Atmospheric blocks complicate the process of creating a weather forecast. Meteorologist Tawana Andrew explains in the latest Science Behind the Forecast with LPM News’ Bill Burton.

This transcript was edited for clarity and length.

Tawana Andrew: Good morning. Today, we are talking about when things tend to stop in weather.

Bill Burton: There are times when things stop yet there's still a lot going on. We're talking about atmospheric blocks today. What do we need to know?

TA: In weather, we're always talking about things moving across the country, moving across the world. But in the case of an atmospheric block, things get pretty stagnant, and you get the same type of weather pattern happening over location for days or even in some cases, weeks.

With an atmospheric block, you have an

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