"Lee does not pose an immediate threat to Florida and most models show the storm curling away from the state."
The Tampa Bay Times gets it right. The quoted language is the subtitle for the paper's main article for Tropical Storm Lee today.
posted by matt in Wednesday, September 6, 2023
"Preliminary forecasts are not predicting any landfall"
I won't say they buried the lead, but, at a minimum, they forgot the subtitle. The quoted language is from the body of the article, and near the end.
posted by matt in Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Each CubeSat will orbit at about 340 miles (550 kilometers) above Earth’s surface and capture hourly observations of the precipitation, temperature and humidity of tropical storms. Current satellites take similar data, but only about every six hours, which makes it more difficult to measure the intensity of storms.
More frequent data can help scientists understand the rapid changes that can occur within a storm, impacting its structure and stability, and help meteorologists improve their prediction and forecasting models.
Looks like hurricane data will grow six-fold this season. Hopefully that finds its way into weather apps for phones and tablets, which, I think, is where most people track storms (true for me).
posted by matt in Sunday, May 7, 2023
...and now the first snow of the year has arrived.
tags: weather
postposted by matt in Saturday, November 12, 2022
The leading edge of winter seems to have arrived this morning, and it's sharp. We'll have a high of 40º today, and we've already hit that at 11AM.
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postposted by matt in Saturday, November 12, 2022
Fall has definitely arrived, and I can feel winter approaching. My body is somehow aware of the change without my mind giving it much thought—I reached for warmer clothes this morning while getting ready for work without even glancing at the forecast.
I also fired up my under-desk space heater as soon as I arrived at the office. Unlike the seemingly automatic reaching for a sweater, my decision to use the space heater was, most definitely, intentional.
tags: weather
postposted by matt in Thursday, October 13, 2022
It's absolutely perfect outside this morning. No clouds, 70°, and an ever so slight breeze.
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postposted by matt in Saturday, June 11, 2022
Wow it's cold this morning—dropped to 52° overnight. Looks like it's going to stay cool today, too, only reaching the mid seventies for a high. Good day to finish moving that mountain of mulch.
tags: weather
postposted by matt in Saturday, June 4, 2022
Chilling with Teddy (and Renee) this morning on this Memorial Day. The weather is perfect—mid to high seventies with a slight breeze and clear skies. Let summer begin.
tags: weathersummermemorialday
photo posted by matt in Monday, May 30, 2022
This year's spring showers aren't respecting the end of April deadline—we've had what seems to be an inordinate amount of rain during this first week of May. Looks like we've got an all day soaker ahead of us today, too.
May flowers can't come soon enough!
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postposted by matt in Friday, May 6, 2022
Spring in the Midwest can be a little crazy. Snow arrived right on schedule this afternoon. And we're supposed to hit eighty degrees this weekend.
By the way, I've been watching that caulking gun on the ledge in the photo for at least a few months now. They did some work on the gutters on the building next to my office awhile back, and one of the workers left it behind. So there it sits, four or five stories off the ground and out of view from nearly everyone. Something tells me it's going to sit there for quite awhile. I can't imagine they repair gutters or the roof on that building very often, and it looks like it's shielded from the wind pretty well (I think it would take quite a gust to knock it down anyways). Months at least, maybe years. We'll see.
tags: weathermidwestspringforgottencaulkinggun
photo posted by matt in Monday, April 18, 2022
We woke to a beautiful pastel sky this morning. It feels a little disingenuous though, as we supposed to have rain (and even some snow!) later this afternoon.
tags: weathermidwestspring
photo posted by matt in Monday, April 18, 2022
It's a little late, but, snow's here.
postposted by matt in Sunday, January 23, 2022
Look at Ohio doing something fun and cool. I'm happy to see the obligatory Plowy McPlowface made the cut, but it's not my favorite. It's hard to beat Snowbi-Wan Kenobi.
posted by matt in Saturday, January 22, 2022
We had some pretty strange weather today...warm, and foggy. Even late in the day.
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postposted by matt in Monday, December 27, 2021
First snow arrived today. Not much, but it's here. And gone. It's supposed to be sixty degrees plus later this week. That's how the beginning of winter rolls in Ohio.
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postposted by matt in Sunday, November 14, 2021
Wow, that's an abrupt ending! Yesterday was the last day of summer and today we won't see a temperature beyond the 50s. All day rain, too.
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postposted by matt in Wednesday, September 22, 2021
It's been almost a year since I moved to the new firm, but I still feel like I'm getting used to the place. The physical place—the office. We had some storms roll through today and it felt like the first time I had seen that from this view. I don't know if it is or not, but it felt new to me. And it was actually nice, too. Rain on the river.
photo posted by matt in Tuesday, June 8, 2021
"Her Siri, what's the weather in St. Pete Beach today?"
Yep...it's about time to get back to the beach.
Ironically, though, it's going to be warmer at home than down in SPB today.
postposted by matt in Thursday, May 20, 2021
looks like we're in for an all day soaker today
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postposted by matt in Monday, May 3, 2021
The backyard looks like what we want it to look like on Christmas mornings.
photo posted by matt in Wednesday, April 21, 2021
There's a storm sweeping across the route home today, so we'll stay another day. Darn. ;-)
tags: weatherstpetebeachroadtrip
postposted by matt in Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Looks like we'll have to wait a few more days for the hot tub. Pool's nice, though!
tags: weather
photo posted by matt in Monday, March 22, 2021
It's absolutely beautiful outside this morning. A little cold, but I'll take it. The midwestern gloom of February and March appears to be leaving, right on time.
photo posted by matt in Wednesday, March 17, 2021
It's a perfect day for flying! Jake is heading out for a little pattern work with his instructor and will then book some solo time.
photo posted by matt in Saturday, March 13, 2021
Last day of February and we're at 55 degrees and the sun is out in full force. It's beautiful. It's Spring. But it isn't. Just more of February in Ohio.
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postposted by matt in Sunday, February 28, 2021
Get the trucks out to the people!
posted by matt in Thursday, February 18, 2021
Dark Sky seems to be a bit out of whack. Apparently we're going to get 16-26 inches of snow today...while there's only a single hour that has a significant probability for precipitation (and even that's less than 50%). I've noticed this happen several times during the recent snow storm that crossed the country. They still can't beat the local weatherman during storms!
photo posted by matt in Thursday, February 18, 2021
There's a time-honored tradition here in the Midwest of judging the snow-clearing performance of your city or town after a big storm. I certainly don't want to ignore tradition after this doozy of a storm! So, nice work Perrysburg. All major roads were clear early this morning and the plows made a first pass on our residential street as I was finishing the driveway at about 9 AM. This evening, they were focused on detail work, widening the streets a bit. Great job!
postposted by matt in Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Well, Round Two certainly didn't disappoint. This is taken right outside our garage, and the top of the driveway. I think there's a little drifting in it, but not much. Luckily it's a really light snow...relatively easy to clear.
photo posted by matt in Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Round Two is underway. Current prediction is for an additional 8-10" of snow over the next several hours. Should be wrapped up overnight. Looking forward to clearing the driveway in the morning!
postposted by matt in Monday, February 15, 2021
Ready to clean up after Round One. Not too bad - looks like the shovel will be sufficient. Saving the snowblower for Round Two later this evening!
photo posted by matt in Monday, February 15, 2021
Round One of today's snow has come and gone. Looks like a couple inches of light and fluffy. Off to shovel....
postposted by matt in Monday, February 15, 2021
Finally got a bit of snow. Today seems like winter is finally making an appearance.
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postposted by matt in Sunday, January 31, 2021
We hit the mid thirties today - fairly warm for January in Ohio. Renee and were able to get out for a nice walk. Hopefully these temps stay with us for a bit...and the snow stays away.
postposted by matt in Saturday, January 2, 2021
I don't fully understand the math involved, but I appreciate the significance of the advance made here. And the potential practical applications are interesting - the author sees a role for it in weather predictions...and climate change
tags: mathaiweatherclimatchange
posted by matt in Thursday, November 5, 2020
It's cold and drizzling today, with no let up in sight and the temperature is set to drop over the course of the day. Fall is indeed here and it feels like Winter is already knocking on the door!
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photo posted by matt in Thursday, October 15, 2020
Jake was supposed to fly this morning but the wind is a bit too much - grounded until later this week!
postposted by matt in Wednesday, October 7, 2020
It's a bit warmer today, which made our pre-dawn walk a bit more tolerable. A bit windy, though.
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postposted by matt in Wednesday, October 7, 2020
A rainy day today...provides the perfect opportunity to get Jake some driving time in the rain.
postposted by matt in Sunday, October 4, 2020
