MOLINE, Ill. — It's a hot and humid summer day in mid-June. Nothing too surprising given the time of year is near the summer solstice, the point at which the maximum amount of solar energy is reaching ...

Here’s an early afternoon picture from the Port Sheldon buoy in Lake Michigan west of Holland MI. The wind as I write this at the buoy is dead calm (0.0 mph). You don’t see that too often. Graph of ...

While air temperatures in Rhode Island soar, water temperatures at local beaches cool for a dip.

As we head into a stretch of more summer-like weather, it’s important to remember that the lake is still dangerously cold.

NORFOLK, Va. — When it comes to storing and transferring heat, air and water behave very differently—and it all comes down to their heat capacities. Simply put, heat capacity is a measure of how much ...

One of the easiest ways to catch more bass, day in and day out, from spring through summer and fall, is to take your lake’s temperature. Odds are you already have some sort of electronic device on ...

SAN DIEGO — After a long-awaited warmup in San Diego, many have been flocking to the beaches to soak up the sun and take in the ocean breeze. But is it warm enough to swim? The average water ...

Most trout anglers have heard the phrase “hoot owl restrictions” at some point or another. It refers to state wildlife agencies putting fishing limitations on certain rivers due to low water levels ...

Temperatures are heating up, leaving people all around the Ozarks searching for a way to cool down. Local waterways are a hotspot during the summer, and water temperatures are on the rise. Here is a ...