# Meteorologist Lee Ringer breaks down how weather models work

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Podcast: [Tying It Together with Tim Boyum](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tying-it-together-with-tim-boyum-18822)
Published: 2026-01-28T06:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/politics/tying-it-together-with-tim-boyum
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## Resource

Spectrum News meteorologist Lee Ringer joins Tim to talk in depth about the modeling meteorologists use to try and predict the weather. This recent winter weather showed the delicate nature when some people shared early models with significant snow, but days later the forecast completely changed and disappointed snow lovers.

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