The Vane is enjoying some time off this week. We ("we") will be back in full capacity on Monday. Enjoy this photo we ("we") took of a thunderstorm the other day. Have a good week and happy weathering.

Look at that. Thank you, small pocket of dry air aloft. I owe you one.

[Image via WeatherNation's Susie Martin]

Thus spake Cantore, bringer of sky doom: "Nat Wordell is throwing in the white flag. He wants winter over ! Chatham, MA in Blizzard Warning for the 4th time! "

[Taken on March 18, 2014 by Joseph Keller in Tavistock, Ontario, Canada, via The Weather Network]

Astronaut Koichi Wakata took this photo of New York City from the International Space Station today, taking advantage of clear skies before the rain moves in tomorrow. While this picture of NYC is pretty cool, it doesn't come close to the other breathtaking views Wakata has shared from 230 miles up.

Somebody inform Mother Nature, please.

[A person cycles through the fog in a park in Hanover, Germany, Thursday, March 6, 2014. (AP Photo/dpa, Peter Steffen)]