Kit Thomas
@kitthomaswx.bsky.social
TV Meteorologist at ABC24 in Memphis |
AMS CBM #977 | general geek | 🏳️🌈husband | gamer
Karaoke is my outlet for my inner theatre kid
AMS CBM #977 | general geek | 🏳️🌈husband | gamer
Karaoke is my outlet for my inner theatre kid
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Space station flying in front of the moon. Crozet VA. Thanksgiving evening 8:15 pm
November 28, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Space station flying in front of the moon. Crozet VA. Thanksgiving evening 8:15 pm
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🧪 If this observation holds up, I think it’s the first direct signal we’ve detected of a dark matter particle (rather than indirectly inferring their existence from gravitational effects. Exciting!
I wonder if it’s consistent with what we (haven’t) seen at the LHC…
phys.org/news/2025-11-y…
I wonder if it’s consistent with what we (haven’t) seen at the LHC…
phys.org/news/2025-11-y…
November 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
🧪 If this observation holds up, I think it’s the first direct signal we’ve detected of a dark matter particle (rather than indirectly inferring their existence from gravitational effects. Exciting!
I wonder if it’s consistent with what we (haven’t) seen at the LHC…
phys.org/news/2025-11-y…
I wonder if it’s consistent with what we (haven’t) seen at the LHC…
phys.org/news/2025-11-y…
Tonight I dove into the diverging solutions for early next week. Some models bring a cold plunge fast, others delay it to late week and are warmer.
We are certain though that Thanksgiving will remain clear and chilly in the Mid-South, so that's good news!
We are certain though that Thanksgiving will remain clear and chilly in the Mid-South, so that's good news!
We're not sure what next week will bring...
YouTube video by Kit Thomas, Meteorologist
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November 26, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Tonight I dove into the diverging solutions for early next week. Some models bring a cold plunge fast, others delay it to late week and are warmer.
We are certain though that Thanksgiving will remain clear and chilly in the Mid-South, so that's good news!
We are certain though that Thanksgiving will remain clear and chilly in the Mid-South, so that's good news!
As a follow-up to yesterday's post about next week's uncertainty:
The Euro Ensemble's weekly temp anomaly is cutting the mid-south down the middle for above/below average temps. The ensembles are so spread it's basically outputting climatology for us.
The Euro Ensemble's weekly temp anomaly is cutting the mid-south down the middle for above/below average temps. The ensembles are so spread it's basically outputting climatology for us.
November 26, 2025 at 2:49 AM
As a follow-up to yesterday's post about next week's uncertainty:
The Euro Ensemble's weekly temp anomaly is cutting the mid-south down the middle for above/below average temps. The ensembles are so spread it's basically outputting climatology for us.
The Euro Ensemble's weekly temp anomaly is cutting the mid-south down the middle for above/below average temps. The ensembles are so spread it's basically outputting climatology for us.
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
Reposted by Kit Thomas
History’s “most successful international agreement to date”, the Montreal Protocol, continues to pave the way for complete ozone hole recovery within our lifetimes
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
History’s “most successful international agreement to date”, the Montreal Protocol, continues to pave the way for complete ozone hole recovery within our lifetimes
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All latitude bands were warmer than average over the last 6 months. This was particularly visible across the Arctic and Antarctic regions. 🔥
Plot shows zonal-mean temperature anomalies, where latitude = y-axis (not scaled by distance). GISTEMPv4 data using their 1951-1980 baseline.
Plot shows zonal-mean temperature anomalies, where latitude = y-axis (not scaled by distance). GISTEMPv4 data using their 1951-1980 baseline.
November 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
All latitude bands were warmer than average over the last 6 months. This was particularly visible across the Arctic and Antarctic regions. 🔥
Plot shows zonal-mean temperature anomalies, where latitude = y-axis (not scaled by distance). GISTEMPv4 data using their 1951-1980 baseline.
Plot shows zonal-mean temperature anomalies, where latitude = y-axis (not scaled by distance). GISTEMPv4 data using their 1951-1980 baseline.
Today's Excel adventure: radar graphs!
Each thin line shows a single year 1991-2020, with the oval showing the NWS climatological average, and 2025 plotted darkest on top of them all.
Each thin line shows a single year 1991-2020, with the oval showing the NWS climatological average, and 2025 plotted darkest on top of them all.
November 26, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Today's Excel adventure: radar graphs!
Each thin line shows a single year 1991-2020, with the oval showing the NWS climatological average, and 2025 plotted darkest on top of them all.
Each thin line shows a single year 1991-2020, with the oval showing the NWS climatological average, and 2025 plotted darkest on top of them all.
I've been nominated for an Emmy Award!!!
Along with Trevor Birchett and Mikayla Morris, we were nominated for our work on our one-month-later special of the early April 2025 tornado outbreak across the Mid-South.
This event was career-defining for me, and I'm proud of the work we did that week.
Along with Trevor Birchett and Mikayla Morris, we were nominated for our work on our one-month-later special of the early April 2025 tornado outbreak across the Mid-South.
This event was career-defining for me, and I'm proud of the work we did that week.
November 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I've been nominated for an Emmy Award!!!
Along with Trevor Birchett and Mikayla Morris, we were nominated for our work on our one-month-later special of the early April 2025 tornado outbreak across the Mid-South.
This event was career-defining for me, and I'm proud of the work we did that week.
Along with Trevor Birchett and Mikayla Morris, we were nominated for our work on our one-month-later special of the early April 2025 tornado outbreak across the Mid-South.
This event was career-defining for me, and I'm proud of the work we did that week.
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The National Hurricane Center has put together a 2025 Verification Preview.
Covers a prelim view on seasonal track, intensity, & genesis 🌀forecasts. Also touching on rapid intensification forecasts & Melissa which was the most impactful storm of the year.
URL: www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/NHC_Veri...
Covers a prelim view on seasonal track, intensity, & genesis 🌀forecasts. Also touching on rapid intensification forecasts & Melissa which was the most impactful storm of the year.
URL: www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/NHC_Veri...
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 AM
The National Hurricane Center has put together a 2025 Verification Preview.
Covers a prelim view on seasonal track, intensity, & genesis 🌀forecasts. Also touching on rapid intensification forecasts & Melissa which was the most impactful storm of the year.
URL: www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/NHC_Veri...
Covers a prelim view on seasonal track, intensity, & genesis 🌀forecasts. Also touching on rapid intensification forecasts & Melissa which was the most impactful storm of the year.
URL: www.nhc.noaa.gov/pdf/NHC_Veri...
Long-range forecasting is notoriously difficult, but this setup is just horrendous. The spread on temperatures next week in the ensembles is over 30 degrees for some days!!
November 25, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Long-range forecasting is notoriously difficult, but this setup is just horrendous. The spread on temperatures next week in the ensembles is over 30 degrees for some days!!
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Nice one today!
#NASA's #Mars #Perseverance rover
Sol 1693 Nov. 24, 2025: Left Navigation Camera
mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mul...
NASA/JPL-Caltech/j. Roger
#NASA's #Mars #Perseverance rover
Sol 1693 Nov. 24, 2025: Left Navigation Camera
mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mul...
NASA/JPL-Caltech/j. Roger
November 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Nice one today!
#NASA's #Mars #Perseverance rover
Sol 1693 Nov. 24, 2025: Left Navigation Camera
mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mul...
NASA/JPL-Caltech/j. Roger
#NASA's #Mars #Perseverance rover
Sol 1693 Nov. 24, 2025: Left Navigation Camera
mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mul...
NASA/JPL-Caltech/j. Roger
Wednesday will be interesting as a cold air mass pushes into the Mid-South.
The maximum temperature for the day will be set at midnight, with the afternoon high not cresting higher. The morning low will also not be the minimum for the day, as the colder air fully arrives with mid 30s by 11:59pm.
The maximum temperature for the day will be set at midnight, with the afternoon high not cresting higher. The morning low will also not be the minimum for the day, as the colder air fully arrives with mid 30s by 11:59pm.
November 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Wednesday will be interesting as a cold air mass pushes into the Mid-South.
The maximum temperature for the day will be set at midnight, with the afternoon high not cresting higher. The morning low will also not be the minimum for the day, as the colder air fully arrives with mid 30s by 11:59pm.
The maximum temperature for the day will be set at midnight, with the afternoon high not cresting higher. The morning low will also not be the minimum for the day, as the colder air fully arrives with mid 30s by 11:59pm.
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The eruption after thousand of years of #HayliGubbi #volcano in #Ethiopia.
According to analyses, part of the eruptive column from the eruption may have reached an altitude between 18 and 20 km.
The #Copernicus #Sentinel5p image on Nov. 23 shows the big plume moving eastward.
According to analyses, part of the eruptive column from the eruption may have reached an altitude between 18 and 20 km.
The #Copernicus #Sentinel5p image on Nov. 23 shows the big plume moving eastward.
November 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The eruption after thousand of years of #HayliGubbi #volcano in #Ethiopia.
According to analyses, part of the eruptive column from the eruption may have reached an altitude between 18 and 20 km.
The #Copernicus #Sentinel5p image on Nov. 23 shows the big plume moving eastward.
According to analyses, part of the eruptive column from the eruption may have reached an altitude between 18 and 20 km.
The #Copernicus #Sentinel5p image on Nov. 23 shows the big plume moving eastward.
I've heard of fog thick as pea soup, but never fog so thick it reflects what's behind you!
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I've heard of fog thick as pea soup, but never fog so thick it reflects what's behind you!
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"Climate shock." New study shows that rising property insurance premiums caused by growing weather extremes are cascading into the real estate market. Homes in the ZIP codes most exposed to hurricanes and wildfires would sell for an average of $43,900 less than they would otherwise.
November 20, 2025 at 11:12 PM
"Climate shock." New study shows that rising property insurance premiums caused by growing weather extremes are cascading into the real estate market. Homes in the ZIP codes most exposed to hurricanes and wildfires would sell for an average of $43,900 less than they would otherwise.
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This is part of our universe.
An area of sky about the size of a grain of sand held at arm's length.
The spiked features are stars in the Milky Way.
EVERYTHING ELSE IS A GALAXY.
An area of sky about the size of a grain of sand held at arm's length.
The spiked features are stars in the Milky Way.
EVERYTHING ELSE IS A GALAXY.
November 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
This is part of our universe.
An area of sky about the size of a grain of sand held at arm's length.
The spiked features are stars in the Milky Way.
EVERYTHING ELSE IS A GALAXY.
An area of sky about the size of a grain of sand held at arm's length.
The spiked features are stars in the Milky Way.
EVERYTHING ELSE IS A GALAXY.
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Take a look at this... Remarkable "warmth" last month across both polar regions when visualizing temperature departures by latitude. The x-axis is quite stretched out here compared to my usual monthly update of this graphic.
GISTEMPv4 using their 1951-1980 baseline (data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/).
GISTEMPv4 using their 1951-1980 baseline (data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/).
November 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Take a look at this... Remarkable "warmth" last month across both polar regions when visualizing temperature departures by latitude. The x-axis is quite stretched out here compared to my usual monthly update of this graphic.
GISTEMPv4 using their 1951-1980 baseline (data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/).
GISTEMPv4 using their 1951-1980 baseline (data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/).
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In ~40 minutes, I'll be chatting with @jakecarstens.bsky.social and @drkimwood.bsky.social about this year's hurricane season!
It's a bit like a forum, so we'll have some Q&A for any specific questions that don't get brought up.
discord.gg/9aS7WVJ8qH
It's a bit like a forum, so we'll have some Q&A for any specific questions that don't get brought up.
discord.gg/9aS7WVJ8qH
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November 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
In ~40 minutes, I'll be chatting with @jakecarstens.bsky.social and @drkimwood.bsky.social about this year's hurricane season!
It's a bit like a forum, so we'll have some Q&A for any specific questions that don't get brought up.
discord.gg/9aS7WVJ8qH
It's a bit like a forum, so we'll have some Q&A for any specific questions that don't get brought up.
discord.gg/9aS7WVJ8qH
I've been playing Minecraft and making the occasional YouTube vid for a few years now and just published my latest episode! I built a version of the Cape Hatteras lighthouse in this episode and I'm quite proud of how it turned out!
If you like video game vids, I hope you like this one!
If you like video game vids, I hope you like this one!
A Tea Party on a Lighthouse | Autocraft SMP
YouTube video by ProKitman
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November 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I've been playing Minecraft and making the occasional YouTube vid for a few years now and just published my latest episode! I built a version of the Cape Hatteras lighthouse in this episode and I'm quite proud of how it turned out!
If you like video game vids, I hope you like this one!
If you like video game vids, I hope you like this one!
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“The diminished ability to study, monitor, forecast, warn for, and recover from more intense hurricanes and other hazards like flooding, heat waves and wildfires was—and continues to be—a source of unease.” www.nbcmiami.com/weather/hurr...
John Morales: As hurricane season nears end, U.S. forecasting concerns persist
The diminished ability to study, monitor, forecast, warn for, and recover from more intense hurricanes and other hazards like flooding, heat waves and wildfires was—and continues to be—a source of une...
www.nbcmiami.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
“The diminished ability to study, monitor, forecast, warn for, and recover from more intense hurricanes and other hazards like flooding, heat waves and wildfires was—and continues to be—a source of unease.” www.nbcmiami.com/weather/hurr...
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⚒️🧪 Fiery eruption of Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano in Azerbaijan!
The Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano erupted at ~8:27am local time today (11/10/25).
Three eruption phases of between 4-12 minutes were recorded over an ~40 minute period.
Video source: @_yagha_
The Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano erupted at ~8:27am local time today (11/10/25).
Three eruption phases of between 4-12 minutes were recorded over an ~40 minute period.
Video source: @_yagha_
October 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
⚒️🧪 Fiery eruption of Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano in Azerbaijan!
The Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano erupted at ~8:27am local time today (11/10/25).
Three eruption phases of between 4-12 minutes were recorded over an ~40 minute period.
Video source: @_yagha_
The Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano erupted at ~8:27am local time today (11/10/25).
Three eruption phases of between 4-12 minutes were recorded over an ~40 minute period.
Video source: @_yagha_
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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. 🙂
Me liking every post I see about the Northern Lights rn
November 12, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Me liking every post I see about the Northern Lights rn
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