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Published by Jan Ryherd & Kaj O'Mara
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 conversations, helping you feel more informed, prepared, and maybe even a little in awe of the atmosphere around us. Got a question on your radar? Send it our way (weatheredquestions@gmail.com) and be sure to subscribe and tune in for the answer.
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In this week's episode: tornado ratings, rain and snow at "off" temperatures, EF-5 ratings, are storms gettings stronger, and hurricane names. Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer!
In this week's episode: changing forecasts, rain with no clouds, air mass boundaries, differences between tornadoes and hurricanes and forecast preciseness. Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer!
In this week's episode: training storms, morning storms, mountain rain, SPC outlooks, and the weather side-effects of permanent daylight saving. Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer!
In this week's episode: the LLJ, heat index, why the is sky blue (and why it sometimes isn't!) and point rainfall totals. Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer!
In this week's episode: heavy rain, turning clouds, future radar, radar sources, radar modes, wall clouds, and a hurricane season check-in. Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer!
In this week's episode: weather on the radar but not the ground, safe shelter from extreme weather in a mobile home, weaker or shorter lived nighttime tornadoes, tornado spindirection, and twin tornadoes. Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer!
In this week's episode: normal temperatures, dew point, summer hail, and areal floods. Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer!
In this week's episode: aviation weather: turbulence, viewing clouds from an airplane, why can't airplanes fly through storms, airlines and weather data. Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer!
In this week's episode: cyclical weather patterns, funnel clouds and rotation, watches & warnings polygons, outdoor warning sirens and WEAs. Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer!
In this week's episode: thunder, US vs European weather, El Nino and rain or drought. Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer!
In this week's episode: All things radar - types of radar, what meteorologists look for, what gets picked up that isn't weather, radar artifacts. Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer!
In this week's episode: heat, humidity, heat waves and mugginess and rare weather phenomena. Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer!
In this week's episode: cloud iridescence, weather experiments, CoCoRahs weather reporting, warmth of sunshine and outflow boundaries. Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer!
In this week's episode, and as a follow-up to 4.1, we pull back the curtain on life as a broadcast meteorologist: morning met schedules, important non-science classes, being on TV for the first time and the drawbacks of being a TV meteorologist. Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer!
In this week's episode: predicting the weather based on clouds, meteorology tools, different rain types, why some storms produce hail while others produce wind and tornadoes, layered hail. Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer!
In this week's episode: cirrocumulus and altocumulus clouds, the perfect date, lightning fatalities, dangerous sports, estimated precipitation timing. Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer!
In this week's episode: special guest Dr. Tim Sagers joins Jan and Kaj to to explore how weather impacts health, including joint pain, migraines, mood, sneezing and common misconceptions about cold weather and illness. Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer!
In this week's episode: Kelvin-Helmholtz wave clouds, biggest one day temperatures swing, hardest places to predict the weather and the hardest weather to predict and severe weather risk categories. Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer!
In this week's episode: asperitas clouds, why snow melts around trees first, spring robins, what is "normal" when it comes to weather. Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer!
In this week's episode: lenticular clouds, what stops a tornado, temperatures needed for tornadoes, typography and tornadoes, and Easter folklore. Submit your Weathered Questions to weatheredquestions@gmail.com for Jan & Kaj to answer!
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