Years ago at a museum display of meteorites a friend asked me to explain in great detail what we were looking at. “I don’t study rock chunks from outer space. I ponder hydrometeors, clouds, snow and rain — stuff suspended in the atmosphere.”
Meteorologists attempt to predict the future movement of stuff in the atmosphere. You get a degree to call yourself a meteorologist, but you don’t learn how to forecast weather out of a textbook. You make thousands of predictions, you’re wrong a lot, and you try to learn from your (numerous) mistakes.
It’s a painful learning curve. Which weather models to believe and when — and the days you ditch the models and go with your gut.
The unusually strong storm over Canada’s Hudson Bay that has kept us in a windy, chilly stranglehold is finally weakening its grip. Sixties with sunshine and less wind will feel very good Sunday.
A milder front sparks a few thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday, with 70s much of this week. Odds favor a few more 80s later this month. Yes please.
