by Paul Douglas | May 18, 2022 | Weather
NOAA NHC Dueling Weather Forecasts Can Be Confusing Why do weather forecasts change over time, and why do different meteorologists predict different things? Good question. Outlooks change as new data arrives from a variety of sources, including satellites, weather...
by Paul Douglas | May 12, 2022 | Weather
A busy night staring at the DopplerPaul Douglas Deciphering The Evening Weather Report Meteorologists throw around strange terminology during peak severe storm season. Where to begin? “Hook echoes?” On radar, spinning, tornadic storms often look like hooks, or the...
by Paul Douglas | Jan 7, 2022 | Weather
Tracking a Variety of Cold (and Colder) Fronts Hi, my name is Paul. Hobbies include napping, tinkering with the Doppler – and tracking cold fronts. Big fronts. Little fronts. Sloppy little dribbles of chilly air and full-frontal Siberian Assaults. In defense of...
by Paul Douglas | Jan 4, 2022 | Weather
“Dad, check YouTube for a solution first. Chances are there’s a video that explains what to do.” My boys were right about that one. No matter what the task at hand is, it’s helpful to have the right tools. Meteorologist rely on weather models, but the trick is finding...
by Paul Douglas | Nov 19, 2021 | Weather
In Defense of Snow Days ”A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water” quipped comedian Carl Reiner. I can live without 20 below but I don’t mind the snow. It’s an insulator, shielding plant life from extreme cold. It’s a moisture...
