Friday, September 18, 2015

Bastardi's Secrets of Weather Forecasting

By: Dr. Marshall Shepherd , 11:30PM,GMT on September 16,2015






Some said that it wasn't possible..........They don't see eye to eye on the climate issue..........

Sunday's show proves once again that Weather Geekdom is a powerful thing. Even more powerful are personal relationships. Over the course of the past few months, Joe Bastardi and I have privately messaged each other, and the reality is that we have a lot more in common than we disagree on.

One thing that most people agree on, Joe's passion for meteorology is undeniable. For this reason, we invited him to Weather Geeks. In fact, we had so many things that we wanted to cover with Joe that we did two shows with him.

Yes, Joe Bastardi, Chief Meteorologist at Weather Bell Analytics, is my guest on Sunday. In this show, I query Joe on his weather forecasting philosophy, particularly his long range approaches and use of historical analogs. Along the way, we get into wide-ranging discussions: the current El Nino, why we shouldn't turn our eyes away from the Atlantic hurricane basin the next few weeks, and what he thinks is in store for the United States this winter.

Embedded within this discussion are layers of weather geek terminology and personal stories that you will enjoy. I don't want to give away too much so I am keeping this blog short. My only advice for true weather geeks: Be sure to watch Weather Geeks this Sunday at Noon ET (11 am CT, 10 am MT, 9 am PT) and tell a friend.

Epic might be an understatement.

Next Sunday, part 2 of our discussion digs deeper into Joe's personal story, career trajectory, advice for young forecasters, and reflections on past forecasts and storms.

And oh yeah, we talk a little climate change too :). And believe it or not, we walked away civilly and with as much mutual respect as we had walking in. Part of my goal for the show is to start to change the tone of the narrative. It is ok to disagree with someone and still get along, especially when so many other things connect you.

You'll want to catch that episode also.

What a great way to kick off our series of new episodes....

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