About

WeatherFacts is a weather blog run by aspiring meteorologist Christopher Martz. This website contains almost everything you need to know about weather and climate processes. My other website, NoHype Weather, is where you can find all of my weather forecasts.

Unlike many of the weather websites you will come across, I refrain from weather hype and climate change hysteria. I don't allow it on my blog and I don't allow it on my social media pages.

Aside from posting articles on my blog about upcoming weather events and climate change, I am an occasional guest author for both the infamous Watts Up With That? website - run by meteorologist Anthony Watts - and Climate Change Dispatch.

I am somewhat well-known in the weather and climate community because of my skeptical stance on anthropogenic climate change. Based on all of the scientific research I have conducted over the past two years, it is my understanding that the climate system is very dynamic - meaning it is in a constant state of change - and because of this, it's very difficult to pinpoint a primary climate "control knob." Rather, there appears to be multiple natural climate drivers, and the ones that stand out to me are the oceanic oscillations known as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) and Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO). I am always researching and I will continue to do so and expand my knowledge on the issue.

While I love climate science, my main passion is operational meteorology, or in simpler terms, weather forecasting. I love observing the sky and current weather conditions with my weather station day in and day out. The data I gather from my personal weather station, alongside surface plots from nearby communities, helps me figure out what's going on in the atmosphere. From there, I look at upper air charts, satellite images, and doppler radar to see what's going on across the country and Hemispherically.

In my forecasting process, I come up with different scenarios based on what different model data are showing. If a certain scenario doesn't work, then I move on to the next to see if it makes sense - it's like process of elimination. Another goal I have in weather forecasting is to try and out-forecast model output statistics (MOS).

When presenting a forecast, whether that’s on my YouTube channel or on my blog, I try to be down-to-earth and fun at the same time. I want to make sure my viewers are entertained, while at the same time are informed on upcoming weather events that may put a wrench in the works.

On social media, the weather world gets hyped up during big events like severe weather outbreaks, hurricanes, and snowstorms. I do not put hype in my forecast nor do I “wishcast.” 

When it comes to the climate debate, I do not back down on my stance. I have found my niche in terms of whom I agree with. I agree that there is some minor man-made climate change, mainly though urbanization and land use change, rather than carbon dioxide, which I believe is quite harmless to the climate.

It amazes me how politicians take climate stories and newly-published research and blow it out of proportion and create climate mayhem on the internet. Last time I checked, nobody in Congress, Republican or Democrat, have a background in atmospheric science.

After high school, I plan on attending college majoring in meteorology. I plan on going for a Master’s Degree. I may even go for a Ph.D., however, I will cross that road when I get there. My main goal is to become a broadcast meteorologist for one of the television stations in Washington, D.C.

Aside from the world of meteorology, I love to run. I am currently on my high school cross country and track teams. I also am an avid fan of Major League Baseball and my favorite teams are the Washington Nationals and the Baltimore Orioles.

I am also a Christian. I have been a member of Harmony United Methodist Church for my entire life, and I try my best to never miss a Sunday. Many people think church is just about God and as they would say, “religious stuff,” however, this is not the case. Church is a place to make friends and help people in need. I love going on mission trips to nearby towns to donate food and clothing to those who are less fortunate in life.