@mattwilsonwx.bsky.social
Generic Boulder meteorologist. PhD/MS from UNL, BS from Valpo. Would rather be on a mountain or watching a wall cloud right now. Opinions my own (or stolen from a nearby marmot).
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i fully agree with this theory and in my actual field, british architectural history, The Problem is that Salisbury Cathedral is built on top of a lake and no i am not exaggerating
between this and the FSO Safer (another ship at serious risk of exploding) I’m convinced every field has its “yeah, this is the problem that keeps me up at night” and I’m on a quest to learn about all of them
yes yes we all know about the Edmund Fitzgerald, rest her soul, but did you know about the ship laden with explosives that sank in the mouth of the Thames in 1944 and could explode at any minute and which attempts to disarm keep failing
November 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
i fully agree with this theory and in my actual field, british architectural history, The Problem is that Salisbury Cathedral is built on top of a lake and no i am not exaggerating
The world would be a better place if we all spent more time looking at cool stuff in the sky.
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 AM
The world would be a better place if we all spent more time looking at cool stuff in the sky.
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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Just trying to simulate a tornado but the ring of turbulence I added turned out to be the one ring of power, and I have captured the direct attention of Sauron himself.
November 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Just trying to simulate a tornado but the ring of turbulence I added turned out to be the one ring of power, and I have captured the direct attention of Sauron himself.
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If a judge orders you to release funds for hungry children and you continue to fight it, it’s time to take a step back and re-evaluate how you got there. No political leverage is worth corrupting your soul.
November 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
If a judge orders you to release funds for hungry children and you continue to fight it, it’s time to take a step back and re-evaluate how you got there. No political leverage is worth corrupting your soul.
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🌀On the snap of my fingers, everyone will agree that NOAA and NSF should continue to do fundamental weather research 🫰
Alrighty, ready to see something really cool? (and maybe a little nauseating)
The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.
The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.
October 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
🌀On the snap of my fingers, everyone will agree that NOAA and NSF should continue to do fundamental weather research 🫰
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Alrighty, ready to see something really cool? (and maybe a little nauseating)
The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.
The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.
October 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Alrighty, ready to see something really cool? (and maybe a little nauseating)
The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.
The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.
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Just my routine plea not to compare a hurricane to the EF scale. Please.
October 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Just my routine plea not to compare a hurricane to the EF scale. Please.
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Just when you think Hurricane Melissa is done intensifying, it says, “Are you sure?” Drop in central pressure measured by both NOAA and AF between center fixes suggests Melissa may incredibly be intensifying further.
October 28, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Just when you think Hurricane Melissa is done intensifying, it says, “Are you sure?” Drop in central pressure measured by both NOAA and AF between center fixes suggests Melissa may incredibly be intensifying further.
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Something I love about archival films is that when someone had a couple feet of film left on a roll they'd often use it to film their cat. So many films finish with a few seconds of cats
So, here's some cats from the 1950s and 60s. They were loved
Scanned from 8mm films
#Film #History #Cats
So, here's some cats from the 1950s and 60s. They were loved
Scanned from 8mm films
#Film #History #Cats
October 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Calling all ensemble forecast system enthusiasts! The State of Texas is funding development of a new ensemble prediction system (100 members, 2km grid spacing) with an embedded WoFS interface, to be developed at Texas Tech! Passing along 3 open research scientist positions towards that development:
October 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Calling all ensemble forecast system enthusiasts! The State of Texas is funding development of a new ensemble prediction system (100 members, 2km grid spacing) with an embedded WoFS interface, to be developed at Texas Tech! Passing along 3 open research scientist positions towards that development:
Surprise horseshoe vortex from the NCAR parking lot this morning!
October 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Surprise horseshoe vortex from the NCAR parking lot this morning!
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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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Been too long since I did a big silly ancient history 🧵so let's bring an old one back over from the Bad Place:
It's time for ::air horn:: Publius Ventidius Bassus, the coolest Roman you have never heard of and the only person to walk in a triumph first as captive, then as triumphing general. 1/
It's time for ::air horn:: Publius Ventidius Bassus, the coolest Roman you have never heard of and the only person to walk in a triumph first as captive, then as triumphing general. 1/
October 23, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Been too long since I did a big silly ancient history 🧵so let's bring an old one back over from the Bad Place:
It's time for ::air horn:: Publius Ventidius Bassus, the coolest Roman you have never heard of and the only person to walk in a triumph first as captive, then as triumphing general. 1/
It's time for ::air horn:: Publius Ventidius Bassus, the coolest Roman you have never heard of and the only person to walk in a triumph first as captive, then as triumphing general. 1/
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Happy world hagfish day, nerds!
Your car has just been crushed by hagfish: Frequently Asked Questions – Southern Fried Science
Your car has just been crushed by hagfish: Frequently Asked Questions – Southern Fried Science
Your car has just been crushed by hagfish: Frequently Asked Questions
Wait, what? Earlier today, Oregon State Police reported that a truck carrying a shipment of live hagfish overturned, spilling its slimy cargo all over the highway and damaging at least one vehicle.…
www.southernfriedscience.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Happy world hagfish day, nerds!
Your car has just been crushed by hagfish: Frequently Asked Questions – Southern Fried Science
Your car has just been crushed by hagfish: Frequently Asked Questions – Southern Fried Science
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Probably best to chase it indefinitely
October 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Probably best to chase it indefinitely
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The chapters in Moby Dick where he just lists facts about whales are good, actually
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The chapters in Moby Dick where he just lists facts about whales are good, actually
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“These findings follow previous research which concluded that the more people learn about how AI works, the less they trust it. The opposite was also true — AI’s biggest fanboys tended to be those who understood the least about the tech.”
The More Scientists Work With AI, the Less They Trust It
A preliminary report shows that researchers' confidence in AI software dropped off a cliff over the last year.
futurism.com
October 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
“These findings follow previous research which concluded that the more people learn about how AI works, the less they trust it. The opposite was also true — AI’s biggest fanboys tended to be those who understood the least about the tech.”
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A group of priests and nuns tried to deliver holy communion to Catholics detained by ICE in Chicago.
ICE turned them away.
A reminder that the MAGA brand of 'Christian nationalism' has nothing to do with Christianity.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
ICE turned them away.
A reminder that the MAGA brand of 'Christian nationalism' has nothing to do with Christianity.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Religious leaders denied request to deliver Communion to detainees at Broadview facility
Meanwhile, two days after a judge ordered the removal of a fence erected by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, barricades were being put up in front of the fence on Saturday.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
A group of priests and nuns tried to deliver holy communion to Catholics detained by ICE in Chicago.
ICE turned them away.
A reminder that the MAGA brand of 'Christian nationalism' has nothing to do with Christianity.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
ICE turned them away.
A reminder that the MAGA brand of 'Christian nationalism' has nothing to do with Christianity.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Surprised this photo contains a Ford Pinto and it's not the thing exploding. Also fascinating history!
#MSH45 | Richard Lasher
You've been at a job long enough to know a decent colleague to chat with.
The more you get to know them, the more they share. What's fact or fiction? You don't know, but you listen.
Then there's one story that's so over the top—a bona fide lie. But then, a photo appears.
You've been at a job long enough to know a decent colleague to chat with.
The more you get to know them, the more they share. What's fact or fiction? You don't know, but you listen.
Then there's one story that's so over the top—a bona fide lie. But then, a photo appears.
October 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Surprised this photo contains a Ford Pinto and it's not the thing exploding. Also fascinating history!
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Yeah everything SUCKS but humans are still silly wonderful beautiful creatures who collaborate with slugs to make videos like this. So. All is not lost.
October 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Yeah everything SUCKS but humans are still silly wonderful beautiful creatures who collaborate with slugs to make videos like this. So. All is not lost.
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This is the PNS for the #EnderlinTornado upgrade to EF-5, the first since the #MooreTornado on May 20, 2013. #Tornado #EnhancedFujitaScale #EFScale
#FGF issues Public Information Statement (PNS) at Oct 6, 9:30 AM CDT ...Enderlin Tornado #1 Upgraded to EF-5... Link
October 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This is the PNS for the #EnderlinTornado upgrade to EF-5, the first since the #MooreTornado on May 20, 2013. #Tornado #EnhancedFujitaScale #EFScale
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CORN-ADO CHASING! It was another hot, sunny day with record heat in the Midwest, ripe for dust devils. During the harvest season when cornbelt dust devils fill with corn stalks, I call them corn-adoes! Got my drone into a few of them today.
October 4, 2025 at 1:29 AM
CORN-ADO CHASING! It was another hot, sunny day with record heat in the Midwest, ripe for dust devils. During the harvest season when cornbelt dust devils fill with corn stalks, I call them corn-adoes! Got my drone into a few of them today.
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This is Gritty
October 1, 2025 at 2:10 AM
This is Gritty