Is the AccuWeather App’s Future Radar… Accurate?
Patricia checks out the latest version of the AccuWeather Weather for Life app for iOS, featuring Future Radar.
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Tag: Meteorology
The Davis Instruments Weather Box Fills My Need for Data
Weather stations can bring a lot of fun and education, as well as weather data, into your home. If your family is into science, a weather station is a great buy.
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Gut-what? How to Tell Dew from Guttation
When the excess rain saturates the ground, plant life will adapt accordingly. One of the ways some plants will adapt to the excess available moisture is through a process known as guttation.
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Why is the Sky Blue Here, Not There?
GeekMom Patricia answers questions about why the sky is so much more blue in the western United States.
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Should We “Dilute the Kool-Aid” When Answering Kids’ Science Questions?
GeekMom Patricia has a term for watering down answers to kids’ “Why” questions: Diluting the Kool-Aid.
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Product Review: WeatherFlow Wind Meter for iOS and Android
This smartphone anemometer device is inexpensive, rugged, and perfect for those who require timely, accurate wind measurements for their favorite outdoor activities.
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Open Letter to The Weather Channel II: Is This a Weather War?
Dear Weather Channel, you’re going to have to up your game if you want my viewership back.
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The Polar Vortex and Wind Chill Warnings: The Veritaserum
Polar Vortex. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
Continue ReadingProduct Review: The Vaavud Smartphone Anemometer
The Vaavud anemometer is a handy little device fits in your pocket and makes it easy to see just how strongly the winds are blowing using your iOS device or Samsung Galaxy phone. Perfect for outdoor hobbyists!
Continue ReadingWhat to Do When the Power Goes Out
With Hurricane Sandy in the midst of doing her thing and threatening power outages across much of the north-eastern US and Canada, now might be the time to brush up on some basic power outage survival skills.
Continue Reading7 Geeky Weather Facts for Your Next Trivia Night
May I introduce this list of fun, trivia-game-worthy facts that you might only hear from a meteorologist. Impress your friends at parties! Inspire your kids! There’s no end to the fun here! These facts are in no particular order, just the order they popped into my head. Nor are they adherent to any particular theme in weather history or meteorology. Enjoy!
Continue ReadingGet Your Geek On with Ken Murphy’s “History of the Sky”
This video is best viewed in full screen at 1080p resolution. Watch for the clock in the lower right of the movie. In mid-November artist Ken Murphy released a near-final-draft of a year-long photography project he’s been working on in conjunction with The Exploratorium museum in San Francisco. As explained in Ken Murphy’s blog, in […]
Continue Reading“Why is the Sky NOT Blue?”: American Variations on a Blue Sky
It’s right there in my byline, Geek Moms! “Ask her why the sky is blue at your own risk.” I say that because sometimes my answers to weather questions might make your eyes roll. I picture that I might look …
Continue ReadingNuclear Meteorology – A Primer
Wow — how did the GeekMoms get their hands on a trained nuclear meteorologist? I don’t really talk much about it because ordinarily peoples’ eyes tend to glaze over. I mean, who wants to hear about such stuff? Right now, everyone wants to hear about it! With the recent events in Japan, everyone is tuning […]
Continue ReadingNuclear Meteorology – A Primer
Wow — how did the GeekMoms get their hands on a trained nuclear meteorologist? I don’t really talk much about it because ordinarily peoples’ eyes tend to glaze over. I mean, who wants to hear about such stuff? Right now, …
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Happy National Weatherman’s Day!
National Weatherman’s Day is on February 5th, honoring John Jeffries, one of the first Americans to take weather observations.
Continue ReadingShould We Dilute the Kool-Aid?
When I was little, I remember my mom making Kool-Aid. I have pictures around of me wearing my token Kool-Aid mustache. I even had a Kool-Aid t-shirt. I remember sometimes the Kool-Aid would seem, well, watery. Did my mom dilute …
Continue ReadingSnowmaggedon: Environment Canada Gets Jiggy With Its Storm Ratings
I think I know where at least some of those displaced journalists are hanging out after the latest rounds of layoffs in the media circles… Environment Canada is a government agency responsible, among other things, for issuing weather bulletins that get picked by various news outlets. Being a government agency, the text of these has […]
Continue ReadingNice Trick, Where’s The Treat?
Like many parents of trick-or-treating aged kids, my wife and I have been anxiously watching the weather forecast for Halloween. The temperature can have significant impact on final costume design (will little Darth require a toque?) and, of course, everyone holds their fingers that there’s no rain. Here in London (Ontario, Canada), the forecast for […]
Continue ReadingHurricane Gustav **Updated**
I understand that this is a blog about geeks who are dads, and that a post on weather seems a touch off-subject. However, I know we have readers living in the areas of the United States that are forecast to be affected by Hurricane Gustav. I hoped a couple quick links to information and weather […]
Continue ReadingForecast Earth Summit for High School Students
Seen on Treehugger last week: If you’re a high school student with ideas for protecting the environment you?d like to see put into action, The Weather Channel just announced its Forecast Earth Summit, and it might be a great chance to get your voice heard by some of the top minds in the country. Essentially, […]
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