Do you ever wonder what goes into the 7 day forecasts, Weather updates, and weather graphics/forecasts in general that you see on Brandon's 365 Weather, Traffic, And More? First off, the most important part of my Weather technology is the radars I use. I use many but the 2 most important ones are on my phone 24 hours a day. They have over 289 different radars across the world. Most of the time I use both but one has the ability to zoom down to street level, see the velocity scans, dual-polarization, hook echoes, debris signatures in violent thunderstorms/tornadoes, both radars have a special mode for tracking winter weather snow, sleet, freezing rain etc. I also have the ability to see rainfall totals as the storms are moving through a specific area. On really busy severe weather days sometimes I track over 100 tornado warned storms. There have been many days where I have covered severe weather/tornado outbreaks across multiple states. Sometimes during a major snow storm or severe weather event I am on tracking weather 12 to 16 hours non stop examples of that are The January 2014 snow/ice storm in the South Atlanta and Birmingham got slammed with a major storm then another one came in February. Also March 2019 violent deadly tornadoes ripped through the south. Those are just a couple major weather happenings there have been many more. When making a forecast I look at several different computer weather models among the most common ones I look at are the GFS and Euro Model. I use Power Point for most of my Weather Graphics and Forecasts I have many many different slides well over 50 with different graphics pertaining to different weather scenarios some are for severe weather, some for winter weather, some are for fire weather, and some are for hurricane season. It normally takes about 20 to 25 minutes for me to make a 7 day forecast. For Weather Maps it takes longer especially for Rainfall forecasts, snowfall forecasts and anything with lots of different colors. A weather map for a large portion of the country can sometimes take over 30 minutes to make I normally analyze a lot of data and then make my maps that are eventually sent out on my social media pages. I have a set of maps I use to present the weather one for every state, Several for different regions across the United States, some for across the World and different countries that I show from time to time. Most days I also check in with the storm prediction center which is in charge of all the Severe Weather Outlooks across the country then, I make my maps if there is a chance of life threatening severe weather. Not only is it important to present the weather in a way everyone can understand but also interpret the data correctly. As most of you know I like to explain the weather whys often for example why is it going to be hot or cold? Why is there going to be severe storms or a big snow storm? There are a lot of factors that bring different types of weather and different weather patterns. I love talking weather meteorology is my passion I love keeping people updated and informed, so if anyone ever has questions send me a message or comment on one of my posts!
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