Chad Merrill

Weekend Meteorologist, ABC 7 Washington, D.C.

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Hello, I am a weekend meteorologist for WTOP Radio. I enjoy summer and the severe weather season the best. Forecasting snow is a fun challenge in the winter.

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Dense Fog Advisory in effect for northern and central Virginia overnight. Visibility could drop below 1/4 mile. These may be expanded north.
A good deal of moisture still suspended in the atmosphere; watch out for mist and fog for the AM commute.
Guess who had the highest temperature in the U.S. today? 97 degrees at Entiat, Washington!
How close is the #rain to your neighborhood? Check out the ABC7 Super Doppler #Radar here...wjla.com/weather/radar/

Live Doppler Radar - Washington D.C. Weather

wjla.com — Today's Forecast Updated Friday at 9:32 AM Numerous showers and storms are expected this afternoon into the overnight with a slight risk of severe storms. Friday:Variable Cloudiness; Showers & Storms Developing, Worst Between 4- 11PM; Some Severe; (Straight line winds, flash flooding, Isolated Tornadoes, and Hail Possible Highs: Low - Mid 80s | Wind: SE 10-20 (With Higher Gusts) Overnight: Showers & Thunderstorms Diminishing After Midnight Lows: Near 60 | Wind: SE 10-15 Saturday: Partly Sunny; Cooler, Less Humid & Breezy A complex and potentially dangerous weather system will impact the region today into the overnight.
#Hail reported in Potomac, Middleburg, Rockville and Baltimore from earlier #storms.
RT @capitalweather: Cicadas emerge when ground temp reaches 64...now only 56...so a few weeks away: wapo.st/12XhAGH

BugCast: Warming temperatures with moderate-to-heavy cicadas

washingtonpost.com — By now, you've probably heard about the 17-year cicadas from Brood II that will emerge this spring from New England to Virginia. I want to let you know we're only several weeks away from cicada show time.
RT @DougHillABC7: The sun will set tonight at 8:00 p.m. The last time the sun at 8 o'clock was on August 17th. Length of day today: 13 hour…
13% of the U.S. covered by #snow as of today; one year ago only 4.4% of the U.S. was covered by snow...nohrsc.noaa.gov/nsa/

National Snow Analyses

nohrsc.noaa.gov — Note: these data are unofficial and provisional.Zip codes (where available) of observations will be included in text files after October 7, 2008. Station Snowfall ReportsStation Snow Water Equivalent ReportsStation Snowdepth Reports A data assimilation was done across the West on January 30.
Death Valley gets the award for the hottest temperature in the U.S. today: 100 degrees! 9 degrees in Cando and Langdon, ND today. Brr!
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