A strange atmospheric pattern known as an "omega block" is preventing the usual eastward progression of weather across the U.S. — but what is this weird block, and when will it go away?

This week will kick off with more rain chances due to a blocking pattern across the country. An omega block pattern occurs when two low pressure systems, usually cut off from the jet stream ...

It could be the sign this particular weather pattern will be worked off by the end of May. Right now we have what we meteorologists call an “Omega Block” in the upper-air pattern. An Omega ...

An omega block pattern will bring threats of flooding rain to the Plains and Northeast, and some weird temperature maps across the country during the first full week of May. What Is An Omega Block?

Your current weather may be around awhile. The large-scale weather pattern that's now influencing much of the USA's weather – known as an omega block because of its resemblance to the Greek ...

There are several different ways the jet stream and overall pattern can be blocked from moving, and the one we're in right now is called an omega block because the jet stream is curved to look ...

An “omega block” weather pattern is forecast to set up across the country this weekend, possibly bringing some May snow. Here's what it will mean for you. The Weather Channel is forecasting a ...

It's almost guaranteed to arrive in the coming days thanks to the development of an "omega block" pattern over the United States. The pattern describes a type of flow in the upper air, and it gets ...

An "omega block" is expected to form from California eastward into the Ohio Valley, the National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center said on May 2. The blocking pattern is so named because ...

The striking red, blue and yellow colours of Lidl-Trek remain for 2025 as the team unveiled the new team "block pattern" kits for both their men's and women's squads on Thursday. "I love it" was ...