Extreme Weather

Educator Resource Kit
"Extreme Weather" guides visitors through various types of severe weather on Earth while explaining how storms are affected by conditions in the Solar System. For example, did you know that the Sun is the driving force behind the Earth's weather, but the Moon has no weather because it lacks an atmosphere?

Or have you heard that winds on Neptune can travel as fast as 1,300 miles per hour, making them the fastest in the Solar System?

Join WRAL-TV5 Chief Meteorologist Greg Fishel as he explains these phenomena and more. Viewers also learn the reasons for more common occurrences, such as the changing of the seasons and the recurring effects of El Niño and La Niña.

Watch carefully enough and you just might catch a glimpse of a space-traveling groundhog that just couldn't handle another six weeks of winter! "Extreme Weather" is appropriate for children ages 8 and up. The program is sponsored by WRAL and BellSouth.

Age recommendation

With its exciting weather footage and recurring antics from a space-traveling groundhog, “Extreme Weather” is recommended for ages 8 and up.

Seasonal schedules

Visiting soon? Check out Morehead's interactive calendar to see what's happening when you'll be here. Just click the date — the interactive calendar is typically up-to-date within one week of today.

Please note that Morehead does not offer all of its shows every day and that exhibits may be closed for maintenance or for classes during some hours.

If you're planning to visit several weeks from today, check out our current schedule of public shows to plan your trip and check the interactive calendar just before your visit to learn about any schedule updates.

Please note that seasonal schedules change four times each year (spring, summer, fall and holiday), and some shows are not offered during every schedule.


School shows

In addition to its public shows, Morehead offers shows during the week especially for school classes and other field trip groups. These school shows do not appear on the seasonal schedule but do appear on Morehead's daily calendar.

If seats are available, the public may purchase tickets to school shows.

However, school groups with reserved seating have first priority on any remaining seats (for example, if extra chaperons attend), so Morehead cannot guarantee that public seats will be available for school shows.