The WeatherJazz® Podcast

December 2020 will surely be remembered as the month that arrived with a snowy atmospheric welcome! Let's look at some of the stats that makes it such a memorable snowstorm. Special thanks to meteorologist Scott Sabol for all of the great research! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrebernier/support

Our Thanksgiving period was largely quiet and near normal temperature-wise, but the weather rumors we've been spinning are pointing to a significant pattern change. But here's the question: Is this cold punch coming in going to set the pace for December or is this just a quick shot of cold air and snow? FOX 8 weekday morning meteorologist Scott Sabol and I discussed the pattern shift on this episode. If you prefer watching Scott and I discuss this, you can WATCH our discussion on the Episode #132 post at WeatherJazz.com®! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrebernier/support

I had two great audience questions submitted on my WeatherJazz® Audience Connect Line (234-525-5888) in the past few weeks. I asked FOX 8 morning meteorologist Scott Sabol to join me in addressing both questions. The first one came from Sarah who was at a Cleveland Browns game recently and wondered why it was so windy and what causes wind to blow in the first place. The second question came from my very first WeatherJazz® supporter in Medina County, Ohio, Christine Barnes. She asked about any correlation between this year's record-setting stretch of 70s°F and the year of the big blizzard during the winter of 1977-1978. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrebernier/support

This episode has been almost two years in the making and will likely be one of my very favorite for years to come. About two winters ago, I heard a song on FM95.7 in Reykjavik, Iceland, that piqued my attention. I instantly loved it and scrambled fast to "Shazam" it. The song was by popular Icelandic music artist, Jón Jónsson, called Með þér (go to the WeatherJazz.com post for Episode #130 to see the song video). Jón (pronounced "yon" in Icelandic) and I connected soon after, looking for a moment when we could both find a window of time when we could record an episode of WeatherJazz®. Jón earned a degree in economics from Boston University in 2009 and I was curious about his impressions of our east coast, maritime climate compared to Iceland. However, we spent much of our time talking about his successful music career. It's my prediction that by the end of this episode, you too will be a Jón Jónsson fan! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrebernier/support

I may be talking about record warmth and a record stretch of November warmth today, but let's face it. It's November, not September. Inevitably, winter winds will arrive with greater frequency and definition. For me personally, that means having to make a more conscious effort to preventing my hands from drying out and cracking. A few years ago, I came across something that helped more than any other product out there. Because I have so much empathy for others who experience painful skin splits, I want to share my story to help others. My story is an unsolicited highlight of something that brought me relief. If you suffer from skin splits in the winter, and this helps you, please let me know by email (weatherjazz@yahoo.com) or by leaving me a message on the WeatherJazz Audience Connect Line at 234-525-5888. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrebernier/support

Join WeatherJazz® host André Bernier and colleague Scott Sabol go in depth about the drivers of this year's winter weather outlook! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrebernier/support

From Wikipedia: "The August 2020 Midwest derecho was a severe weather event which took place from August 10–11, 2020 across the Midwestern United States and portions of southwestern Ontario. The derecho caused notably widespread high winds and spawned an outbreak of weak tornadoes. In addition, certain areas reported torrential rain and large hail."  The worst of the damage was in eastern Iowa. Once the derecho was gone, we stopped hearing about the damage left behind. Was it cleaned up that quickly? Not at all! Here is the conversation I had with my colleague, Lou Maglio, whose wife is from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrebernier/support

Over my recent long weekend, I visited with my cousin, Judy, and her husband Jeff. They recently moved from Pittsburgh to Sneads Ferry, North Carolina, less than a mile away from Topsail Beach along the Atlantic Ocean. We spend quite a bit of time walking the beach, enjoying the sounds and smells of the ocean. These rhythmic sounds of the water lapping up the sandy shoreline is known as "blue sound." There have been many studies to try to pin down why that environment seems to be so therapeutic. I asked my younger brother, Denié, to try to enlighten the WeatherJazz® podcast audience about why it is the ocean has so much appeal to so many people. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrebernier/support

There'll be a fun astronomical "dance" in the Friday night skies. Here are the details in this episode of WeatherJazz®. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrebernier/support

Check out tonight's sky! Out of the five planets visible in the sky at the same time, three of them are easy "naked-eye" (you don't need a telescope) objects. I'll tell you where to look in tonight's sky. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrebernier/support

Meteorologist Don Kent pioneered the craft of television meteorology in the 1940s and 1950s. I had the great honor of interviewing Don back in 2009 for one of WeatherJazz's premiere episodes. This is part two of my 2009 interview with Don with the purpose of appreciating the groundwork that he established in the early and fast-changing world of media meteorology. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrebernier/support

On Episode #121, I introduced you to WBZ-TV-4, Boston's newest meteorologist, Jacob Wycoff. I mentioned a couple of former WBZ-4 meteorologists during that conversation. One of them, Don Kent, pioneered the craft of television meteorology in the 1940s and 1950s. I had the great honor of interviewing Don back in 2009 for one of WeatherJazz's premiere episodes. I thought it was a good time to replay this episode to show us all how far we have traveled since those early days of television weather, and to appreciate the groundwork Don Kent (and others like him) gave us. This is the first of a two-part series. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrebernier/support

Congratulations to Jacob Wycoff on landing a dream job at one of Boston's premiere television news outlets, WBZ-TV-4! Jacob is one of those young aspiring meteorology students that I watched as he earned his degree in meteorology, then slowly found himself in the right place at the right time. Many years ago, I had the opportunity to have Boston legend Don Kent on this podcast, along with another very popular meteorologist by the name of Bruce Schwoegler. Jacob becomes the third guest from WBZ-TV-4, a WeatherJazz® first. Let's meet a delightful and talented young meteorologist who, in my humble opinion, will become the next New England weather icon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrebernier/support

Hurricane Laura made landfall in the early morning hours of Thursday. Here's a special WeatherJazz® update. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrebernier/support

Why don't we ever seem to see rainbows at high noon? There's a great reason for that! Let's explore the relationship between the sun angle and rainbows in today's episode of WeatherJazz®. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrebernier/support