Two broadcast meteorologists who can't stop talking about the weather invite you to join their end-of-week conversation. In 10 minutes or less, Emily Gracey and Kerrin Jeromin break down the week's most notable weather events and trending forecast topics – from hurricanes and snowstorms to the weather phenomena everyone's discussing. Whether they're dissecting a major storm system or explaining why that viral weather video caught fire online, these meteorologists bring their expertise and easy chemistry to deliver the week's weather highlights in a digestible, entertaining format. New episodes drop weekly, sometimes with a glass of wine in hand. Get your Weekly Weather Brief and stay in the know without the time commitment.
Winter Outlook, California Fire Danger, & AI Nails Hurricane Forecast
NOAA’s winter outlook is here, and El Niño could play a big role in the months ahead! Meteorologists Emily Gracey and Kerrin Jeromin break down what the NOAA outlook projects for this winter--from warmer temperatures across the northern U.S. to a wetter pattern across the South and East, plus what that could mean for severe weather and coastal flooding.
They also cover California’s dangerous Santa Ana winds and elevated fire risk, the first big snow of the season across the Rockies and Northern High Plains, and how Google DeepMind is helping improve hurricane track forecasts. Plus, a record-breaking Connecticut hailstone and a spectacular SpaceX launch round out this week’s weather and science highlights.
Your quick, fun roundup of the weather stories you need to know before the weekend!
Links:
- Atmosphere Podcast
(https://youtu.be/l634jeYRIds?si=OkYwyNsVOO0JaVKv)- NOAA Winter Outlook (https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/el-nino-looms-large-over-us-winter-outlook)
- What is a Kelvin Wave? (https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/kelvin-waves.html)
- NWS Great Falls, MT early season snow (https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1HT7Eap6q1/)
- SpaceX launch "Space Jellyfish" explained (https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1N4vxbccpj/)
9 Oct 2026
Isaias, Hottest September, and NH Snowliage
In this Weekly Weather Brief, meteorologists and hosts Emily Gracey and Kerrin Jeromin discuss notable weather events from the week of October 4. They discuss the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season, Isaias, as it forms and threatens the U.S. Gulf Coast. Elsewhere in the tropics, tropical cyclone Nolo catch their attention as it crosses the international dateline. A new climate report from NCEI shows September was the hottest on record for the U.S. And finally, snow breaks the warm season discussion, as Mount Washington, New Hampshire received their first measurable snow of the season.
Links:
National Hurricane Center, Isaias: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ (https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/)
Nolo Cross the Dateline: https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2026/10/05/how-hurricane-nolo-just-became-a-typhoon/? (https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2026/10/05/how-hurricane-nolo-just-became-a-typhoon/?)
Mt Washington Snow and "snowliage":
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CMLW3CdqB/ (https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CMLW3CdqB/)
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1S49yXCJzD/ (https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1S49yXCJzD/)
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1H6PLoL6zY/ (https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1H6PLoL6zY/)
2 Oct 2026
Climate Week NYC 2026: A Communicator's Perspective
This week’s Weekly Weather Brief is a little different. Instead of our usual roundup of current weather events, we’re taking a closer look at Climate Week NYC 2026.
Emily and Kerrin are joined by meteorologist and science communicator Elisa Raffa to talk about her takeaways from Climate Week, including the challenges of communicating climate change in today’s media landscape, the importance of sharing solutions, and why bringing together so many different voices matters.
Elisa shares why she left Climate Week feeling hopeful and energized, and what the rest of us can take away from the experience, even if we weren't there.
Links:
NYC Climate Week (https://www.climateweeknyc.org/)
Atlanta Climate Week (https://atlantacw.org/)
Follow Elisa on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/elisa.raffa/?hl=en)
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