50% Chance of Rain and Other Weather Mysteries Explained | Meteorologist Dan Reilly

09/08/2024 30 min
50% Chance of Rain and Other Weather Mysteries Explained | Meteorologist Dan Reilly

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Episode Synopsis

Meteorologist Dan Reilly answers all your burning questions about weather, hurricanes, and how forecasting works. What does a 50% chance of rain actually mean? How do weather patterns in the Pacific, like El Niño and La Niña, affect hurricane formation in the Atlantic? Can a butterfly's wings cause a tornado? Where do storms get their names? All that and much more in just 30 minutes. Dan Reilly is the Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the National Weather Service/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He received his Master's degree in Meteorology from MIT. Follow him on X at @DReillyWx. Website resources mentioned in this episode: Weather.gov Hurricanes.gov

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