Category: Weather Archive

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Everybody (ok, not everybody) knows that I’m a bit of a weather nerd. I do some writing for Houstonist.com, a local news blog, and I got the idea to send Dr. Jeff Masters from Wunderground.com some questions about hurricanes and their impact on us along the Gulf Coast. Dr. Masters graciously agreed and responded with some very thorough and thoughtful… Read more →

After suffering through the Texans loss to Philly and Andy Roddick getting beaten by Roger Federer in the US Open men’s final today, I have the season premiers of The Simpsons and the Family Guy tonight to look foward to. But, in addition, PBS is airing a look inside hurricanes at 9:30pm tonight with Anatomy of a Hurricane. Yes, I’m… Read more →

There are so many things completely unappealling about this time of year. The heat, the humidity, baseball…I keed. I keed. Actually, baseball is great. But, the LACK of basketball and the waiting for football might go in there. Oh, and did I mention that it was the heart of hurricane season? No? Between August 15 and October 1, hurricanes are… Read more →

It’s August, do you know where your good weather is? Oh, sure, July is hot and June is no picnic, but these are the weeks that try a man’s soul. From August through September, it is brutal in Houston. High temps routinely reach the high 90’s and we reach the height of hurricane season. If you are a kid, you… Read more →

I understand and agree with the premise that our planet is getting warmer and I am fully in line with the belief that humans are, at least in part, to blame through our use of fossil fuels and their emissions. Al Gore’s documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” highlights the changes we are effecting on our planet. I haven’t seen it. Generally,… Read more →

And in a way that doesn’t involve soccer or spicy food! I’m a weather geek. I read up, particularly, on hurricanes. One of my favorite weather-related sources of information is Jeff Masters’ Wunderblog. He is a former hurricane hunter and expert in the field. I’ve found his analysis of storms to be the most accurate regularly-updated information on the web… Read more →

Just in case you hadn’t noticed, it freaking ROCKS outside right now. When I was in Dallas Sunday morning, it was actually pretty damn cold outside (for us southerners). Today is an example of my favorite kind of weather. Keep it coming. Here’s the forecast from Channel 2. Yes, those are HIGH temps not lows. Woot! Read more →

You know, with all the hurricanes and tropical weather over the past month, nevermind my $300 electric bill from the hottest month of the year, I really don’t like the weather at the moment. In fact, I’m not real fond of weather forecasters either. Obviously, it isn’t their fault the weather sucks, but I’m not going to blame God. I’m… Read more →