Thursday, July 27, 2006

About the Webpages and the Forecaster

I have been interested in weather since the third grade. It wasnt a huge storm that hit that got me hooked, perhaps it was just my dad watching the weather channel each morning. Whatever it was, I've been dedicated to observing, learning, and forecasting ever since. As my reputation for weather forecasting grew, at school, people would ask me about upcoming snowdays. KeeneWeather.com started in 2005 as a weblog for posting winter storm discussions, but more importantly school cancellation probabilities. It since then transformed into a giant weather forecasting webpage over the summer of 2006, with four different pages pages maintained constantly.

Weather Homepage:
Here's what to expect in a daily post:
  • The regional forecast for the day
  • The days detailed forecast for Keene, NH
  • A seven day forecast for Keene, NH
  • Summary of the week
  • In depth discussion
  • The days Climate data for Keene
  • Yesterday's weather in Keene


Once a week (usually on Sunday) a long term forecast will be posted which includes an in depth discussion and then the general outlook for the next 6 to 10 weeks. At the start of each month, climate data for Keene, as well as New England from the previous month will be posted. Also, once in a while, if there is a remarkable weather-related event whether it is purely weather, politics related, media related, etc., it will be remarked upon.

Severe Weather Outlook:
This webpage gives you details on severe weather events. Percentages at the head of the page give you the chance for severe weather, and the chance for general thunderstorms. Severe weather is defined as the NWS criteria plus flood potential.

Tropical Weather Outlook:
This webpage gives you details on tropical weather in the Atlantic. It also focuses on tropical threats to New England. Percentages at the head of the page give you the chance for tropical storm conditions in Keene. Tropical Storm conditions is defined as >39mph sustained winds, flood potential, and/or NWS severe criteria, all being produced by a tropical cyclone.

Winter Weather Outlook:
This webpage gives you details on all winter weather events: cold, snow, ice, etc.
Percentages at the head of the page give you the chance for a winter event and a severe winter event. A “winter event” is defined as any winter weather that requires an advisory or warning from the NWS. A “severe winter event” is defined as a winter weather event that requires a warning from the NWS.

4 comments:

molly metivier said...

THIS IS AWESOME! good work!

Sam L said...

Thanks Molly!

steve said...

Hi Sam,

Nice site.

Want to be a Sentinel subject for a photo page on weather?

Please let me know if you are interested.

Steve Hooper
Keene Sentinel Photographer
shoop4@gmail.com

ben said...

Hi Sam, I've been working on a hyper-local website for Keene and wanted to see if you had any interest in syndicating your blog. If so, just let me know and we can discuss the details (back links to keeneweather.com, promotion, etc.).

Thanks,
Ben Caulfield
http://www.keeners.org/contact.html