A viewer wants to know why thunder lasts longer at times. The temperature profile of our atmosphere is the reason for thunder lasting longer in some storms. Typically, temperatures lower with height ...

ROCKTON (WREX) — Smoke from the smoldering Chemtool fire in Rockton may stay closer to the ground over the next few nights thanks to temperature inversions setting up. While inversions usually lead to ...

There can be long stretches throughout the year, especially during the winter, when it doesn't seem like the clouds want to break up. The lack of sunshine can come from what meteorologists call a ...

Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude. But in the Treasure Valley, it’s also a time for annoyance: It marks, unofficially and approximately, the start of inversion season. And indeed, inversion season ...