A hurricane blows in on a Florida beach. The Madden Julian Oscillation, by it's full name, is one of our "intra-seasonal" mechanisms we track to monitor for the potential for tropical development. The ...

I don't want to use the infamous "q" word to describe the tropics lately, but let's just say it's been...uneventful (thankfully). As of Wednesday morning, however, things are starting to wake up again ...

The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa has identified a large-scale tropical disturbance as a significant driver of the islands’ ...

A new study by researchers at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa revealed that the Madden–Julian Oscillation (MJO), a ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - The Pinpoint Weather Team is taking viewer requests on weather topics. A viewer asked Chief Meteorologist Mike McCall what the MJO is. It’s a bit long to explain in a ...

Article written by intern Brylee Faith Brown and Chief Meteorologist Jason Simpson. Tropical Activity at a halt? What are the Contributing Factors? Hurricane Elsa formed July 1, 2021; it is the ...

I’ve covered the MJO many times in the past. It (MJO=convection-thunderstorms/rising/sinking air over vast areas) impacts the jet stream pattern across the Northern ...