Category: weather 102

Cold fronts coming in the back door provide some relief

June 4, 2023

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Erik Proseus

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cold front, forecast discussion, weather 102

The early June weather pattern over the United Stated is a bit unusual – an “omega block” has set up in the upper […]
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Weather 102: Why is nighttime thunder so loud?

February 20, 2019

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Erik Proseus

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thunderstorms, weather 102

MWN friend Kristen Boyden asked a great question: “Why were Tuesday night’s storms so loud?” The overnight storms (and this is pretty common […]
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Fantastic Labor Day weekend, then we geek out on next week’s forecast

August 31, 2018

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, weather 102

A busy weekend is coming up for a lot of us with plenty of people wanting to take advantage of the long, holiday […]
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“The Elephant in the Room” – Friday Snow Potential

January 8, 2018

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Erik Proseus

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forecast models, snow, weather 102

Questions are starting, and since we’re about four days out, I thought I would take a few minutes to address this… It’s the […]
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GOES-16: A Weather and Climate Game-Changer

May 24, 2017

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Erik Proseus

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education, GOES, GOES-R, meteorology, technology, weather 102

When it comes to weather forecasting, meteorologists are often only as good as the technology and data they have access to. Perhaps one […]
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Snow day recap – perhaps it wasn’t ideal, but it was interesting!

January 7, 2017

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Erik Proseus

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event recap, snow, weather 102

Well, many of you got your wish – a day at home for kids and many parents alike! Enough snow fell to call […]
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Weather 102: Why is our cloud cover staying in place so long?

November 24, 2016

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Erik Proseus

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severe thunderstorms, sounding, weather 102

Thought I’d do a quick explainer on why it was cloudy all day today after forecasts yesterday indicated we might see some afternoon […]
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“Wake low” causes wind damage across the metro Saturday morning

April 30, 2016

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Erik Proseus

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wake low, weather 102

For the second day in a row, a line of thunderstorms dissipated over the metro region. Both times a ‘wake low’ formed over […]
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Weather 102: The Omega Block and its effects on our upcoming weather

April 15, 2016

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, weather 102

It’s been a dreary and cool couple of days as an upper level low pressure system has moved SLOWLY over the region. As […]
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El Niño, part II: Global & local effects / MWN Winter Outlook

November 15, 2015

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Erik Proseus

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education, el nino, weather 102, winter outlook

In part 1 of this blog series on El Niño, we examined the basics of ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation), including what exactly […]
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El Niño, part I: The basics

November 13, 2015

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Erik Proseus

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education, el nino, weather 102

With words like “Godzilla” and “strongest on record” being thrown around in relation to this winter’s pending El Niño, you might be wondering […]
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A hot mess – and why dewpoint is more important than humidity

July 25, 2015

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Erik Proseus

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dewpoint, education, forecast discussion, weather 102

An Excessive Heat Warning has been issued for the majority of the metro (Fayette County is technically under a Heat Advisory, but I’m […]
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Weather 102: Snow ratios and the liquid water equivalent

February 8, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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education, snow, weather 102

A couple of days ago I posted a “Weather 102” entry on the basics of the wet-bulb effect and how it plays into […]
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Weather 102: Basics on the wet-bulb process and why you should care

February 4, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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dewpoint, education, weather 102, wet-bulb

Warning: this post is a little technical and lengthy! I’ve tried to simplify it for the average reader. Let me know how I’ve […]
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