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Meteorologists Sloane Haines & Ulises Garcia discuss the record setting cold from this past Christmas weekend while looking ahead to the milder temperatures for the New Year's weekend. 

Meteorologist Ulises Garcia joins Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek to discuss the upcoming arctic blast that's expected to arrive later this week. The timing will be just before Christmas, giving those hopeful for a White Christmas something to watch. Rich and Ulises discuss the opportunity for any snowfall for Delmarva.

Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek and Meteorologist Sloane Haines explore the upcoming temperature trends for late December, holiday weather expectations, and more in this week's podcast!

Now that December is in full swing, Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek and Meteorologist Sloane Haines are back this week to talk about gearing up for the coming cold season. They give a preview of this week's Winter Weather Special, sponsored in part by National HVAC, which will air through the end of the week on 47 ABC WMDT and can be found at WMDT.com.

Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek and Meteorologist Ulises Garcia recap a historic lake effect snow event that occurred in western New York and the conditions that made it possible for close to 6.5 feet of snow to fall in a single storm. After a cold second half of November, they look into the long range trends that give clues on what to expect for temperatures heading into the first half of Decemb...

Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek and Meteorologist Sloane Haines chat about the blast of cold air Delmarva saw over the weekend into early this week. Plus, they have your Thanksgiving forecast. And if you're looking to get into the holiday spirit, they let you know which holiday parades they'll be at next week!

A big congrats to Meteorologist Sloane Haines who just got married last weekend! And she's back this week with Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek to talk about the fantastic, but very unusual weather she enjoyed for her special weekend, plus other wedding weather lore. With the return of fall temperatures, Sloane and Rich also discuss the rapid change in temperatures across Delmarva. 

Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek is joined by Meteorologist Ulises Garcia for this week's episode. They focus on the stretch of record breaking warm weather across Delmarva and how this trend is reversing course. With the recent time change, November weather is back...along with a late season tropical storm!

November arrived in Delmarva with above average temperatures, a trend that appears set to continue well into the month. Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek and Meteorologist Sloane Haines dive into the average numbers for a typical November, plus they take a look at a very active late season in the tropics.

As the leaves begin to show more color across the area, the weather pattern is shifting into more of an unsettled pattern, as the streak of recent sunny days has been replaced by stubborn cloudiness, passing showers and foggy conditions. Meteorologist Ulises Garcia and Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek recap the transition from frosty mornings to wet and milder conditions across Delmarva.

Meteorologist Ulises Garcia joins Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek this week to talk about the dip in temperatures across Delmarva. Frosty mornings and leaves starting to show some color, Fall is in full swing across the Mid-Atlantic!

Expanding on last week's podcast, Meteorologist Sloane Haines and Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek review the overall impact the remnants of Ian had on Delmarva. The rain was much needed, but it came at a cost as the remnants of Ian integrated with a coastal storm to bring high winds and coastal flooding to the eastern shore of Delmarva.

Meteorologist Sloane Haines joins Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek this week to talk about the ongoing impact on Delmarva from the remnants of Hurricane Ian. They talk about how Ian's upper level energy integrated with a new coastal storm to bring a prolonged period of rain, wind and coastal flooding to much of Delmarva's shoreline.

Some of the coolest air since Spring arrived across Delmarva in a timely fashion to begin the Fall season. Just as cooler weather settles into the region, the tropics have picked up some steam with potential impact to the Mid-Atlantic. Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek and Meteorologist Ulises Garcia are back to discuss the possibility of Ian bringing much needed rain, but also other issues to the...

Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek and Meteorologist Sloane Haines are back this week talking about Hurricane Fiona and the devastation brought to the island of Puerto Rico almost 5 years after recovering from Hurricane Maria. Much of Fiona's impact to Puerto Rico was from catastrophic flash flooding, and they compare this scenario to other tropical systems that were notable for extreme rainfal...

Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek and Meteorologist Ulises Garcia talk about the latest rainfall to occur across Delmarva and how this is helping to curtail the expanding drought across the peninsula. Also, with the start of the pro football season, they discuss a few of the games that were most impacted by the weather.

Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek and Meteorologist Ulises Garcia talk about the latest drought status across Delmarva and how rainfall this week will potentially bring some reprieve to parched areas. They also take a look at a continued active scenario in the tropics as the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season approaches.

As we head into the peak of the Atlantic Hurricane season, activity has quickly increased after an unprecedented lull of action for most of the season. Meteorologist Sloane Haines and Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek explain the expectations of peak season in the tropics and what this may mean for the east coast heading into Labor Day Weekend.  They also discuss the latest drought monitor for Delm...

30 years ago, Hurricane Andrew made landfall near Miami in South Florida as a powerful Category 5 storm. Similar to the current trend in 2022, Andrew was the first named storm of an extremely quiet 1992 Atlantic hurricane season, and to this day serves as a reminder that the tropics can produce devastating storms regardless of how inactive a season has trended. Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek and...

Expanding on last week's episode, Meteorologist Ulises Garcia and Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek review the official storm survey of the Smith Island tornado from the National Weather Service Office in Wakefield, VA. They take a deeper dive into the rare conditions that led to the development of the tornado and why it was such a difficult event to track in real-time.

Meteorologist Ulises joins Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek to talk about the recent Smith Island tornado. The event was unique from many perspectives, as they examine the atypical atmospheric setup that was in place over Delmarva that afternoon and how rare it is to have a tornado of such strength form under those specific conditions. 

With July in the books, Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek and Meteorologist Sloane Haines look back at how hot the month was for Delmarva along with precipitation totals. Looking forward, they examine temperature and precipitation trends for the month of August. They also look into a very quiet pattern in the tropics and what it might mean for the rest of the Hurricane season.

Meteorologist Ulises Garcia joins Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek to more things "heat" related, including the end of the heat wave across Delmarva and why nighttime low temperatures have been so warm. Even as Delmarva gets a break from the extreme heat, many other locations across the world are still dealing with dangerously hot conditions.

Meteorologist Sloane Haines joins Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek to talk about the extreme heat that has gripped much of the country and Europe and how Delmarva is expected to be impacted by the sweltering conditions for several days. Plus, what's the difference between a "micro"burst and a "macro"burst? Rich and Sloane explain how the latter was responsible for extensiv...

Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek teams up with Meteorologist Ulises Garcia this week to for a roundup of the rainy weekend across Delmarva, Plus, Ulises reveals the reason why July of all months has meaning when talking about snow!