Curated list
Weather podcasts and YouTube
A curated list of the podcasts, YouTube channels, and X/Twitter accounts serious weather nerds actually subscribe to.
Podcasts
Weather Geeks
Marshall Shepherd's podcast. Interviews with meteorologists, climate scientists, and storm chasers.
Meteorological Matters
Focus on operational forecasting and severe weather.
Chase Chatter
For serious chasers. Deep dive on specific chase days.
The Forecast
General audience weather podcast from AccuWeather.
Weather with a Twist
Educational, kid-friendly.
The Weather Company Podcast
Business meteorology angle.
YouTube — live and event coverage
Ryan Hall Y'all
The biggest live severe weather stream on YouTube. Reaches millions during outbreaks.
Reed Timmer / Extreme Storms
On-the-ground live chase coverage.
Max Velocity
Live streams during outbreaks. Good analysis.
Live Storms Media
Live-chase compilation with technical commentary.
YouTube — educational
Convective Chronicles
Case study breakdowns of famous chase days.
Skip Talbot
Deep technical post-chase analysis.
WeatherBox
Long-form documentaries.
MET School
Meteorology fundamentals for students.
Practical Weather
Applied forecasting for chasers.
Pecos Hank
Storm chase videos with strong photography focus.
YouTube — science
Real Engineering
Occasional hurricane / tornado / climate physics.
MinutePhysics
Occasional weather explainers.
SciShow
Weather episodes throughout their catalog.
Practical Engineering
Storm shelter and infrastructure resilience.
X/Twitter accounts to follow
- @NWSSPC — Storm Prediction Center. Official outlooks.
- @NHC_Atlantic — National Hurricane Center Atlantic.
- @NHC_Pacific — National Hurricane Center Pacific.
- @NOAA — official NOAA account.
- @ReedTimmerAccu — Reed Timmer, live chase updates.
- @RyanHallYall — Ryan Hall, live coverage.
- @SkipTalbot — Skip Talbot, post-chase analysis.
- @ChuckDoswell — Chuck Doswell, theory and commentary.
- @JamesSpann — James Spann, Alabama TV met. Legend.
- Your local NWS office — the fastest source of local warnings.
- r/tornado — active community during severe weather.
- r/meteorology — professional and academic.
- r/tropicalweather — hurricane season community.
- r/StormComing — general storm discussion.
- r/weather — general.
- r/climatechange — climate discussion.