Samantha Roberts
@samrobertswx.bsky.social
Meteorologist at WOIO/WTCL in sunny Cleveland, Ohio. 🌞 SWVA native. Appalachian girl. Lover of antiques and century homes. University of Tennessee alum. 🍊 #VFL #GBO
The #MuddyPawMeter is back as rain moves in Thursday & Friday. 🐾🌧️ We dry out Saturday but the ground will still be wet. Sunday looks beautiful! Rain returns Monday. #ohwx
June 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The #MuddyPawMeter is back as rain moves in Thursday & Friday. 🐾🌧️ We dry out Saturday but the ground will still be wet. Sunday looks beautiful! Rain returns Monday. #ohwx
#19FirstAlert: Severe storms are possible after midnight through about 5:00 - 6:00 AM. Some storms may produce damaging wind, heavy rain, and hail. A tornado cannot be ruled out. Please have a way to get your severe weather warnings tonight while you're sleeping! #ohwx
May 15, 2025 at 10:20 PM
#19FirstAlert: Severe storms are possible after midnight through about 5:00 - 6:00 AM. Some storms may produce damaging wind, heavy rain, and hail. A tornado cannot be ruled out. Please have a way to get your severe weather warnings tonight while you're sleeping! #ohwx
HOT OFF THE PRESSES! 📰 Tonight's #FrostAdvisory has been expanded north & west to include Cuyahoga County and many other counties. Protect tender vegetation tonight. #ohwx
May 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
HOT OFF THE PRESSES! 📰 Tonight's #FrostAdvisory has been expanded north & west to include Cuyahoga County and many other counties. Protect tender vegetation tonight. #ohwx
May 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Another round of storms coming our way tomorrow. We do have better odds for storms in CLE than we did yesterday. Have a way to get your warnings, especially after 1:00 PM, should we see any issued. #ohwx
May 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Another round of storms coming our way tomorrow. We do have better odds for storms in CLE than we did yesterday. Have a way to get your warnings, especially after 1:00 PM, should we see any issued. #ohwx
5:30 PM update: All Severe Thunderstorm Warnings have expired for our area. The Severe Thunderstorm Watch has also been canceled. However, our cold front is waiting in this wings and this will usher in more storms later this evening...before 10 PM. #ohwx
April 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
5:30 PM update: All Severe Thunderstorm Warnings have expired for our area. The Severe Thunderstorm Watch has also been canceled. However, our cold front is waiting in this wings and this will usher in more storms later this evening...before 10 PM. #ohwx
Sure but I'm only depressed during Standard Time. 🌙
Viewpoint: Daylight saving time (DST) causes acute and chronic disruptions to circadian rhythms, leading to adverse health effects, and should be abolished in favor of permanent standard time (ST).
https://ja.ma/42yNJsV
https://ja.ma/42yNJsV
A Call to End Daylight Saving Time—Implications for Public Health
This Viewpoint discusses daylight saving time and its effects on health.
ja.ma
April 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Sure but I'm only depressed during Standard Time. 🌙
Storms are on the docket this afternoon and early in the evening. Timing: now - 10 PM. Some storms may produce damaging winds, heavy rain, and hail. Tornadoes cannot be ruled out. Please stay weather aware over the next several hours. #ohwx
April 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Storms are on the docket this afternoon and early in the evening. Timing: now - 10 PM. Some storms may produce damaging winds, heavy rain, and hail. Tornadoes cannot be ruled out. Please stay weather aware over the next several hours. #ohwx
#FirstAlert: Storms are likely at this time tomorrow, and some storms may be strong to severe. Main concerns are damaging winds and heavy rain, but some storms may also produce hail and tornadoes. Please have a way to get your weather warnings, should we see any issued. #ohwx
April 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
#FirstAlert: Storms are likely at this time tomorrow, and some storms may be strong to severe. Main concerns are damaging winds and heavy rain, but some storms may also produce hail and tornadoes. Please have a way to get your weather warnings, should we see any issued. #ohwx
First 80° of the year today at Hopkins and at Akron-Canton! #Cleveland hit 82° at 3:55 PM. (The record is 85° in 1896.) Akron-Canton hit 81° (3:41 PM). #ohwx
April 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
First 80° of the year today at Hopkins and at Akron-Canton! #Cleveland hit 82° at 3:55 PM. (The record is 85° in 1896.) Akron-Canton hit 81° (3:41 PM). #ohwx
New #MuddyPawMeter just dropped. Dry ground tomorrow but rain is on the way for #Easter weekend. 🐾🌧️ #ohwx
April 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
New #MuddyPawMeter just dropped. Dry ground tomorrow but rain is on the way for #Easter weekend. 🐾🌧️ #ohwx
Reposted by Samantha Roberts
still no NFL Draft experts have asked us what position we think Cleveland should take with number 2 next week. which is too bad. because i think “sitting down” would be a funny reply.
April 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
still no NFL Draft experts have asked us what position we think Cleveland should take with number 2 next week. which is too bad. because i think “sitting down” would be a funny reply.
Good news: Tonight will be our coldest night for a while. Don't get too excited and plant though! 💐 We always recommend waiting until after Mother's Day. #ohwx
April 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Good news: Tonight will be our coldest night for a while. Don't get too excited and plant though! 💐 We always recommend waiting until after Mother's Day. #ohwx
After a very chilly stretch of weather, temperatures will warm into the low 60s Thursday. Sun returns in full force! 🌞
April 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
After a very chilly stretch of weather, temperatures will warm into the low 60s Thursday. Sun returns in full force! 🌞
Your biweekly reminder that Spring is the worst season in the Great Lakes.
April 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Your biweekly reminder that Spring is the worst season in the Great Lakes.
6:00 PM: Well, rain is changing to a wintry mix, or even just plain old snow, for many of us! 😑 This will all wrap up after sunset and then we'll expect a little lake effect snow overnight. #ohwx
April 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
6:00 PM: Well, rain is changing to a wintry mix, or even just plain old snow, for many of us! 😑 This will all wrap up after sunset and then we'll expect a little lake effect snow overnight. #ohwx
I know y'all are ready for the warmth! Me too. 🙋♀️ It will be much warmer after sunset than it is right now. Storms arrive from the west after 11:00 PM. #ohwx
April 2, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I know y'all are ready for the warmth! Me too. 🙋♀️ It will be much warmer after sunset than it is right now. Storms arrive from the west after 11:00 PM. #ohwx
This is how close the warm air is. 😑 Won't you join me in my seething hatred of Spring? 🌷
April 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This is how close the warm air is. 😑 Won't you join me in my seething hatred of Spring? 🌷
10:49 AM: Storms are moving in now and they're producing a tremendous amount of lightning. These may also produce large hail. Please stay weather aware between now and 3:00 PM. Another round of storms overnight. #ohwx
April 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
10:49 AM: Storms are moving in now and they're producing a tremendous amount of lightning. These may also produce large hail. Please stay weather aware between now and 3:00 PM. Another round of storms overnight. #ohwx
Reposted by Samantha Roberts
The National Weather Service will stop issuing forecasts + storm warnings in Spanish after a translation software contract lapsed at midnight Tuesday. Unclear when/if service will return.
Scoop with @weathersullivan.bsky.social (free link):
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Scoop with @weathersullivan.bsky.social (free link):
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Weather Forecasts in Spanish to Vanish as Translations Expire
The US National Weather Service has allowed a contract with a foreign-language translation service to expire, creating a potential gap in local-language forecasting just as spring brings a higher risk...
www.bloomberg.com
April 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The National Weather Service will stop issuing forecasts + storm warnings in Spanish after a translation software contract lapsed at midnight Tuesday. Unclear when/if service will return.
Scoop with @weathersullivan.bsky.social (free link):
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Scoop with @weathersullivan.bsky.social (free link):
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...