| Subject | Date Asked |
|
| question about future weather | 12/29/2008 |
Q: I am planning an outdoor wedding this upcoming year, I live in south east Michigan, but the wedding ...
A: Tiffaby, Good luck in your upcoming wedding - regardless of when it is. You can try ...
|
| Cities with steady and higher barometric pressure | 12/26/2008 |
Q: I have severe rheum. arthritis and am adversely affected by low and dropping barometric pressure -- ...
A: Sandi, I am so sorry for your physical condition. Barometric pressure changes fairy regularly ...
|
| goegraphy homework | 6/5/2007 |
Q: i am in grade 8 and we were asked to give the difference between sleet, snow and hail. i read chris' ...
A: Jade, all three form in about the same place in the atmosphere as snow. This happens at about ...
|
| Is there a difference? | 11/6/2006 |
Q: Is there a difference between weather and meteorology? If so can you explain? Thanks a lot.
A: Jade, weather is the state of the atmosphere, mainly with respect to its effects upon life and human ...
|
| phone weather | 10/24/2006 |
Q: Denman Why is Verizon discontinuing the weather as of 11/1/06? How many people call in for weather ...
A: Patricia, I am not sure why they are discontinuing the service. It probably has to do with a change ...
|
| barometer pressure | 10/4/2006 |
Q: What is or how do I find the correct barometric pressure reading for my location. (Syracuse NY)
A: Tom, For a barometer in the home go to http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/KSYR.html near the ...
|
| thermosphere | 9/20/2006 |
Q: Denman, What device do they use to measure temperature in the thermosphere if the molecules are so ...
A: Dana, The temperature in the thermosphere is very dependent on solar activity. Because of the thin ...
|
| comparison | 9/12/2006 |
Q: please, can you mention the comparison between the water vapor and fog? thanks.
A: Khedir, Fog will form as water vapor turns into droplets (fog). Although water vapor is present in ...
|
| Thunderstorm paths | 8/24/2006 |
Q: Is there some specific reason that thunderstorms seem to follow major roadway paths? Here in MN, ...
A: Colleen, temperature diffences aid in thunderstorm development. With all other variables in the ...
|
| temperature inversion | 8/2/2006 |
Q: Mr. Denman: I was wondering if it is possible to forecast temperature inversion days, say one or ...
A: Priscilla, The answer to your questions are yes on all counts. What is needed is a comprehensive ...
|
| Terminology | 7/8/2006 |
Q: My question is this: What does "northerly" mean? Every dictionary I have seen lists two definitions. ...
A: Joe, In weather, wind direction is defined as the direction from which the wind is blowing. The ...
|
| Climate | 7/2/2006 |
Q: My wife and I are ready to relocate to Oregon/Washington and would like to find the area in either ...
A: Roger, I am not intimately familiar with the climate of Washington and Oregon but I believe you can ...
|
| cooler at the coast? | 5/30/2006 |
Q: I had a bit of an argument with friends over this: When we were going to the beach over the ...
A: Augusto, You are correct that moving a few hunderd yards could be several degrees different. Go to ...
|
| Windy weather | 5/19/2006 |
Q: Why are we in the south east, SC, experiencing continual windy dry weather, every day for the past 6 ...
A: Shawn, just like some years are wetter than others, some years are more windy. It has to do with ...
|
| storms never pass over our house | 4/3/2006 |
Q: I have lived in Chicago for 10 years, and have been making some observations weather-wise about the ...
A: Naroslav, If your observations are based on radar displays (which I suspect they are) the ...
|
| tornadoes | 3/26/2006 |
Q: I've heard that tornadoes only occur in the United States. Why do no other countries experience ...
A: Amanda, maybe you should have made a bet on this! About 90% of all tornadoes occur in the united ...
|
| Wind direction and regional air pollution | 3/21/2006 |
Q: Mr. Denman: I have a question regarding wind and its ability to carry air pollutants. I am doing ...
A: Priscilla, be advised that wind speed and direction are variable with height. For a forescat of ...
|
| advice | 3/20/2006 |
Q: I am currently working towards my A.S in science and then i am planning to transfer to Northern ...
A: Tim, if you haven't yet, go to http://www.ametsoc.org/atmoscareers/index.html and ...
|
| weather forecasting | 3/13/2006 |
Q: can you tell me the steps in weather forecasting? can you explain to me the different kinds of air ...
A: Leslie, I am not aware of any steps in weather forecasting. In order to make a good forecast one ...
|
| tornadoes | 2/20/2006 |
Q: I need to ask an expert how tornadoes start. It is for my science fair on Tuesday morning. I am 7. ...
A: Nate, It is highly improbable for you to experience a tornado at 8000 feet elevation (notice I did ...
|
| Why is it so windy in San Francisco | 2/14/2006 |
Q: Has it always been windy in San Francisco?
A: Yes. The location of SF topographically, as well as being close to relatively cold waters while ...
|
| Frost | 2/11/2006 |
Q: Why does frost form on the surface of automobles and windsheilds when the temp. is above freezing ie ...
A: Jerry, the temperature of the glass is equal to or less than 32 degrees. Where did you get the 36 ...
|
| weather | 1/23/2006 |
Q: why coastal communities usually experience milder tempertures than cities that are notlocated near ...
A: Brenda, coastal cities have the added benefit of a very large body of water nearby and water ...
|
| what causes steamy mornings? | 1/13/2006 |
Q: Several mornings in December the weather was, for lack of a better term, steamy. It wasn't ...
A: Phillip, you picked the correct word in "steamy" as this is commonly refered to as steam fog. It is ...
|
| circle | 1/12/2006 |
Q: I have seen some of the photographs with circles around the moon, but tonight the moon has a circle ...
A: Greg, whether day or night, whenever there is a thin veil of cirrus cloud (translucent is best) you ...
|
| North American climate | 1/8/2006 |
Q: Why is boston's(MA) weather so cold as compared to Portland (OR), when they have around same ...
A: Ruchika, Latitude and elevation have minimum impact on weather differences. The main reason there ...
|
| Hurricane Activity | 1/4/2006 |
Q: Sir: According to the experts for the next five or ten years we are suppose to be in a climatic ...
A: Woody, I can't speak for all forecasters and I am sure their opions differed then as now. IMHO ...
|
| Barometric pressure | 1/3/2006 |
Q: I have a barometer that I keep in my office. The office is located at an elevation of 1010 ft. I ...
A: George, If the difference is constant the difference may be the elevation of the airport, the ...
|
| What causes a spectacular sunrise or sunset? | 12/18/2005 |
Q: What causes a spectacular (photogenic) sunrise or sunset, and can such a thing be predicted in ...
A: Robin, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. As a meteorologist I love to see lots of clouds and ...
|
| What causes weather? | 12/5/2005 |
Q: I'm doing a project for a class. I have to learn about what causes weather. I'm looking mostly for ...
A: Danielle, This topic is much to large to answer here. Please go to ...
|
| Hurricane wind speed at 3 ft from the ground | 11/8/2005 |
Q: Good morning. I am designing an enclosure that will be out in the weather and housing expensive ...
A: Kevin, I am not aware of a rule of thumb for your problem. Due to different frictional forces and ...
|
| Upper winds | 10/23/2005 |
Q: Is there any particular model to apply for interpolating winds between Flight Levels?, Will linear ...
A: Nagaraj, Did you mean at FL 320 winds of 320/110? A correct linear interpretation of your values ...
|
| Hi Walter, I was wondering... | 10/12/2005 |
Q: I was wondering if anyone has ever tried to explode a bomb near the eye of a hurricane. The idea ...
A: Doug, I'm not aware of a bomb that would produce enough energy to disrupt the energy of a hurricane. ...
|
| High altitude turbulence - West Texas, SE New Mexico | 9/29/2005 |
Q: I'm a pilot with a major airline, can't seem to get a definitive answer from other pilots, dispatch, ...
A: Matt, you hit the nail on the head. Topo features are reflected to much higher altitudes in regard ...
|
| East and West Weather | 9/21/2005 |
Q: My questions to you are why do the western states have less humidity then the east coast? Both have ...
A: Julie, upwelling causes colder water along the california coast (Florida gets the warm gulf stream). ...
|
| Types of Meteorology | 9/15/2005 |
Q: I am doing a school project and I want to know what kinds of meteorology there are (ex. climatology, ...
A: Johnathan, this kind of question is asked so many times there are several web sites that answer it. ...
|
| Interview | 9/12/2005 |
Q: I go to Lee's Summit West High School in Missouri and we have to do a paper in our Composition II ...
A: Allie, I usually do not do homework assignments, but if you will go to ...
|
| summer storms | 7/18/2005 |
Q: A. and I work as a ride operator at a local amusement park we were told it is safe to run rides ...
A: Trish, When I was a weather observer we were told that a thunderstorm begins the moment we hear ...
|
| Hurricane Emily | 7/17/2005 |
Q: What determines the path of hurricane Emily after it enters the Gulf of Mexico? Or what would it ...
A: David, forecasts are like noses, everybody has one - and they use different methods of determination ...
|
| A career interview questions. | 6/22/2005 |
Q: Walter Denman Subject: Request For meteorology Career Information. I am a college student taking a ...
A: Charles, I can't answer regarding other companies requirements and necessary skills for their type ...
|
| Gustnados | 6/13/2005 |
Q: While watching TV coverage of servere weather last night, I heard numerous mentions of "gustnados" ...
A: Jo, Gustnadoes are weak vortices that form along the gust front of a thunderstorm, therefore the ...
|
| My questions about severe thunderstorms. | 5/28/2005 |
Q: During what month do you think Pennsylvania have more severe thunderstorms? Why does severe ...
A: Patty, go to http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/svr/home.rxml for info on how a ...
|
| Tornadoes | 5/19/2005 |
Q: I live in West Central Texas and am interested in learning more about how to spot tornadoes. I know ...
A: Anissa, try http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/html/contract.html or http://spc.noaa.gov/misc/about.html ...
|
| Temp. Drop | 5/3/2005 |
Q: Could you please tell me why just before sunrise the temp. seems to drop a few degrees? Thanks Al;
A: Al, the coldest time of day (under ideal conditions - high pressure, light wind, etc.) is at sunrise ...
|
| tornadoes | 4/14/2005 |
Q: What do you do in details?
A: Joyce, I am a little confused by your subject of tornadoes and your question. If you want to know ...
|
| Humidity | 3/10/2005 |
Q: Can you explain to me, please, just what is meant by, say, 50% humidity? I ass/u/me that it doesn't ...
A: Don, go to http://daphne.palomar.edu/jthorngren/measures.htm for some humidity info. It does not ...
|
| ice at the north and south poles | 3/3/2005 |
Q: As water evaporates from the oceans and rivers from around the world it is picked up by the winds ...
A: Mark, general circulation cells (Hadley cells) move moisture around pressure systems, not around the ...
|
| weather | 2/25/2005 |
Q: if hot air rises, why is it hotter in the cities & desserts & colder in the canyons?
A: Sean, this is not always true. I would need to know more about the particular times and locations ...
|
| Is there a difference between... | 2/22/2005 |
Q: Is there a difference between a tornado and funnel clouds? If so could you explain? Thanks
A: Marcella, a funnel cloud is a tornado that is not touching the ground. Some funnel clouds never ...
|
| snow | 2/19/2005 |
Q: My buddy and I have been having an argument over whether a "dusting" of snow is more (or less) than ...
A: Bob, the term "trace" is an official term defined as not enough precipitation to cover an exposed ...
|
| rain, snow, sleet, hail | 2/14/2005 |
Q: Here's a dumb one for you. After 37 years, I still don't really know! What is the actual ...
A: Chris, Most all precipitation begins as snow or ice crystals that form about 20000 feet above the ...
|
| sun and rain | 1/29/2005 |
Q: Why will it start to rain harder just prior to sunrise and then cease when the sun comes up?
A: Tyson, I am not quite sure where your information comes from, but as far as I know it is not a fact ...
|
| Millibars | 1/23/2005 |
Q: What differences might I expect to see between the weather conditions on the surface in my city and ...
A: Michael, Besides the obvious pressure difference, it will be colder and usually more wind. Go to ...
|
| Tsunami | 1/21/2005 |
Q: Do you know the origin of the word Tsunami? Is it Hawaiian? JApanese? Polonesian? Other? Thanks ...
A: Jo, Let me quote the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary definition of “tsunami”: “A brief series ...
|
| Relative Humidity | 1/17/2005 |
Q: I am responsible to ensure that the relative humidity is below 85% when pavement markings are ...
A: Mike, The relative humidity that is measured at the local airport is measured between 6 and 10 feet ...
|
| Sunsets | 1/9/2005 |
Q: Why are autumn sunsets much more spectacular than spring sunsets, when presumably the angles of the ...
A: Paul, the only I difference I can think of (speaking in generalities) is that from winter to spring ...
|
| Tidal Waves | 12/30/2004 |
Q: What is the difference between a Tidal Wave and a Sunami. also, years ago, what was the ...
A: Bill, I am not qualified to answer your question. You would need to contact an oceanographer or a ...
|
| The circle around the moon | 12/26/2004 |
Q: Its christmas night in San Diego California. We were sitting outside and looked up at the moon. ...
A: Jacalyn, you were probably viewing a corona (or a halo). Light reflecting through the moisture of ...
|
| snow question | 12/5/2004 |
Q: I was born in 1969. I live in Connecticut and have so since I was born. Over the past 35 years or so ...
A: Paul, the weather is cyclical and occurs for days between events (one cold front to the next) or ...
|
| FROST | 11/16/2004 |
Q: MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE A DISAGREEMENT ABOUT FROST. I SAY IT HAS TOO BE 32 DEGREES FOR FROST. HE ...
A: Anna, the disagreement occurs because the "official" temperature as measured at a nearby location ...
|
| Rain in Deserts | 11/14/2004 |
Q: I am rather frustrated with your response to our question. Our 1st grade daughter is curious about ...
A: Dionne and Elaine, when I receive several similiar questions from different people it is considered ...
|
| Oklahoma weather | 11/13/2004 |
Q: I need to know what direction the storm systems in Oklahoma move. I have always been told(and ...
A: Alanda, Weather systems rarely move from east to west across Oklahoma, but it is POSSIBLE, not ...
|
| Clouds | 11/12/2004 |
Q: Clouds are lite enough to float in the sky why do they not continue to ascend even higher . It seems ...
A: Bill, when clouds form they reach an altitude in the atmosphere where they are in equlibrium with ...
|
| Frost | 11/4/2004 |
Q: How can frost form when the temperature is above 32 degrees? The low in my area last night was 36, ...
A: Jo, the temperature you heard about as the "low" was recorded 6-10 feet above the ground at an ...
|
| barometer and rain | 11/4/2004 |
Q: My question is, how does a barometer corilate with rain. Is ther a scale that can be used if a ...
A: James, There is no direct corelation between pressure and precipitation. Lower pressures are ...
|
| relative humidity | 11/1/2004 |
Q: Could you please tell me what is meant by the phrase 'relative humidity' and how is it determined? ...
A: Ed, Basically, R.H. is a measurement of the amount of moisture in the air. It is a complicated ...
|
| wind | 10/17/2004 |
Q: walter..i have just moved to minnesota from london and experiencing my first winter here. its cold. ...
A: Daniel, go to http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/fw/home.rxml for a good explanation about ...
|
| Climate differences | 10/11/2004 |
Q: I'm a 37-year-old female from Philly, PA and I was wondering why is it that if two states are on the ...
A: Kim, latitude is way down the list of factors relating to a locations climate. Topography, location ...
|
| Bad Weather | 10/1/2004 |
Q: I live in South-east Florida. We had two hurricanes, an F2, and a F3, hit our house. My wife wants ...
A: David, If it is possible for you to move there are places that are less likely to experience violent ...
|
| Your Insight | 10/1/2004 |
Q: I am a senior in highschool, and I will soon be joining the USAF to make my dream of being a ...
A: Meg, When I enlisted I had no idea what I would be doing. After a series of tests I was offered air ...
|
| "sticking" | 9/26/2004 |
Q: i was reading "to kill a mocking bird" and it was snowing. a lady thought it was "sticking" ...
A: Michelle, Sticking means that the snow is wet enough to accumulate. When it is bitterly cold snow ...
|
| travel | 9/16/2004 |
Q: I have rather an unusual question regarding air travel and weather. I've only been on 2 ...
A: Tim, I do not have the space here to answer this question in detail. Got to ...
|
| USAF weather | 7/26/2004 |
Q: What was it like being a weather observer in the AF? I hear its easy to get into because of the ...
A: Mike, I'm not sure about now, but when I enlisted it was rather difficult to get into weather (they ...
|
| WEATHER | 7/23/2004 |
Q: Why is it so humid in summer in the Washington D.C. area and so dry in the forests out west?
A: Al, the humidity in D.C. is mostly due to the closeness of a water source (both the bay and the ...
|
| weather | 7/21/2004 |
Q: Do the prevailing winds travel from east to west or west to east in Maryland? Also, does the ocean ...
A: Joe, the prevailing wind changes with season. Go to ...
|
| Air front movements | 6/11/2004 |
Q: I would like to ask a question for a phenomenon that I cannot understand. Can you please tell me ...
A: George, The atmosphere and the earth rotate as one. There is no dragging of air. Air movement is ...
|
| TAF | 4/28/2004 |
Q: Respected sir I am Faisal nazir, flight dispatcher, from Pakistan . I have some questions about TAF ...
A: Faisal, BECMG is an abbreviation for becoming (soon to be) followed by the time frame of expected ...
|
| Barometric Pressure | 4/24/2004 |
Q: my name is Joe, and I live in Henderson, Nevada, 10 miles outsside of Las Vegas. A few weeks ago I ...
A: Joe, I wouldn't put much trust in those generalities for the type of weather associated with certain ...
|
| Meteorology Career | 3/28/2004 |
Q: I believe I emailed you once before but when i reformatted my computer, I lost all the resources you ...
A: David, sorry to hear of your computer snafu. The following links are great for career info: ...
|
| weather forecast and sunset question | 3/7/2004 |
Q: Mr. Denman, Harry, I plan on proposing to my girlfriend in the coming week. She loves sunsets, so ...
A: Carter, First things first - congratulations! Beautiful sunsets are in the eyes of the beholder so ...
|
| thunder | 2/26/2004 |
Q: I live in North Carolina what does it mean if it thunders while it is snowing and the wind blows?
A: Missy, the thunder is because the atmosphere is unstable, which also is the reason for the wind and ...
|
| weather forecasting | 2/18/2004 |
Q: hope to find u in good health.i have a question regarding weather forecasting. can u kindly suggest ...
A: Abdul, I am sorry but I do not know of a web site that forecasts for a month into the future. Be ...
|
| beaches | 1/28/2004 |
Q: I live near Los Angeles, typical suburban neighborhood. I don't get to the beach very often and ...
A: Tim, due to the proximity of the water it is more LIKELY to have higher humidities (which include ...
|
| Clipper Systems | 1/15/2004 |
Q: I live in Michigan, and the meteorologists recently talked about a "clipper system" that came into ...
A: Carl, go to http://www.weathernotebook.org/transcripts/2001/01/12.html for a great explanation of an ...
|
| Weather | 11/20/2003 |
Q: 1) does sound travel at the same rate ospeed over ground as water? 2)Is ...
A: Billy, Sound travels at different speeds in air with different temperatures and travels at different ...
|
| weather | 9/9/2003 |
Q: i've been really stuck on this question and was wonder if you can help me a.s.a.p.create a graph ...
A: Sina, I usually do not help with homework problems but will make an exception this time. Go to ...
|
| lightening | 9/6/2003 |
Q: Roughly how many lightening strikes hit the ground a year? An answer for the UK or the USA or the ...
A: Dan, - Florida ranks first in the Umnited States for lightning, with an average of 100 thunderstorm ...
|
