Weathered Questions
Ever wonder why the sky turns green during severe weather, how meteorologists develop a forecast or what that chance for precipitation really means? Weathered Questions is your go-to podcast for engaging yet educational answers to all your meteorological curiosities, whether you are a curious student, a self proclaimed weather geek or just someone who wants to understand the world of weather around you. Each episode, Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Jan Ryherd and Certified Broadcast and Consulting Meteorologist Kaj O'Mara bring expert insight to everyday weather questions submitted by you, the listeners. We'll break down complex meteorological concepts into simple yet captivating c...
Weathered Questions 3.8
In this week's episode: nimbus clouds, the polar vortex, ice color and why wind dies down when it does.
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Weathered Questions 3.7
In this week's episode: cumulus clouds, "out-of-place" winter storms, Nor'easters and bomb cyclones.
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Weathered Questions 3.6
In this week's episode: stratus clouds, why rivers/lakes "steam" on cold days, and snow storm set-ups.
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Weathered Questions 3.5
In this week's episode: cirrus clouds, a warm winter?, and road salt.
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Weathered Questions 3.4
In this week's episode: snow forecast ranges, snow reports, and weather and candy.
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Weathered Questions 3.3
In this week's episode: "boring weather", the Gulf and North America's climate, TV markets and weather gifts.
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Weathered Questions 3.2
In this week's episode: why temperatures drop so quickly in the fall and winter, everything you ever wanted to know about thermometers and the difference between sleet and graupel.
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Weathered Questions 3.1
In this week's episode: the "worst" Iowa weather disasters, has there been an EF-6 tornado, and what the Cali climate has to do with a Superman comic.
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Weathered Questions 2.11
In this week's episode: sunrise/sunset timing, northern lights, big snowflakes and turkey frying.
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Weathered Questions 2.10
In this week's episode: weather related aches and pains, fall colors, snowfall prediction and the accuracy of long range forecasts.
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Weathered Questions 2.9
In this week's episode: foggy glasses and windshields, losing daylight, sleet above freezing and network programming deals.
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Weathered Questions 2.8
In this week's episode: bridges in cold weather, city "domes", the blizzard of 1991, recent EF5 torandoes, and the EF scale.
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Weathered Questions 2.7
In this week's episode: frost and freeze alerts, contrails, sundogs and accuracy of meteorologists.
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Weathered Questions 2.6
In this week's episode: barometric pressure, temperatures and precipitation that don't correspond, temperature scales, cooking at altitude and sunny commutes.
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Weathered Questions 2.5
In this week's episode: woolly bear folklore, tropical activity, late summer precipitation and if the summer heat is behind us.
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Weathered Questions 2.4
In this week's episode: Cloud types, what La Nina means for the US, what can El Nino and La Nina impact, why is wind so cold?
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Weathered Questions 2.3
In this week's episode: cloud to ground lightning, cloud formation and a cloud making experiment.
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Weathered Questions 2.2
In this week's episode: why cold air lags behind a cold front, radiational cooling, where frost forms, mid-latitude cyclones and weather's impact on sports.
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Weathered Questions 2.1
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.
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Weathered Questions 1.12
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.
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Weathered Questions 1.11
In this week's episode: weather models, weather app forecasts, American weather models, climate vs. weather and the quiet severe weather season so far.
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Weathered Questions 1.10
In this week's episode: counting between thunder and lightning, dust devils, corn sweat and losing daylight.
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Weathered Questions 1.9
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.
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Weathered Questions 1.8
In this week's episode: precipitation chances, heat index, measuing moisture, wind and barometric pressure, and precipitable water and flash flooding.
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Weathered Questions 1.7
In this week's episode: precipitation chances, heat index, measuing moisture, wind and barometric pressure, and precipitable water and flash flooding.
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Weathered Questions 1.6
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.
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Weathered Questions 1.5
In this week's episode: the sound and state of lightning, math in meteorology, haboob formation, heat domes, and weather movies.
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Weathered Questions 1.4
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.
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Weathered Questions 1.3
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.
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Weathered Questions 1.2
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.
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Weathered Questions 1.1
In this week's episode: why is the sky blue, how do hurricanes start, hurricane ratings, and tornado ratings.
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