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A tech firm called Amperon Holdings Inc. is leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to create a range of hourly energy demand up to seven months in advance that will be updated upon the daily release of global weather models created by Europe’s biggest forecasting center. (1/2)
We will soon be releasing our Europe best/worst places! The UK actually did comparatively well compared to much of Europe. But not as good as much of the United States.
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NOAA’s National Weather Service Winter Outlook has been released.

This outlook shows the likely temperature and precipitation the U.S. could experience during meteorological winter (December 1, 2025 through February 28, 2026) and drought conditions through January 31, 2026.
It’s International Shakeout Day!

Many schools and businesses use this day to participate in earthquake drills to learn how to protect themselves during a tremor. At 10:16am local time, join millions of people across the world practicing earthquake safety!
We recently revealed the best places to live if you need to know what the weather will be like, but where are the worst?

We analyzed 793 locations in the U.S. & identified the places with the lowest overall average accuracy of forecast & persistence high & low temperature & precipitation.
Weather word of the week: lake breeze.

As incoming solar radiation reaches the earth, air over land areas heats up much faster than air over adjacent bodies of water due to the high specific heat capacity of the water. This causes the warmer air over the land to begin to rise.
A recent study found that the world’s largest capital cities are now experiencing 25% more extremely hot days each year compared to the 1990s. The number of days above 35C in 43 of the world’s most populous capital cities rose from an average of 1,062 per year from 1994-2003 to 1,335 from 2015-2024.
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Have you noticed the days are getting shorter & sunset is occurring earlier? In October, parts of the United States will lose between 40 & 90 minutes of daylight.

Check out the graphic from Fox Weather below to see how much daylight you are losing this month. Sunsets before 7:00pm are on their way!
We analyzed 793 locations in the U.S. to identify the cities with the highest overall average accuracy of forecast & persistence high & low temperatures & precipitation.

The most accurate combination was found in Hawaii & California, with each having 5 locations ranked in the top 10. (1/2)
Weather word of the week: time zone.

A time zone is an area which observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, & social purposes. Time zones were introduced in the late 19th century & tend to follow the boundaries between countries, but roughly follow lines of longitude every 15 degrees.
A new climate analysis from @accuweather.com revealed that flooding events in the U.S. are significantly increasing despite no apparent change in annual precipitation amounts.

The number of extreme precipitation events has doubled, and daily 4-inch rain events have increased about 70% since 1965.
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The North Pacific heatwave these past few months has been astonishing. Take a look at the bottom of this image. It’s “accumulated heat stress” from NOAA’s Coral Reef Watch program. Basically the whole north basin registers Alert Level 5, dark purple. 1/
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Learn more: https://forecastwatch.com/2025/10/01/vaisalas-xweather-is-transforming-hail-forecasting-through-lightning-intelligence/.
Investigate your favorite locations now to see where they rank: https://forecastwatch.com/best-places-reports/best-places-united-states-storymap/.

Download our full report at the bottom of the page for more detailed information.

#weather #wx #UnitedStates #USwx
EXCITING NEWS! We’ve turned one of our favorite reports into an interactive StoryMap!

Explore our interactive maps to find the best and worst places to live in the United States if you need to know what the weather will be like in the next few days!

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The last three years (so far) account for more than a quarter of all hectares burned by wildfire in Canada over the last 43 fire seasons.
Weather word of the week: fog.

Fog is a cloud in contact with the Earth's surface, characterized by visible water droplets suspended in the air near the ground that reduce surface visibility to less than 5/8 of a statute mile (1 kilometer).

#weather #wx #fog #DYK