Author Archives: Brian Peters
Peeking in on Grace
I was looking through some images of Grace, and I thought people might like to see a couple of different views of this storm. These two images were taken about 15 minutes apart just before 1 pm CDT. The first … Continue reading
Warm and Humid along with Showers
Grace forms in the Atlantic and showers and thunderstorms will persist for Alabama through the Labor Day holiday and well into next week. Not much change in the overall thinking for the forecast for Central Alabama. We have an area … Continue reading
TD 7 Becomes Grace
It really did not take long for tropical depression 7 to move up the ladder to a full fledged tropical storm dubbed Grace. NHC forecasters are keeping their official track on the south side of the overall envelope of the … Continue reading
TD 7 Emerges
In the Weather Xtreme Video this morning, I mentioned that we could see the development of our seventh tropical storm of the 2015 hurricane season in the Atlantic. Well, we made a giant leap in that direction just before the … Continue reading
Hot and Humid for Your Labor Day
Sure, the calendar says we’re into meteorological Fall, but don’t expect to see much in the way of change just yet. A front could be approaching the area next weekend, but until then, we’ll just have to muddle along with … Continue reading
Pacific Moisture
Often times you may hear meteorologists in the Central US or Southeast US talk about the Pacific moisture coming our way. NOAA just recently tweeted out a picture that I thought illustrated the track of Pacific moisture quite clearly. In … Continue reading
WeatherBrains 502: Talking Aviation and Weather
WeatherBrains Episode 502 is now online (August 31, 2015). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE netcast audio program for you! Our special guests this week are Paul Suffern and Brian Soper. They bring a wealth of knowledge … Continue reading
A Look at Fred
Somehow, I just can’t get too excited about the tropical storm named Fred. I have nothing against the name, but “Fred” just doesn’t sound very mean or menacing like tropical storms are supposed to be. Here’s a look at a … Continue reading
Rain For South Florida
While nobody wants to be hit by a tropical storm or hurricane, there is no doubt that these systems do provide some needed assistance. Tropical weather systems can produce moderate to heavy rain events which help ease drought conditions. Of … Continue reading
Showers Likely
Let me start off by stating that my confidence in this forecast is not particularly good! Why, you may ask? Well, we’ve got a tropical storm that the models have not been handling well in either intensity or track. Add … Continue reading
