The WeatherJazz® Podcast

Let's review the weekend's landfall of Hurricane Ida along with the implications its remnants will have on the remainder of the US.

Sometimes we all need some levity, especially after a difficult news week. I thought a conversation with former FOX 8 News anchor, Bill Martin, would do the trick!

Welcome expert arborist John Palmer to today's WeatherJazz® episode who will dispel some interesting assumptions about your backyard trees.

It was a busy weekend in southern New England as the fiurst tropical system in over thirty years makes landfall in New England. Where is Henri now? And does it have any impoact on the Ohio Valley, near term or medium term? Is the PNA still a good parameter to use for weather trends?

More than 40 years ago, we adopted each other as a friend who "sticks closer than a brother" (Proverbs 18:24). Our life intersection was designed by God. The story will have you nodding your head in agreement. Bob's talents are amazing. He's a broadcast engineer who also does amazing wood work. After months of frustration looking for the right desk for my new WeatherJazz® studio, Bob offered to bu...

If you listen carefully to the insect sounds as night falls, you can easily determine that we are in the final phase of summer. It seems like the bugs are louder and more active. Perhaps they "know" that their time is short. Another telltale sound of late summer is the emergence of the Katydid. By the end of today's program, you will know what Katydids sound like and what to listen for in the late...

After a glorious weekend with dry air (and REALLY dry air for one observation station in the US), our Ohio Valley pattern will return to its summer 2021 ways.

Many people love to snap photos, especially given that most of us hold a camera in our hands daily with the advent of cell phones that can do so much more. Now imagine taking a photograph with a massive telescopic lens! (You can see this camera on Episode #225 at WeatherJazz.com )\ That's what my WeatherJazz® guest uses to snap some amazing photos. Let's get to know John Tryon on today's episode o...

It's that time of year again... with the arrival of late summer, the annual meteor shower known as the Perseids will dazzle the nighttime sky tonight wherever the weather allows. Let's talk about the Perseids and the meteor shower's source.

It's amazing to consider that Cleverland has NOT officially recorded a 90°F day in OVER a MONTH! That likely changes today. Let's look atmhow often that happens in NEOhio climatology.

This episode was pre-produced last Friday in the FOX 8 Cleveland newsroom. I asked a series of fun rapid-fire questions to various FOX 8 Cleveland news personalities. The results are fun and humorous! Enjoy getting to know the FOX 8 crew!

Psychology and meteorology are very odd bedfellows until you start digging into the topic a little deeper. That's what morning meteorologist Scott Sabol has been doing over the past fifteen years. The two actually go hand-in-hand!

Now that we have the first two months of summer "in the books," let's examine them and see what we have looking ahead for the first few weeks of August. We're certainly starting August off on a cool, dry, and refreshing note. The mid-level smoke from the western forest fires have been pushed south, out of Ohio. Just look at how blue the skies look today!

Kansas City is blessed beyond measure to have Meteorologist Bryan Busby helping viewers to navigate the wild swings of weather in tornado alley. But what so many don't know is that Bryan grew up in northeast Ohio and, as a youngster, wrote Dick Goddard a letter asking him about the damaging thunderstorm complex that affected Ohio on July 4th, 1969. The rest, as they say, is history! I had the priv...

The reliable Perseid meteor shower will arrive next month. Mark your calendar now. I'll explore this topic in greater detail next month. Let's also talk about the active sun and a new sunspot cluster about to come into view... along with the physics of smoke particles aloft from distant forest fires in today's episode of WeatherJazz®.

The notable, accrued rainfall deficit for Cleveland was essentially wiped out in just 12 days. Let's examine where we stand in comparison to the rest of the USA.

John and Sandy Halvorsen are on a journey.... a VERY LONG journey ON FOOT! They are walking across America from Miami to Seattle. The journey began in February. This week, they were making their way across Kansas. So WHY are they doing this? As Dutch Sheets explained on his daily devotional, Give Him 15 (from July 5th), they are praying for revival in the USA. I was able to catch up with the Halvo...

Cosmic radiation (gamma rays and X rays from supernovae in the universe) isn't something we typically have to worry about since our atmosphere does a great job at shielding us from it. However, that doesn't mean we cant measure it and study it! Let's have a look!

Cleveland's rainfall deficit since January 1, 2021 is about 3" below normal, but a look around you will tell you a different story. Why? Unless a deficit is long-term, what is more important is the "short game." Let's explore:

I have an update on Ohio's first Piping Plover nesting pair in Ohio in 83 years... and it's excellent news for bird watchers! Plus, I just finished reading a book called A Bird Way by Jennifer Ackerman. It was a book I had on my nightstand as a great book to read before going to sleep. I give you a detailed review and a list of the chapters just in case you would like to pick it up for your next b...

What do you do when you play host to a newly degreed Master of Worship Arts from Liberty University? Naturally, you rope them into an interview for WeatherJazz®! You may be surprised at how weather affects the music world! My guest is Daniel Gray.

Let's get to know the story of another one of our amazing meteorologists, A. J. Colby. Many people are unaware that I knew A. J. when he was a middle school student in the Kingsville-Conneaut area of extreme northeast Ohio. FOX 8 is so fortunate to have him as our Monday-Friday 10 PM meteorologist!

Today's Science Wednesday Topics include Supernumerary Rainbows and Sunspots.

Summer roared into the Pacific Northwest in a very grand fashion. I'll tell you about some new all-time records established over the weekend. But now as the workweek steps off, it's the other coast looking to set records. But when will Cleveland hit 90°F for the first time? That could be TODAY.

So what do you do when you wake up with a completely blank slate for Open Line Friday? You invite Bill Martin on the program to stir some mischief!