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The Science Behind: Weather Forecasting 10 am

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We’ve probably all watched a TV weatherperson and wondered just what they do to create the forecast. What equipment do they use? What kind of training do they need? How do they determine when conditions are ripe for certain types of storms, whether temperatures will rise or fall, whether or not they should break into programs to provide a breaking weather alert? What is the science behind a weather forecasting? We interact with St. Louis’ KTVI Fox2 meteorologist Chris Higgins to take a tour of his weather studio and find out what goes into creating a forecast. The program will focus on two very different spring days of St. Louis weather—one beautiful and one where conditions produced dangerous storms and tornadoes. 10 am

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