Dr. Stephen Bieda III
@drwildcatwx.bsky.social
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2/16: Unfortunately, due to receptive fuels, high #winds, and low relative #humidity, #ExtremelyCritical #FireWeather conditions are forecasted for tomorrow, February 17th. If any fast-moving #wildfires start, the dominant fuels, grass, would support rapid spread. #COWx #NEWx #KSWx #FireWx
February 16, 2026 at 11:08 PM
2/16: Unfortunately, due to receptive fuels, high #winds, and low relative #humidity, #ExtremelyCritical #FireWeather conditions are forecasted for tomorrow, February 17th. If any fast-moving #wildfires start, the dominant fuels, grass, would support rapid spread. #COWx #NEWx #KSWx #FireWx
2/15: After getting up to about 1/3 coverage of #ice, the recent thaw has brought this down to 8.35%. #MidAtlantic
February 15, 2026 at 5:27 PM
2/15: After getting up to about 1/3 coverage of #ice, the recent thaw has brought this down to 8.35%. #MidAtlantic
2/10: From this morning to this afternoon, apparently there are these things called grass and soil under the #snowcrete. 🤔 After 17 days, I was starting to have doubts. #Maryland #thaw
February 11, 2026 at 1:40 AM
2/10: From this morning to this afternoon, apparently there are these things called grass and soil under the #snowcrete. 🤔 After 17 days, I was starting to have doubts. #Maryland #thaw
2/9: As the mid-Atlantic now has a week of above freezing #temperatures in the forecast, there is quite a bit of #seaice and #snow to melt. #Thaw
February 9, 2026 at 11:51 PM
2/9: As the mid-Atlantic now has a week of above freezing #temperatures in the forecast, there is quite a bit of #seaice and #snow to melt. #Thaw
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🥶 CWG Live: Frigid but winds calm noticeably tonight
⚠️ Cold Weather Advisory: 10pm–10am
🌡️ Slight thaw Monday (30–35°)
⬆️ 40s return midweek
🌵 Mostly dry — drought concerns persist
📢 CWG.live has the latest for you
⚠️ Cold Weather Advisory: 10pm–10am
🌡️ Slight thaw Monday (30–35°)
⬆️ 40s return midweek
🌵 Mostly dry — drought concerns persist
📢 CWG.live has the latest for you
February 8, 2026 at 9:03 PM
🥶 CWG Live: Frigid but winds calm noticeably tonight
⚠️ Cold Weather Advisory: 10pm–10am
🌡️ Slight thaw Monday (30–35°)
⬆️ 40s return midweek
🌵 Mostly dry — drought concerns persist
📢 CWG.live has the latest for you
⚠️ Cold Weather Advisory: 10pm–10am
🌡️ Slight thaw Monday (30–35°)
⬆️ 40s return midweek
🌵 Mostly dry — drought concerns persist
📢 CWG.live has the latest for you
February 6, 2026 at 11:48 PM
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An impressive low pressure system swirls off the US East Coast in the North Atlantic.
February 6, 2026 at 10:32 PM
An impressive low pressure system swirls off the US East Coast in the North Atlantic.
Happy #NationalWeatherpersonsDay to my colleagues in meteorology! 😊
February 5, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Happy #NationalWeatherpersonsDay to my colleagues in meteorology! 😊
For awareness, the @nws.noaa.gov has just released a tool to visualize certain #severeweather and #wildfire threats based upon climatology, or a historical record of past events.
Link: www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/datavi...
Link: www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/datavi...
SPC Data Viewer
www.spc.noaa.gov
February 4, 2026 at 1:08 AM
For awareness, the @nws.noaa.gov has just released a tool to visualize certain #severeweather and #wildfire threats based upon climatology, or a historical record of past events.
Link: www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/datavi...
Link: www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/datavi...
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🌡️CARIBBEAN RECORD COLD
[1 Feb] Max 10.8C/51.4F Freeport
LOWEST MAX. TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED IN THE BAHAMAS
Min. 5.4C Gallon Jug
Lowest Temperature in BELIZE since 1968
Lowest in February since 1895
57F/13.9C Guantanamo Bay Military Base
All time low tied
[1 Feb] Max 10.8C/51.4F Freeport
LOWEST MAX. TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED IN THE BAHAMAS
Min. 5.4C Gallon Jug
Lowest Temperature in BELIZE since 1968
Lowest in February since 1895
57F/13.9C Guantanamo Bay Military Base
All time low tied
February 2, 2026 at 3:37 PM
🌡️CARIBBEAN RECORD COLD
[1 Feb] Max 10.8C/51.4F Freeport
LOWEST MAX. TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED IN THE BAHAMAS
Min. 5.4C Gallon Jug
Lowest Temperature in BELIZE since 1968
Lowest in February since 1895
57F/13.9C Guantanamo Bay Military Base
All time low tied
[1 Feb] Max 10.8C/51.4F Freeport
LOWEST MAX. TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED IN THE BAHAMAS
Min. 5.4C Gallon Jug
Lowest Temperature in BELIZE since 1968
Lowest in February since 1895
57F/13.9C Guantanamo Bay Military Base
All time low tied
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Over the weekend, a powerful winter storm swept through the Mid-Atlantic states, bringing strong winds and heavy snow.
February 2, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Over the weekend, a powerful winter storm swept through the Mid-Atlantic states, bringing strong winds and heavy snow.
An X8.1 class flare just occurred, courtesy of @solarham.bsky.social (awaiting word from @nws.noaa.gov’s Space Weather Prediction Center if a coronal mass ejection is Earth directed).
February 2, 2026 at 12:38 AM
An X8.1 class flare just occurred, courtesy of @solarham.bsky.social (awaiting word from @nws.noaa.gov’s Space Weather Prediction Center if a coronal mass ejection is Earth directed).
As the “ #BombCyclone ” moves away from the east coast, and the skies clear, here’s a view of where the #snowpack has accumulated…or in the case of the rest of us, where it still remains
February 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
As the “ #BombCyclone ” moves away from the east coast, and the skies clear, here’s a view of where the #snowpack has accumulated…or in the case of the rest of us, where it still remains
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Further increases in confidence for an impactful winter storm are noted across the Carolinas with greater uncertainty still farther up the coast.
January 29, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Further increases in confidence for an impactful winter storm are noted across the Carolinas with greater uncertainty still farther up the coast.
How cold has the #ArcticBlast been? Well, there are signs.
January 29, 2026 at 2:54 AM
How cold has the #ArcticBlast been? Well, there are signs.
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@nws.noaa.gov Director Ken Graham presented on NOAA’s modeling grand challenge at #AMS2026 this morning. He announced that the NWS is moving to MPAS as its modeling dynamical core, with his #1 moonshot goal being a global, fully coupled 3-km Earth prediction system using MPAS.
January 26, 2026 at 3:01 PM
@nws.noaa.gov Director Ken Graham presented on NOAA’s modeling grand challenge at #AMS2026 this morning. He announced that the NWS is moving to MPAS as its modeling dynamical core, with his #1 moonshot goal being a global, fully coupled 3-km Earth prediction system using MPAS.
:looks at forecasts for next weekend in the DelMarVa:
Great, just great. 😒🍷
Great, just great. 😒🍷
January 27, 2026 at 12:00 AM
:looks at forecasts for next weekend in the DelMarVa:
Great, just great. 😒🍷
Great, just great. 😒🍷
1:35 PM EST, 1/26: Most of the country is complaining about the Arctic cold today, but beachgoers at Miami Beach believe it’s all overrated.
January 26, 2026 at 6:35 PM
1:35 PM EST, 1/26: Most of the country is complaining about the Arctic cold today, but beachgoers at Miami Beach believe it’s all overrated.
10 PM EST, 1/25: As the radar finally is showing no returns near #Bowie, #Maryland, the final tally was:
- 5” of #snow (8” season to date)
- 2” of #sleet
- 1/8” of #FreezingRain
- 5” of #snow (8” season to date)
- 2” of #sleet
- 1/8” of #FreezingRain
January 26, 2026 at 3:02 AM
10 PM EST, 1/25: As the radar finally is showing no returns near #Bowie, #Maryland, the final tally was:
- 5” of #snow (8” season to date)
- 2” of #sleet
- 1/8” of #FreezingRain
- 5” of #snow (8” season to date)
- 2” of #sleet
- 1/8” of #FreezingRain
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( #NWSSPC): #NWSSPC meteorologists issued 26 #winter mesoscale discussions (MDs) in the past 48 hrs. The MOST winter MDs for any 2 day period in our database (2008-present)
Previous record: 20 (Feb 21-22, 2011)
Nearly 8,000 winter storm reports issued by #NWS offices during the same period #USwx
Previous record: 20 (Feb 21-22, 2011)
Nearly 8,000 winter storm reports issued by #NWS offices during the same period #USwx
January 26, 2026 at 2:08 AM
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7 p.m. — Precipitation finally about to taper
The end of the sleet and freezing rain is mercifully in sight. Radar from 6:45pm (shown below) and short-term models both suggest the precipitation should quickly taper from west to east across the region between 7 and 8 p.m.
The end of the sleet and freezing rain is mercifully in sight. Radar from 6:45pm (shown below) and short-term models both suggest the precipitation should quickly taper from west to east across the region between 7 and 8 p.m.
January 26, 2026 at 12:03 AM
7 p.m. — Precipitation finally about to taper
The end of the sleet and freezing rain is mercifully in sight. Radar from 6:45pm (shown below) and short-term models both suggest the precipitation should quickly taper from west to east across the region between 7 and 8 p.m.
The end of the sleet and freezing rain is mercifully in sight. Radar from 6:45pm (shown below) and short-term models both suggest the precipitation should quickly taper from west to east across the region between 7 and 8 p.m.
6:43 PM EST, 1/25: Precipitation switched to #FreezingRain around 3:45 PM, so things are iced over now in South #Bowie, #Maryland. I could not get a good picture of the measurement, but here are the totals:
#FreezingRain 0.06”
#Sleet 2”
#Snow 5” (8” so far this winter)
#FreezingRain 0.06”
#Sleet 2”
#Snow 5” (8” so far this winter)
January 25, 2026 at 11:44 PM
6:43 PM EST, 1/25: Precipitation switched to #FreezingRain around 3:45 PM, so things are iced over now in South #Bowie, #Maryland. I could not get a good picture of the measurement, but here are the totals:
#FreezingRain 0.06”
#Sleet 2”
#Snow 5” (8” so far this winter)
#FreezingRain 0.06”
#Sleet 2”
#Snow 5” (8” so far this winter)