Weather Kid – Lukas – August 29, 2008

Friday was another Weather Kid day.  This week, we welcomed Lukas from Somerset into the WJAC-TV Studios.  He did a great job.  Here’s the proof…

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Weather Overview – Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Back to the Usual!

Our rainfall from the remnants of Fay couldn’t have come at a better time as we were really drying up. Now that it’s gone, not much rain will be in our cards through the middle of next week. Here’s an update to the weather overview videos:

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Weather Overview – Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Some Rain, But More Sunshine

The remnants of Fay will overspread the area later Wednesday and continue through Thursday. After that storm is over and done with, we go right back into a very dry pattern. Initially we be cool and comfortable over the weekend, but things look to heat up later in [...]

It's Hurricane Season, Folks!

Remember last week when I posted all the graphics about our current rainfall deficit? Well, it looks like we’ll probably be getting some rain over the next few weeks with all of the development in the tropics. While it’s way too early to say which storms will form and which ones will affect our [...]

Weather Kid – Ian – August 22, 2008

Here’s some clips from our latest Weather Kid, Ian. He was here on August 22nd. Check it out…

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Weather Overview – Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Still High & Dry, For Now!

High pressure and high heights aloft continue to keep us warm and any weather systems at bay. Just look at what it did to T.S. Fay. The storm was forced to track west again after curving to the northeast over western Florida. The eventual evolution of that [...]

Dry Weather Continues…

It’s been a dry couple of months across the Alleghenies. I was wondering just how dry we were compared to normal, so I visited the Mid-Atlantic Region Forecast Center’s website to find the answer.

I found a bunch of graphics on the site depicting our departure from normal over the past 7 days, 30 [...]

The WX Factor…

Again, I’ve got to thank WTOV-9, our sister station in Steubenville, Ohio for this post.

Well, it’s a quiet Sunday night in the weather center. No drastic changes in the weather are expected over the next several days. In a just a couple of weeks though, everybody across the country will be interested in [...]

Weather Overview – Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

High & Dry!

If our weather over the past few weeks is any indication on how the Autumn season is going to go, we had better savor every drop of rain we can get. Today’s cold front passed through with very little fanfare and I suspect the next one will do the same [...]

Weather Kid – August 15, 2008 – Stephen

Here’s the latest Weather Kid, Stephen. He’s a junior at Westmont Hilltop High School.

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Weather Overview – Friday, August 15th, 2008

Summer Is Back!

After a small hiatus, heat and humidity will be rolling back into the Alleghenies. In fact, we will most likely have some of the warmest temperatures of the Summer season coming up over the next few weeks. The pattern is a dry one too, with the exception of our typical [...]

Dog Days of Summer

While it may not feel like the ‘dog days’ yet, I’m sure it will soon enough. Our sister station, WTOV-9 in Steubenville, explains how the ‘dog days’ get their name…

Now that we are heading towards the middle of August, we often throw around the term “the dogs day of summer” to refer to [...]

Rainbows (August 11, 2008)

Just a quick post to say thanks to all who sent in rainbow pictures from the rainbows on Monday night. Here’s a couple of them…

Carl and Joann Mahan – AAABA Opening Night

No Name Given – Rainbow Over Cambria [...]

Ch… Ch… Changes! Part 2.

This isn’t a tour of the new Severe Weather Center, yet. In case you haven’t seen it yet, here’s the new set in action.

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

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 [...]

OFF-TOPIC – CNN Daily Top 10 E-mail Scam!

Hey gang,

Again, I like to stay on-topic, but I’ve gotten 3 of these e-mails already and I’m sure some of you have as well. So… click on this link to get the details of this scam.

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Weather Overview – Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Dog Days?

Not over the next week! In fact, temperatures will be well below average as we kick off the weekend. We’re going to be in a mainly dry pattern (with the exception of afternoon convection) through the middle of next week with temperatures slowly returning to near average by Monday and Tuesday. [...]

OFF TOPIC – Zelda Marathon Raising Money for Charity

I don’t know if you’re Nintendo fans or not, but this is something to check out. We ran this story during our 5:30 PM newscast on Friday.

These guys are playing through 7 console Zelda games in 70 hours. They’re asking for donations for a charity, too. Click on the ‘link’ below to check [...]

Weather Kid – Samantha – August 1, 2008

Here’s video from our weather kid, Sam. She was in on Friday, August 1st. Here’s the highlights…

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