The birth of a new weather blogger.

In an effort to further populated the already crowded blogosphere, my blog appears from thin air. I will be outlining things about the weather where I live (Starkville, MS) as well as things from the weather that I find...interesting.

First, the conditions in Starkville. Today's high is going to be around 72. The calm breeze will be a welcomed complement to what I deem as damn near perfect. It'll be pretty chilly tonight, though, so I hope the trick-or-treaters bundle up.

But I don't think you could you ask for better weather moving into a weekend filled with college football. The Mississippi State football team, Starkville's most popular commodity, will be hosting Kentucky, and the weather will be prime for tailgating and football. These "perfect" conditions will persist for the next 4 or 5 days. Why? It has to do with this dome of high pressure that has nestled in for a long autumn's nap right here in the southeast, and, well, across the whole country. With the dew point here in Starkville (45 degrees) pretty low, it keeps the clouds away and there's no precipiation to ruin these beautiful conditions.

But...for a weather nerd like me, fair weather can be pretty boring. I mean, what do you talk about? A weathercaster can only tell people how nice it is outside for so long until they take his advice and go outside. I need some excitement, I need some change. So, okay, we might see some rain in the middle of next week here in Starkville. So that'll be fun to talk about.

As far as the rest of the United States, it's pretty fair across the board. Even the "low" pressures are in the 1010s pretty much across the board (not that low). Persistently high pressure nationwide leads to more people going outside and flying kites (and more trick or treating tonight!) and less people caring what their weatherman has to say. I love kites just as much as the next guy, but once again, I want some excitement...maybe hurricane force winds would make kite flying more extreme? I digress.

So this blog is rough around the edges, and I admit, I'm lacking on the graphics right now...I'm new. Sue me. But as this blog evolves, I see it becoming more exciting (i.e. more pictures, less of me gabbing along). Stay tuned.