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Upgrade: Meteograms

By Tim Tender on December 3rd, 2010 at 9:48 PM

We're Proud To Run Weather Central!

Remember the promo that we used to run that said something like “constant upgrades to the Severe Weather Center?” Well, this is what we’re talking about.

Recently, we became a participant in a beta test for our weather software. The beta has some cool upgrades and one of the best ones is the ability to show meteograms.

You may be asking… What in the heck is a meteogram?

Well, I’m glad you asked. A meteogram is basically just a graphical form of showing the weather. You take the information and lay it out with the time on the x-axis (bottom) and the values on the y-axis (left side). Then, you graph it. (Read More)

Today is a __ on a Scale of 1 to 10!

By Tim Tender on September 17th, 2010 at 9:27 PM

Something interesting is happening in the weather business in the south.� Two of Atlanta’s TV stations have started issuing the forecast as a number from 1 to 10 (or 11).� As a matter of fact, this is something that has been done for a long time on WSB Radio in Atlanta and is now [...]

What Do You Want From Us?

By Tim Tender on May 17th, 2010 at 2:59 PM

It’s time to open a can of worms here as I turn the tables and ask what you want. I’ve been here 5 years and have received different opinions on our graphical look. I want to know what you, the viewer, likes and dislikes about our graphical look. Click into the post and use the form to let us know.

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New Weather Maps — More Cities

By Tim Tender on April 6th, 2010 at 12:26 PM

Temperature Map with New Cities

I don’t know if you noticed or not, but we started using new weather maps on WJAC-TV for our weather forecasts.� They’re not significantly different and some of you probably didn’t even notice.� The main difference is that there are more cities.� I was able to contort the [...]

Storm For Next Week?

By Tony Martin on February 13th, 2009 at 10:41 PM

There’s been some talk already about a potential storm for next week. One thing is certain at this point, and that’s the fact that we’ll get some precipitation on Wednesday and Thursday. Much of the uncertainly revolves around Canada, and what happens to an area of low pressure there. That will greatly influence our [...]

Ch… Ch… Changes! New Graphics and New Set!

By WJAC Weather on August 8th, 2008 at 7:42 PM

Just a quick post for now to mention the new set and new graphics that we debuted today.� If you click on the link below, you’ll get a behind-the-scenes tour of the new studio.� It’s not an in-depth look at the new Severe Weather Center… I’ll try to put that together sometime in the [...]