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Weather With Enthusiasm !

by Simcha

Meteorology, served with genuine excitement — Tornadoes, blizzards, heat domes, lightning: this is a podcast about the forces that drive our weather and the stories behind them. This podcast focuses on weather, especially extremes, and the way it interacts with forecasting. Much of the podcast focuses on the U.S.A. Local Chicago weather is sometimes included. Often a weather synopsis is given for the Midwest. Sometimes a weather synopsis is also given for the East Coast or West Coast. Occasionally, a synopsis is given for other locations within the United States, including the Gulf Coast. In recent months, the Jewish halachic times (called zmanim) have often been included. מטאורולוגיה, מוגשת בהתלהבות אמיתית — מאת שמחה, חובב מזג אוויר שאינו יכול שלא להיסחף במדע של האטמוספירה. טורנדו, סופות שלג, כיפות חום, ברקים: זהו פודקאסט על הכוחות שמניעים את מזג האוויר שלנו ועל הסיפורים שמאחוריהם. פודקאסט זה עוסק במזג האוויר, במיוחד בתופעות הקיצוניות, ובאופן שבו הן משפיעות על התחזיות. חלק ניכר מהפודקאסט מתמקד בארצות הברית. לעיתים נכלל מזג האוויר המקומי של שיקגו. לעיתים תכופות ניתן סיכום מזג אוויר למערב התיכון. לעיתים ניתן גם סיכום מזג אוויר לחוף המזרחי או לחוף המערבי. מדי פעם ניתן סיכום למקומות נוספים בארצות הברית, לרבות חוף המפרץ. בחודשים האחרונים, נכללו לעיתים תכופות זמני ההלכה היהודיים (הנקראים זמנים). Yiddish:  מעטעאראלאגיע, געדינט מיט עכטער באגייסטערונג — פון שמחה, א וועטער-חובב וואס קען זיך נישט רייסן פון דער וויסנשאפט פון דער אטמאספער. טורנאדאס, שניישטורמען, היץ-קופּלען, בליצן: דאס איז א פאדקאסט וועגן די כוחות וואס טרייבן אונזער וועטער און די דערציילונגען הינטער זיי. דער פאדקאסט פאקוסירט זיך אויף וועטער, במיוחד אויף עקסטרעמען, און ווי עס אינטעראגירט מיט דער וועטער-פראגנאז. א גרויסער טייל פון פאדקאסט פאקוסירט זיך אויף די פאראייניגטע שטאטן. אמאל איז אריינגענומען דאס לאקאלע וועטער פון שיקאגא. אפטמאל ווערט געגעבן א וועטער-איבערבליק פאר דעם מידוועסט. אמאל ווערט אויך געגעבן א וועטער-איבערבליק פאר דעם מזרח-ברעג אדער מערב-ברעג. פון צייט צו צייט ווערט געגעבן אן איבערבליק פאר אנדערע ארטן אין די פאראייניגטע שטאטן, אריינגערעכנט דעם גאלף-ברעג. אין די לעצטע חדשים, זענען אפטמאל אריינגענומען געווארן די אידישע הלכה'דיגע צייטן (גערופן זמנים). Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.

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First Snowflakes: Chicago, the Great Lakes and a Chanukah Look-Ahead | November 11, 2026

The season's first snowflakes are on the way for the Great Lakes. A strengthening low moves out through New England while a 1030 mb (30.42 inHg) Canadian high pushes cold

Nov 11
10 min

Evansville Storm Setup: Cold Front, Fuel and the Triple Point | November 11, 2026

A strong cold front sweeps toward the Ohio Valley, and Evansville, Indiana sits in the warm sector right ahead of it. We break down the setup from the upper-level trough

Nov 11
7 min

Polar Vortex: It Happened! What Now for Chicago? 11-11-26 episode

CHAPTER BREAKDOWN • A gutten Rosh Chodesh: November 11, 2026 • The polar vortex winds reverse • The previous record: November 28, 1968 • How the stratospheric winds colla

Nov 11
8 min

Polar Vortex - Will It Happen? The bottom of the 9th...

Polar Vortex - Will It Happen? The bottom of the 9th... Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support. N

Nov 10
5 min

Chicago Snowflakes in Sight? The Polar Vortex Reality Check | November 9, 2026

Chicago's mild Tuesday gives way to a colder, unsettled late week, with rain and wet snow possible late Thursday into Friday. We separate observed polar-vortex weakening

Nov 10
13 min

Chicago’s Gray Friday, Then Sunshine and Sixty | November 6, 2026

Friday morning update from Weather with Enthusiasm. Chicago stays gray and raw today, with highs in the upper 40s slipping to the mid 40s and north-northwest gusts to abo

Nov 6
15 min

Record-Early Polar Vortex Disruption: What It Means for Chicago | November 5, 2026

High above the Arctic, the stratospheric polar vortex has nearly come to a standstill, and a record-early sudden stratospheric warming is expected within days. This speci

Nov 6
13 min

Chicago’s Frosty Friday Night, Then a Sunny Warm-Up | November 5, 2026

Thursday evening update from Weather with Enthusiasm. Chicago gets a blustery, chilly Friday with highs in the mid to upper 40s, a freeze Friday night away from the lake

Nov 6
15 min

Chicago’s Cool Turn: Showers, Frost Pockets, Then Sunshine | November 4, 2026

Weather with Enthusiasm | November 4, 2026 evening update An updated Chicago-centered forecast with alternating male and female voices, mood-matched instrumental music, a

Nov 5
14 min

Rain First, Cooler Next: Chicago’s November Turn | November 3, 2026

Weather with Enthusiasm | November 3, 2026 evening edition A Chicago-centered forecast with alternating male and female narration and changing instrumental music beds. Th

Nov 4
13 min

8:59 AM Shema Reminder + Chicago Weather | November 2, 2026

Chicago zmanim reminder followed by a brief weather update for Monday, November 2, 2026. Full recorded opening, AI-generated weather narration, and quiet background music

Nov 2
1 min

Meet ProudToChase: Vito Kramer on Building a Weather Channel at 15

What turns a fascination with storms into a weather channel? In this special interview on Weather with Enthusiasm, Simcha Lefton sits down with Vito Kramer, the 15-year-

Oct 25
43 min

Weather Across America 60 Second Trailer

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Oct 20
1 min

The January Firestorm: How Weather Built the 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires

Two fires. One extraordinary weather setup. A disaster whose consequences continue long after the flames. Weather With Enthusiasm examines the January 2025 Los Angeles f

Oct 18
26 min

Chicago & Midwest Heat: 90s, Dew Points, Lake Michigan Winds + 60645 Zmanim | Oct. 12, 2026

An English-language Chicago and Midwest weather update for October 12, 2026, followed by Chicago 60645 zmanim with seconds. WEATHER Based on National Weather Service poi

Oct 12
5 min

Hurricane Simon: 110 MPH Off Mexico | NHC Advisory 21, Oct. 12, 2026

An English-language weather update on Hurricane Simon off Mexico, based on National Hurricane Center Advisory 21, issued October 12, 2026, at 15:00 UTC (8:00 a.m. MST).

Oct 12
1 min

Huracán Simón: 175 km/h frente a México | Aviso NHC 21, 12 oct. 2026 [Español]

Reporte breve en español sobre el huracán Simón frente a México. Versión en audio del video de Weather With Enthusiasm, con narración generada con IA y una banda sonora i

Oct 12
1 min

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Oct 12
2 min

Extreme heat warnings out west and a hurricane watch for the Gulf Coast026-10-07

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Oct 8
5 min

Advocating Podcast

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Oct 7
2 min

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