WeatherBrains Episode 676 is now online (January 2, 2019). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you!
Tonight’s show is the Brainchild of Mark Ingalls from Boardman, Oregon.
Tonight’s First Guest WeatherBrain has a special place in the pantheon of the show. He does the intro for Tony Rice’s weekly segment. To borrow a line that Kevin Selle used when he introduced Leo Laporte several years ago: “he has a voice like a basket of warm kittens.” He is the Chief Meteorologist for KIRO-TV in Seattle. Morgan Palmer, thanks for joining us!
Tonight’s next Guest WeatherBrain is a teaching Adjunct Professor at The University of British Columbia. He is an expert on Pacific Northwest windstorms. Dr. Wolf Read, welcome to WeatherBrains.
Tonight’s Final Guest WeatherBrain is a Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington. He is an expert on the weather in the pacific northwest. He also wrote a book, “The Weather of the Pacific Northwest”. Cliff Mass, welcome!
Joining us as Guest Panelist is a meteorologist for Portland General Electric. He forecasts for the utility and energy traders. Charlie Phillips, welcome to WeatherBrains!
Other discussions in this weekly podcast include topics like:
- Increasing wildfire issues in the western US
- Difficulty of winter weather forecasting in Washington State
- The Astronomy Report from Tony Rice
- and more!
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From The Weather Center:
WeatherBrains 101: No WB101 this week
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Web Sites from Episode 676:
The Weather of the Pacific Northwest
Picks of the Week:
Nate Johnson – Out
Troy Kimmel – Out
Kim Klockow-McClain – Out
Bill Murray – Dr. John’s Christmas Card
Dr. John Scala – Shutdown upends scientific research
Brian Peters – Out
James Spann – The 17th Annual Southeast Severe Storms Symposium
Aubrey Urbanowicz – Neil deGrasse Tyson Tweet
The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Nate Johnson, Dr. John Scala, Bill Murray, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Kevin Selle, Kim Klockow-McClain, and Brian Peters. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating netcast about weather.
