Meteorological Summer Starts with a Bang
A storm cell is seen from the grounds of the Stevens Point Municipal Airport just past 2 PM on Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Kevin Phillips)
By Donnelly Clare
Summer of 2014 doesn’t begin on our calendar until June 21st, but the start of meteorological summer on Sunday let itself be known with no haste, producing magnificent cloud formations and periods of heavy thunderstorms.
Meteorological summer begins June 1st and continues through August 31st. September 1st starts meteorological autumn. Meteorological seasons are grouped in sets of three months and are done so for climate data-gathering purposes.
The National Weather Service is predicting thunderstorms throughout Monday, with the possibility of heavy gusts at 40-50 mph and torrential rainfall, ending sometime tonight. More storms are expected throughout the week.