![]() Distinguished by warm surface waters in the tropical Pacific Ocean, the weather pattern has consequences for temperatures, drought, and rainfall around the world. But the scorch factor of recent years was actually tempered by a climate pattern that slightly cools the globe, “La Niña.” This year and next, La Niña might give way to its hotter counterpart, El Niño. More from Grist: “ The last three years were objectively hot, numbering among the warmest since records began in 1880. Don’t miss them!”Ī looming El Niño could give us a preview of life at 1.5C of warming By March 1, Venus and Jupiter will fit inside a single binocular field of view. At conjunction, Venus will pass 0.5 degrees (the width of a full moon) from Jupiter. Now we’re looking ahead toward the Venus-Jupiter conjunction – when they’ll be closest on our sky’s dome – on March 1, 2023. ![]() This week, around the evenings of February 21 and 22, we saw a spectacular scene in the evening twilight, as the young moon – a waxing crescent – joined the show. Indeed, dazzling Venus and bold Jupiter have crept closer together all month, with Venus shining as the brighter world. And – throughout February 2023 – they’ve been easy to spot in the sunset direction during evening twilight. More from EarthSky: “ Venus and Jupiter are the two brightest planets visible from Earth. At least five feet of snow could fall across portions of the Sierra, with 3”+ rainfall tallies at lower elevations in southern California, including Los Angeles. The western United States will continue to be slammed with heavy precipitation over the next few days. ![]() A trough of low pressure in the Northeast will bring snow chances and maybe some icing in the Appalachians in the morning hours. A stalled-out boundary in the southern United States will help spark off showers and thunderstorms. As we roll into Saturday, we will continue to see an active pattern out west with rain and snow chances due to an area of low pressure in the Southwest and a new system pushing into the Pacific Northwest.
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