Weather & Space News Blog
 since Feb. 2003
 WX - Telegraph abbreviation for weather often used with Morse code
 The Wire - Name once given to the telegraph

August is upon us, and to celebrate the new month, I have completed another month’s worth of archived images from the WXnation Webcam. There are some nice shots, especially now in its new home in north Fort Worth. Here’s are two early morning examples:

Rain from Coast to Coast today.

Fairbanks not so fair-weathered in July, sets wettest record

Hot weather forecast. It will be about 107-degrees in Boise today, and near that in Medford, OR, and may touch on 100-degrees in Dallas/Fort Worth. Check the WXnation Fort Worth temp cam to see if it happens.

Wet weather in Colorado

Weird weather washes away fireflies

Teachers in London say webcams should be installed in every classroom so parents can see whether their children are misbehaving in school. Details here. Glad I’m not a student anymore…

Storms are in the forecast for some today. Here’s today’s forecast story.

Flooding in Ohio causes more than $1 million in damage

Wildfires accelerating

Phoenix sees record heat

Weather forecast for a new week

Tropical Depression Forms Off Fla. Coast

County’s camera will keep eye on weather

Midwest stuck in storms

Check out today’s weather forecast story

Tornadoes in PA

Weather sites warn of gathering storms

Summer school weather class

Forecaster aims to save lives, property

It’s hot out there (it was 102 degrees in Boise in the early evening!). More details in this USA Today article. See an hourly breakdown of Boise’s temperature here

The heat continues Thursday

One killed in severe thunderstorm that swept through Memphis this morning.

Storms leave damage in three other states. Also check out FOXNews.com coverage. Severe weather also hits eastern Iowa. Also, storms knock out power in Detroit.

Here’s today’s forecast story

Tornadoes sweep across Iowa

Meanwhile, Tropical Depression #6 could become Erika.

Another 100 degree day is in store for Dallas/Fort Worth. Yesterday, it was 100 degrees here. Monitor its progress today at the WXnation webcam and temp cam page.