Westwood bound and I can confirm wind is still king in Iowa. Multiple heavy loads carrying wind turbine blades.
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Westwood bound and I can confirm wind is still king in Iowa. Multiple heavy loads carrying wind turbine blades.
And not everyone’s voice is equal here. Knowledge matters. We must respect outside opinions but recognize when you are at the leading edge understanding what you disagree with is hard
You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
And not everyone’s voice is equal here. Knowledge matters. We must respect outside opinions but recognize when you are at the leading edge understanding what you disagree with is hard
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Time-lapse video of last nights aurora from 0248–0526 UTC (1948–2226 MST) with peak sub-storm activity from 0430–0455 UTC (2130–2155MST).
Nikon D850, 12mm fish eye, f/4, ISO3200, 15 seconds per image.
#astrophotography #aurora #landscape 📷
Nikon D850, 12mm fish eye, f/4, ISO3200, 15 seconds per image.
#astrophotography #aurora #landscape 📷
November 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Time-lapse video of last nights aurora from 0248–0526 UTC (1948–2226 MST) with peak sub-storm activity from 0430–0455 UTC (2130–2155MST).
Nikon D850, 12mm fish eye, f/4, ISO3200, 15 seconds per image.
#astrophotography #aurora #landscape 📷
Nikon D850, 12mm fish eye, f/4, ISO3200, 15 seconds per image.
#astrophotography #aurora #landscape 📷
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Look up! The sky in Redmond, WA
November 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Look up! The sky in Redmond, WA
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I am on my way home to Toronto and the aurorae are absolutely phenomenal.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
November 12, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I am on my way home to Toronto and the aurorae are absolutely phenomenal.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
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Nights like this are the best. All the trouble of the world is momentarily set aside while we're collectively marveling at the pretty lights and nature together. This is how it's supposed to be. Life, I mean. Shared joy and all. 🙂
November 12, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Nights like this are the best. All the trouble of the world is momentarily set aside while we're collectively marveling at the pretty lights and nature together. This is how it's supposed to be. Life, I mean. Shared joy and all. 🙂
Even with the lights of Chicago those Northern lights are lighting!
November 12, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Even with the lights of Chicago those Northern lights are lighting!
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An update from the NWS on the potential snow event. Read it.
One key: “…As a result, the expectation is for the lake effect snow bands to be unusually intense with peak snow rates of 3 to locally 5 inches per hour, frequent lightning and thunder, and pockets of hail.”
#ILwx #Chicago #ChicagoWX
One key: “…As a result, the expectation is for the lake effect snow bands to be unusually intense with peak snow rates of 3 to locally 5 inches per hour, frequent lightning and thunder, and pockets of hail.”
#ILwx #Chicago #ChicagoWX
November 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
An update from the NWS on the potential snow event. Read it.
One key: “…As a result, the expectation is for the lake effect snow bands to be unusually intense with peak snow rates of 3 to locally 5 inches per hour, frequent lightning and thunder, and pockets of hail.”
#ILwx #Chicago #ChicagoWX
One key: “…As a result, the expectation is for the lake effect snow bands to be unusually intense with peak snow rates of 3 to locally 5 inches per hour, frequent lightning and thunder, and pockets of hail.”
#ILwx #Chicago #ChicagoWX
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Check out our award-nominated weather tools: wisconet.wisc.edu
Oh hey, that's us!
Wisconet gets global recognition for user weather tools!
energy.wisc.edu/news/wiscone...
Wisconet gets global recognition for user weather tools!
energy.wisc.edu/news/wiscone...
Wisconet gets global recognition for user weather tools
Wisconet was shortlisted for a Global Hydromet Excellence Award for Best Application of GIS in Meteorology and Climate Services, recognizing the quality of its website and online tools.
energy.wisc.edu
November 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Check out our award-nominated weather tools: wisconet.wisc.edu
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Unidata had issued a public notice regarding the change in bucket name in August 2025:
www.unidata.ucar.edu/blogs/news/e...
www.unidata.ucar.edu/blogs/news/e...
Important: Changes to NOAA NEXRAD AWS Archive | NSF UnidataImportant: Changes to NOAA NEXRAD AWS Archive | NSF Unidata
www.unidata.ucar.edu
November 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Unidata had issued a public notice regarding the change in bucket name in August 2025:
www.unidata.ucar.edu/blogs/news/e...
www.unidata.ucar.edu/blogs/news/e...
Stunning imagery!
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 polar-orbiting satellite made an extremely fortuitous pass over Hurricane Melissa right before it made landfall in Jamaica to provide these stunning images of one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in history
October 28, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Stunning imagery!
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The eyewall of Category 4 Hurricane #Melissa is about to exit Jamaica and re-emerge over very warm water (30-31°C) as it heads for eastern Cuba. How much rebuilding will it do?
I have a couple long radar loops from Pilon and Guantanamo at bmcnoldy.earth.miami.edu/tropics/radar/
I have a couple long radar loops from Pilon and Guantanamo at bmcnoldy.earth.miami.edu/tropics/radar/
October 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The eyewall of Category 4 Hurricane #Melissa is about to exit Jamaica and re-emerge over very warm water (30-31°C) as it heads for eastern Cuba. How much rebuilding will it do?
I have a couple long radar loops from Pilon and Guantanamo at bmcnoldy.earth.miami.edu/tropics/radar/
I have a couple long radar loops from Pilon and Guantanamo at bmcnoldy.earth.miami.edu/tropics/radar/
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#Melissa's landfall intensity of 185 mph/892 mb ties it with the Florida Key's Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 as the record minimum pressure of any TC making landfall *anywhere* the NATL basin. I feel for the residents of #Jamaica 😞
Zoomed in G19 visible meso loop courtesy of @cyclonicwx.bsky.social
Zoomed in G19 visible meso loop courtesy of @cyclonicwx.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
#Melissa's landfall intensity of 185 mph/892 mb ties it with the Florida Key's Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 as the record minimum pressure of any TC making landfall *anywhere* the NATL basin. I feel for the residents of #Jamaica 😞
Zoomed in G19 visible meso loop courtesy of @cyclonicwx.bsky.social
Zoomed in G19 visible meso loop courtesy of @cyclonicwx.bsky.social
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The most recent recon data suggests that Melissa continues to intensify. Central pressure now down to 907 mb and a dropsonde released in the northeast eyewall measured a mean wind in the lower 150m of 185 knots (213 mph). This hurricane is truly in rarefied air as far as Atlantic hurricanes.
October 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The most recent recon data suggests that Melissa continues to intensify. Central pressure now down to 907 mb and a dropsonde released in the northeast eyewall measured a mean wind in the lower 150m of 185 knots (213 mph). This hurricane is truly in rarefied air as far as Atlantic hurricanes.
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From a crewmember on yesterday's Teal 74 mission into now-Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa. As clear of an eye as you will see in the Atlantic basin.
October 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
From a crewmember on yesterday's Teal 74 mission into now-Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa. As clear of an eye as you will see in the Atlantic basin.
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The real story in October is the very dramatic warming.
October 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The real story in October is the very dramatic warming.
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Wisconet has two presentations at the @ametsoc.org Annual Meeting in January.
Stop by to see our instrumentation engineers talk about some of the work we're doing!
Stop by to see our instrumentation engineers talk about some of the work we're doing!
October 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Wisconet has two presentations at the @ametsoc.org Annual Meeting in January.
Stop by to see our instrumentation engineers talk about some of the work we're doing!
Stop by to see our instrumentation engineers talk about some of the work we're doing!
Heads up Chicago. It's coming our way. Harvesting my remaining chillies and tomatoes today.
Could be a bit frosty tomorrow morning for southwestern parts of Wisconsin, as temperatures are expected to dip into the mid-30s. A Frost Advisory is in effect from 2 am until 9 am tomorrow.
Friday morning could be even colder, with a freeze looking possible for most of the state.
Friday morning could be even colder, with a freeze looking possible for most of the state.
October 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Heads up Chicago. It's coming our way. Harvesting my remaining chillies and tomatoes today.
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Could be a bit frosty tomorrow morning for southwestern parts of Wisconsin, as temperatures are expected to dip into the mid-30s. A Frost Advisory is in effect from 2 am until 9 am tomorrow.
Friday morning could be even colder, with a freeze looking possible for most of the state.
Friday morning could be even colder, with a freeze looking possible for most of the state.
October 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Could be a bit frosty tomorrow morning for southwestern parts of Wisconsin, as temperatures are expected to dip into the mid-30s. A Frost Advisory is in effect from 2 am until 9 am tomorrow.
Friday morning could be even colder, with a freeze looking possible for most of the state.
Friday morning could be even colder, with a freeze looking possible for most of the state.
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📣 The "U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters" data is back today through @climatecentral.org! And more soon!
➡️ Explore our new interactive website at www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv..., which is now updated through the first half of 2025 & totaling over $101 billion from 14 events.
➡️ Explore our new interactive website at www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv..., which is now updated through the first half of 2025 & totaling over $101 billion from 14 events.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
📣 The "U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters" data is back today through @climatecentral.org! And more soon!
➡️ Explore our new interactive website at www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv..., which is now updated through the first half of 2025 & totaling over $101 billion from 14 events.
➡️ Explore our new interactive website at www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv..., which is now updated through the first half of 2025 & totaling over $101 billion from 14 events.
EV Chargers at work are STILL out today due to follow on issues. the AWS outage is case in point why unfettered consolidation is a BAD idea. We need regulators to black hat possible national issues when companies become... to big to fail...
Amazon's cloud computing service provides back-end support to many companies that operate online. When it has problems, so do they. n.pr/47mqC61
Outage at Amazon Web Services disrupts websites across the internet
Amazon's cloud computing service provides back-end support to many companies that operate online. When it has problems, so do they.
n.pr
October 21, 2025 at 1:06 PM
EV Chargers at work are STILL out today due to follow on issues. the AWS outage is case in point why unfettered consolidation is a BAD idea. We need regulators to black hat possible national issues when companies become... to big to fail...
October 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
THIS. Ev chargers at work are out today because of AWS. Over reliance on a single provider is making our technological society brittle.
#AWSOutage
#AWSOutage
Reliance on central cloud services has, in may ways, improved cybersecurity and stability around the world. But this standardisation comes with major tradeoffs—the platforms become a single point of failure for large swaths of critical services.
www.wired.com/story/what-t...
www.wired.com/story/what-t...
What the Huge AWS Outage Reveals About the Internet
Amazon Web Services experienced DNS resolution issues on Monday morning, taking down wide swaths of the web—and highlighting a longstanding weakness in the internet's infrastructure.
www.wired.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
THIS. Ev chargers at work are out today because of AWS. Over reliance on a single provider is making our technological society brittle.
#AWSOutage
#AWSOutage