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I’ll be talking about how weather happens, how meteorologists forecast the weather, and put the forecast together to broadcast on TV. I’ll even ask for volunteers to come try to be a meteorologist as well!
Kate Thornton
Kate Thornton
The Mathematics of Meteorology
January 18, 2026 1-3pm
January 18, 2026 1-3pm
Kate is an award winning meteorologist, earning two New York State Emmy Awards, with nearly two decades of experience forecasting weather across Upstate New York. You can catch Kate’s forecast every weekday morning on The Morning News on NewsChannel 9.
A graduate of SUNY Albany’s Atmospheric Science program, Kate is originally from Saugerties in New York’s Hudson Valley. She has called Central New York and NewsChannel 9 home since 2014, after spending the first three years of her career at WICZ-TV in Binghamton, NY.
Kate’s husband is also part of the NewsChannel 9 team as a co-host of Bridge Street, and together they have three daughters.
Kate has a passion for the weather and explaining the forecast to the NewsChannel 9 viewers. One of her favorite things to do is to visit local schools to share her love for weather and the importance of STEM to young minds.
February 8
February 8
Rasika Churchill of SUNY Oswego will lead a session on knot theory.
Image: Matemateca (IME/USP)/Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton
March 15
March 15
Bastian Tenbergen of SUNY Oswego will lead a session on problem solving.
Image: Matemateca (IME/USP)/Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton
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