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GCarbin

@gcarbin.bsky.social
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Retired NWS meteorologist (formerly WSO Charlotte, NC, WFO Wilmington, NC, and NWS Storm and Weather Prediction Centers). Now living in central Vermont and always watching the sky. I still use the handy Python pickax for data mining from time to time.

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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Almost perfect ring outflow from thunderstorms around KLTX/ Norman #OKwx this evening. Must be a nice temporary break from the recent unrelenting heat.
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
#Vermont #sunrise 🌅 this morning. #NoFilter #VTwx. Much-needed rain on the way will help the flower and vegetable gardens!🌷🫛
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Spring has come to #Vermont and I feel like I’ve also come out of hibernation after watching a big mama black bear and her two tiny cubs grazing in the field yesterday evening. #VTwx
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Weather History @weatherhistory.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
February 5-6th, 2008: The Super Tuesday 2008 Tornado Outbreak has been one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in the US, with 59 fatalities reported. So far, it ranks in the top 15 deadly tornado outbreaks (and the highest number of tornado deaths since 1985). 1/3
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
#PurePowder in central #VTwx. #Snow still coming down after about 10 inches overnight. Temp up to 5F! #Vermont
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Best #solar power day in central #VTwx today since Oct. 29, 2025! Made 2x more electricity than I used. In January! In #Vermont!
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Successful at a deck #de-ICE this afternoon. Also, protested in Woodstock. This is such a bullshit excuse for an “Executive Branch”. Take back Congress later this year and impeach ASAP, and freaking convict the felon this time for crying out loud!
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
It doesn't happen often and may not last but we hit the #VTwx CoCoRaHs snowfall jackpot with 4.5 inches of snow overnight. Now a foot on the ground and we can start thinking about getting the snowshoes out. Bummer that weekend warmth and rain will steal some of this away. :-( #Vermont
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Stunning lenticular #cloud over Mt. Washington #NHwx today!
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
I first wrote and cron’d the script that makes these @NWSSPC upper air maps in November 1998. It’s been running and making the twice-daily UA maps for the past 27 years at this URL: www.spc.noaa.gov/obswx/maps/. That’s over 138,000 maps online and it’s still going!
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Terri Lyndie @terrilyndie.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Here's my autumn photo for today. #Autumn #Photography #Michigan I captured this image in Wexford County Michigan with my Nikon D700.
The sun is highlighting the leaves of an orange maple tree in autumn. A red barn stands in the background.
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
#NoKings #Vermont Rally pics 4/4
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
#NoKings #Vermont Rally pics 3/
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
#NoKings #Vermont Rally pics 2/
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
#NoKings #Vermont Rally Pics!
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dcskycam @dcskycam.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2025
Today's Washington, DC #sunrise time-lapse with Clear conditions and 53.6°F (12°C) #DCwx
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
A chilly October 12 #sunrise hits the Delectable Mountains of central #Vermont with a dry hay field and layers of altocumulus #clouds. #VTwx
October 12 #sunrise hits the Delectable Mountains of central #Vermont & highlights a hay field and layers of altocumulus #clouds. #VTwx
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Identified Flying Lenticular #cloud saucers earlier today followed by unusual wet hydrometeors. #VTwx
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Drought has contributed to a lot of brown and orange leaves. I’m gonna call it peak #foliage color in my backyard in central #Vermont! #VTwx
Foliage color is now peaking across parts of drought-ravaged central Vermont. Picture shows a dry meadow with colorful trees and a small raised bed garden in the foreground.
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Beautiful #foliage nearing peak in spots on #VTwx I-91 north, and east along US Route 2 into #NHwx today. Some trees were vibrant red & golden yellow in the bright sunshine. Many areas should have (or develop) fantastic color through the end of the month but some rain would also be welcome.
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Great hike to the top of Camel’s Hump #Vermont today! #VTwx was perfect!
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
It’s been awhile since my last #Vermont Moment of Zen. #VTw
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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 15/09/2025
Well that escalated quickly #Aurora watch #aotearoa #newzealand
The ovation forecast model for Aurora.  The larger the oval the better, but with orange and even better RED in the oval, that indicates the massive power of the Aurora
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Captured a Great Spangled Fritillary in the garden. #Vermont #VTwx
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Bluesky and a butterfly! From the garden this morning. #Vermont #VTwx
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
#Vermont Moment of Zen. #VTwx
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
#Vermont Moment of Zen. #VTwx
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Hot day lazy cat.
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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
I talked with NPR in San Francisco today for 25 minutes on the Texas flooding, and the larger issue of how the basic infrastructure to do science in the US is being destroyed—particularly weather science. www.kalw.org/show/your-ca...
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Climate change, federal budget cuts, and the Texas flooding disaster
The floods in Texas have killed at least 120 people. The tragedy has raised serious questions about the catastrophic impacts of Trump's budget cuts to NOAA and FEMA.
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Distant intense thunderstorm over Chelsea #Vermont after midnight lit up by the moon and lightning! #VTwx
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
#Vermont Moment of Zen. #VTwx
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Population estimate for exposure to Extreme NWS HeatRisk at some point over the next 7 days. At least 94 million potentially exposed. Impacts likely in most health systems, heat-sensitive industries, and infrastructure. Stay hydrated, avoid direct sun, check on the elderly and pets! #HeatWave2025
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Over the past 9 years, only 2021 has exceeded 2025 for running average CONUS temperature for the first 19 days of #meteorological summer. (CONUS area temperature grids from NWS URMA data 2017-2025).
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Here's a look at the population in Extreme NWS #Heat Risk over the next week compared to nearly the same time last year. HeatRisk is available here: www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/heatrisk/ #HeatWave2025
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
On the Day of the Solstice in #Vermont, waves of rain/wind and a 30F temperature drop since yesterday’s #rainbow. #VTwx
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Can confirm. My solar panels generated 1 MW of total power in May compared to 1.3 MW in April. Even the March sun produced slightly more power than May. #Vermont #VTwx #Solar
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Smokey sunrise over the vineyard this morning. Also, 30 minutes of birds heard by Merlin! Also, driest 3-day stretch in 3 weeks after nearly 10-inches of rain in May. #Vermont #VTwx #Birds
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
#Vermont Moment of Zen. #vtwx
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
May 2025 is going to be in the top 10 (top 5?) wettest Mays on record for parts of central #Vermont. It appears May 1984 was quite a soaking with local observations in the 10-12 inch range. The weekend system will likely get some spots into the 8-10 inch rainfall for the month. Yikes! #VTwx
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Today we filled the pickup with excellent aged manure with many worms, transported it up the hill, and spread it on the raised bed gardens. I then pumped excess water from the crawl space (house bilge?) onto the gardens! First warm season thunderstorms mostly missing us this afternoon. #VTwx
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
#Vermont Moment of Zen. #vtwx
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Ottauquechee River at Quechee, #Vermont this morning! Over 5 inches of rain across central #VTwx since May 1st & at least 2 inches past 24 hours. @NERFC
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
It’s been a damp and drippy week here in Central #Vermont. Vertically stacked low pressure and cold air aloft drifted overhead yesterday afternoon. I snapped this pic of a nice Cu buildup to the northeast about an hour before a soaking downpour. #VTwx
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
#Vermont #Rainbow moments are the best! Good luck for my future garden beds? #VTwx
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
April closed out with a new record high #solar power day on Mt. Hunger #Vermont! I produced nearly 5 times more electricity than my home uses on a normal day. That excess gets put onto the grid as clean energy!
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
#Vermont is a special place. I’m grateful to be outside pulling taps as spring starts to come alive in the northern woods! Check out www.bourdonmaple.com to add some sweetness in these sour times. 🍁 #Maple
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
We crossed paths with a #Vermont Easter #Moose yesterday afternoon.
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
It’s time to take in the bird feeders. Uh oh, too late!
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GCarbin @gcarbin.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
April Fooling with #VTwx.
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