#meteorologists

[tabloidweather]

18 June 2025

Meteorologist: MIDSUMMER WEATHER WILL NOT BE NORMAL

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Michael P. Hill at NewscastStudio:

Multiple sources have indicated to NewscastStudio that Allen Media Group will begin the process of “hubbing” weather forecasts for its local stations from the Atlanta facilities of its Weather Channel property. The group, which owns around 36 stations in mid-sized to small markets across the country, has already been quietly cutting a variety of jobs in recent days, including managers, anchors and forecasters. The next step, according to multiple insider sources who requested anonymity because the plans are not public yet, is to start producing weather segments for stations from The Weather Channel. Christina Burkhart, a forecaster at WJRT in Flint, Michigan, has also gone public with claims that her station’s parent company will cut “all local meteorologists company-wide.” She posted a message saying so as a public Facebook post.

NewscastStudio has reached out to a general information box for Allen Media Group for comment. The company does not list a public email address for media inquiries and its “press release” section of its corporate website is listed as “coming soon.” It’s not clear what the exact timeframe for these changes might be if they take place; there is an “on-camera meteorologist” listing on the Weather Channel’s careers page, but it’s not clear what specific role this might be for and it’s also possible the network might produce them using existing staffers. This isn’t the first time that a station group has attempted to “hub” its weather operations. Other groups, including Sinclair Media Group, have tried it in the past and some stations have also experimented with having a forecaster from a sister station handle forecasting segments on a day when no other local staffers are available due to illness, time off or staff shortages.

[...] Overall, cutting forecasters at every station would likely come in at about 100 jobs nationwide, assuming each property has at least two to three weather staffers.  Thanks to advances in remote production and work setups, the notion of producing local weather forecasts hundreds or thousands of miles a way is more feasible than ever. Computer systems already exist that allow anyone with a computer terminal and compatible software access near real-time maps, conditions and other data for any market in the U.S. Of course, creating a weather hub does mean that talent likely won’t be as familiar with local happenings, pronunciations, geography and weather patterns, though at least some of that knowledge could be transferred. It’s also likely that forecasters at the hub would be assigned to appear on the same group of stations as often as possible in order to build rapport with viewers.

Allen Media Group stations are eliminating weather departments by hubbing it out. This is a very bad sign, as lots of local area weather expertise has been jettisoned.

[moodymeangirl]

feel like this is an apt moment to tell any meteorologists out there: y'all sexy as fuck. very very sexy kind of nerd to be, weather-baddies i am kissing u on the mouth

[sluttyquarantinetheory]

I know the go to for polite small talk is like the weather, but since I work with a lot of meteorologists bringing up the weather carries the same weight as asking someone's opinion on like grey jedi.

[hayleylovesjessica]

Kat Campbell and Brian Shrader, meteorologists

[scotianostra]

Scotland’s most famous Weatherman Ian MacAskill was born on July 28th 1938 in Glasgow.

McCaskill went to Queen’s Park Secondary in Glasgow, and then to the University of Glasgow, where he studied geology and chemistry.

His national service took him into the RAF and in 1959, he joined the Meteorological Corps.  He left in 1961 to join the Met Office and later postings included Prestwick Airport, Malta and the Manchester Weather Centre.  Ian transferred to the London Weather Centre in 1978 and was part of the BBC TV team for several years. He also presented forecasts on BBC Radio .

His energetic manner on-screen led to many impersonations and he even had his own Spitting Image puppet.  A little known fact is that Ian always presented his forecasts shoeless as the static electricity in his body caused the microphone to crackle!  On a break from the BBC team, he worked at Birmingham Airport and appeared on Central TV.  Ian later made occasional appearances on BBC TV’s Breakfast Time and Breakfast News, and was the BBC One Christmas Day BBC weather presenter three times in 1978, 1983 and 1987. 

In 1987, his colleague Michael Fish was ridiculed for saying a hurricane was not going to happen, just a few hours before it did.  Later – much later: 18 years in fact – Ian confessed to being the guilty party who had given Fish the forecast that day.

Hours after the worst of the Great Storm had passed, Ian was interviewed live by Michael Buerk on the One o’clock News (BBC One).  There’s a general perception that Michael Fish took all the flak in the immediate aftermath of the storm (and for many years thereafter).  Some of the early exchanges in this interview show that Ian took one or two blows from the hacks too:

Ian provided cover for the regular weather presenter on GMTV during August 1999 and in the same year he appeared in a BBC Two series called The Essential Guide to Weather.  On his retirement in 1998, he commented that he was thoroughly relieved to have done with his work pattern as the routine of the shifts were from 9pm to 9am or 5am to 3pm: “I’d paid my debt to society.  The conditions of service for weather forecasters at the BBC are universally crap.”  He pointed out that as a Met Office employee he was paid civil service rates and not those of a TV personality.

In 2002, he joined ITV’s Celebrity Fit Club.  Though his slight tubbiness – at 5ft 9in, he weighed more than 15 stone – had been part of his television persona, he managed to lose two stone to raise money for charity, later proclaiming that he no longer felt 64 but about 30. 

In 2006, together with BBC TV’s Look North weatherman Paul Hudson, he wrote a book, Frozen in Time, about Britain’s harshest winters. 

Ian was a Fellow of the Meteorological Society he lived with dementia for the last five years of his life and passed away on December 10th, 2016.

[spiceepotato]

The only math I was interested in was pin pointing tornados. I asked my teacher for more. She said it was a one time thing for fun.

if we lived in a world where u had to do the career u were first interested in as a child what would u be doing, id be a firefighter

[enyementv]

Meteorologists predict continued extreme heat in coastal and desert areas, with thunderstorms expected in mountainous regions.

Weather Forecast: Hot and Humid Conditions Expected The General Authority for Civil Aviation and Meteorology’s Weather Forecasting and Early Warning Center predicts continued hot and humid weather in coastal areas and nearby regions. On Wednesday, the forecast indicates partly cloudy skies with moderate to active winds along the eastern and southern coasts. In contrast, the western coasts will…

[sakuraswordly]

Where is the dust now?

Satellite photos showed thick dust extending off the coast of Africa on Wednesday morning, with a second swath of lighter dust over the Caribbean.

How does the dust affect tropical storms in the Atlantic?

Significant amounts of dust can inhibit tropical storm formation, or the strengthening of an existing system, because the dusty air has about 50% less moisture than the typical tropical atmosphere.

Strong winds in the dust layer can also substantially increase the vertical wind shear in and around the storm environment, potentially disrupting any storm that forms.

Despite the dust, AccuWeather meteorologists are monitoring the Atlantic for tropical storm development over the next couple of weeks, spanning into the beginning of Atlantic hurricane season.

[tabloidweather]

4 June 2025

Meteorologist hopeful: HOT WEATHER COULD COME ON MIDSUMMER

[neosciencehub]

Unprecedented February Heat in Hyderabad: A Closer Look

Unprecedented February Heat in Hyderabad: A Closer Look @neosciencehub #Hyderabad #February #Heat #40Degrees #Weatherupdates #neosciencehub

February 2025 has marked an unusual spike in temperatures for the city of Hyderabad, with temperatures predicted to reach 40 degrees Celsius for the very first time in history during this month. This development has raised concerns among residents and meteorologists alike, as temperatures in February typically range between 33 to 36 degrees Celsius. Historical Context In February 2024, the…

[tornadoquest]

Tornado Quest Top Science Links For December 7 -14, 2024 #science #weather #climate #climatechange #winter

Greetings to all and happy holidays! I’m glad you stopped by and hope your holidays season is going well. This week, I will expand on winter weather safety information. As usual, I’ve got this week’s US Drought Monitor update and some good reads, so let’s get started. Tornado Quest Top Science Links Micro-podcast for December 7 – 14, 2024 Let’s start this week off with an intriguing read about…

[circuitmouse]

Meaty meteorologists, British