James Thomson — Weather

James Thomson covers weather for Orlando Citizen — Central Florida’s forecast, its storm season, and the difference between a wet afternoon and a dangerous one.

His primary source is the National Weather Service forecast office in Melbourne, backed by the four counties’ emergency-management offices and the National Hurricane Center in season. The beat publishes a forecast piece every morning and updates through the day; when NWS Melbourne has active watches or warnings for the coverage counties, the beat switches to storm mode and leads its own section until the event clears. Ray reports what the official forecast says — never a scarier version of it.

James Thomson is a staff byline of the Orlando Citizen newsroom.

Latest stories: the full archive is on his author page and in the Weather beat archive.