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Heavy rain and storms have stagnated over parts of the U.S. this week due to an ongoing omega block. | Credit: HaraldEWeiss/Getty Images A congested atmospheric pattern known as an "omega block ...

An Omega block may cause flooding on the MS Coast as meteorologists predict a chance of rain Thursday through Monday. pixabay If you’ve ever wondered what an Omega block was, you’re living ...

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?

ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – For the first half of the week, the sunshine and blue skies can be attributed to what’s known as an Omega Block. The pattern persists when a ridge of high pressure starts to ...

BIG COUNTRY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – If you have been keeping an eye on weather forecasts recently, you may have heard meteorologists mention something called an “omega block”. A couple of days ...

Why is it called an Omega Block? Well, it happens when our jet stream gets stuck in a shape that looks like the Greek letter omega (Ω), which can be seen on upper air maps like the one below.

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. and OTTUMWA, Iowa — The current stretch of fantastic weather is due to a pattern that resembles a Greek letter. Our current weather pattern is known as the "Omega Block" pattern. This ...

See an image of what an omega block looks like below. An stock image (not current) of what an Omega blocking pattern looks like. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Areas in the high ...

And it's all thanks to a pattern known as an omega block. An omega block is named because of its resemblance to the Greek letter Omega. This pattern occurs when the jet stream becomes extremely ...

This looks to overall, remain the case for the duration of the forecast. You may hear this weather pattern described as an Omega Block. This is due to the look the mid level jet stream has, resembling ...