Herb, from Aledo, writes to ask about the barometer reading and if, when we report a reading in the Quad-Cities, it will be the same for Aledo or any other area town. Pressure does vary with distance ...

I don't know about you, but I've been a regular watcher of the local TV news for decades. The news and sports are well and good, but the weather forecast is always the main event. When the temps start ...

What a barometer measures is the weight of the air above it. The standard atmosphere will support a column of mercury nearly 30 inches high, so most barometer readings you see will be somewhere near ...