Temperature Inversion

What’s a temperature inversion?  That term has been tossed around the weather world a lot recently, and I’ve received a number of questions regarding it.  The folks over at the National Weather Service in Louisville recently produced a nice, short write up as to what a temperature inversion actually is.  Here’s a snippet from the […]

Fog Fills the Grand Canyon

Thursday, a sea of fog filled the Grand Canyon. This rare phenomenon occurred as a result of total temperature inversion, which is the increase of temperature with height. Cold air was trapped at the base of the canyon and was topped by warm air; enough low-level moisture was available Thursday for fog to develop. Fog […]