Elementary Meteorology

Monday, September 25, 2006


So I was just looking around at the Weather Channel's website to see what the weather was like in other parts of the United States when I saw a link that said "Hurricane Coverage" so I decided to click on it. From there I clicked on a link that lead me to Hurricane Rita from 2005. It reminded me of all the horrible things that hurricane did to Louisiana, and how many people that hurricane took. It really reminded me of how lucky we all are to be here. Weather is one thing that people have absolutely no control over. No matter how hard we try, it will always be more powerful than any human; and it can take us all over in a matter of hours. Moral of the story: don't mess around with natural disasters, you will lose.

I just decided to look up the weather for tomorrow (Tuesday) so I won't have the same problem as I did today -- wearing the wrong clothes. According to this picture, the temperature is going to be around 61*F or so. Weather.com says that the high is going to be 57*F and a few showers in the morning with partly cloudy sky's in the afternoon. Tomorrow I have field experience at Newport School, and I will be inside for most of the day. When I leave at around 3:00 pm, it should be in the mid-fifties and partly cloudy. I hope this forecast is correct so that way I won't be freezing in my short sleeve shirt and skirt or capris. Wish me luck!

I have been really busy lately, so that's why I haven't posted any blogs. I'm pretty confused about what we are supposed to write. For starters, I wish the weather would make up it's mind. One day it is warm and like summer, the next it is crisp and fresh like autumn. Personally, I would prefer it be autumn, since I have already packed away all of my summer clothes. Today, for instance, it is a beautiful summer-like day outside; a perfect day for shorts and a tank-top (in my opinon). However, I am wearing jeans, a tee-shirt and holding a sweat-shirt that I had on when I went outside this morning.-- This morning by the way it was raining, but the rain seemed to be heavier almost like snow.-- Why must the weather be flip-flopping like this? And what actually causes the weather to change so much so often? To these questions, I have no answers.