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Midwest Weather Brief — Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Chapter Timestamps:
00:00 — Cold open (Glass Beads pre-roll)
00:05 — 1. Intro: higher-end severe weather day, heat, tropics, road trip
00:43 — 2. NWS Chicago AFD verbatim — possible derecho, 80 mph winds
02:50 — 3. Jargon translation: MCS, derecho, bow echo, RIJ, QLCS
03:58 — 4. St. Louis LSX — Extrem...

Midwest Weather Brief — Sunday, August 9, 2026
Chapter Timestamps:
00:00 — Cold open (Glass Beads pre-roll)
00:05 — 1. Intro & three big stories
00:40 — 2. NWS Chicago AFD (read verbatim)
03:46 — 2b. Severe Weather Watch + Two-Round Storm Outlook
05:17 — 3. Jargon translation
06:06 — 4. Bermuda High
07:00 — 5. Heat dome & 500 mb he...

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Storms, Shortwaves & the Bermuda High — Chicago Weather Brief, Aug 9, 2026


CHAPTER TIMESTAMPS (Total runtime: 15:21)
00:00  Cold Open / Show Intro
01:06  NWS Chicago Forecast Discussion (Severe Storms)
02:56 Jargon Translation (Shortwave, MLCAPE, PWAT, Shear)
04:12 The Bermuda High — What It Is & Why It Matters
05:31...

Heat Dome Out West & Severe Risk Back East — a full weather deep-dive for Chicago and beyond, recorded the evening of Thursday, August 6, 2026, covering through Shabbos.

We read through the entire National Weather Service Chicago forecast discussion line by line, defining every technical term along the way, then zoom out to the Midwest synoptic setup, the intense ...

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Chicago Weather Briefing: Fog This Morning, Storm Chances Tonight & an Active Week Ahead
DESCRIPTION:
A plain-language reading and explanation of the National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville Area Forecast Discussion issued Friday morning, August 7, 2026.
This episode covers the dense fog advisory affecting parts of northeastern Illinois and nort...