Weather Experts

NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks what component of a thunderstorm air rushing into a storm feeds.

NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks: The most active October for tornadoes in North Texas was in 1981. How many were there?

NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks what weather feature measurement the Beaufort scale was created to standardize.

The vertical transport of heat and moisture is known by what other meteorological term?

We’re losing daylight this time of year, NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks do we lose more daylight in the morning or evening, or is it equal?

Wind turbines require speeds between 6 and 9 mph to start rotating, NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks what speed they shut down.

A weather pattern shift could lead to some interesting weather across North Texas for winter 2024-2025.

As the jet stream gets stronger in the fall and winter, NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks what weather feature typically increases.

Near seasonable temperatures should return to the area by Halloween.

NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks what is the highest amount of snow that has occurred in October in DFW?

October averages more than four inches of rain and is the second wettest month of the year in DFW. NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell wants to know what is the wettest month on average.

NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks where you will find the coolest air on clear night with light winds.

NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell ask what is the most hurricanes in the Atlantic in a season.