The 2008 Hurricane Season
 Here are some interesting statistics from the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America as the 2008 hurricane season draws to a close: Texas had the misfortune of experiencing two significant storms this year, hurricanes Ike and Dolly. 2008 is ...

Venus and Jupiter easy targets tonight
    If you have a clear view of the southwest sky tonight, you’ll be able to see two bright planets: Jupiter and Venus.    Jupiter will be above and to the left of Venus and both are easily visible ...

What's the weather outlook for this winter?
     Victoria could be in for a dry and warm winter.    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting that South Texas will experience above-normal temperature and below-normal rainfall.    That forecast was issued Thursday and covers ...

Get a free rain gauge
    Uncle Sam wants you.    The National Weather Service is looking for volunteers to make daily rainfall reports via the Internet. That information will be used for everything from issuing flood warnings to river forecasts to drought reports. ...

Space station and shuttle visible over Victoria
   It might be possible over the next few days to get a glimpse of space shuttle Endeavour docked to the International Space Station.    They will be among the brightest objects in the night sky, making it easy to ...

The rain was nice, but not enough
   Other than the fact I just washed my pickup Saturday, it was nice to see the rain this week.    I’ve had a total of just over an inch at my house. The National Weather Service has had just ...

NASA hunting for new meteors
    A NASA monitoring station scanning the night sky for unknown and unexpected meteor showers has come up with interesting results.    The new system captured a flurry of meteors from an unknown comet. A couple of them were ...

Is Paloma the final tropical system of the season?
    It’s unusual, but certainly not unheard of for November.    The Caribbean tropical disturbance I blogged about earlier this week has become a tropical storm named Paloma. The National Hurricane Center is predicting it will become a hurricane ...

Don't miss the meteor shower
    The Taurid meteor shower is under way as Earth passes through the debris from comet 2P/Encke.    It should be a good show this year because this is a “swarm year” for the Taurids, according to www.spaceweather.com. The ...

Tropics still causing trouble
    Hurricane season doesn’t end until Nov. 30 and it looks like the tropics aren’t ready to give up.    The National Hurricane Center is watching a broad, nearly stationary system over the southwest Caribbean.    It’s pretty disorganized, but ...