Greensboro prepares for snow

Greensboro prepares for snow

GREENSBORO — The city is thinking ahead. On a sunny Wednesday morning, veteran and new staff members from the Department of Field Operations practiced operating snowplows and salt trucks in the parking lot of the Greensboro Coliseum. It’s an annual operation to get workers ready to efficiently and effectively clear snow from roads. It also … Read more

Autumn Cools Prices for Flights and Hotels | National News

Autumn Cools Prices for Flights and Hotels | National News

After a summer that saw U.S. airports at their busiest ever, autumn’s calm is finally upon us. The slowdown started the six days after Labor Day, when TSA agents screened about 11% fewer passengers than they did on those same days one month earlier, in August. And smaller crowds can help trigger more affordable prices … Read more

Here is today’s weather outlook for Sep. 12, 2023 in Tulsa, OK

Here is today’s weather outlook for Sep. 12, 2023 in Tulsa, OK

Hot temperatures are predicted today. It should reach a balmy 80 degrees. Today’s forecasted low temperature is 60 degrees. Expect periods of sun and clouds. Models are showing a 23% chance of rain today. Keep an umbrella handy, just in case! Today’s UV index is high. Be careful outside, especially during late morning through mid-afternoon. … Read more

Here is today’s weather outlook for Sep. 6, 2023 in Tulsa, OK

Here is today’s weather outlook for Sep. 6, 2023 in Tulsa, OK

Tulsa folks should be prepared for high temperatures. Temperatures are projected to be a steamy day today with temperatures reaching a high of 91. A 66-degree low is forecasted. Today’s conditions are expected to be clear, so there shouldn’t been too many clouds in the sky. High UV indexes are expected. Be careful outside, especially … Read more

Graduate student builds wireless network to improve extreme weather forecasting

Graduate student builds wireless network to improve extreme weather forecasting

TV meteorologists catch a lot of grief for faulty forecasts. Instead of grousing on his couch, Matthew Tunberg ’20, M.S. ’22, created a tool to help these prognosticators make more accurate predictions of weather patterns. Last fall, for his master’s thesis in information systems and networks, Tunberg created a wireless mesh network of sensors, known … Read more