I always tell them it’ll make a great science project for them one day.” A lot of people say I should put the instructions out there, but there are so many steps and sub-steps and things that will go wrong.”Ĭaskey does, however, share his hobby with his three kids, ages 8, 6 and 3. But not him “I thought, ‘This is awesome. It was very complicated, and most students after doing it were glad to be done with it, Casky said. We all had to do it, just to get a feel for the complexities of instruments, anything that measures anything in the atmosphere.” “The professor came up with the procedure. “It was in my meteorological instrumentation class,” he said. The Minnesota native credits a professor he had in college at the University of North Dakota for inspiring his interest in thermometer-making. RELATED: San Antonio mom, child stunned by Army dad reunion on TV's 'Ellen' Sporting a lab coat and safety glasses, he wielded a blowtorch during his presentation on the finer points of thermometer-making. Recently, Caskey attended the American Meteorological Society’s 44th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology in Austin. Making him even more welcome at events? He’s a bit of a showman. About a year ago, Caskey said, the cable channel featured him and his thermometers in a segment. However, as Caskey points out, “it’s not very common for meteorologists to make thermometers.” Margaritaville opens first beachfront resort on South Padre Island.Trap-neuter-release programs for cats may soon be legally protected in Texas.Video: Wild Texas hailstorm explodes on radar, produces huge sized hail.128-acre Jahns Ranch 'secluded paradise' in Seguin hits the market.Buc-ee's files permits for highly anticipated Boerne location.The Good News Burgers closes 2 locations ahead of restructuring.Texas vehicle safety inspections are no more.station, WJLA-TV, so he may have had a bit of an advantage when the D.C. Granted, he came to San Antonio from a D.C. His Christmas ornament thermometers are legendary,” the Post article states. “Local businesses have pitched in equipment, contests are run to win an Adam Caskey thermometer, and he even now works with woodworkers to make custom-shaped backings. Last week, the Washington Post lauded seven TV meteorologists in the nation - from places such as Boston, Phoenix and Orlando - for standing out from the pack for various reasons, and Caskey’s unusual hobby made the grade. RELATED: CNN to honor San Antonio mom as 2017 Hero on glittery TV special I did it because there’s an interest in it.” “I didn’t do it to see if I can get viewers. Wally’s appearances will be accompanied by tips on “how to deal with your pets in specific weather like cold snaps, storms,” Flores said.Ĭaskey, however, makes it clear he doesn’t consider his thermometers “a gimmick,” but a weather tool. Soon, he’ll introduce a new cuddly canine on WOAI, he promised via text: “Wally the Weather Dog.”įlores anticipates his pup, now only 9 weeks old, will debut sometime after ratings, which end Nov. Back then, he’d bring on his pet Milo to add color to forecasts. There, he joins the morning announcement teams to “give the forecast, answer a weather question from a student and tell a joke - also submitted by a student,” Taylor wrote in a text.Īt WOAI, home of the “4-Zone Forecast,” Albert Flores plans to resurrect his old “weather dog” feature, which delighted KENS viewers 18 years ago. RELATED: Tom Hanks co-stars in San Antonio woman's dream proposalĪt KENS, there’s “Tuesdays with Taylor,” Bill Taylor’s 12-year tradition, which takes the station’s chief meteorologist to local schools. San Antonio, after all, loves TV forecasters with that extra “something” - the colorful asides that bring appreciated levity or human interest to newscasts.Īmong local television’s current “extras” are Steve Browne’s vegetable garden and his nationally recognized “human tuba” routine on KSAT at Christmastime. In an era when “The Big Bang Theory” is king of the sitcoms, and being a nerd is considered nifty rather than awkward, the big-grinned Caskey, 36, has become one of the city’s most popular weather faces, traditionally drawing top ratings for his evening shows. Schoolteachers have done it, and have sent me pics of their kids doing it and they love it.” “It’s a very rudimentary thermometer, but it gets the science across. “I’ve even talked about a version people can make at home,” he said.
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