Erica Grow

Eric Grow is now a meteorologist at CBS affiliate WUSA in Washington, D.C.

Weather is my passion, and I get to fulfill my passion every day!

I am originally from Pennsylvania, and I graduated with my Meteorology degree from Penn State University in 2002. My academic expertise is in climatology, and I love talking about climate changes of the past and present!

Latest Articles

  • What Exactly IS Storm Surge?
    It's a term that gets tossed around a LOT during the tropical weather season: storm surge. Usually when you hear it on the news the accompanying video shows waves crashing violently against shoreline houses,...
  • Rain Arrives With the Workweek
    The long holiday weekend has been mostly dry and pleasant, despite a few renegade showers in the afternoon and early evening hours here in Connecticut. As we head back to work and school for the shortened...
  • "Backdoor Cold Front" Tonight
    It was a bit warm and humid in Connecticut today, especially along the shoreline, where dewpoints reached into the upper 60s along with a high temperature of 90 degrees in both Bridgeport and Hartford....
  • Despite Isaac, Weekend Looks Sunny
    The slowly-meandering of Tropical Storm Isaac has made it difficult for our forecast models to predict its next move. Early in the week, it appeared that Isaac's remnants might give us a messy Labor Day...
  • Facts Worth Knowing About Tropical Storms
    Here we are at the end of August, in the week preceding Labor Day weekend, and we have to deal with a tropical storm possibly affecting our holiday weekend plans. Did you know that we are entering the...
  • Isaac's Rain May Provide Drought Relief
    The above image shows the National Hurricane Center's forecast track for Tropical Storm Isaac and the cone of uncertainty (outlined in white). Wherever the storm makes landfall, it is certain to dump several...
  • Mixed Signals From Isaac
    It's no surprise that our long-range model data is undecided as to the track of Tropical Storm Isaac after it makes landfall. Unfortunately for us here in Connecticut, our Labor Day weekend weather completely...
  • Forecast Numbers Are Too High!
    Forecasting high temperatures in New England has been a bit challenging lately (as if it isn't challenging enough normally)! MOS guidance, which is one of our key tools for forecasting, has been running...
  • Cooler Temps Mean Showers, Not Storms
    I hope you got a chance to enjoy the glorious cooldown this weekend! The temperatures did not get out of the 70s at all this weekend; it's not ideal beach weather, but if you're like me, you were glad...
  • Nice Weather Tomorrow... But, Then What?
    Depending on where you live in Connecticut, you either had a dreary Saturday or a gorgeous day (or, a day that started rough and ended well). Tomorrow, everyone in our state will have picture-perfect weather...
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