The word barometer comes from the Greek word baros, NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks what is the meaning of baros.

We are expecting mostly clear conditions for a partial lunar eclipse Tuesday night. Here’s when you need to be looking skyward.

With the beginning of fall rapidly approaching, one may wonder when to expect the first big cold front of autumn in North Texas.

NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks which weather condition is best for kicking field goals.

NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks which month is the only month in DFW where the record high temps are at or below 90 degrees.

NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks: For a cloud to produce lightning, it must contain what?

NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks: What contains the smallest water droplets?

NBC 5 meteorologist Kevan Smith asks: The peak of the Atlantic Tropical Season is on what date?

Tropical Storm Francine, which developed in the Gulf of Mexico Monday, is expected to strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday night and make landfall Wednesday over Louisiana. By the end of the week, it is expected to weaken into a depression as it moves up the Mississippi Valley.

NBC 5 Meteorologist Kevan Smith asks what was the costliest troplcal system in United States history?

Thanks to extremely warm Gulf waters, Hurricane Francine strengthened into a Category 2 storm Wednesday before making landfall at about 5 p.m.

NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks what the other term is for an outflow boundary.

NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks: Thunderstorms are comprised of cumulus clouds, but what clouds produce steady rain?