To understand this, we need to delve into the concepts of high pressure, blocking patterns, and the amplified jet stream. High pressure systems are areas where the atmospheric pressure is higher than ...

The cloudy, rainy and cooler pattern Derby weekend can be explained in two words... omega block! Blocking patterns occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such ...

Michigan is forecast to see a string of warm and dry days to start June, thanks to a weather pattern known as the omega block. The omega block is a weather term that describes the shape of the jet ...