Zane Satre
@zanesatre.bsky.social
Meteorologist @ KCCI-TV in Des Moines, IA | Iowa State Alum🌪️ | AMS CBM #864 | Helped win an Emmy
Just finished four days of jury service.
It’s a fascinating process that I think more people should go through.
Not at all fun, but it really forces you out of your bubble.
At the end, you literally decide the fate of another human being, which is pretty sobering.
It’s a fascinating process that I think more people should go through.
Not at all fun, but it really forces you out of your bubble.
At the end, you literally decide the fate of another human being, which is pretty sobering.
November 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Just finished four days of jury service.
It’s a fascinating process that I think more people should go through.
Not at all fun, but it really forces you out of your bubble.
At the end, you literally decide the fate of another human being, which is pretty sobering.
It’s a fascinating process that I think more people should go through.
Not at all fun, but it really forces you out of your bubble.
At the end, you literally decide the fate of another human being, which is pretty sobering.
Streamflow data shows quantity is not the problem.
Nitrate data shows quality is.
Nitrate data shows quality is.
June 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Streamflow data shows quantity is not the problem.
Nitrate data shows quality is.
Nitrate data shows quality is.
Email from MRCC says that its website & products will be unavailable starting tomorrow.
Not sure what that means for ACIS data generally from the other RCCs?
Not sure what that means for ACIS data generally from the other RCCs?
April 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Email from MRCC says that its website & products will be unavailable starting tomorrow.
Not sure what that means for ACIS data generally from the other RCCs?
Not sure what that means for ACIS data generally from the other RCCs?
Gave a talk in a small town of ~100 in NW Iowa today.
I always include a section on wx data sources.
After hearing about balloons/radiosondes, one lady was curious why it’s important to know something like temps aloft vs. sfc.
Great opportunity to educate & demonstrate the bigger picture.
I always include a section on wx data sources.
After hearing about balloons/radiosondes, one lady was curious why it’s important to know something like temps aloft vs. sfc.
Great opportunity to educate & demonstrate the bigger picture.
April 11, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Gave a talk in a small town of ~100 in NW Iowa today.
I always include a section on wx data sources.
After hearing about balloons/radiosondes, one lady was curious why it’s important to know something like temps aloft vs. sfc.
Great opportunity to educate & demonstrate the bigger picture.
I always include a section on wx data sources.
After hearing about balloons/radiosondes, one lady was curious why it’s important to know something like temps aloft vs. sfc.
Great opportunity to educate & demonstrate the bigger picture.
Kind of a bummer for the casual weather enthusiast-types who read & learn from these types of products
April 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Kind of a bummer for the casual weather enthusiast-types who read & learn from these types of products
Noticed this sign on a local bike trail the other day.
March 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Noticed this sign on a local bike trail the other day.
Iowa State's meteorology program currently has $3.5 million of NSF grants funding research, according to my alumni newsletter.
February 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Iowa State's meteorology program currently has $3.5 million of NSF grants funding research, according to my alumni newsletter.
Marston Hall clearly having a different winter than the rest of Ames, according to ESPN.
February 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Marston Hall clearly having a different winter than the rest of Ames, according to ESPN.
Today in good news: Apparently I’ve now paid off my first student loan from a decade ago.
February 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Today in good news: Apparently I’ve now paid off my first student loan from a decade ago.
I wrote up a summary of Des Moines' 2024 weather records for work and included this chart.
Last year:
🌡️10 days with record warmth
🌡️0 days with record cold
Last year:
🌡️10 days with record warmth
🌡️0 days with record cold
January 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I wrote up a summary of Des Moines' 2024 weather records for work and included this chart.
Last year:
🌡️10 days with record warmth
🌡️0 days with record cold
Last year:
🌡️10 days with record warmth
🌡️0 days with record cold
Farmageddon 2023 was the most-watched college FB game of the regular season in central Iowa.
Given the stakes & the cold, that could easily be the case in 2024 as well – despite the game being in Ames.
Given the stakes & the cold, that could easily be the case in 2024 as well – despite the game being in Ames.
November 30, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Farmageddon 2023 was the most-watched college FB game of the regular season in central Iowa.
Given the stakes & the cold, that could easily be the case in 2024 as well – despite the game being in Ames.
Given the stakes & the cold, that could easily be the case in 2024 as well – despite the game being in Ames.
Updated my lifetime travel map through 2024.
Missing some counties from chases & childhood camping that I don't have exact memories of, but it's close.
Missing some counties from chases & childhood camping that I don't have exact memories of, but it's close.
November 29, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Updated my lifetime travel map through 2024.
Missing some counties from chases & childhood camping that I don't have exact memories of, but it's close.
Missing some counties from chases & childhood camping that I don't have exact memories of, but it's close.
He’s not enjoying the 5° wind chill from another day of northwesterly flow in IA.
November 29, 2024 at 7:12 PM
He’s not enjoying the 5° wind chill from another day of northwesterly flow in IA.
The media/analytics junkie in me was intrigued by these radio ratings from the Des Moines market.
November 27, 2024 at 3:22 AM
The media/analytics junkie in me was intrigued by these radio ratings from the Des Moines market.
Alright, I’ll play.
November 27, 2024 at 2:58 AM
Alright, I’ll play.
And then I did the same for all 139 years of records.
November 21, 2024 at 4:49 PM
And then I did the same for all 139 years of records.
Wrote about first snow dates yesterday for work & decided to compare them to annual snowfall for fun.
Thought the result was neat. #iawx
Thought the result was neat. #iawx
November 21, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Wrote about first snow dates yesterday for work & decided to compare them to annual snowfall for fun.
Thought the result was neat. #iawx
Thought the result was neat. #iawx