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Holy H2O! How Do We Stop This Rain?
* Cold & Rainy Weekend: Our Full Forecast | Harvest Moon *...
By Capital Weather Gang | October 16, 2009; 11:00 AM ET | Comments (1)
The Inevitable Doom & Gloom of Global Warming
* Our Full Forecast | Amazing D.C. Sunrise | Condoms & Climate * Doomsday Graphic by CWG's Steve Tracton I write this article with extreme trepidation given the flamethrower rhetoric witnessed in this blog and elsewhere regarding the reality-versus-fiction debate...
By Steve Tracton | October 1, 2009; 10:45 AM ET | Comments (15)
Odd Video: Norwegian Blonde Sings Weather
* Awesome Labor Day Weekend: Full Forecast | NatCast | BeachCast * Could this start a new trend? Should Sue Palka sing the weather? Doug Hill? CWG???...
By Jason Samenow | September 4, 2009; 01:00 PM ET | Comments (2)
Onshore, Offshore, and Out of Her Mind...
* Beautiful Holiday Weekend: Full Forecast | NatCast | BeachCast * From the Associated Press... Professor faces jail if KNBC weatherman harassed BURBANK, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities say a college professor on a crusade to change the way a Los...
By Jason Samenow | September 4, 2009; 10:30 AM ET | Comments (2)
Yet Another Sign TWC Has Jumped the Shark
* Full Holiday Forecast | Beach Forecast | Outside Now? Weather Wall * * Obama Should Give Climate Speech | Response to Rebuttal * Weather Channel Launches New Site: TheWeatherChannelMusic.com ... song collections include "PM Edition Country Classics" and "PM...
By Dan Stillman | September 3, 2009; 01:00 PM ET | Comments (6)
Meteorologist Makes Rookie Mistake
* Full Forecast Through the 4th | Clean-Air Poster Contest * Oops... There's a reason you don't see many weathercasters wearing green or blue, the typical chroma key colors....
By Capital Weather Gang | July 1, 2009; 01:40 PM ET | Comments (2)
VORTEX2 Turns Heads in Tornado Alley
* Chance of showers, then drier & cool: Full Forecast * One of the Mobile radar units, an X-Band Mobile Radar, scanning a storm on June 4. By Andrew Freedman. During the five weeks ending this past weekend, the scientists...
By Andrew Freedman | June 15, 2009; 10:30 AM ET | Comments (4)
Heat Wave Leads to "Weather Whiplash"
* Heat Wave Continues: Full Forecast * In light of last week's topsy turvy temperatures in the D.C. area and other parts of the country, I would like to propose that a new term be added to the meteorological lexicon:...
By Andrew Freedman | April 27, 2009; 10:30 AM ET | Comments (6)
Weatherman Falls Down on Job
* Weekend Mix? Full Forecast | Snowmen Protest Global Warming *...
By Capital Weather Gang | February 26, 2009; 01:00 PM ET | Comments (0)
Snowmen Rally Against Global Warming
* Sloppy Weekend? Full Forecast | More Pathetic: Winter or Wizards? * In response to Andrew Freedman's Monday post about new, higher warming projections, snowmen gathered in a far away, snowy location to stage a massive protest... Idea adapted from:...
By Capital Weather Gang | February 26, 2009; 10:45 AM ET | Comments (5)
Caution: Giant Snakes Ahead
* A Mild Work Week: Full Forecast | Magenta Sky Photography * In case you weren't already concerned about the many effects of global climate change, such as melting glaciers, rising sea levels and extreme weather events, last week brought...
By Andrew Freedman | February 9, 2009; 10:30 AM ET | Comments (12)
PM Update: A Welcome Warming to Begin
Cooling down again during the weekend * How Warm/Cool Was '08? | Inauguration: A Struggle to Stay Warm * Abundant sunshine was no match for the Arctic air over the region today, with temperatures only rising to around freezing. Today...
By Capital Weather Gang | January 21, 2009; 03:15 PM ET | Comments (11)
Forecast From... Santa?!
* Showery Christmas Eve: Express & Detailed Forecast | Travel Weather * This Just In: Santa has sent Capital Weather Gang his annual Christmas Eve forecast update! Here's his message below. But first, our message to you -- have a...
By Ann Posegate | December 24, 2008; 11:00 AM ET | Comments (4)
Weather Channel Criticized for One-Sided Reporting
* Full Forecast: Bitter Cold to Steadily Moderate * Weather Channel Accused of Pro-Weather Bias Rumor has it similar accusations will be directed at the Capital Weather Gang. We are busily drafting talking points in response......
By Jason Samenow | December 22, 2008; 10:30 AM ET | Comments (12)
Snow Jokes
* Full Forecast: Wet and Sometimes Warm | Close Encounter with the Moon * The recent post by Ann Posegate, Winter Weather Joke, inspired me to review my collection of winter-related jokes accumulated from various sources over the years. As...
By Steve Tracton | December 15, 2008; 12:45 PM ET | Comments (1)
Winter Weather Joke
Wx and the City * Redskins Forecast: A Giant Question Mark | Full Forecast * Yes, it's that time of year again. In the spirit of our Winter Outlook, here's a winter weather joke worth telling this holiday weekend... It...
By Ann Posegate | November 28, 2008; 12:00 PM ET | Comments (8)
The Rap on Weather
* Cold This Afternoon and Tonight: Full Forecast * This will make you laugh. Caution: some material is not politically correct....
By Jason Samenow | November 22, 2008; 12:00 PM ET | Comments (2)
Freedman: TV Weather Attack Ads?
As the two-year national 'stressathon' known as the presidential election comes to a close today, many of us face a daunting question: what will we do with ourselves tomorrow, when we don't have the suspense of an election to obsess...
By Andrew Freedman | November 4, 2008; 10:30 AM ET | Comments (2)
Facing Fall's Fury
Extreme Weather Alert: Meteorologists Predict Intensely Brisk Autumn...
By Jason Samenow | October 12, 2008; 12:00 PM ET | Comments (5)
Katrina Returns to Apologize
The Onion reports that Hurricane Katrina recently returned to New Orleans to apologize for the damage it inflicted during its first visit over three years ago. "According to witnesses, the extremely remorseful 120-mile-wide storm was initially sighted off the Louisiana...
By Ann Posegate | October 9, 2008; 01:00 PM ET | Comments (1)
Animal-Shaped Clouds Aid Hurricane Forecasters
Girl's drawing sparks new way to gauge storm strength MIAMI, Oct. 8 -- While hurricane track forecasts are better than they used to be -- five-day forecasts are now as accurate as three-day forecasts were 15 years ago -- there...
By Dan Stillman | October 8, 2008; 11:00 AM ET | Comments (5)
Sarah Palin: How Dare You?
Governor Sarah Palin Sarah Palin's got some nerve. The Huffington Post's Andy Borowitz reports Palin attacked Barack Obama yesterday for "longstanding ties" with The Weather Channel. As if ascribing evil intentions to a friend of a network I watched 24/7...
By Jason Samenow | October 7, 2008; 12:30 PM ET | Comments (37)
TV Weather Bloopers
As I've mentioned in previous posts, my early interest in all things weather was greatly reinforced in the 1950s by legendary Boston radio and TV meteorologist Don Kent. Although he had no meteorological degrees after his name, Don was a...
By Steve Tracton | September 29, 2008; 11:00 AM ET | Comments (5)
Pirate Forecast: Ahoy!
Wx and the City Ahoy me hearties! Today be International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Yer for'cast for t'day is partly-cloudy with a chance of rum...Blimey! I mean, today's weather will be more o' t' same: a lot o' sun,...
By Ann Posegate | September 19, 2008; 10:30 AM ET | Comments (1)
You know Hurricane Season Has Arrived When...
...there are three tropical systems -- Hanna, Ike and Josephine -- lined up in the Atlantic, and the remnants of Gustav are lingering in the central U.S. Suddenly, the comic below doesn't see so far-fetched... The nerd in me was...
By Jamie Jones | September 4, 2008; 01:15 PM ET | Comments (5)
McCain, Obama: No More 'Wishy-Washy' Forecasts
Presumptive nominees unite; weather forecasters worried DO-I-HAVE-TO-DECIDE '08 DENVER, Aug. 25 -- In an unprecedented show of campaign bipartisanship, Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama unveiled Monday a joint plan to do away with "wishy-washy" weather forecasts on TV, radio...
By Dan Stillman | August 26, 2008; 10:45 AM ET | Comments (8)
HELP this Weatherman
Enjoy some classic humor from comedian Don Knotts......
By Jason Samenow | August 4, 2008; 12:30 PM ET | Comments (1)
Conan O'Brien on NBC Buying Weather Channel
Very funny....
By Jason Samenow | July 20, 2008; 12:00 PM ET | Comments (0)
Goodbye to the Hippy Dippy Weatherman
George Carlin passed away last night at the age of 71. One of his more well-known bits was a skit featuring a fictional weather forecaster named "Al Sleet," who issued insightful predictions such as, "Weather forecast for tonight: Dark. Continued...
By Dan Stillman | June 23, 2008; 12:00 PM ET | Comments (9)
Having Some Fun With Flood
The mighty Mississippi is still rising after record rains, and the impacts are being felt far and wide, from breached levees to record food prices to a dozen or so unlucky pigs. But it wouldn't be a true natural disaster...
By Dan Stillman | June 19, 2008; 10:45 AM ET | Comments (0)
"Hot" Songs
Whenever it's hot, three songs pop into my head: 1) The Heat is On, from the movie "Beverly Hills Cop", performed by Glenn Frey (1984). Best lyric: The pressure's high/Just to stay alive/'Cause the heat is on 2) Hot in...
By Jason Samenow | June 10, 2008; 10:45 AM ET | Comments (0)
Name That Weather Tune
Here are the first two lines: There's a bright golden haze on the meadow There's a bright golden haze on the meadow If you're stumped, the riveting lip sync (video link) by an Alabama weatherman offers a strong hint but...
By Jason Samenow | May 22, 2008; 07:00 PM ET | Comments (4)
Where Would You Put Washington's Weather Ball?
The Grand Rapids Weather Ball, courtesy WZZM 13. Weather Ball, where have you been all my life? No, I'm not talking about a black-tie affair for weather junkies. (Though who wouldn't want to be a fly on the wall in...
By Dan Stillman | May 22, 2008; 11:00 AM ET | Comments (12)
It's 3 AM: Who Do You Want Making the Forecast?
THIS MESSAGE APPROVED BY THE CAPITAL WEATHER GANG It's 3 a.m. and your children are safe and asleep. There's a winter storm on the way and they say it's coming soon, possibly arriving by mid-morning. You can barely think straight...
By Capital Weather Gang | March 13, 2008; 11:00 AM ET | Comments (0)
Alert: Six More Weeks of Winter
Finally, some good news for snow lovers... Early this morning, Punxsutawney Phil announced: As I look around me, a bright sky I see, and a shadow beside me. Six more weeks of winter it will be! The "Prognosticator of all...
By Jason Samenow | February 2, 2008; 10:45 AM ET | Comments (6)
Getting Pumped up for Groundhog Day
While our own Matt Ross recently offered an analysis about the fate of winter, Punxsutawney Phil, another winter weather expert, will weigh in on the matter tomorrow morning at 7am. If you're up at that time (all the power to...
By Jason Samenow | February 1, 2008; 07:00 PM ET | Comments (4)
