TV Meteorologist

With all the digital tech today, just a head shot would be enough and it could be placed in an uninteresting place on the screen, couldn't it? Pointers could be electronic too.

Asked by daveb about 12 years ago

With digital anything can happen!

Is Winchendon Mass having a tornado and thunderstorms?

Asked by Kayden over 10 years ago

I would turn to weather.gov and click on your area of the map for updates from the National Weather Service.

but it has been in the 90s every day for the last 4 weeks. What happened to that prediction?

Asked by Ricky almost 11 years ago

I'm studying to become a meteorologist and I am wondering how you start and what advice you may have for someone interested in this field.

Asked by Abby about 12 years ago

Hi Abby.  I would say get as much education as you can in math and science.  There are a lot of meteorology programs at great schools.  Aside from a formal education I would advise you to do as much "networking" as possible.  Join the local chapters of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and National Weather Association (NWA).  They love student members and you will meet some great people from a lot of different areas.  Go and make friends with the folks at the closest National Weather Service office.  Storm chasers are great folks who love to share their passion.  You might also try for an internship in the weather office of one of your local television stations.  The more people you meet and know the better.  If you need more information let me know.  kevinselle.com  Good luck!

Are tornados easily predicted these days with advanced weather radar or do you still rely heavily on spotters on the ground? Is there hope for one day knowing when a tornado is going to strike (any new advancement in tech)?

Asked by Curious weather man almost 10 years ago

Pretty easily detected in thunderstorms with Doppler radar. You are correct, we still use spotters heavily. Radar usually sees rotation above ground in the storm. Since the earth is round it curves away from the radar beam which is why the spotters are so critical providing "ground truth". Warning times have increased over the years and will continue, especially with new radar technology coming over the next few years.

Hi, I was wondering what your major was in college. My college offers geology as a major; would that work in order to become a meteorologist? Thank you!

Asked by Courtnee over 11 years ago

Hi, Courtnee!  I first studied Radio-TV-Film at Texas Christian University, then Broadcast Meteorology at Mississippi State.  I think you might have some trouble getting into weather with a geology degree.  You might ask for some advice and a visit from a local television station and/or National Weather Service office (weather.gov).  Good luck!

The local TV station often mentions reduced visibility and it might be something like 1/2 mile or 1 mile. What the heck difference does this make? Quite often you can't see that far ahead anyway because of hills or curves in the road.

Asked by old school about 10 years ago

I guess I would say different people have different uses for the information.