SEND US YOUR PICTURES
Written by: Brian Neudorff
When we had that snow storm about 3 weeks ago all of our viewers came through with great photos of the storm. Then came the question, if we have such great viewers sending us picture why not feature them all the time, not just when the weather is bad. Let me introduce a new feature we are going to start on News 8 at Sunrise from 5am to 7am, "Pic of the Day" This can be for any kind of weather or maybe a really cool photo you have of a Rochester or Western New York landmark. If we think it is a great photo we will show it on air and the rest will get displayed on RochesterHomepage.net. Also if it is great weather photo capturing a storm or just the beauty of the day, like our weather has been then you could also send it to the Weather Department and we may share them on air during weather.
To send a picture for News 8 at Sunrise "Pic of the Day" all you need to do is email us at newsroom@rochesterhomepage.net with the subject "Pic of the Day" and then watch News 8 at Sunrise to see if we used your picture. If this becomes really popular maybe we will show more than one picture through out the show. To send it to the News 8 Weather Team just email it to weather@rochesterhomepage.net
We are also trying to increase our social media presence online. If you're on Facebook you can become a fan of New 8 at Sunrise by visiting our Fan page. The News 8 Weather Team has become very active on Twitter too. You can follow me (Brian Neudorff), Scott Hetsko & Bob Metcalfe as well as News 8 Weather by clicking on the names, if you want to know what twitter is click here.
As far as the weather enjoy the nice days we have left. We will remain mostly sunny and mild now through Saturday. A storm system coming out of the Rockies and through the Ohio Valley this weekend will bring rain and eventually colder temperatures Sunday into Monday. We could even get a little accumulating snow to start next week. We don't expect the snow to stick around long because by Wednesday it looks like we are back up into the upper 40s to near 50. Feel free to check out and comment on our blog posts from yesterday too. We love hearing and discussing weather with you.
Anybody else notice the patches of new grass coming in? My lawn is getting greener already and it's only the middle of March!
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ReplyDeleteI question Al Gore's version of global warming, but I can't help but wonder what's causing this bizarre string of warm weather. It's even warmer downstate, where New York City could hit the 70's for several days. Now I understand the difference between climate and weather, BUT, doesn't it seem like the above average warmth always finds a way to win out in the end? It seems to me that no matter what time of year, it takes an enormous amount of effort from the weather pattern to give us more than one day with temps 20 degrees below normal. But then we seem to be able to swing to 20 degrees above normal quite easily comparatively. What are your thoughts?
You have made a great observation and it's something I think all meteorologists notice as well. Here's why it's a ton easier to be 20 degrees above normal around here. Downsloping of air can easily add 5 to 10 degrees in the Genesee valley with the proper wind direction/airmass. That's the key difference in my opinion. We often see temperature departures of 10 to 15 below average but there is no local effect that really drops the temperature further except for valley locations on a clear, dry night.
ReplyDeleteYou also gotta remember that the MEAN temperature can be deceptive. For example, earlier this month we had temperatures in the 30s for highs and lows which made the MEAN temperature 5 degrees ABOVE normal even though it was cold! Numbers indeed can be tricky!
The picture from March 11 2010 blog spring_snow.jpg should not go uncelebrated and unremembered. It is exquisite, vibrant, pulsing.
ReplyDeleteI think we will also slowly collect up exceptionally explanatory weather illustrations also.
William Kinney (Brooklyn, MD)