What are the odds that even though this is mid-November and the Gulf water temps are barely hitting 70 degrees, we still haven’t seen the last of the hurricane TV teases?
Technically, as we know, hurricane season doesn’t end until November ends. And for those of you scoring at home, you doubtless still need your tropical updates, including the latest on non-tropical systems near the Azores that still look massively formidable from overhead.
From the standpoint of weather as news commodity, we know, of course, that there is still a ratings-driven need for file footage of high winds and flooding intersections that hasn’t yet run its course. And when you call yourself Vipir Forecast or Storm Team or Weather Apocalypse, you probably don’t want to mothball those Cones of Armageddon prematurely.
And, truth be told, does anyone over-hype the weather better than a meteorologist in suspenders?
But before long, the storm teases inevitably will morph into those about cold snaps and freeze warnings, and file footage of citrus icicles will be recycled.
But that’s still a month away.
Actually, right now — Florida in the late fall — should be the boring part of the weather-news cycle.
Enjoy.