About MCMW

         McMinnville Weather was initially made as a confined local weather research site related to the location (NW Oregon) in 2004. Through out a 3 year span, McMinnville Weather.com expanded to serve the Pacific Northwest. Now that's a big jump from a small locale, to a big scale region. Once 2007 arrived, McMinnville Weather experience fatal technical issues, which went unresolved for the next two years.

McMinnville Weather proved popular, especially the Weather Blog, which was added on to the site as a 50/50 option. With the success, more features were brought up for addition.

In 2010, we are expanding the use of our research and idea's into a non profit organization that would cooperate with The National Weather Service and serve as an independent weather research and education collaborative effort. We also plan on partnering with Oregon State Universities Atmospheric Science Program as well as George Taylor's Applied Climate LLC. Well use this to complete research programs and get us closer to our organizational goal of providing accurate and detailed forecast and weather warnings to NW Oregon and have the nation follow in our footsteps. We will also work 24/7 providing observational weather reports during storms and events.  

About the Creator

Grant LeBlanc
           Born in 1988, I grew up with passion and desires. At the time, I wasn't sure what would interest me and take me to that next level in life, but boy did that change in first grade. Thanks to my first grade teacher (Mrs. Rima), she implemented a weather course. At first, I hadn't a clue to how weather works and what exactly weather was in the first place. At the time, it was mid to late fall, so the weather was at least, very active at that time, and, very interesting none the less.
           Through out my school career, I took stride in going out on my own, whether that going to the Library and checking out advanced Atmospheric Science books or online, I continued to find ways to learn, and to broaden my knowledge in the subject. I joined the American Meteorological Society (Oregon Chapter) in 1999 and have been inspired and have learned tremendously from local and highly respected professional Meteorologist's Jim Little and Mark Nelsen. I also look up to George Taylor (Former Oregon State Climatologist/ Now a Climatologist for Applied Climate LLC), who has been very supportive in my work (Submitting my first Winter Weather Prediction on the Oregon Climate Services page in 2005)
            In 2007, I enrolled in Penn States Meteorology course via World Campus. I've taken 2 years of courses total, with intent on furthering my career and knowledge through education in the near future when I can afford it. I intend on going for my masters and transferring to OSU's Atmospheric Science's program.
            My goals for this website are clearly for weather research, finding better ways to accurately forecast events here in the Northwest. Broaden education to kids who have interest in weather or science in general, support them and offer them tools to help them in a possible career in Meteorology. As well as support for the National Weather Service and Oregon State University's Atmospheric Science program.
                         Grant LeBlanc
                           Weather Researcher
                           Founder of McMinnville Weather

"Winter Weather Research for NW Oregon is my number one priority here on McMinnville Weather.com."
                   --Grant LeBlanc