You’ve likely seen this summer forecast where there’s a chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms for what seems like ...

Atmospheric instability has two components: rising air and wind shear, which is created as wind speed changes with height. The rising air, ...

The essential conditions for storms to form with heavy downpours are moisture and atmospheric instability. First, in order for a storm to develop, the air needs to contain enough moisture.

This combination of wind shear and atmospheric instability represents the classic setup for supercell thunderstorms, which can produce the most destructive weather phenomena.

Lightning requires atmospheric instability, something that’s set up when cold, parched air sits atop warmer, wetter air. At very high latitudes, that hotter, damper air tends not to show up.

On May 30th, 2024, West Texas faced severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds across the region amid enhanced atmospheric instability. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

Why atmospheric stability is complicated. The last piece of the wildfire-weather puzzle is atmospheric stability. Stable and unstable atmospheric conditions can strengthen or hinder wildfire activity.

Atmospheric instability has two components: rising air and wind shear, which is created as wind speed changes with height. The rising air, ...

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(THE CONVERSATION) A powerful storm system that stalled over states from Texas to Ohio for several days in early April 2025 wreaked havoc across the region, with deadly tornadoes, mudslides and ...