Archive: Nature
Fall foliage update: peak conditions arrive
Wx and the city * Rain relents: Full Forecast | Autumn rain photos | Photo contest * The latest fall regional fall foliage update, courtesy the Foliage Network (this is a week old and we will insert new one as...
By Ann Posegate | October 28, 2009; 10:45 AM ET | Comments (3)
Woolly worm makes winter forecast
* Which weekend day will be nicer? Full Forecast | CWG photo contest * A woolly bear caterpillar, captured on camera by CWG reader spgass1. Move over, Punxatawny Phil. Make way for Wilbur -- the winner of this year's Woolly...
By Ann Posegate | October 23, 2009; 10:45 AM ET | Comments (2)
Whale Watching for Hungry Humpbacks
* Showers? Full Forecast | Skins-Ravens Forecast | Cape Town Clouds * A humpback whale emerges with its mouth open to feed (image captures the top of the head; a view from the other side would look like this). Note...
By Ann Posegate | August 13, 2009; 10:30 AM ET | Comments (3)
Weather, Climate and Blossom Bloom Dates
Wx and the City * April Showers? Full Forecast | Cherry Blossom Poems * It's that time of year again: peak bloom time for Yoshino cherry trees around the city. This year, peak bloom is predicted to be April 1-4,...
By Ann Posegate | March 31, 2009; 12:45 PM ET | Comments (0)
Waxing Poetic on Cherry Blossoms
Wx and the City * March Exits Like a Lamb: Full Forecast | Cherry Blossom Guide * Cherry blossoms, just beginning to bloom, frame the Jefferson Memorial on Friday. By CWG photographer Ian Livingston. Spring speaks to me of poetry....
By Ann Posegate | March 31, 2009; 10:30 AM ET | Comments (6)
Warming Changes Where Birds Wait Out Winter
Wx and the City * Poll: Warm Weather Affecting You? | Windy Tomorrow: Full Forecast * The American Robin now waits out winter over 200 miles further north than where it did 40 years ago. Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish...
By Ann Posegate | February 11, 2009; 11:05 AM ET | Comments (3)
Caution: Giant Snakes Ahead
* A Mild Work Week: Full Forecast | Magenta Sky Photography * In case you weren't already concerned about the many effects of global climate change, such as melting glaciers, rising sea levels and extreme weather events, last week brought...
By Andrew Freedman | February 9, 2009; 10:30 AM ET | Comments (12)
Warm Weather: When the Ants Come Marching In
Wx and the City * Warming Up? Full Forecast | Backlash Against AccuWeather Hype * A carpenter ant, coming soon to a kitchen near you? From Wikimedia Commons, by Richard Bartz. Temperatures well above average are on their way for...
By Ann Posegate | February 5, 2009; 11:00 AM ET | Comments (9)
Top Five Local Weather Events: 2008
Wx and the City * Full Forecast * Earlier this week, guest contributor Robert Henson ran down his selection of the top 10 (1-5, 6-10) U.S. weather events of 2008. But what about the year's most memorable D.C. area weather...
By Ann Posegate | December 31, 2008; 11:30 AM ET | Comments (1)
Squirrels Achin' for Acorns, Attack Pumpkins
Wx and the City * Another Cold Snap Looms: Full Forecast | Politico's Climate Controversy * By John Mossesso Jr. Courtesy the National Biological Information Infrastructure digital image library. Two days after Halloween, while in Arlington, I happened to see...
By Ann Posegate | December 3, 2008; 11:00 AM ET | Comments (19)
Monarch Weather
Wx and the City Monarch butterflies gather around a flower. Courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. I love fall. Not just the crisp weather and full-blazed foliage, but also because it's a season of transition. For example, each fall, millions...
By Ann Posegate | October 9, 2008; 10:45 AM ET | Comments (4)
Pigeon Weather
Wx and the City By Ann Posegate, Guest Contributor Graphic courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Have you thanked your local pigeon racer today? I recently learned that there is, indeed, a hobby called pigeon racing. And, pigeon races are...
By Capital Weather Gang | July 2, 2008; 11:00 AM ET | Comments (3)
