Brittany Ward
Weekend Weather Anchor at DC News Now
Weekend Weather Anchor at WDCW-TV (Washington, DC)
Weekend AM Meteorologist @dcnewsnow 🌪| Temple U ‘19 🍒⚪️ |MSU’ 24
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Nov 17, 2024 |
dcnewsnow.com | Brittany Ward
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — As we head into the winter season, you will notice a few new cold alerts from the National Weather Service (NWS) as well as some alerts that are under different names. Here is the breakdown. Last season we saw an extreme cold watch and a wind chill watch. Those two alerts have now been consolidated to be just an extreme cold watch. The NWS will issue this watch when dangerously cold air temperatures or wind chill values are possible.
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Nov 9, 2024 |
dcnewsnow.com | Brittany Ward
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Lately, we’ve been seen a rollercoaster of weather across the DMV. Some days temperatures are cold and other days the temperature is warm. Sometimes we see lots of flooding and other days we see no rain. But how does this affect the weather? When we see lots of dry conditions during the summer months across the area, this can have a real impact in leaves. During dry conditions, the leaves can take longer to change colors or be muted.
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Oct 26, 2024 |
dcnewsnow.com | Brittany Ward
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Now that fall is in the DMV leaves will continue to change across the area. But what is the science behind the leaves changing? Leaves have three main ingredients: sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water. Leaves have something called chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is the green pigment in the leaves that helps trap sunlight that provides plants/trees food during the growing season. During the summer months, the sun is at its highest peak in the school.
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Oct 19, 2024 |
dcnewsnow.com | Brittany Ward
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — During the day, the sun heats the earth’s surface, and heat is released back into the atmosphere at night via radiational cooling. According to the National Weather Service, traditional cooling is “the cooling of the Earth’s surface.”But have you ever noticed that some nights are cooler than others? Well, sky cover plays a huge role in why some nights are warmer than others.
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Oct 12, 2024 |
dcnewsnow.com | Brittany Ward
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — During the day, the sun heats the earth’s surface, and heat is released back into the atmosphere at night in a process called radiational cooling. According to the National Weather Service, traditional cooling is “the cooling of the Earth’s surface.”The Earth suffers a net heat loss to space at night due to terrestrial cooling, which is more pronounced when the sky is clear. Radiational cooling is greater when we see clear skies and light winds across an area.
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A severe t-storm warning is in place for Spotsylvania VA that will remain in place until 6:15 p.m. Radar indicated winds up to 60 mph. https://t.co/crtBMlQCC8
UPDATE: The tornado watch has now been expanded further east to include DC & Baltimore metro areas. The tornado watch for DC is set to expire at midnight. If you are in a tornado warning, get to the lowest place in your home, or an interior room away from windows. https://t.co/AjfjGU5Nx6