iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social

Kim Wood @drkimwood.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Remarkable evolution of Hurricane Polo over the past 48 hours as it fluctuated between category 4 and 5 intensity during an eyewall replacement cycle (ERC) and subsequently re-strengthened to 180 mph (155 kt) as of the latest NHC advisory.

26224

Reposted by @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social

Petty Ranch / Chris Sayer @pettyranch.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We have been feeding this to our barn cats for months, yet their ability to do even basic tasks (like oil and filter service) remains unimpressive. One star.

923533

Reposted by @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social

Angry Staff Officer @pptsapper.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Good. Humans deserved to be chased by marmots. I can think of many humans in particular I would watch gleefully as they fled legions of marmots

21208

Reposted by @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social

Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

My name is Neil the Seal and I have a little hat It's a tiny transmitter to tell you where I'm at. Scientists may track me, and those who see me smile But I think it's very obvious: I'm swimming with style.

120060

mattwilsonwx.bsky.social @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Optimist: The glass is half full Pessimist: The glass is half empty Meteorologist: * continuously swirls glass to make a little tornado *

0121

mattwilsonwx.bsky.social @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Thanks!! Also I'm definitely excited for when your updated mesoanalysis archive goes live--that's really cool work!

010

mattwilsonwx.bsky.social @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Question for bluesky weather people: does anyone know where RAP analysis data from 2019 might be stored? It's missing from NCEI's TDS server (www.ncei.noaa.gov/thredds/cata...), and I haven't been able to find it on AWS either (which only seems to have data from late 2020 onward).

410

Reposted by @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social

Billy Faletti @mesoanticyclone.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Exciting results from my #32SLS talk include the ability to faithfully represent rapid, near-storm environmental response to supercells. Our 3-minute analyses yield a dang near spot-on inflow evolution of the 23 May 2022 Morton, TX storm over a multi-hour window.

1336

mattwilsonwx.bsky.social @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Definitely one of my favorite short stories.

010

mattwilsonwx.bsky.social @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Unfortunately I can't watch it from the plane because Frontier gave me a fake window seat.

020

mattwilsonwx.bsky.social @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

This fairly impressive dust devil on the DIA tarmac is a good start for my trip to the AMS Madison Summit.

2120

Reposted by @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social

LuUuUuke Knox 👻 @lukeknox.me · 31/07/2026

this is my new favorite diagram

Brachiosaurus projectile vomiting: forces generated and resulting traces
Assuming 50 kg (110 Ibs) of regurgitant, impact velocity from 14 m (45 ft) height, and hard-packed sand as impact site.
h = 14 m (45 ft)
Impact velocity = V = V 2gh = 16.6 m/s; kinetic energy before impact = 6,860 J
Average impact force = 68,600 N

9445791410

Reposted by @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social

Sarah Hörst @planetdr.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

In case you also needed tiny friends.

36713

mattwilsonwx.bsky.social @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Hopefully the issues tab on the github page isn't covered by a Somebody Else's Problem field.

020

mattwilsonwx.bsky.social @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Unfortunately the lightning seems to have sparked a small fire.

000

mattwilsonwx.bsky.social @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Me, trying to hike to Lake Isabelle tomorrow while not inhaling lungfuls of wildfire smoke:

static.klipy.com

Astronauts

ALT: Astronauts

030

Reposted by @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social

Austin @gingerwx.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Hi everyone! We recently decided to re-open the AMS WAF/NWP Student Travel Award applications to award the remaining two grants we have left for supporting travel to the 2026 AMS Joint Summit (with increased award amounts). Please share far and wide, and get application materials to us by July 6!

0312

mattwilsonwx.bsky.social @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

With CC that low aloft I wouldn't be surprised to see some 4"+ hailstones from this storm.

180

mattwilsonwx.bsky.social @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Might be a debris fallout signature from the earlier tornado here.

Radar image of a debris fallout signature.

030

Reposted by @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Thank you for coming The plan is to make the Reflecting Pool full of saltwater and then fill it with sharks. This will cost millions of dollars and will not really help anything other than putting some sharks closer to where I live. I will not be taking questions at this time.

static.klipy.com

Charlie Day: Always Sunny Pepe Silvia

ALT: Charlie Day: Always Sunny Pepe Silvia

1626735

mattwilsonwx.bsky.social @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

They've almost recreated the "what even are cats?" meme!

120

Reposted by @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social

Dakota Smith @weatherdak.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

This is something I have never seen before on satellite. Clouds perfectly outlining roads. Just incredibly neat imagery of Houston, Texas this morning. Massive shoutout to Ethan Mok who discovered it (on Twitter).

923277

Reposted by @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social

Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

WHEN WE FIGHT WE WIN!!! @standupforscience.net activists sent 5,347 letters to Congress telling them to stop the dismantling of NCAR.

110630

Reposted by @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social

Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Breaking: Judge Jackson blocks NSF from dismantling NCAR. www.courtlistener.com/docket/72496...

For the reasons stated above, Plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction,
ECF No. 18, is hereby GRANTED. Defendants are hereby PRELIMINARY
ENJOINED from divesting UCAR or NCAR of any rights, resources, or
responsibilities related to the NWSC.
SO ORDERED this 1st day of June, 2026.

5553209

mattwilsonwx.bsky.social @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

I was on the Valpo convective field study trip that day. We started that morning in Garden City, KS...and then drove to NE CO. Oops.

040

Reposted by @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social

Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I don't want to watch this bit. I want to watch the one where the worker drops a box and knocks the lever that speeds the machine up and before you know it there's a mile long snake of neopolitan ice cream bursting out of the building

1212112

mattwilsonwx.bsky.social @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

This is amazing!! Is there a way to get a cursor readout of the range from the radar to a given point / elevation above the radar of a given radar pixel? I was looking for that in the options and didn't find it, but maybe I just missed it.

100

Reposted by @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social

Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Cleansing your feed.

316237

mattwilsonwx.bsky.social @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I wonder if the displacement of the coldest cloud tops from the lightning is partly an illusion from parallax here?

110

Reposted by @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social

mike taddow @miketaddow.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

if you’re in the montgomery, alabama area have i got a DEAL FOR YOU

10355112

Reposted by @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social

Prosanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

My goodness this is cute. Short & Harasti (2026) named a new pipefish species after Snuffleupagus (the giant elephant muppet) Image of Solenostomus snuffleupagus sp. nov. by David Harasti. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Solenostomus snuffleupagus, in situ, Papua New Guinea, 2003 (photograph by David Harasti).

Showing a very ‘hairy’ reddish seahorse

113155

Reposted by @mattwilsonwx.bsky.social

National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 01/05/2026

We are now hiring early-career meteorologists at most offices across the country! Through an improved, streamlined hiring process, eligible candidates will be entered into pools to be continually considered for vacancies. Interested? Here’s what you need to know: (1/3)

NOAA’s National Weather Service: We Are Hiring! Meteorologist GS-5/7/9 early career positions at Weather Forecast Offices across the nation! Closing September 30. Apply early to increase your chances. See all current openings: https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/Results?k=national%20weather%20service&a=CM54&p=1

1311863