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Brad Barrett
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Atmosphere-ocean-cryosphere; Extreme events; Teleconnections; 🌪️🌀❄️🇲🇽🇨🇱🇧🇧🇦🇹

PhD OU; Full Prof Oceanography USNA; Prog Officer AFOSF; CCM; Fulbright scholar; Bilingüe
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extremetemps.bsky.social
HISTORIC DAY in the city of Sydney AUSTRALIA
Record hot December temperature in the Observatory
Maximums:
42.7 Olympic Park
42.6 Airport
42.2 Observatory DECEMBER RECORD TIED
37.7 Harbour
December 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
barrett-weather.bsky.social
A gif that describes this week…
December 18, 2025 at 10:49 PM
barrett-weather.bsky.social
Cape Hatteras set a daily record low today of 23F, besting 1978’s 25F
mhx.nws-bot.us Alerts from NWS Newport/Morehead City NC (UNOFFICIAL) @mhx.nws-bot.us · 6d
CAPE HATTERAS NC Dec 15
Climate Report:
High: 33
Low: 23
Precip: 0.0"
Snow: Missing
at Mon, 15 Dec 2025 22:45:15 +0000 via IEMbot
Additional Details Here.
December 16, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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drmetwatch.bsky.social
Dec and all-time low pressure records are expected Wed between southeast B.C. and southern Sask. The records were set <1970, so NCEP reanalysis percentiles/anomalies will be overblown.

Short period record sites, like Baudette & Park Rapids MN, could see new December low pressure records too.
December 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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drkimwood.bsky.social
🚨 New job alert! 🚨

Want to work with me? We're searching for an open-rank, tenure-track faculty position at the University of Arizona in Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences!

Desired expertise is radar meteorology, broadly defined, with a focus on mesoscale phenomena.

arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor, Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences (T/TE)
Research Focus: The successful candidate will be expected to develop and maintain an externally funded and internationally recognized research program...
arizona.csod.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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bxmatilla.bsky.social
The Warn-on-Forecast team at CIWRO is expanding! A position is opening for anyone who is interested in improving fire weather warning guidance with WoFS. You’ll get to work and collaborate with some pretty cool folks on the team, including yours truly. More info below, and feel free to share!
CIWRO Research Scientist – Improving Short-term Fire Weather Warning Guidance Overview The Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations (CIWRO) seeks a highly motivated individual to improve high resolution fire weather warning guidance using high resolution forecast models such as the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) Warn-on-Forecast System (WoFS). Fire weather watch and warning guidance can use short-term 0-6 hour probabilistic forecasts of atmospheric smoke from satellite detected wildfires, and the conditions for which fire spread may be likely to occur. The primary task of this position is to further improve future fire weather warning guidance through coupling of WoFS or similar systems with fire spread models, development of innovative visualization products, and verification of these improvements against radar and satellite observations. This is a Research Scientist position to be located in Norman Oklahoma at the National Weather Center on the campus of the University of Oklahoma. Job Responsibilities As a CIWRO Research Scientist supporting fire weather research, you will: ● Improve fire weather forecasting capabilities of WoFS and similar systems through the addition of coupled fire-atmosphere models, new modeling and data assimilation techniques, and the use of newly developed wildfire observations. ● Generate objective verification metrics based on radar and satellite observations of wildfire characteristics. ● Interact with fire weather forecasters to disseminate information on system improvements and assess forecaster feedback to guide ongoing work. ● Tasks may also include participation in real-time forecasting activities and data collection activities associated with prescribed burns. ● Lead and contribute to scientific manuscripts for peer-reviewed publications and present research findings at conferences, workshops, and symposia. MORE ALT TEXT IN NEXT IMAGE —> ● Creatively and efficiently solve scientific problems, both independently and as an integral member of the fire weather forecasting group. Required Qualifications: ● Ph.D. in Meteorology, Atmospheric Science, or a related field. ● Demonstrated experience in one or more topics including numerical weather prediction, fire spread modeling, remote sensing, wildfire fuels, and/or fire weather forecasting expertise. ● Proficiency in languages like Python, Fortran, and/or C and experience with HPC and cloud environments. ● Excellent oral and written communication skills with an ability to work both independently and cooperatively with others. Benefits and Work-Life Balance Joining our team comes with numerous benefits, including: ● Competitive salary based on experience; comprehensive university benefits (http://hr.ou.edu/). ● Generous paid leave, encompassing 14 paid holidays and 22 hours of accrued paid time off per month. ● Reduced membership at the University of Oklahoma’s state-of-the-art fitness and aquatic center (https://www.ou.edu/far). More details about working at the University of Oklahoma, benefits packages, as well as living in Norman, Oklahoma are provided on our website: https://jobs.ou.edu/Discover-OU. We are dedicated to promoting a healthy work-life balance by championing a flexible work culture, offering adaptable work hours and a hybrid work arrangement. This empowering framework enables team members to seamlessly navigate personal commitments while effectively contributing to their professional responsibilities. How to apply Applications should be mailed to ciwro-careers@ou.edu Attn: Fire and include a cover letter, the names and contact information for 3 references, and your resume/cv. The cover letter must highlight your relevant qualifications and how they can contribute to high resolution fire weather forecasting. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The starting date is negotiable.
December 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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What a great voice, with such classic songs to his name.
If you haven't heard Jimmy Cliff before, check out "Many Rivers to Cross". Wonderful lyrics, soulful performance. One of the best songs ever. #JimmyCliff

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjW5...

www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Jimmy Cliff, 'The Harder They Come' Reggae Giant, Dead at 81
Jimmy Cliff, the reggae legend who helped spread the genre’s reach from Jamaica to the world with ‘The Harder They Come,’ has died at the age of 81.
www.rollingstone.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
barrett-weather.bsky.social
“anomalously high August +
October and anomalously low September activity”

Ding! Ding! Ding! Subseasonal variability!!
drkimwood.bsky.social Kim Wood @drkimwood.bsky.social · Nov 19
Meanwhile, the eastern North Pacific (to 140°W) had an unusually quiet July and August followed by an active September and October in 2025, though that activity wasn't enough to bring ACE to the 1991-2020 average.
A three-panel plot showing different perspectives on 2025 eastern North Pacific hurricane season accumulated cyclone energy (ACE), where higher values imply a tropical cyclone (TC) lasted longer and/or attained higher intensities. The top left panel shows the season total compared with the 1988-2024 seasons. The top right panel shows the monthly range of ACE values with 2025 numbers highlighted by orange X symbols. The bottom panel shows daily ACE values accumulated over time, with pale gray lines individual years during 1988-2024, the black line is the 1991-2020 average, and the orange line is 2025. The line extends through November 30 assuming no more TCs form in the eastern North Pacific.
November 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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These estimates build on a broader literature of current policy estimates that I reviewed in a recent paper in Dialogues on Climate Change earlier this year: journals.sagepub.com...
November 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Reposted by Brad Barrett
weathermatrix.bsky.social
Monday's high temperatures will be about the same as the normal high temperatures on New Year's Day (lower on the East Coast & Southeast).
November 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
barrett-weather.bsky.social
The low-end severe risk over Oregon is evolving as expected
November 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
barrett-weather.bsky.social
Today’s severe risk in OR and CA is very similar to the setups that we have found to favor tornadoes in Chile 🇨🇱 w/HSLC

doi.org/10.1016/j.at...
doi.org/10.1175/MWR-...
doi.org/10.1175/BAMS...
November 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
barrett-weather.bsky.social
Seems my Facebook feed has been corrupted

What say you @climatologist49.bsky.social ?
November 5, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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hausfath.bsky.social
The new UNEP report is out with the latest estimates of 2100 warming outcomes under current policies, NDCs, and net-zero targets. Here is how it compares to both the IPCC scenarios and other estimates (CAT and IEA, who will release their own updates soon!).
November 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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edhawkins.org
A damaging hurricane in a warmer world

How would a major hurricane that hit Jamaica in 1903 be different today, in a warmer world?

It would drop more rain. (At least)

climatelabbook.substack.com/p/a-damaging...
Precipitable water maps during the Jamaican hurricane of 1903
November 2, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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drwendyrocks.bsky.social
Halloween costumes to scare scientists (by @twisteddoodles.bsky.social) 🧪
Cartoon images of three different costumes. A grant proposal due tomorrow. Reviewer number p is greater than 0.1, your imposter syndrome made flesh, the unfinished manuscript, unaccounted for variable
October 31, 2025 at 1:24 PM
barrett-weather.bsky.social
There’s more to the story than the category…
drkimwood.bsky.social Kim Wood @drkimwood.bsky.social · Oct 29
I deeply respect the work that's been invested into exploring our approaches to tracking high-end tropical cyclones, but I can't in good conscience remain silent regarding the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale (SSHWS) and discussion around a so-called category 6. 🧵 [1/5]
October 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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wxjerdman.bsky.social
Here are all the Category 5 segments of the 45 known Cat 5 Atlantic Basin hurricanes since 1924, with Melissa's 36-hour segment highlighted.
October 29, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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gstephensonwx.bsky.social
An amazing picture taken by the ESA's Sentinel-2 Satellite, that was directly over the eye of Hurricane Melissa as it was making landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday... #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #Melissa #ESA
October 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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agitatedcu.bsky.social
This has probably already been posted here, but Melissa has displayed a classic mesovortex pattern that can be modeled in the simplest 2D atmospheric models ("nondivergent barotropic models"). Here's a comparison of this morning's VIS sat and Kossin and Schubert (2001) experiments.
October 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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skywatcher77.bsky.social
Update #4: By the metric of observed maximum flight level winds at 700 mb, 10-sec average, preliminary data suggests that #Melissa is now the TOP Atlantic hurricane in the modern era of aircraft reconnaissance (since ~1977).
October 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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A 2017 paper reassessed the history of the Advanced Dvorak Technique (ADT) for global storms since 1979. As of 10:30pm ET on October 27, #Melissa is now *unofficially* only behind 2015's Hurricane Patricia (Eastern Pacific) for highest ADT in the past 46 years.

journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
October 28, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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weatherdak.bsky.social
Hurricane Melissa tonight as the sun sets.
October 27, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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vortexjeff.bsky.social
A special 1800 UTC sounding from Kingston, Jamaica, reveals that the tropopause is above 100 mb. The large temperature difference between the cold tropopause and warm sea surface temperatures is very favorable for intense tropical cyclones. #Melissa
October 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
barrett-weather.bsky.social
While not explicitly mentioned by NHC, an outflow channel is becoming well established to the north of #Melissa, and this mass evacuation aloft will help with RI over the next 48 h
October 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM