Weather With Enthusiasm !

Simcha Lefton
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Weather With Enthusiasm — brought to you by Kol Simcha Productions. When there is proper funding for this podcast (either through membership or listening or listeners through advertisements ) the following is the schedule:  Daily morning briefings for Jewish communities in Chicago (West Rogers Park), Borough Park (Brooklyn), Baltimore, Lakewood (NJ), and Jerusalem, Israel. Each episode includes halachic times (zmanim), a plain-English weather forecast, weather history, and family-friendly kids activities. Historical Weather Podcast: Deep-dive episodes on the greatest extreme weather events in history — new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 AM CDT. Hosted by Kol Simcha Productions. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.

  1. 4d ago

    White Hurricane: The Great Lakes Storm of 1913

    White Hurricane: The Great Lakes Storm of 1913 In November 1913, two storm systems phased over the Great Lakes into a meteorological bomb sailors still call the White Hurricane, the Big Blow, and the Freshwater Fury. Hurricane-force gusts, 35-foot seas, and whiteout snow sank about a dozen freighters and killed an estimated 250 people — the deadliest natural disaster in recorded Great Lakes history. This Weather With Enthusiasm episode walks the meteorology day by day, the Lake Huron six-hour catastrophe, land impacts from Cleveland to Port Huron, and what a modern NWS/NOAA model reconstruction reveals about winds and waves the captains faced without radar, satellites, or shipboard radio. Chapters: • Cold open — three names for one storm • Mild November setup and the race to finish shipping season • The Pre-Storm (Nov 7–8) • Sunday’s meteorological bomb (Nov 9) • Winds, fetch, and 35-foot seas on Lake Huron • Lake Carriers Association testimony • Ships lost and the human cost • Cleveland blizzard and shoreline impacts • Forecasting limits of 1913 • Modern NWS/NOAA reconstruction • Lessons for Great Lakes November weather Music: “Our Names Engraved” by Blue Dot Sessions (CC BY-NC) — sessions.blue AI-assisted narration disclosed. #WeatherWithEnthusiasm #WhiteHurricane #GreatLakes #1913Storm #FreshwaterFury #BigBlow #LakeHuron #MaritimeHistory #NWS #NOAA #Blizzard #NovemberGale #Shipwreck #WeatherHistory #Meteorology #ClevelandSnow #BombCyclone #GreatLakesShipping #WeatherPodcast #HistoricalWeather Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support. Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions. New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com Historical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it.  Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning. Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha This episode includes AI-generated content.

    White Hurricane: The Great Lakes Storm of 1913

  2. 6d ago

    Heat Domes and the Ring of Fire

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support. Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions. New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com Historical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it.  Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning. Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha

    Heat Domes and the Ring of Fire

  3. 6d ago

    National Weather Briefing: Heat Dome, Ring of Fire, and Global Heat

    A full national weather briefing covering the Chicago NWS forecast discussion, synoptic pattern across the U.S., heat dome and ring-of-fire mechanics, Wisconsin storms and St. Louis rain delays, the Bermuda High, extreme dew points, global heat in South Asia and the Persian Gulf, and ocean water temperatures. Segments: - NWS Chicago-style forecast discussion with plain-language term definitions - U.S. synoptic setup region by region - Heat dome, ring of fire, and tornadoes - Wisconsin storms and St. Louis rain delays - The Bermuda High - Extreme dew points and global heat - Ocean water temperatures: Persian Gulf, Caspian Sea, and Gulf of Mexico Background music: - Glass Beads by Blue Dot Sessions - Our Names Engraved by Blue Dot Sessions - Music licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial (Creative Commons) - https://www.sessions.blue This episode was produced with AI-assisted narration. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support. Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions. New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com Historical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it.  Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning. Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha

    National Weather Briefing: Heat Dome, Ring of Fire, and Global Heat

  4. 6d ago

    Extreme Heat Russia, Iran & United States for early and again mid-August

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support. Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions. New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com Historical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it.  Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning. Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha

    Extreme Heat Russia, Iran & United States for early and again mid-August

  5. Jul 26

    NWS Deep Dive — Chicago, Baltimore, NY, Philly, Global Heat, Water Temps & Zmanim — Sun Jul 26, 2026

    Deep-dive weather briefing for Sunday, July 26, 2026 (cutoff ~3:15 AM CDT). Full National Weather Service Area Forecast Discussions for Chicago and Baltimore with every technical term defined Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support. Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions. New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com Historical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it.  Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning. Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha

    NWS Deep Dive — Chicago, Baltimore, NY, Philly, Global Heat, Water Temps & Zmanim — Sun Jul 26, 2026

  6. Jul 17

    Smoke on the Wind: Canadian Wildfires, Heat Dome and Global Extremes

    Recorded with an information cutoff of 12:53 PM Central Time on Friday, July 17, 2026. This episode reads and explains the National Weather Service Chicago Area Forecast Discussion, follows Canadian wildfire smoke through Great Lakes forecast discussions, and examines extreme heat and humidity in the United States, Canada, Europe, Israel, Iran's Lut Desert, and the Persian Gulf. It closes with the Storm Prediction Center severe-weather outlook and a plain-language explanation of ridges, heat domes, the Bermuda High, and 500-millibar geopotential heights. Forecasts are time-sensitive and can change. CHAPTERS 00:00 Cold open, cutoff, and AI disclosure 01:56 Chicago Area Forecast Discussion 18:21 Canadian wildfire smoke 26:52 Extreme heat: United States and world 29:20 Israel spotlight 31:25 Lut Desert: myth versus reality 33:53 Persian Gulf humidity 36:47 Severe weather from the Storm Prediction Center 40:51 Synoptic science: ridges, heat domes, and 500-millibar heights 43:24 Recap and sign-off PRIMARY SOURCES NWS Chicago: https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=LOT&issuedby=LOT&product=AFD&format=txt&version=1&glossary=0 NWS Green Bay: https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=GRB&issuedby=GRB&product=AFD&format=txt&version=1&glossary=0 NWS Marquette: https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=MQT&issuedby=MQT&product=AFD&format=txt&version=1&glossary=0 SPC Day 1: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html SPC Day 2: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day2otlk.html Israel Meteorological Service: https://ims.gov.il/en/Warnings Copernicus Climate Change Service: https://climate.copernicus.eu/intense-heatwave-brings-hottest-june-western-europe-month-ranks-second-warmest-globally MUSIC "Glass Beads" and "Our Names Engraved" by Blue Dot Sessions, used with separate commercial permission confirmed by the publisher. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/The_Balloonist/Glass_Beads/ https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Duck_Lake/Our_Names_Engraved The calm Atlantic-style production bed was created specifically for this episode. AI DISCLOSURE This episode was produced with artificial-intelligence assistance, including research, drafting, artwork, and narration. Weather information came primarily from official government and meteorological sources at the times stated; a few secondary or commercial observations are clearly labeled in the episode. This program is general information and not a substitute for official warnings. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support. Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions. New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com Historical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it.  Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning. Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha This episode includes AI-generated content.

    Smoke on the Wind: Canadian Wildfires, Heat Dome and Global Extremes

  7. Jul 16

    The Summer of Extremes: Camp Agudah Midwest Girls, 2026

    Was Camp Agudah Midwest Girls actually rainier and hotter than normal during its June 24 to July 16, 2026 session in South Haven, Michigan? This episode of Weather With Enthusiasm examines observations from the nearby South Haven Regional Airport, NOAA climate normals, National Weather Service storm reports, and NOAA Lake Michigan buoy data. It compares rainfall totals and timing, temperature and dew-point thresholds, heat index, unusually cool days, severe weather, and lake-water temperatures. The statistical verdict: through departure morning, 3.20 inches of rain fell, approximately 47% above the completed-day normal, while completed days averaged 3.7°F above normal for daytime highs. The session included four 90°F days, a peak calculated heat index near 105°F, a July 3 squall line, and a 1.73-inch daytime rain event on July 5. Methodology note: July 16 observations were partial through approximately 10 a.m. EDT. Completed-calendar-day climate comparisons therefore use June 24 through July 15, while event totals extend through departure morning July 16. No camp-specific illness outbreak, private-beach connection, or attributable camper quotation was verified, so none is presented as fact. This episode contains AI-generated narration and production elements. Research and source review were completed for Weather With Enthusiasm. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support. Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions. New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com Historical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it.  Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning. Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha This episode includes AI-generated content.

    The Summer of Extremes: Camp Agudah Midwest Girls, 2026

  8. Jul 16

    Canadian Wildfire Smoke Chokes Chicago and the Great Lakes

    A dense plume of wildfire smoke from Ontario and northern Minnesota is spreading across the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes today, July 16, 2026. This episode examines Chicago’s dangerous air quality and reduced visibility, the cities experiencing the worst smoke, how far south the surface plume may travel, and whether smoke will lower afternoon temperatures. It also explains the difference between elevated and near-surface smoke and provides practical steps for reducing exposure. Conditions are based on information available around 9:20 AM CDT and may change quickly. Check current conditions: https://fire.airnow.gov/ Music: “Glass Beads” by Blue Dot Sessions, from The Balloonist. https://www.sessions.blue/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support. Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions. New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com Historical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it.  Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning. Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha This episode includes AI-generated content.

    Canadian Wildfire Smoke Chokes Chicago and the Great Lakes
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Weather With Enthusiasm — brought to you by Kol Simcha Productions. When there is proper funding for this podcast (either through membership or listening or listeners through advertisements ) the following is the schedule:  Daily morning briefings for Jewish communities in Chicago (West Rogers Park), Borough Park (Brooklyn), Baltimore, Lakewood (NJ), and Jerusalem, Israel. Each episode includes halachic times (zmanim), a plain-English weather forecast, weather history, and family-friendly kids activities. Historical Weather Podcast: Deep-dive episodes on the greatest extreme weather events in history — new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 AM CDT. Hosted by Kol Simcha Productions. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.

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  • Creator
    Simcha Lefton
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    808
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Simcha Lefton
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    Weather With Enthusiasm !