Tim Armstrong
@ilmthunderstorm.bsky.social
NWS meteorologist in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA⛈️
Environmentalist, retro gamer, gardener, birder and space afficionado🚀
Loves: democracy, empathy, Star Trek, Epcot, anime, and cuddly housecats 😸
Environmentalist, retro gamer, gardener, birder and space afficionado🚀
Loves: democracy, empathy, Star Trek, Epcot, anime, and cuddly housecats 😸
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Random: Feeling Blue? This 91-Year-Old Zelda Fan Will Make Your Day. (Repost)
Random: Feeling Blue? This 91-Year-Old Zelda Fan Will Make Your Day
"When you find your passion, stay with it"
www.nintendolife.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Random: Feeling Blue? This 91-Year-Old Zelda Fan Will Make Your Day. (Repost)
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
Off-season gardening: spinach and various types of lettuce grow pretty well here in the winter.
January 6, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Off-season gardening: spinach and various types of lettuce grow pretty well here in the winter.
North Carolina has great renewable offshore wind energy resources. I hope this lawsuit is able to help push through the roadblocks the current administration has erected.
Dominion Energy sues Trump administration over delay to $11.2B offshore wind project
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Dominion Energy sues Trump administration over delay to $11.2B offshore wind project • NC Newsline
The Richmond-based utility is suing to block a federal order to stop work on its $11.2 billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project.
ncnewsline.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:06 PM
North Carolina has great renewable offshore wind energy resources. I hope this lawsuit is able to help push through the roadblocks the current administration has erected.
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The FIFA Peace Prize doesn't mean what it used to
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 AM
The FIFA Peace Prize doesn't mean what it used to
Here's my 2025 Weather & Climate summary for coastal North and South Carolina. www.weather.gov/ilm/2025clim... Highlights were the big January snow, Tropical Storm Chantal, and an unusually cool 2nd half of the year that knocked the annual average temp to the lowest in the past 11 years #ncwx #scwx
2025 Climate Summary for southeastern North Carolina & northeastern South Carolina
www.weather.gov
December 31, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Here's my 2025 Weather & Climate summary for coastal North and South Carolina. www.weather.gov/ilm/2025clim... Highlights were the big January snow, Tropical Storm Chantal, and an unusually cool 2nd half of the year that knocked the annual average temp to the lowest in the past 11 years #ncwx #scwx
Future historians, wondering how and why the United States embraced corruption and insanity, will undoubtedly read Heather Cox Richardson's daily reports for answers. But I hope they also read Dave Barry's Year In Review: davebarry.substack.com/p/the-year-i...
The Year in Review
I am so sorry.
davebarry.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Future historians, wondering how and why the United States embraced corruption and insanity, will undoubtedly read Heather Cox Richardson's daily reports for answers. But I hope they also read Dave Barry's Year In Review: davebarry.substack.com/p/the-year-i...
Went birdwatching in the Wrightsville Beach saltmarshes this afternoon. Some highlights included a banded American Oystercatcher (dark green band EMY), Snowy Egrets, Tricolored Herons, and more Dunlin than I could count. Mostly cloudy with temps in the lower 60s.
December 23, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Went birdwatching in the Wrightsville Beach saltmarshes this afternoon. Some highlights included a banded American Oystercatcher (dark green band EMY), Snowy Egrets, Tricolored Herons, and more Dunlin than I could count. Mostly cloudy with temps in the lower 60s.
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CBS paid the president of the United States millions in bribe money and now they censor news reports so it does not annoy him. I don’t know how much plainer we can put this.
December 22, 2025 at 12:14 PM
CBS paid the president of the United States millions in bribe money and now they censor news reports so it does not annoy him. I don’t know how much plainer we can put this.
Really interesting look at the tools used by BBC meteorologists a generation ago. Start the video around 2:15 for the good stuff.
Absolutely wild video from 1985 about how the BBC was, at that time, computerising its weather broadcasts.
The most fascinating part is to see Apple Lisas being used for actual work with what appears to be custom weather software.
The most fascinating part is to see Apple Lisas being used for actual work with what appears to be custom weather software.
A Change in the Weather
YouTube video by Bernard Newnham
www.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Really interesting look at the tools used by BBC meteorologists a generation ago. Start the video around 2:15 for the good stuff.
Low temps Monday morning in the teens to around 20 with wind chills in the single digits. Bundle up! 🥶
ILM issues Extreme Cold Watch valid at Dec 14, 10:00 PM EST for Bladen, Coastal Brunswick, Coastal New Hanover, Coastal Pender, Columbus, Inland Brunswick, Inland New Hanover, Inla... at Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:43:27 +0000 via IEMbot
Additional Details Here.
Additional Details Here.
December 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Low temps Monday morning in the teens to around 20 with wind chills in the single digits. Bundle up! 🥶
Explored a few miles of the beautiful Lumber River at Fair Bluff, NC by kayak yesterday. Temps were in the 40s, but fortunately was there was sun and very little wind. #LumberRiver #FairBluff
December 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Explored a few miles of the beautiful Lumber River at Fair Bluff, NC by kayak yesterday. Temps were in the 40s, but fortunately was there was sun and very little wind. #LumberRiver #FairBluff
This is the third day in a row of cold, cloudy weather, so a heating mat seemed appropriate for the cats 😻
December 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
This is the third day in a row of cold, cloudy weather, so a heating mat seemed appropriate for the cats 😻
The final moments of the USGS Kiluaea volcano V3 camera before being engulfed by falling lava today
December 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The final moments of the USGS Kiluaea volcano V3 camera before being engulfed by falling lava today
Excellent 20 minute video about critical issues facing the NC Outer Banks from erosion and sea level rise.
"It's a crisis"
WATCH AND SHARE!
Last night's Front Porch Politics on homes falling in and Highway 12 challenges along the Outer Banks
#obx #rodanthe #climate #buxton #ncpol #beach
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Last night's Front Porch Politics on homes falling in and Highway 12 challenges along the Outer Banks
#obx #rodanthe #climate #buxton #ncpol #beach
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Looking for solutions to ocean's threats to Outer Banks
We visit communities affected by homes falling into the ocean and N.C. 12 closed by ocean overwash.
spectrumlocalnews.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Excellent 20 minute video about critical issues facing the NC Outer Banks from erosion and sea level rise.
Interesting temperature trends gleaned from hourly rather than daily data
NC State: Hourly Weather Data Reveals Climate Trends in U.S.
Hourly Weather Data Reveals Climate Trends in U.S.
Over the past forty years, parts of the northeast have lost almost 1 1/2 weeks of temperatures below freezing, while portions of some states in the Gulf and Southwest have gained almost 1 1/2 weeks…
news.ncsu.edu
December 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Interesting temperature trends gleaned from hourly rather than daily data
Spent a few hours kayaking Smith Creek here in Wilmington today. The brushy areas were filled with sparrows, and the first winter ducks have shown up too.
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Spent a few hours kayaking Smith Creek here in Wilmington today. The brushy areas were filled with sparrows, and the first winter ducks have shown up too.
youtu.be/JWcwzWSfJq8
My winter climate outlook for eastern North and South Carolina. La Nina tends to bring drier than normal conditions and drought. Alaska ridging and easterly stratospheric wind could bring arctic outbreaks this far south too, but the winter overall may run warmer than normal.
My winter climate outlook for eastern North and South Carolina. La Nina tends to bring drier than normal conditions and drought. Alaska ridging and easterly stratospheric wind could bring arctic outbreaks this far south too, but the winter overall may run warmer than normal.
NWS Wilmington, NC Winter Climate Outlook 2025-2026
YouTube video by NWSWilmingtonNC
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November 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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My winter climate outlook for eastern North and South Carolina. La Nina tends to bring drier than normal conditions and drought. Alaska ridging and easterly stratospheric wind could bring arctic outbreaks this far south too, but the winter overall may run warmer than normal.
My winter climate outlook for eastern North and South Carolina. La Nina tends to bring drier than normal conditions and drought. Alaska ridging and easterly stratospheric wind could bring arctic outbreaks this far south too, but the winter overall may run warmer than normal.
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I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Here's a nice outlook from the NC Climate Office on expectations for this coming winter. The one item I'd add is the persistent warm blob in the North Pacific Ocean that may help create anomalous ridging near Alaska, a good teleconnection for Arctic outbreaks across the eastern U.S.
This winter could have a familiar feeling, with a similar set of storylines and atmospheric signals shaping our weather as last year.
For the 14th year in a row, we present our Winter Outlook for North Carolina. #ncwx
climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2025/11...
For the 14th year in a row, we present our Winter Outlook for North Carolina. #ncwx
climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2025/11...
Winter Outlook 2025-26: A Seasonal Repeat in Store? - North Carolina State Climate Office
It's said that no two snowflakes are alike -- and science backs that up -- but could we see two winters following the same template in back-to-back years? Early signs among the ocean and atmosphere ar...
climate.ncsu.edu
November 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Here's a nice outlook from the NC Climate Office on expectations for this coming winter. The one item I'd add is the persistent warm blob in the North Pacific Ocean that may help create anomalous ridging near Alaska, a good teleconnection for Arctic outbreaks across the eastern U.S.
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Haunting Ghost Forests! We've all seen them! Ever wondered, "What killed all the trees?” UNCW research conducted by Andrea Hawkes, Monica Rother, Kendra Devereux and team seeks answers to questions of saltwater intrusion on freshwater ecosystems. 📸 courtesy of Monica Rother bit.ly/4oLCplK
November 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Haunting Ghost Forests! We've all seen them! Ever wondered, "What killed all the trees?” UNCW research conducted by Andrea Hawkes, Monica Rother, Kendra Devereux and team seeks answers to questions of saltwater intrusion on freshwater ecosystems. 📸 courtesy of Monica Rother bit.ly/4oLCplK
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38 days working without pay and our nation's air traffic system is breaking down before our eyes. "Staffing triggers" is FAA-speak for where flights are being curtailed because there aren't enough controllers to safely handle the workload. This list will grow.
38 days working without pay and our nation's air traffic system is breaking down before our eyes. "Staffing triggers" is FAA-speak for where flights are being curtailed because there aren't enough controllers to safely handle the workload. This list will grow.
November 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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38 days working without pay and our nation's air traffic system is breaking down before our eyes. "Staffing triggers" is FAA-speak for where flights are being curtailed because there aren't enough controllers to safely handle the workload. This list will grow.
38 days working without pay and our nation's air traffic system is breaking down before our eyes. "Staffing triggers" is FAA-speak for where flights are being curtailed because there aren't enough controllers to safely handle the workload. This list will grow.
My solar panels just reached 50 megawatt-hours of energy production since their installation in May 2020, offsetting over 34 tons of CO2 emissions from coal and gas power plants. #solar #electricity
November 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
My solar panels just reached 50 megawatt-hours of energy production since their installation in May 2020, offsetting over 34 tons of CO2 emissions from coal and gas power plants. #solar #electricity
Just watched the venting second stage pass overhead from today's launch of an Ariane 6 rocket. It carried the Sentinel-1D satellite to orbit.
#Ariane6 #Sentinel-1D
#Ariane6 #Sentinel-1D
November 4, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Just watched the venting second stage pass overhead from today's launch of an Ariane 6 rocket. It carried the Sentinel-1D satellite to orbit.
#Ariane6 #Sentinel-1D
#Ariane6 #Sentinel-1D