Brian Lada
@wxlada.bsky.social
Meteorologist & Content Supervisor for AccuWeather focusing on astronomy & space. Hiker. Photographer. Typos are my own.
Encore of the #NorthernLights?
Another CME is about to hit Earth with impacts likely to continue into tonight. SWPC is predicting it to be similar to last night with #aurora potentially visible in almost every state... where it isn't cloudy:
www.accuweather.com/en/space-new...
Another CME is about to hit Earth with impacts likely to continue into tonight. SWPC is predicting it to be similar to last night with #aurora potentially visible in almost every state... where it isn't cloudy:
www.accuweather.com/en/space-new...
November 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Encore of the #NorthernLights?
Another CME is about to hit Earth with impacts likely to continue into tonight. SWPC is predicting it to be similar to last night with #aurora potentially visible in almost every state... where it isn't cloudy:
www.accuweather.com/en/space-new...
Another CME is about to hit Earth with impacts likely to continue into tonight. SWPC is predicting it to be similar to last night with #aurora potentially visible in almost every state... where it isn't cloudy:
www.accuweather.com/en/space-new...
Northern Lights are glowing over Pennsylvania!
November 12, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Northern Lights are glowing over Pennsylvania!
The recent storm in California has blanketed the Sierra high country with snow, including parts of Yosemite National Park (Image/Yosemite Conservancy) www.accuweather.com/en/weather-n...
October 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The recent storm in California has blanketed the Sierra high country with snow, including parts of Yosemite National Park (Image/Yosemite Conservancy) www.accuweather.com/en/weather-n...
Last night’s #HarvestMoon shining through the clouds.
October 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Last night’s #HarvestMoon shining through the clouds.
The 22 degree halo & sun dogs were accompanied by a rare Parhelic Circle! It was faint, but my first time seeing one!
October 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The 22 degree halo & sun dogs were accompanied by a rare Parhelic Circle! It was faint, but my first time seeing one!
Another day of amazing atmospheric optics
September 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Another day of amazing atmospheric optics
Impressive sunset from Tropical Storm Imelda, which is ~900 miles away from central Pennsylvania.
September 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Impressive sunset from Tropical Storm Imelda, which is ~900 miles away from central Pennsylvania.
Tropical swirls of three varieties
September 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Tropical swirls of three varieties
A great display of Undulatus Asperatus clouds over Pennsylvania yesterday. They can be tricky to photograph, but it helped that they hung around for hours.
September 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
A great display of Undulatus Asperatus clouds over Pennsylvania yesterday. They can be tricky to photograph, but it helped that they hung around for hours.
Geologists at Yellowstone NP have picked up 13,000+ pieces of trash this year, including 300 hats, a pizza box with food still inside and even a stuffed koala bear: www.accuweather.com/en/leisure-r...
September 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Geologists at Yellowstone NP have picked up 13,000+ pieces of trash this year, including 300 hats, a pizza box with food still inside and even a stuffed koala bear: www.accuweather.com/en/leisure-r...
Autumn bird migration is well underway in Pennsylvania! Each expanding circle marks birds taking off from their roost at daybreak
September 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Autumn bird migration is well underway in Pennsylvania! Each expanding circle marks birds taking off from their roost at daybreak
This tree went to the moon!
This Sycamore is one of dozens of trees growing around the world that went to the Moon with Apollo14 while they were still seeds. It was planted in Hollidaysburg, PA to commemorate the bicentennial.
This Sycamore is one of dozens of trees growing around the world that went to the Moon with Apollo14 while they were still seeds. It was planted in Hollidaysburg, PA to commemorate the bicentennial.
August 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
This tree went to the moon!
This Sycamore is one of dozens of trees growing around the world that went to the Moon with Apollo14 while they were still seeds. It was planted in Hollidaysburg, PA to commemorate the bicentennial.
This Sycamore is one of dozens of trees growing around the world that went to the Moon with Apollo14 while they were still seeds. It was planted in Hollidaysburg, PA to commemorate the bicentennial.
1 year from today: Total solar eclipse in Greenland, Iceland and Spain
20 years from today: The next coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in the US
www.accuweather.com/en/space-new...
20 years from today: The next coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in the US
www.accuweather.com/en/space-new...
August 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
1 year from today: Total solar eclipse in Greenland, Iceland and Spain
20 years from today: The next coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in the US
www.accuweather.com/en/space-new...
20 years from today: The next coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in the US
www.accuweather.com/en/space-new...
It's an off year for the #Perseid meteor shower due to the moon, but some blaze so bright that the moonlight isn't an issue.
There's also a window between nightfall and moonrise to look for evening "earthgrazers" (I counted 6 of them last night in 30 minutes!) www.accuweather.com/en/space-new...
There's also a window between nightfall and moonrise to look for evening "earthgrazers" (I counted 6 of them last night in 30 minutes!) www.accuweather.com/en/space-new...
August 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
It's an off year for the #Perseid meteor shower due to the moon, but some blaze so bright that the moonlight isn't an issue.
There's also a window between nightfall and moonrise to look for evening "earthgrazers" (I counted 6 of them last night in 30 minutes!) www.accuweather.com/en/space-new...
There's also a window between nightfall and moonrise to look for evening "earthgrazers" (I counted 6 of them last night in 30 minutes!) www.accuweather.com/en/space-new...
The #ISS will be making some bright passes over the US and Canada the next few evenings. Thursday night in particular is looking good: www.accuweather.com/en/space-new...
July 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The #ISS will be making some bright passes over the US and Canada the next few evenings. Thursday night in particular is looking good: www.accuweather.com/en/space-new...
Lightning bug season is in full swing!
With the help of timelapse, you can actually see the movement of the fireflies. Video can’t capture just how incredible the light show is in person.
With the help of timelapse, you can actually see the movement of the fireflies. Video can’t capture just how incredible the light show is in person.
June 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Lightning bug season is in full swing!
With the help of timelapse, you can actually see the movement of the fireflies. Video can’t capture just how incredible the light show is in person.
With the help of timelapse, you can actually see the movement of the fireflies. Video can’t capture just how incredible the light show is in person.
Multiple roads flooded in Tipton, PA after intense rain for an hour straight. This comes on the heels of one of the wettest Mays on record.
June 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Multiple roads flooded in Tipton, PA after intense rain for an hour straight. This comes on the heels of one of the wettest Mays on record.
Cicadas are emerging in central PA! It has been tricky to find "cicada chimneys" on the ground due to all of the rain as of late, but the adults are shedding their exoskeleton and emerging with their wings. Still haven't heard any buzzing, but it's only a matter of time
May 27, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Cicadas are emerging in central PA! It has been tricky to find "cicada chimneys" on the ground due to all of the rain as of late, but the adults are shedding their exoskeleton and emerging with their wings. Still haven't heard any buzzing, but it's only a matter of time
This line of severe thunderstorms could create a "meteotsunami" on Lake Michigan -- essentially a weather-generated surge of water that may arrive along the coast of Michigan with the storms.
May 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This line of severe thunderstorms could create a "meteotsunami" on Lake Michigan -- essentially a weather-generated surge of water that may arrive along the coast of Michigan with the storms.
Small surprise to end April: A #firefly appeared in my backyard following a stretch of warm and wet weather (appears twice in the video)
2024 was a big year for lightning bugs, so this is a promising sign for another good year ahead!
2024 was a big year for lightning bugs, so this is a promising sign for another good year ahead!
May 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Small surprise to end April: A #firefly appeared in my backyard following a stretch of warm and wet weather (appears twice in the video)
2024 was a big year for lightning bugs, so this is a promising sign for another good year ahead!
2024 was a big year for lightning bugs, so this is a promising sign for another good year ahead!
A new, very large sunspot is rotating around to the Earth-facing side of the sun. This is likely the main feature to watch on the sun over the next week or two #spaceweather
April 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A new, very large sunspot is rotating around to the Earth-facing side of the sun. This is likely the main feature to watch on the sun over the next week or two #spaceweather
Signs of Brood XIV cicadas are emerging in central PA!
April 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Signs of Brood XIV cicadas are emerging in central PA!
Facebook pages are using AI to create misleading astronomy graphics/events.
Yes, the crescent moon will be near Venus and Saturn on Friday morning, but it will not look like the "smiley face" like this image suggests: www.accuweather.com/en/space-new...
Yes, the crescent moon will be near Venus and Saturn on Friday morning, but it will not look like the "smiley face" like this image suggests: www.accuweather.com/en/space-new...
April 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Facebook pages are using AI to create misleading astronomy graphics/events.
Yes, the crescent moon will be near Venus and Saturn on Friday morning, but it will not look like the "smiley face" like this image suggests: www.accuweather.com/en/space-new...
Yes, the crescent moon will be near Venus and Saturn on Friday morning, but it will not look like the "smiley face" like this image suggests: www.accuweather.com/en/space-new...
Soil temperatures are slowly rising, and after they reach 64 degrees, the Brood XIV cicadas will begin to emerge.
Here's where you'll be able to see (and hear) them: www.accuweather.com/en/weather-n...
Here's where you'll be able to see (and hear) them: www.accuweather.com/en/weather-n...
April 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Soil temperatures are slowly rising, and after they reach 64 degrees, the Brood XIV cicadas will begin to emerge.
Here's where you'll be able to see (and hear) them: www.accuweather.com/en/weather-n...
Here's where you'll be able to see (and hear) them: www.accuweather.com/en/weather-n...