As the saying goes in Minnesota, “If you don't like the weather, just wait five minutes and it will change.”
As one of the meteorologists at FOX 9, it’s Keith Marler’s job to share those weather changes, forecasts and other weather related items in the Twin Cities area. Each weekday morning 4:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. on FOX 9, he provides the daily forecast for television viewers as the morning meteorologist.
A Maple Grove resident, Marler has been named “American’s Favorite Weather Forecaster by Weatherist.com and “Twin Cities Best TV Weatherperson” by City Pages.
For Thursday, Sept. 13 and Friday, Sept. 14, he’ll be answering weather related questions from Patch users.
So go ahead and ask away! Leave your questions in the comments area below and he’ll check back regularly until 3 p.m. Friday to answer your questions.
As for weather station, each station relies on the various observations reported across a variety of networks: ASOS, NWS, MnDOT, etc - no one actually owns their private network. Again - great job & thanks!
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It seemed like once August hit and a cold front went through, it seemed the weather completely changed. It got hot, but nothing like it was in July, and it didn't stay that hot either. Am I imagining it, or did something change? It seems like it happens every season. All of a sudden it gets hot and stays hot, or it gets cold and stay cold. I'm just wondering if this actually happens and what would cause it? Are cold and warm fronts actually that strong to do that?
The biger shifts & "régime changes" (as I like to call them) occur when the large ridges & troughs (hills & valleys) in the Jet Stream (a fast-moving current of winds in the upper atmosphere) ripples around the US ... very simply put: when the Jet is to our north, we'll stay warmer (since it lets the warm air from the SOuth to surge our way) & as it shifts to our south we'll stay cooler (again, a gross simplification). So, yes - when the Upper-Air Pattern & its associated oscillations get stuck in a pattern, not much can change until the pattern shifts again!
The biger shifts & "régime changes" (as I like to call them) occur when the large ridges & troughs (hills & valleys) in the Jet Stream (a fast-moving current of winds in the upper atmosphere) ripples around the US ... very simply put: when the Jet is to our north, we'll stay warmer (since it lets the warm air from the SOuth to surge our way) & as it shifts to our south we'll stay cooler (again, a gross simplification). So, yes - when the Upper-Air Pattern & its associated oscillations get stuck in a pattern, not much can change until the pattern shifts again!
But: the subtle nuances of any forecast that can become more exaggerated have to do with the INTERPRETATION of the models. Think of any model data as simply "inspiration" ... the main thrust of a forecast is a balance of computer model data (a blend of several), eduacation, experience & good old-fashioned "gut feeling".
Here's the thing Keith: I bet I'd be WAY more accurate than most of the TV stuff I've seen, in the salient points people care about: temperature ranges and precipitation. You guys are super duper accurate about what happened today.. in the past. But "when will the rain start tomorrow?" and "when will it stop?"-- NOT SO GOOD. Terry
Weather changes & the old "feel it in my bones" is theoretically a result of the changes in atmospheric pressure ... the bigger the storm system approaching, the bigger the change possible ... (but this correlation is still debated) here's a link for you: http://www.johnshopkinshealthalerts.com/reports/arthritis/44-1.html
My question is kind of silly, but why is it that when we have REALLY hot weather we get thunderstorms? P.S. Love you on Fox 9!
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