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This Week’s Hazards
MM’s Wx Vlog
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Radar
https://www.wunderground.com/radar/us/tn/nashville/ohx
Extended Forecast
Monday – Tuesday: Mostly sunny and warming up.
Wednesday – Friday: Summer-like. Mostly sunny and continued warm. Just a slight chance for an afternoon/evening shower or storm.
Saturday: A chance for showers and storms. Rain chance at about 30%.
MM’s Severe Wx Concerns
The concerns were raised just a bit on Saturday, due to the increased risk for storms. There are no indications of significant severe weather through the week.
On This Day
Almanac
Drought Data
For drought info please see https://meteorologistmark.com/drought-info/
Astronomy
| Planet | Rise | Set | Meridian | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury | Mon 6:26 am | Mon 8:53 pm | Mon 1:39 pm | Very difficult to see |
| Venus | Mon 3:55 am | Mon 4:10 pm | Mon 10:02 am | Good visibility |
| Mars | Mon 3:06 am | Mon 2:35 pm | Mon 8:50 am | Average visibility |
| Jupiter | Mon 3:32 am | Mon 3:30 pm | Mon 9:31 am | Fairly good visibility |
| Saturn | Mon 2:00 am | Mon 12:39 pm | Mon 7:20 am | Average visibility |
| Uranus | Mon 5:30 am | Mon 7:10 pm | Mon 12:20 pm | Extremely difficult to see |
| Neptune | Mon 3:20 am | Mon 3:06 pm | Mon 9:13 am | Very difficult to see |
MM News
You can now purchase tickets to Weather & Wine through Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/327368938307! You can also come by the office or mail a check to Creative Compassion at 20 Penny Lane (Crossville, 38555) and buy a ticket. Let me know if you have any questions about purchasing tickets!
I have a fun class planned, complete with some experiments!
Stonehaus Winery is graciously hosting this unique class! You don’t have to be a wine drinker to appreciated the fascinating impacts of weather and climate on this industry. This fun and informative class has limited seating, so be sure and secure your spot today! We will serve refreshments.
Proceeds benefit Creative Compassion and our mission to help folks who are struggling to make ends meet due to a financial emergency. This is a fun way to support a wonderful local nonprofit and to help folks in need in our community!
Please let me know if you have any questions. Stonehaus will offer wine tastings at their tasting bar after class for those who are interested. Some of those wines will feature those discussed in class!
MeteorologistMarkPro
This week’s newsletter is about a historic tornado event that affected the plateau 89 years ago! That event left scars that remain across certain communities even today. Find out this and more in this week’s MM newsletter, released each Friday by noon at https://meteorologistmarkpro.com/! Proceeds from subscriptions go toward supporting the MM kids classes taught monthly at both TCAT Crossville and Roane State Clarkrange.
MM Classes
The next MM kids class will be at the Clarkrange Roane State Campus on May 19. This will be the first MM class in Fentress County! That class is almost full! To learn more about the class and to register, please visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lqgIEMbfCRtRKdHNIuDzdMcNOAPXwTb53ujYUpZPp-4/edit
Classes for the Crossville campus at TCAT will now be every third Wednesday of each month. That class will start at 4:00 p.m. To register for this month’s class just go to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScoWowC2e5wpuu1cqDp2SQBcWwoCpYzhHzqxbOjThznSL7gug/viewform
You all have a great day and keep lookin’ up!
