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Weatherman Tim Smith

I'm a TV weatherman in south Texas at KRGV CHANNEL 5 NEWS. I get blamed for the bad weather, but I also get credit for the beautiful days. I absolutely love my job!

Too Cold to Snow?

Can it really get too cold to snow? That age-old question is answered in this article by Weatherman Tim.

Cumulus Cloud Speak: What Are The Colors & Size Of Clouds Telling Us?

Here are 3 examples where the color of a cloud, combined with the thickness of that cloud, can give you some idea of what's going on weather-wise in the skies behind it. These are scattered cumulus clouds, towering cumulus clouds, and scattered cumulus clouds.

Fun Facts About The Dog Days Of Summer

The Dog Days of Summer are legendary, traditional, educational... and hot!

How To Explain A Hurricane To Kids (A Meteorologist’s Top 4 Resources That Help Children Understand Hurricanes)

Big storms like hurricanes are really tough to explain to kids. Here are some great websites which help kids learn about hurricanes, including hurricane safety and hurricane preparedness.

How Does It Rain When The Humidity Is So Low?

Why does it rain when the relative humidity is less than 100%? Here's a quick explanation!

Air Pressure Experiment: Carrying The Weight Of The World (Or At Least The Atmosphere) On Your Shoulders

You've always heard the air has weight, but how do we really know that? Here are couple of quick examples of how air pressure works.

Wind Chill Explained

Strong wind can make a cold day feel even colder by robbing heat from the human body. Here's the formula used by the National Weather Service and a link to the wind chill calculator.

Global Warming: A Very Short Introduction

A brief history of Global Warming sounds a bit oxymoronic, but we've found a relatively short book, written in relatively easy to understand language, from which you can get a decent foundation of history, science, politics on this hot topic.

The Mystery of Hoar Frost

What is Hoarfrost and why does it form? WeathermanTim takes a look at a process called sublimation, something which can lead to a beautiful morning!

Why Does The Wind Blow?

Wind blows because of differences in air pressure or pressure gradient. The bigger the gradient, the stronger the wind. Here's more about why the wind blows...

Precipitation Is On The Way… Will It Be Rain, Snow, Sleet Or Hail?

Ever wonder why we get freezing rain instead of snow? Here's a look at the simple explanation behind winter's most dangerous form of precipitation: ice!

Summer Solstice & Winter Solstice: The First Day Of Winter & First Day Of Summer Explained

We usually think of summer as that time between Memorial Day at the end of May and Labor Day in the beginning of September. Officially, that's not really the case though. Here's more about 'the first day of summer'... and for that matter, 'the first day of winter'. We'll try to make sense of what's going on during summer solstice and winter solstice.