Chief Meteorologist Gary Stephenson
@gstephensonwx.bsky.social
Chief Meteorologist Spectrum News 1 (Central/Eastern NC)
Aviation, Weather, Birds, Cats, Photography, Space, Star Trek, Standing up for SCIENCE!!! Hoping for a brighter tomorrow!
Aviation, Weather, Birds, Cats, Photography, Space, Star Trek, Standing up for SCIENCE!!! Hoping for a brighter tomorrow!
November 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
A teachable moment… Note the high clouds. Note the jet contrail in those clouds.
The same upper level moisture that helped produce those clouds, helped produce that contrail. Without that moisture, neither can form. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx
The same upper level moisture that helped produce those clouds, helped produce that contrail. Without that moisture, neither can form. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx
November 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
A teachable moment… Note the high clouds. Note the jet contrail in those clouds.
The same upper level moisture that helped produce those clouds, helped produce that contrail. Without that moisture, neither can form. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx
The same upper level moisture that helped produce those clouds, helped produce that contrail. Without that moisture, neither can form. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx
A reminder from Captain Kirk about long range models and wintry systems...
#SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #StarTrek
#SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #StarTrek
November 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A reminder from Captain Kirk about long range models and wintry systems...
#SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #StarTrek
#SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #StarTrek
November 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
November 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Reposted by Chief Meteorologist Gary Stephenson
Hurricane Melissa raged as a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean last month—and now scientists have confirmed that its strongest gusts neared record speeds
Hurricane Melissa’s 252-mph Gust Sets New Wind Record
Hurricane Melissa raged as a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean last month—and now scientists have confirmed that its strongest gusts neared record speeds
www.scientificamerican.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Hurricane Melissa raged as a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean last month—and now scientists have confirmed that its strongest gusts neared record speeds
Reposted by Chief Meteorologist Gary Stephenson
Every Category 4 and 5 Atlantic hurricane since 2020, all together, in one group photo.
H/t to @ferragamowx.bsky.social for the inspiration.
H/t to @ferragamowx.bsky.social for the inspiration.
November 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Every Category 4 and 5 Atlantic hurricane since 2020, all together, in one group photo.
H/t to @ferragamowx.bsky.social for the inspiration.
H/t to @ferragamowx.bsky.social for the inspiration.
Couldn't even imagine trying to forecast the weather without our eyes in the sky!
#SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #NOAA #GOES
#SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #NOAA #GOES
10 Memorable Images Captured by NOAA’s GOES Satellites
To mark 50 years of GOES in orbit, NOAA is looking back at ten notable events captured by these groundbreaking satellites.
www.nesdis.noaa.gov
November 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Couldn't even imagine trying to forecast the weather without our eyes in the sky!
#SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #NOAA #GOES
#SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #NOAA #GOES
The latest Drought Monitor released on Thursday...
Much needed rain for some this morning for some.
#SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #DroughtMonitor
Much needed rain for some this morning for some.
#SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #DroughtMonitor
November 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The latest Drought Monitor released on Thursday...
Much needed rain for some this morning for some.
#SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #DroughtMonitor
Much needed rain for some this morning for some.
#SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #DroughtMonitor
Graphic images released by the NTSB showing the engine pylon detaching from the left wing of the UPS MD-11 that crashed on November 4th, as the plane lifted off the runway... #SpectrumNews1
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Graphic images released by the NTSB showing the engine pylon detaching from the left wing of the UPS MD-11 that crashed on November 4th, as the plane lifted off the runway... #SpectrumNews1
You looking for snow? If you are, don't look past day 5 on the computer models! I've already seen single model posts screaming "WINTER STORM AHEAD"! Snow is tricky to forecast and anyone who posts a snowy model run over 5 days out is just looking for "clicks". You have been warned! #SpectrumNews1
November 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
You looking for snow? If you are, don't look past day 5 on the computer models! I've already seen single model posts screaming "WINTER STORM AHEAD"! Snow is tricky to forecast and anyone who posts a snowy model run over 5 days out is just looking for "clicks". You have been warned! #SpectrumNews1
November 20, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Reposted by Chief Meteorologist Gary Stephenson
Hurricane Melissa produced the fastest hurricane winds to be recorded by a dropsonde, verified by reviewing data at NSF NCAR! Hurricane Melissa’s 252 mph wind gust surpassed the previous record from Typhoon Megi over the Western Pacific in 2010, where a dropsonde measured wind gusts of 248 mph.
November 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Hurricane Melissa produced the fastest hurricane winds to be recorded by a dropsonde, verified by reviewing data at NSF NCAR! Hurricane Melissa’s 252 mph wind gust surpassed the previous record from Typhoon Megi over the Western Pacific in 2010, where a dropsonde measured wind gusts of 248 mph.
November 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Clearing was slower than expected but it finally happened... #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx
November 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Clearing was slower than expected but it finally happened... #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx
And the sun has set for the final time in Utqiaġvik, Alaska for 2025...
The next sunrise will take place on January 22, 2026. That's over two months without a sunrise.
#SpectrumNews1 #akwx #Utqiaġvik
The next sunrise will take place on January 22, 2026. That's over two months without a sunrise.
#SpectrumNews1 #akwx #Utqiaġvik
November 19, 2025 at 1:33 AM
And the sun has set for the final time in Utqiaġvik, Alaska for 2025...
The next sunrise will take place on January 22, 2026. That's over two months without a sunrise.
#SpectrumNews1 #akwx #Utqiaġvik
The next sunrise will take place on January 22, 2026. That's over two months without a sunrise.
#SpectrumNews1 #akwx #Utqiaġvik
November 19, 2025 at 12:49 AM
November 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
November 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
A bit of solar photograph this morning...
With the proper filter!
Those dots are sunspots!
#SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #Sun
With the proper filter!
Those dots are sunspots!
#SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #Sun
November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A bit of solar photograph this morning...
With the proper filter!
Those dots are sunspots!
#SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #Sun
With the proper filter!
Those dots are sunspots!
#SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #Sun
November 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
November 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Upper level moisture is picking up in front of the cold front moving across North Carolina... Just not enough moisture to give us rain or even a lot of clouds. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx
November 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Upper level moisture is picking up in front of the cold front moving across North Carolina... Just not enough moisture to give us rain or even a lot of clouds. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx
The sky putting on a show on Saturday evening… #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx
November 15, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The sky putting on a show on Saturday evening… #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx