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UW–Madison @uwmadison.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

@uwenergy.bsky.social's Wisconet is a network of stations around WI that provides timely data that guides farmers’ decisions on irrigation and planting, and can help identify solutions to mitigate the broader impacts of agriculture on climate change. Learn more: energy.wisc.edu/news/foundat...

Wisconet (Wisconsin Environmental Mesonet) staff Mikaela Martiros, left, and Caitlin Wienkes, right, install a temperature and humidity sensor on a new weather station near Plymouth, Wisconsin.

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Wisconet @wisconet.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Did you see? We've got a new dot on the map, with the help of the U.S. Forest Service! Wisconet station Shanagolden is now live in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. wisconet.wisc.edu/stations/sha...

A weather station on a tripod in the middle of the woods.

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Wisconet @wisconet.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

We got our 64th weather station installed today! This is the Darlington station. We were able to reuse a roan tower from a previous weather station.

A weather station on a tower beneath cloudy skies and in front of wind turbines.

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Wisconet @wisconet.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Wildfire smoke from Canada is moving south this morning and we’ll soon see it overhead. An Air Quality Alert is in effect for all of Wisconsin today and southeastern Wisconsin tomorrow as a result. The same system bringing the smoke down could also trigger some storms with hail this afternoon.

Map of Wisconsin showing all counties highlighted in gray for an Air Quality Alert due to wildfire smoke on May 30.

There is a level 1/5 risk of severe weather over eastern Wisconsin for small hail and gusty winds on May 30.

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Chris Kucharik @chriskucharik.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

This visitor just showed up at our home office window to say hello; no trailcam needed! #wildlife #wisconsin

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Chris Kucharik @chriskucharik.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Posting a series of videos from a simple backyard trailcam that has captured some surprising visitors the past few months of winter. Location is low density urban just a few miles NE of Madison, WI. #wildlife #trailcam #Wisconsin

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Chris Vagasky @coweatherman.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Noisy morning today in southern Wisconsin - more than 24,000 lightning detections as thunderstorms moved through the area. This is about 1% of the annual lightning for Wisconsin.

Map of southern Wisconsin showing the location of lightning detections this morning. Concentrated along and south of I-94.

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Chris Vagasky @coweatherman.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

The NWS has always been a model of how to be a government weather agency. I hate to think what might happen to our capacity to forecast and respond to hazardous weather events this spring and summer.

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Wisconet @wisconet.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Wisconet Research Program Manager @coweatherman.bsky.social spoke with NBC News about the impacts of reduced radiosonde launches on weather forecast accuracy. “Where these balloons are missing…is where…a lot of the storms that will impact the Great Lakes and Eastern United States first develop.”

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Wisconet @wisconet.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Portions of northeastern Wisconsin have had an Ice Storm Warning issued from Saturday evening through Sunday evening. This is the first Ice Storm Warning for the NWS Green Bay forecast area in about 3 years. Up to 1/2" of ice is expected, with tree and powerline damage likely.

Map of northern Wisconsin with the latest winter weather hazards highlighted.

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Wisconet @wisconet.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

It's a new era at Wisconet! Our network is now running on a virtual private network and communicating through Vaisala's Observation Network Manager. You will see a significantly increased data latency (~15 minutes ➡️ ~5 minutes) and availability.

Screen capture of Observation Network Manager, showing 54 Wisconet stations connected to the system.

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Eric Booth @egbooth.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

FYI - The USDA-NASS released the 2024 Cropland Data Layer last week at a new higher resolution (10 m). It's an example of an incredibly important public dataset with decades of investment made by dedicated individuals: www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and...

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USDA - National Agricultural Statistics Service- Research and Science - Cropland Data Layer Releases

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Information. NASS publications cover a wide range of subjects, from traditional crops, such as corn and wheat, to specialties, such as mushrooms and flowe...

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