AboutDave Dombek Expertise A weather enthusiast from an early age, Dave Dombek is now an AccuWeather meteorology expert.
Experience Dave received his B.S. degree in meteorology from the Pennsylvania State University in May of 1980.
Dave joined AccuWeather in July of 1980, beginning in the Snow Warning Service late that fall after his few month period of training. Within a short period of time, Dave got involved in radio broadcasting. He spent over 25 years broadcasting forecasts on radio stations throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states, and has also done newspaper forecasts and television briefings. Currently, Dave is the lead television briefer for all of AccuWeather's television clients in the northeatern quarter of the nation. In his daily forecasting routine, Dave helps coordinate the forecasts in the northeastern part of the country. He is also the Director of Forecaster Hiring and is in charge of hiring new meteorologists. Finally, Dave is the supervisor of the climatology department at AccuWeather.
An avid outdoorsman, Dave enjoys hunting and trout fishing. He also enjoys watching football and is a student of history and current events.
If Dave doesn't already have enough on his plate, he is married with two teenage daughters. He also leads a small Messianic congregation in the State College, Pa. area.
Expert: Dave Dombek Date: 2/4/2008 Subject: Weather on February 9th, 2008
Question Hi, I'm getting married this Saturday in zip code 33706. It is a beach wedding and I'm hoping to do the reception outside as well. Will it be windy that day? Right now rain and temp look good!
Answer Leanne,
You are correct about the weather and temp looking good that day. As for the winds, it appears that it will probably be a breezy day, but not terribly windy. I would say that wind speeds will be on the order of 8-16 mph, with the chance of a few gusts over 20 mph. Again, that is not windy for beach standards, but there will likely be enough of a wind to notice.
