The WeatherJazz® Podcast

Our Thanksgiving period was largely quiet and near normal temperature-wise, but the weather rumors we've been spinning are pointing to a significant pattern change. But here's the question: Is this cold punch coming in going to set the pace for December or is this just a quick shot of cold air and snow? FOX 8 weekday morning meteorologist Scott Sabol and I discussed the pattern shift on this episo...

I had two great audience questions submitted on my WeatherJazz® Audience Connect Line (234-525-5888) in the past few weeks. I asked FOX 8 morning meteorologist Scott Sabol to join me in addressing both questions. The first one came from Sarah who was at a Cleveland Browns game recently and wondered why it was so windy and what causes wind to blow in the first place. The second question came from m...

This episode has been almost two years in the making and will likely be one of my very favorite for years to come. About two winters ago, I heard a song on FM95.7 in Reykjavik, Iceland, that piqued my attention. I instantly loved it and scrambled fast to "Shazam" it. The song was by popular Icelandic music artist, Jón Jónsson, called Með þér (go to the WeatherJazz.com post for Episode #130 to see...

I may be talking about record warmth and a record stretch of November warmth today, but let's face it. It's November, not September. Inevitably, winter winds will arrive with greater frequency and definition. For me personally, that means having to make a more conscious effort to preventing my hands from drying out and cracking. A few years ago, I came across something that helped more than any ot...

Join WeatherJazz® host André Bernier and colleague Scott Sabol go in depth about the drivers of this year's winter weather outlook!

From Wikipedia: "The August 2020 Midwest derecho was a severe weather event which took place from August 10–11, 2020 across the Midwestern United States and portions of southwestern Ontario. The derecho caused notably widespread high winds and spawned an outbreak of weak tornadoes. In addition, certain areas reported torrential rain and large hail."  The worst of the damage was in eastern Iow...

Over my recent long weekend, I visited with my cousin, Judy, and her husband Jeff. They recently moved from Pittsburgh to Sneads Ferry, North Carolina, less than a mile away from Topsail Beach along the Atlantic Ocean. We spend quite a bit of time walking the beach, enjoying the sounds and smells of the ocean. These rhythmic sounds of the water lapping up the sandy shoreline is known as "blue soun...

There'll be a fun astronomical "dance" in the Friday night skies. Here are the details in this episode of WeatherJazz®.

Check out tonight's sky! Out of the five planets visible in the sky at the same time, three of them are easy "naked-eye" (you don't need a telescope) objects. I'll tell you where to look in tonight's sky.

Meteorologist Don Kent pioneered the craft of television meteorology in the 1940s and 1950s. I had the great honor of interviewing Don back in 2009 for one of WeatherJazz's premiere episodes. This is part two of my 2009 interview with Don with the purpose of appreciating the groundwork that he established in the early and fast-changing world of media meteorology.

On Episode #121, I introduced you to WBZ-TV-4, Boston's newest meteorologist, Jacob Wycoff. I mentioned a couple of former WBZ-4 meteorologists during that conversation. One of them, Don Kent, pioneered the craft of television meteorology in the 1940s and 1950s. I had the great honor of interviewing Don back in 2009 for one of WeatherJazz's premiere episodes. I thought it was a good time to replay...

Congratulations to Jacob Wycoff on landing a dream job at one of Boston's premiere television news outlets, WBZ-TV-4! Jacob is one of those young aspiring meteorology students that I watched as he earned his degree in meteorology, then slowly found himself in the right place at the right time. Many years ago, I had the opportunity to have Boston legend Don Kent on this podcast, along with another...

Hurricane Laura made landfall in the early morning hours of Thursday. Here's a special WeatherJazz® update.

Why don't we ever seem to see rainbows at high noon? There's a great reason for that! Let's explore the relationship between the sun angle and rainbows in today's episode of WeatherJazz®.

I've been able to expand this podcast into a new chapter by setting up a WeatherJazz® Audience Connect line. In order to "test" it, I asked my audience to call in to tell me what their favorite season is and to explain why. The volume of calls was so amazing, that I had to pull a random sampling of calls to share with you. Additionally, we'll look at Lake Erie's surface water temperature trace so...

Bill Martin was a popular Cleveland television news anchor for many decades who retired about a year ago and moved to Lakewood Ranch in Florida. Bill was recently involved with something that opened his eyes to something that, as air travelers, we need to know. Join me and my conversation with Bill Martin as we also briefly talk about how Dick Goddard shaped the face of Cleveland weather forecasti...

You may have seen something novel during recent tropical seasons. Systems that are called "invests." Is this something new? What is an invest and how does it differ from a tropical depression, tropical storm, or hurricane? Let's have a look in today's episode of WeatherJazz®. Also, there's a new Mars rover preparing to launch. I'll tell you the meteorological instruments that are on board and when...

Much of the U.S.A. has experienced prolonged summery heat, including Ohio. FOX 8 morning meteorologist Scott Sabol joins me to discuss the dynamics behind this year's summery pattern and what we might expect in August and September.

How did Comet NEOWise get its name? And how can you best view it in the coming week? That's my topic on Episode #114. Go to weatherJazz.com toi see two of the images I snapped along the Lake Erie shoreline last night. Feel free to click on each image for a bigger and more detailed view.

With the start of this week's heatwave, lets slice and dice some numbers that may help put this one in perspective.

Tromsø is Norway's 4th largest city and it is well inside of Earth's Arctic Circle at almost 70° North latitude. That means Tromsø experiences perpetual sunshine during the summertime. In addition to being home to a research university, there is quite an influx of tourists since Tromsø is so accessible by auto, ship, or aircraft. What is life like in Tromsø in the summer? Let's ask someone who liv...

Just as I have been encouraged by my television weather heroes in the 1970s, now I get to identify and encourage students who have that certain "sparkle in their eye" for meteorology. During season one of WeatherJazz, I introduced you to several of my understudies who have since gone on to start their careers in media meteorology. Today, I'll introduce you to a high school graduate who begins his...

With such seasonal weather extremes in our 49th state, Alaska, the task of designing and building roads has a few more challenges than the same task in Ohio (or any other U.S. state!). That's why I invited a Materials Engineer from the Alaska Department Of Transportation to be my special guest to talk about those challenges.

If you, like us, turned off your heat for the summer period, you stirred from your slumber searching for a fuzzy hoodie to don. The coffee tasted extra delicious after witnessing the sight of your backyard or window thermometer touting temperatures somewhere in the 40s! While there were no record lows in Ohio this Sunday morning, there was one nearby. Plus, why is the sky so blue on days like this...

Wednesday's squall line affected virtually everyone in Ohio at one point or another, some affected to a greater degree than others. The squall line itself was impressive, but what happened after the line passed has to be considered just as dramatic! Make sure you visit WeatherJazz.com and look up Episode #108 where you will see some amazing photos and a time lapse of what happened after the storm...