James Boyle

I have been fascinated with the weather ever since I was a little kid. By the time I was 8 years old I knew I wanted to be a meteorologist. I went to Western Connecticut State University in 2005 and received my Bachelor's Degree in Meteorology in 2009. During the summer of 2008, I was lucky enough to work with Dr. Mel as his weather intern. It was an amazing, once in a lifetime experience. I enjoyed every second that I was there working with him. After graduating from Western, I went on to Plymouth State University in New Hampshire. While there I worked on several research projects; including lake effect storm systems, National Lightning Detection systems, and Mesoscale convective complexes (MCC's). In December of 2011, I received my Master's degree in Applied Meteorology. Currently, I am teaching an Introduction to Meteorology course at Southern Connecticut State University. My passion weather wise is winter storms and forecasting. If you have any questions let me know!

Latest Articles

  • Hurricane Tracking and Forecasting Websites
    With two named storms in the books and the official hurricane season right around the corner, I thought it would be a great time to give the list of some great hurricane forecasting and tracking websites....
  • How Did the Farmer’s Almanac Stack Up This Winter?
    The other day I came across a clipping of the Farmer’s Almanac’s yearly forecast, beginning with November 2011 and ending with October 2012. I thought I’d do a little comparison to see...
  • The Lesser-Known Clouds
    Alright, so we know our main types of clouds; cumulus, stratus, cirrus, and our summertime favorite the cumulonimbus. But what about some of the lesser-known ones? I decided to take a look at some of the...
  • Why Has There Been So Little Snow?
    A lot of people have been asking me, "Why has there been so little snow this year?" or "Why has it been so warm this winter?" I decided to take a scientific look as to why this is... First, I decided...
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