Hope for clear skies for the meteor shower
The annual Orionid meteor shower is set to peak on Wednesday morning as Earth glides through a stream of debris from Halley’s Comet. If forecasters are correct there will be dozens of meteors per hour, according to spaceweather.com. The best ...

Meteor shower could peak tonight
If you missed the Perseid meteor shower Tuesday, you’ve got another shot at it Wednesday night. The earth is still moving through the debris left behind by Comet Swift-Tuttle, which means the meteor shower is still active. In fact Spaceweather.com ...

New from the National Weather Service
 You can now start your day with a cup of coffee and a daily multimedia weather briefing from the National Weather Service. The Corpus Christi office of the weather service began the production on July 1. The briefings are ...

Drought relief may be on the way
The federal government announced today that El Nino is making a reappearance in the tropical Pacific Ocean. That could be good news for the drought parched Victoria area. El Nino can bring beneficial rain to the Southwest, including Texas. That ...

International Space Station visible over Victoria
 If you haven’t yet seen the International Space Station as it quietly glides over Victoria, you’ll have a chance this week. KTRK-TV in Houston reports here's when and where you need to look: Wednesday, July 8 8:52 p.m. Appearing ...

Gauging how muggy it is
I just read a good piece online explaining why dew point is a better measure than relative humidity in gauging how moisture in the air affects us. Most people think that it would be uncomfortable to be outdoors when the ...

Volcanic eruption creating unusual sunsets
I’ll have to keep an eye on the sky today as the sun sets. Spaceweather.com notes that people have been reporting unusual sunsets, possible the result of the June 12 eruption of Russia's Sarychev Peak volcano. The eruption sent plumes ...

Your thoughts on global change?
 A June report on the impact of global climate change turned up interesting findings. The research was done by 13 U.S. government science agencies and major universities and research institutes. Among the findings released by the National Oceanic and ...

Summer Mars Spectacular
Are you ready for the “Mars Spectacular” this summer? On Aug. 27 Mars will come closer to the earth than it has in the past 60,000 years, appearing as large as the full moon. What a sight. NOT! It’s a ...

Rain chances explained
There seems to be confusion over just what the chance of rain means in a forecast and now I understand why. Does a 30-percent chance mean there’s a one-in-three possibility of getting rain? Does it mean one-third of the forecast ...