JRWeather Shutting Down; Its Not As Bad As It Sounds

   JRWeather Coming To An End April, 17th 2009...

     Although its somewhat disappointing to announce this, the JRWeather blog will no longer be active. I have came to the unfortunate realization, that working, and life take up quite a bit of time, leaving me short to forecast nothing but significant weather only. I don't want to be a forecaster who only forecasts the bad weather, I want to be a forecaster that forecasts all the weather, and to cover the entire state of Vermont, and Northern New York, is unfortunately too time consuming for just myself to do. Those of you who know me, know that I have to be very detailed in my forecasts, I don't like to give a general forecast, I like to give an accurate, and very detailed forecast, and to do this for the entire area that I cover now, would take up more time then I have. That's why I only forecast significant weather events. I don't want people to think I don't have time to forecast for them, but it literally is too time consuming. Look at any weather forecasting agency... The National Weather Service, Weather Bug, The Weather Channel, and Accuweather to name a few, they may cover the entire country, but they also have teams of people who do state, or regional forecasts. It takes more then one person to do that, and I am only one person.

     With all that said, there is still good news. JRWeather may no longer be around, however, the all new "Champlain Valley Weather" will come to life. I plan on cutting the coverage area down, to the Champlain Valley, and the nearby western slopes of the Green mountains. What this will do, is eliminate JRWeather's current coverage area of 18 counties! And drop it to 9 Counties, these being Eastern Clinton, and Eastern Essex Counties in New York, and Grand Isle, Franklin, Chittenden, Addison, Orleans, Lamoille, and Washington Counties in Vermont. What this will do, is allow me to put out forecasts for not just bad weather, but good weather too. Meaning yes you will have a temperature, wind, and precipitation forecast, in addition to significant weather that comes along. While this may not be the Champlain Valley only, the largest geographical area covered in the new layout, is the Champlain Valley, hence the name "Champlain Valley Weather". And along with the new name, comes a new, more professional looking blog site. So for those of you who view JRWeather, and live in the Champlain Valley, and adjacent areas, this will be an improvement for you. A smaller area, allows me to make detailed forecasts in a timely manner. You wont just be getting a forecast on the bad weather, you will be getting a forecast on all the weather. I will still continue to do personal forecasts for those, who ask for a forecast, and "Champlain Valley Weather" will also still cover some of the larger national events like hurricanes, major severe weather outbreaks, etc.

Stay tuned for further information, and a link to the new "Champlain Valley Weather"!!

If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment, and I will get back to you ASAP.