2010 September

Jeff’s trip to Fairbank

Many thanks to the folks at Wapsi Valley School in Fairbank. I got to visit with the first graders on September 22. We learned about cloud names, the seasons and how the Sun runs our weather.

Wapsi Valley has a brand new school this year, and it is a beautiful place. I enjoyed my time there.

Jeff with the Wapsi Valley first graders (I'm the big kid in the back row!)

Click here to see some of the Wapsi Valley students

Click here to see the rest of the Wapsi Valley Students

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This post was written by jkennedy on September 30, 2010

What kind of weather will we see in October?

As we head into the Autumn, the weather can change quickly. October can be gorgeous, or it can be rather unpleasant. The temperature typically turns cooler as the Sun gets lower in the sky. Normal high temperatures drop from around 70 to the lower 50s as the month goes along. Night time lows fall from the mid 40s into the lower 30s. Precipitation averages between 2.0″ and 2.5″ for the month. Most of that falls as rain…but October is also the month when we get our first trace of snow! Here are the outlooks for October, 2010.

October, 2010 Temperature outlook

October, 2010 Precipitation outlook

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This post was written by jkennedy on September 29, 2010

Jeff’s Hot Air Balloon Ride

The best way to watch the weather is to get outside, and in this case, get up into the sky! On Wednesday, September 8th, Jason Mortvedt and I got to go for a hot air balloon ride. Jason’s full-time job is the Assignment Editor at KWWL…but he is also a great photographer…and during the balloon ride he had his camera along. Mr. Kevin Kamp is the balloon pilot. We met Kevin and his crew in Marion. It was an ideal day, weatherwise…hardly any wind, very few clouds and not too humid. Jason and I watched while the balloon was inflated…first with cool air, then with hot air. Quite fascinating! I have flown fixed-wing aircraft for over 30 years, but had never done the balloon thing. Kevin was a very gracious host and explained much about ballooning during our flight. He also made a very gentle landing…and speaking as a pilot I can tell you that the landing is the most important part of the flight! That’s usually the part that your passengers remember, and if you bounce the landing they’ll tell all their friends that you don’t know how to fly very well. Nice job, Kevin!