TV Meteorologist

TV Meteorologist

Kevin Selle

Wichita Falls, TX

Male, 55

I've been a broadcast meteorologist on television since the early 1990's. Happy to answer any questions about the weather or local TV news. Yes, I often wear sneakers on set just out of view of the camera.

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Last Answer on December 24, 2019

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On 10/19/2014 It rained hard at my house. NOAA and Weather Underground History reports show very little rain in my area. Why would that be?

Asked by Andrew over 8 years ago

My guess is that you were under some type of "convective" event like a thunderstorm and the rain gauges that the reports came from were not under that event. With some thunderstorms the distances in between no rain and heavy rain can be quite small. Thanks!

Is it possible that with so many people stuck on the highway trying to evacutat the hurricanes that was enough to change the air temp and so the hurricane's path?

Asked by Natalie over 8 years ago

Interesting thought, Natalie. Hurricanes are driven by atmospheric patterns that cover hundreds of miles. Since even several highways are small in comparison not enough heat would be generated. Fun question. Thanks.

I am going to Cancun about Sept 18th, I have noticed for about 2 weeks now, they have gotten a lot of rain this year. Is there something abnormal going on in the Yucatan to cause this?

Asked by doug over 10 years ago

Nothing out of the ordinary, Doug.  It is tropical weather season and they may have had some tropical downpours lately.  The average peak of hurricane season is Sept 10.  Most likely what you would see is some brief afternoon downpours as opposed to a vacation washout.  Have fun!

Do TV meteorologists have access to special or advanced equipment that websites like weather.com don't? I'm just wondering whether there's any ways in which getting your weather from a real human being is still legitimately superior?

Asked by THeo over 10 years ago

Most of the data we use is readily available to anyone, but some services require a fee. All computer models have one bias or another.  The enhancement that the humans try to bring is trying to understand the biases and account for them.  In a breaking or severe weather situation the humans add updates that are very short time (minutes).  Hopefully we also add a connection to the audience and a sense of personality, both friendly and serious.  Great question, thanks!

When I see a meteorologist put their hand over the screen and draw a line or a drop down menu comes up and they "click" it are they the ones controlling that or is there somebody behind a computer clicking the buttons.

Asked by Bryce over 8 years ago

Great question, Bryce. There are different ways of doing it with different systems. Most likely it is being controlled by the meteorologist via the weather system and the camera. It knows how to follow a finger and draw a line or move icons around the screen. If they were in front of a television monitor there are different systems that track the finger directly on the screen.

How many people typically work in the weather room of tv station? What are there jobs? For example I'm sure they all don't stare at temperature gauges. Is there much of a difference between big city and tiny town stations, other than money--accuracy?

Asked by Curious weather man almost 9 years ago

Most stations have a minimum of 3 weather folks to cover the entire week, morning, evening and weekends. The larger the city and the greater number of newscasts allows for more staff. Few stations have more than 6 people. A few large cities have a some off-air positions that are producers who manage the TV graphics and other functions.

For "Average number of days with precipitation" (weatherbase.com), the annual average in Vienna is 43.4 days. Yet "Average number of rainy days" is 193 annually. If precipitation is rain/snow/etc., how can the rainy days be a (much) higher number?

Asked by Duke over 8 years ago

Have to say I'm not familiar with that site. There is a feedback tab on the left, you might check with them.