Daily Walt Disney Weather For You!

[WDW_Weather]

Hey guys I posted this over at the DIS boards earlier, but I thought I'd try to make some new friends here as well!

Anyway, long time lurker but somehow FIRST time poster (pats self on back)! I've never really had a reason to post, but I've used these forums as a way to get a little happiness out of my day as I read about all the great experiences people have while enjoying their passion of Walt Disney World!

I love exchanging stories with people who practically live inside Cinderella's castle and come every other day and I really adore hearing about the excitement of first time visitors (especially the look of complete exhaustion in their eyes after day 4).

So why am I posting now? Well I've been in the TV biz for way too many years and am a certified broadcast meteorologist. I've been on national and local TV. So what am I getting at exactly? Well I'm not sure why it took me so long to think of this - but why not use my talents for good?!

Whether you live in or around the Orlando area or are visiting for the 1st or 100th time ... EVERYONE needs to know the weather throughout the day to better strategically plan their visit!

So while I have my own Twitter account I decided to create one especially for you guys to let you know what the weather will be like during your visit. In the summer when it's severe thunderstorm season I'll try to keep you ahead of the storm but letting you know when the heavens will open (for 20 minutes of course). I'll also share some weather facts (like today the record high is 89 for MCO and we will be flirting with it) and even post some Disney/Weather pics as I get them.

I dunno, maybe you will find it useful, maybe you won't ... but I figure since I look at forecast models and radar everyday anyway - why not share it quicker and in a more timely fashion than you can ever receive from the local news outlets in the area.

So follow me on Twitter at - WDW_Weather (Not sure I'll make a Facebook page for it but who knows) - figure I'll start out easy:

(I can't post the link here yet because I'm brand new but just follow me @WDW_Weather)

Say hello and if you are in the area and have pics to share - @reply me and I'll retweet them for everyone else...we're one big happy (some might call us insane) family anyway right?

Hope to meet some of you soon (and sorry it took me so long to at least introduce myself) ,
Jeff
:sohappy:

 

[disney magic 06]

Thanks Jeff, I just added you to my Twitter and your tweets are really interesting. I do have a bit of an obsessiion with the weather, I have the Weather Channel on all the time at WDW so it's right up my street :wave:

 

[WDW_Weather]

Well thanks so much for the enthusiasm ! I may or may not have worked for TWC ... ;-)! You will just have to wait and see if I actually start the video forecasts! Thanks again ... I figure this is a way to show my love for disney and knowledge of weather! Have a great weekend!

 

[WDW_Weather]

Perfect day (week) to start following WDW_Weather!

Hey guys I just wanted to thank you new followers after only a couple of days. I'm still getting the hang of writing concise 140 character weather tweets, but yesterday would have been a prime example why I hope you will find what I'm trying to do useful. I was all over the radar yesterday looking for severe weather - while there was cloud to ground lightning there wasn't anything specifically "severe"...this Twitter feed will become more valuable as we enter the summer rainy season and you guys start coming down here for summer family vacations.

Let me know what you would like to see - I'm trying to come up with events that require weather information ... for example the Braves game being cancelled yesterday.

I plan on starting :60 video forecasts from in and around the parks on certain days and "Laughing Place" is going to let me go over 140 characters as I start writing longer range forecasts for them.

So thanks for the nice Direct Messages and the welcome to the forum !

Have a great day,
WDW_Weather

 

[Patrick_Ears]

Hey guys I posted this over at the DIS boards earlier, but I thought I'd try to make some new friends here as well!

Anyway, long time lurker but somehow FIRST time poster (pats self on back)! I've never really had a reason to post, but I've used these forums as a way to get a little happiness out of my day as I read about all the great experiences people have while enjoying their passion of Walt Disney World!

I love exchanging stories with people who practically live inside Cinderella's castle and come every other day and I really adore hearing about the excitement of first time visitors (especially the look of complete exhaustion in their eyes after day 4).

So why am I posting now? Well I've been in the TV biz for way too many years and am a certified broadcast meteorologist. I've been on national and local TV. So what am I getting at exactly? Well I'm not sure why it took me so long to think of this - but why not use my talents for good?!

Whether you live in or around the Orlando area or are visiting for the 1st or 100th time ... EVERYONE needs to know the weather throughout the day to better strategically plan their visit!

So while I have my own Twitter account I decided to create one especially for you guys to let you know what the weather will be like during your visit. In the summer when it's severe thunderstorm season I'll try to keep you ahead of the storm but letting you know when the heavens will open (for 20 minutes of course). I'll also share some weather facts (like today the record high is 89 for MCO and we will be flirting with it) and even post some Disney/Weather pics as I get them.

I dunno, maybe you will find it useful, maybe you won't ... but I figure since I look at forecast models and radar everyday anyway - why not share it quicker and in a more timely fashion than you can ever receive from the local news outlets in the area.

So follow me on Twitter at - WDW_Weather (Not sure I'll make a Facebook page for it but who knows) - figure I'll start out easy:

(I can't post the link here yet because I'm brand new but just follow me @WDW_Weather)

Say hello and if you are in the area and have pics to share - @reply me and I'll retweet them for everyone else...we're one big happy (some might call us insane) family anyway right?

Hope to meet some of you soon (and sorry it took me so long to at least introduce myself) ,
Jeff
:sohappy:

Hey Jeff Welcome!!! :sohappy: Yes the weather is very important when in the parks. Sometimes we do forget about what is going on around us in the real world while in the parks :ROFLOL:. Have to look for ya on twitter and maybe facebook!

 

[WDW_Weather]

I do think you are right ... Sometimes we get caught up in the magic and forget the weather ! Personally when its raining ... I LOVE hitting Magic Kingdom! I'm heading over to The Wave for breakfast and may try to beat some showers at the new Haunted Mansion queue! Give a shout if you ever need a forecast!

 

[JohnnyDollaz89]

do you know the average weather for July? im going July 8th-15th i would imagine it would be 90+ down there

 

[powlessfamily4]

Welcome!! This is great!! Thanks for thinking of us

 

[WDW_Weather]

Hey I posted a reply to you - but honestly I have no idea where it went - I thought it went end up at the end of this thread - but I guess I have no idea how to use the forums yet - so hopefully you can find it - I think it's something like - Average July Weather for WDW (Answer) - Let me know what you think - and best of luck !

And thanks for the welcome - powerless !

 

[powlessfamily4]

And thanks for the welcome - powerless !

It's POWLESS:sohappy:!

 

[PurpleRose]

You can be sured that @refbabe will be following you on her phone April 30th for her week long vacation starting May 1st.

 

[WDW_Weather]

LOL - my bad powless ;-)!

And Purple - feel free to DM me specific questions when you get here because I will try and help out as I can - JUST MAKE SURE to tweet pics so I can RT them ! I love seeing everyone's gorgeous WDW pictures ... because there's always a little bit of magic and weather involved (like it or not MA Nature is always there to bring some fun to the party ;-))!

-Jeff
(WDW_Weather)

 

[disney magic 06]

Thanks for your Twitter message Jeff, I couldn't reply on there.

I'm loving your updates, keep up the good work. And I'll be taking you up on the kind forecast offer before our May trip :wave:

 

[WDW_Weather]

You got it - and wow you've been to Paris a lot - I may be taking YOU up on an offer (of which you have not made yet) for tips there - I'm dying to go back - went there only one time YEARS ago - and a lot has changed! Good to meet you!

-j
(WDW_Weather)

 

[tizzo]

So why am I posting now? Well I've been in the TV biz for way too many years and am a certified broadcast meteorologist. I've been on national and local TV.

So - would any of us recognize you from TV? I'm thinking of a weather guy named Jeff - but your profile description as "part time" weather guy implies you're not him. Maybe you know who I'm talking about...

 

[WDW_Weather]

You just me ...

So - would any of us recognize you from TV? I'm thinking of a weather guy named Jeff - but your profile description as "part time" weather guy implies you're not him. Maybe you know who I'm talking about...

Melbourne ... a weather guy named Jeff ... hmmm well maybe you are onto something ... but I'll never tell ... - which Jeff might you be thinking about out of curiosity ...

If I start doing the video forecasts I'm considering doing - I guess you will know for sure ... either way, thanks for the reply!

-Jeff
(WDW_Weather)

 

[Patrick_Ears]

Wow!! we had some really bad weather that just passed through the New Orleans area tonight... Me and the family just gotten back from Walmart and no sooner as we pulled up in to our drive way it came down really bad. Hail and the wind was rocking us back and forth. Glad that is over with.

 

[tizzo]

Melbourne ... a weather guy named Jeff ... hmmm well maybe you are onto something ... but I'll never tell ... - which Jeff might you be thinking about out of curiosity ...

If I start doing the video forecasts I'm considering doing - I guess you will know for sure ... either way, thanks for the reply!

-Jeff
(WDW_Weather)

I was thinking of Jeff Day on Brighthouse channel 13.

Anyway, good luck with your twitter thing. Seems like it could be a useful tool for someone traveling in the resort with just a mobile phone for information - though it seems like you're going to be spending about a third of the year tied to your TV or computer waiting to see what's going to happen next...

 

[disney magic 06]

You got it - and wow you've been to Paris a lot - I may be taking YOU up on an offer (of which you have not made yet) for tips there - I'm dying to go back - went there only one time YEARS ago - and a lot has changed! Good to meet you!

-j
(WDW_Weather)

As I work on the railway I get very reasonable travel to Disneyland Paris, it seems rude not to take advantage of it - and it keeps us going between WDW trips.

If there's anything you want to know, just let me know.