Ah well, screw it. I’m jumping on the bandwagon. Ask me anything about weather, and I’ll do my damndest to answer it. Some replies may be delayed, but I’ll be checking at least once a day.
Qualifications: 4-yr B.S. degree (graduated last year), currently working as a tropical storm fixer and satellite analyst. I have not done forecasting (except that which was required for the degree), but I’m sure I can answer a good number of questions, or refer to other sources if I cannot. My specialties are severe weather, tropical weather, and forecasting (although not operational). I have some friends that work with private consulting firms, the National Weather Service, and some TV stations. If you have a broadcasting question that I don’t know, it may take a bit longer to research.
I was wondering about the weather and the way it seems to affect me. To be more precise, when there are storms rolling in, I get migraine headaches to the extent that I’m down for the count for a couple days.
At this point, following numerous visits with doctors and tests, and all kinds of other stuff, the weather seems to be the only trigger.
Well, if we were always right, it would be too boring, and no one would have any morning conversation.
From Missy2U:
Not really weather, more medical, but it is fairly common. People, and animals, to some degree are affected by the weather. Often it is due to change in pressure (achy joints), or nervousness/jitteriness due to apraoching storms (for example). Since I’m not really well-versed in this area (can’t even think of anyone that really is), I’m not sure of an exact answer. Hope this helps to some degree, sorry I can’t help you further. Maybe you can try Doctor J’s “Ask a doctor thread” in this forum.
Hey! I’m currently in year #2 of a four-year B.Sc. in geography, and I’m planning to do something along the lines of what you’re doing! I thought I was the only one! Where did you go to school? How’d you come across this career path? Mind if I e-mail you w/ some met. related queries?
Technical speak here, a tropical depression is a disturbance in the tropics that develops a closed circulation (i.e. one closed isobar). It typically has winds in the 25-30kt (30-35mph) range. For the second question, when one is used to sun all the time, an area of clouds and rain is depressing.
STILL don’t know why you can’t edit your own posts, but to edit my last post, a tropical depression has a closed circulation that reaches a wind speed of 27 kts (31mph). A tropical disturbance (weaker than a depression) may or may not have a closed circulation.
Source: Glossary of Meteorology, 1959 edition. (yeah, it’s old, but I don’t think the definition has changed much)
Some time ago, someone remarked that they had the local weather radar map as their screen saver. Can you tell me how I can do that? (I asked in that thread but never got an answer.)
I have the sneaky feeling that this is actually an “ask some computer dude” question, but asking the weatherman seems so much more inviting.
Ask me anything about weather, and I’ll do my damndest to answer it. Some replies may be delayed, but I’ll be checking at least once a day.