OMEGA BLOCK

Northeast Ohio is getting lucky with a weather pattern that traps dry, sunny days while thunderstorms soak much of the country. This setup, called an omega block, happens when the jet stream curves into a giant slow-moving wave shaped like the Greek letter omega (Ω). The middle of this wave acts lik

Northeast Ohio is in for a stretch of sunny days, thanks to a weather phenomenon called an Omega block. This isn't just any weather pattern; it's a big kink in the jet stream that's keeping the region dry and warm. The block is named after the Greek letter Omega because of its shape. It's like a san