Mike's Weather Page

The website was launched in 2004 by Mike Boylan. He graduated from the University of South Florida with a degree in marketing in 1996. He joined Facebook in 2009 to establish his weather site and has since amassed millions of followers on social media, becoming a popular figure in the weather blogging realm.^[3] Boylan is well known for his live coverage of Atlantic hurricanes as a storm chaser.^[4]

The website currently displays a wide range of aggregated information related to weather and climate. Analysis and forecasts of tropical cyclogenesis can be found on the site.^[5][6]

For example, computer model runs and real-time satellite imagery data of tropical activity in the Atlantic basin can be accessed on the website. The site also collects maps and tropical forecasts on a national scale, as well as a global earthquake feed. The website's style is simple and relatively unchanged since the late 2000s.^[7]

As a weather enthusiast, Boylan founded the website in 2004, and it has since become a popular source of meteorological information for personal, corporate, military, government, and scientific entities, due to its data aggregation style.^{[8][9][10][11][12][13]} Boylan declares in media reports and personal communication channels that his weather website is only for informational purposes and is not intended to sell tropical forecasts. Boylan's comprehension of tropical cyclogenesis is self-taught, and he describes himself as a blogger, storm chaser, and civilian weather tracker.^[14][15][16]

Boylan is married to Julie, and the couple has two daughters as well as two pets. He is a NASCAR enthusiast. The Boylan family first gained public appeal after a local news station visited their Tampa Bay home and aired a brief segment about them in the 2000s.^{[citation needed]}