Weathered Questions

In this week's episode: the midpoint of hurricane season, hurricane modeling, US city most at risk of tropical activity and all things weather balloons. Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer! 

In this week's episode: radar: how it works, why it shows rain when it isn't raining and how it was first used. Plus lake effect snow and a look ahead to winter.  Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer! 

In this week's episode: weather models, weather app forecasts, American weather models, climate vs. weather and the quiet severe weather season so far.  Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer! 

In this week's episode: counting between thunder and lightning, dust devils, corn sweat and losing daylight. Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer! 

In this week's episode: derechos - what are they, have they changed over time, where was the term coined, how we forecast them and the future of alerts.  Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer! 

In this week's episode: precipitation chances, heat index, measuing moisture, wind and barometric pressure, and precipitable water and flash flooding.  Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer! 

In this week's episode: precipitation chances, heat index, measuing moisture, wind and barometric pressure, and precipitable water and flash flooding.  Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer! 

In this week's episode: why afternoon thunderstorms are so common in the summer, what's up with "dirty rain", the smell of rain, ozone in our atmosphere, and lingering firework smoke.  Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer! 

In this week's episode: the sound and state of lightning, math in meteorology, haboob formation, heat domes, and weather movies.   Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer! 

In this week's episode: the safety of sheltering under overpasses during tornadoes, the dangers of lightning strikes, the significance of drought monitoring, and how to interpret the probability of precipitation. Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer! 

In this week's episode: the difference between dew point and relative humidity, the impact of wildfire smoke on weather patterns, UV index, outdoor warning sirens, and some things to keep in mind when using a weather app. Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer! 

In this week's episode: why storms can move opposite the wind direction, what those picturesque evening sun rays are called, what are the most common summertime clouds, why you cannot reach the end of a rainbow, and how to pick a weather station for Father's Day.  Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer! 

In this week's episode: why is the sky blue, how do hurricanes start, hurricane ratings, and tornado ratings.  Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer!