Meteorologist Paul Dorian

Overview The 2026 World Series begins on Friday night, October 23rd, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin between the hometown Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays. Neither team has ever won The Fall Classic with the Brewers losing once in 1982 to the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Rays losing twice in 2020 to the Los Angeles Dodgers …

Tuesday, October 20th – *The weather is likely to have minimal impact on the 2026 World Series between the Milwaukee Brewers (retractable roof) and Tampa Bay Rays (permanent roof), but it has played a critical role in many games during recent history* Read More »

  From a climatological point of view, the peak of the Atlantic Basin tropical season comes right around the 10th of September when sea surface temperatures are near their peak in much of the Atlantic Ocean’s Main Development Region. Plot courtesy NOAA Overview A strong El Nino in the equatorial part of the Pacific Ocean …

Wednesday, September 9th, 2026 – *History in the making if there is no Atlantic hurricane by Saturday…positive benefits of a strong El Nino* Read More »

There are hints of an “omega” blocking pattern in the upper part of the atmosphere as we approach the Labor Day weekend with an intensifying ridge centered over north-central Canada and troughs of low pressure over the NE US and NW US. Map courtesy NOAA, tropicaltidbits.com Overview Labor Day is still two weeks away and …

August 25th, 2026 – *Hints of an “omega” blocking pattern as we approach Labor Day weekend…pattern more often seen in winter and spring suggests no sustained high heat for the northeastern states as summer winds down* Read More »

  The 3rd edition of the Field of Dreams game will be played on Thursday, August 13th between the Phillies and Twins in Dyersville, Iowa. Image courtesy MLB, Universal Pictures, centraljersey.com Overview On Thursday, August 13th, big league baseball will return to the iconic Field of Dreams movie site in Dyersville, Iowa. The Philadelphia Phillies …

Friday, August 7th – *“If you build it, he will come”…after a 4-year absence, the Phillies and Twins will play the 3rd edition of the Field of Dreams game on Thursday, August 13th in Dyersville, Iowa* Read More »

  An upper-level trough low low pressure over the eastern states will be replaced by an intensifying ridge of high pressure in coming days to be centered over the western Atlantic Ocean. Map courtesy NOAA< tropicaltidbits.com Overview It is rather warm and humid today in the DC-to-Philly-to-NYC corridor and it looks like we better get …

Monday, August 3rd – *”Bermuda-high” weather pattern setting up for the eastern states…warm, humid conditions to dominate from mid-week through the weekend with a daily shot of showers and thunderstorms* Read More »

  Warmer-than-normal water currently exists across the tropical Pacific Ocean with the development of El Nino with the eastern-most region near South America the warmest relative-to-normal. Map courtesy NOAA, tropicaltidbits.com Overview El Nino continues to intensify across most regions of the equatorial Pacific Ocean with well above-normal water temperatures that continue to rise rather sharply …

Wednesday, July 8th, 2026 – *El Nino continues to intensify in most regions of the tropical Pacific…big implications on Pacific and Atlantic tropical seasons…likely impact on upcoming winter season* Read More »

  The American Cemetery in Normandy France is located on a bluff high above the coast and these hallowed grounds preserve the remains of nearly 9,400 Americans who died during the Allied liberation of France. Within the picturesque trees, an immense array of headstones rises in long regular rows and the buried include forty-five sets …

June 6th, 2026 – *The most important weather forecast of all-time for the D-Day invasion…82 years ago…now a new movie on the intense pressure leading up to June 6th, 1944* Read More »

Sub-surface water temperature anomalies (°C) down to a depth of 450 meters are shown here from the equatorial part of the Pacific Ocean in the period from 17 February 2026 to 18 April 2026. Much warmer-than-normal water (shown in orange/brown) is now lurking just beneath the surface (top) across much of the tropical Pacific and …

Thursday, April 23rd – *The development of El Nino and the atmospheric response…an increase in severe weather outbreaks…an increase in rain events* Read More »

A strong cold front will be at the leading edge of a colder-than-normal air mass on Thursday. This front will approach the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest later Thursday which is Opening Day for several teams in this part of the nation. Map courtesy NOAA, tropicaltidbits.com The 2026 season gets underway with one game on Wednesday night …

Monday, March 23rd – *Approaching strong cold front to play a role on Opening Day, Thursday, March 26th* Read More »