The weather is very quiet and consistent around the equator with just warm and humid conditions, but the weather gets more active as you move away from the equator.

Storms in the Northern Hemisphere are called mid latitude cyclones and are comprised of both a warm front and a cold front. Out West we don’t see the typical setup like they do in the Plains. Oftentimes our fronts fall apart and rarely do we talk about warm fronts.

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