Self-tutoring about local weather: the tutor mentions something that surprised him. The following is according to my understanding. I am always interested in the weather. I check it every morning, partly because I do a lot of work outside. Starting …
Self-tutoring about weather observation: the tutor mentions one. So far, it seems Autumn has precipitated upon this place: last weekend we had windy weather with rain. How much rain, in particular? I noticed a bin outside with about 5.5 cm …
Self-tutoring about weather: the tutor mentions the UV index and what “very high” seems to mean thereon. One hears about the UV index or sees its reading in the weather report. Today, here, it seems forecast to be 8, or …
Self-tutoring about weather terms: the tutor mentions one he’s wondered about. To my understanding, we don’t often get snow squalls on the west coast; I can’t recall seeing them in a forecast out here before now. I have heard of …
Self-tutoring about outdoor phenomena: the tutor mentions the half-frosted staircase. Last night, out walking, I began climbing a concrete staircase. It was bare on its lower half, but was frosty from its middle to its top. I wondered why this …
Self-tutoring about weather: the tutor mentions a couple of terms he’s managed to connect. As I recall, here on Canada’s west coast, we used to hear about Pineapple Express weather systems back from 2000 to 2012 or so. As I …
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Self-tutoring about west coast weather, the tutor mentions el niño. I’ve heard 2023-24 could be under the influence of el niño, which isn’t too surprising. It’s been warm and wet this fall, which has been welcome. Perhaps, when I first …
Self-tutoring about weather events: the tutor mentions a way to estimate how distant a lightning strike was. Last evening, there was intermittent lightning and thunder. At one point I thought it was over, but then a flash reached the corner …
Self-tutoring about weather: the tutor gives a basic explanation of why snow events happen. The following is my understanding of how snow develops. There are two types of weather systems: high pressure areas, and low pressure areas. High pressure areas …
Self-tutoring about the weather: the tutor mentions a new experience. Around lunchtime today, I started hearing heavy rain. Someone went to the window: looking outside, they mentioned there was hail mixed with the rain. I wasn’t too surprised; the forecast …