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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 28/08/2026

I’ve made the trip from Universal City to LAX many times, and I’m not sure it’s ever been the same way twice. Today’s route went through downtown and is on the 110 to the 105. Nice view of DTLA on the way in. (Pardon the reflection!)

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 26/06/2026

The Uber driver for my ride back to the airport is Liberian and asked what I’d eaten while I was here. He listened then suggested next time I look for a place that serves jollof rice. I’m no Anthony Bourdain, but I’m definitely going to seek this out. Sounds delicious.

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 26/06/2026

I’m in Minneapolis, it’s 70° with no humidity, and I just had a very good Mediterranean dinner outside. I regret nothing. I just wish I could share that with all of you suffering in the heat and humidity back home (like I will be this weekend).

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 27/05/2026

Question for the arborists here on BlueSky… I live near Raleigh NC, and my house backs up to a natural wooded area. How concerned should I be about otherwise healthy looking trees like these here being too close together? (1/)

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 25/05/2026

Just saw Project Hail Mary for the second time. It’s definitely a movie I wish I could see again for the first time, but what I gave up in the thrill of the first viewing I gained in noticing some of the things I missed the first time because I was too wound up.

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 22/05/2026

When you've had the driest start to a year since records began, a forecast like this is enough to bring your local meteorologist, hydrologist, climatologist, farmer, river keeper, and water manager to tears. Will this end the drought? Nope. Would it make a nice dent? You betcha.

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 21/05/2026

If you're planning to tailgate this evening, keep an eye to the sky. Good chance for showers/thunderstorms as we get into the evening hours.

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 22/04/2026

Today’s sky safari skyline challenge: Where am I?

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 21/04/2026

One of my favorite sounds - the goal horn and @wademinter.com screaming GOOOOOOOAAAALLL in the playoffs!

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 21/04/2026

I'm disappointed that the Jankowski goal was disallowed, but it's great that the review opened up everything and they awarded the penalty shot on a foul the refs didn't call the first time through. I don't hate that at all.

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Alan Gerard @wxmanms1.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Got some more data yesterday on model verification - there is a definitive decreasing trend in global model scores that raises concerns about NWS upper air struggles. But this is a complex scientific problem that needs dedicated experiments to understand what the actual impacts might be.

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 12/03/2026

It's been a wild 24 hours in the Triangle. 4pm yesterday: 89.1°, SW wind gusting to 30 mph 4pm today: 39.9°, N wind gusting to 31 mph A 49.2°F drop, multiple hours of winds 30+ — oh — and a round of very gusty thunderstorms, too (with wind damage reported not far away). Fun day for weather fans.

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 07/03/2026

This time tomorrow, it won’t be this time tomorrow.

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cpgrouchy @cpgrouchy.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

... it's me, when I try to sleep

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 14/02/2026

Find someone who loves you like NC State fans love free chicken

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 10/02/2026

Seriously, my central NC friends — get outside! touch grass! open your windows! It's absolutely gorgeous and feels GREAT outside right now and will for a few more hours.

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 10/02/2026

Hope you dressed in layers! RDU has warmed a stunning *42 Fahrenheit* degrees since our low of 27° this morning. As of 3pm, we're at 69 and knocking on the door of 70.

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 10/02/2026

First time above 60° at RDU in 30 days.

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 02/01/2026

The first two bowl games today were meh - some excitement but outcome not in doubt for much of the game. The Sugar Bowl, OTOH, is more than making up for any lack of excitement. Well into the 4th quarter and I have no idea who’s going to win.

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 01/01/2026

The atmosphere doing its best to blow 2025 on out of here. Sustained winds 35-40 kts with gusts to 55 kts. Fun!

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 30/11/2025

Tonight's 37 is the second-coldest kickoff temp for a Wolfpack football game going back as far as 1954.

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 29/11/2025

“Hey Google, how’s A&M’s backup QB?”

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 29/11/2025

Can I still say “that’s another Wolfpack first down!” after every KC Concepcion first down?

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 22/11/2025

Reposting for no reason whatsoever

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 20/11/2025

Forced password and passcode changes that don't give you any heads up or warning and that use a different keyboard (QWERTY vs 10-key) than the default input are terrible UX and terrible design.

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Alan Gerard @wxmanms1.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

EM from Oceania forcefully telling IAEM conference audience that climate change is real, they're dealing with it every day, losing islands to it.

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 18/11/2025

The soccer equivalent of a half-court heave at the buzzer? Congrats Scotland!

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 11/11/2025

@gruber.foo Re: recent DF post on CarPlay. Another factor that doesn't get much press is that of incongruent time scales between phones and cars. Not only do people replace phones more frequently than they replace cars, and phones are designed and manufactured on much shorter time scales. 1/2

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 11/11/2025

Used today’s 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (and the song of the same name) to workshop how to produce a TikTok/Instagram-style video with my media meteorology class. Kinda wish I’d just told them to run with this for this week’s assignment - some really neat ideas.

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 10/11/2025

Football hot take: Any kick that hits the upright gets one point for the kicking team. If it bounces in on a FG attempt, it’s four points.

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 09/11/2025

Periodic reminder: A “ground stop” for XYZ airport means traffic destined to fly to XYZ is being held on the ground at their points of origin, not that anything has “stopped” at XYZ. So, a “ground stop for CLT” means planes at *other airports* are stopped from leaving for CLT.

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 02/11/2025

Anyone who thought Game 7 of this World Series was going to do anything but end in extras hasn't been paying attention.

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 02/11/2025

NC State has never lost on this field. (The playing surface was replaced after the Chris Brown concert last month.)

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 01/11/2025

This time tomorrow, it won’t be this time tomorrow.

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 01/11/2025

Wolfpack Nation! Do not let the warmth of the afternoon sun fool you! Temperatures will CRASH at sunset, leaving us in the lower 50s at kickoff and deep into the 40s by the time the game is over. Stay warm! Bring your (red!) jackets/coats and your hot chocolate money.

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Dakota Smith @weatherdak.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Alrighty, ready to see something really cool? (and maybe a little nauseating) The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.

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Tomer Burg @burgwx.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Multi-panel view of the last few days of Hurricane Melissa: ↖️ GOES-19 infrared brightness temp ↗️ GOES-19 visible satellite ↙️ Hurricane hunter planes & flight paths ↘️ Recon-derived flight level wind swath ⬇️ Estimated minimum pressure from recon dropsondes

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John Morales @johnmoralestv.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

"The NOAA aircraft left the storm early after experiencing severe turbulence in the southwestern eyewall." These men and women are not being paid due to the US government shutdown. Not to mention that according to AOML's director emeritus Robert Atlas, they are down 40-50% staff. #Melissa

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Jeremy DeHart @jeremydehartwx.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

From a crewmember on yesterday's Teal 74 mission into now-Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa. As clear of an eye as you will see in the Atlantic basin.

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 21/10/2025

So, with the Blue Jays in the World Series and Rush going on tour again, do we get notorious baseball fan Geddy Lee singing ‘O Canada’?

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Nate Johnson @natejohnson.org · 17/10/2025

Beautiful sunset takeoff out of BOS this evening after a successful NBCU Weather Summit, connecting with and learning from my colleagues. Until next time!

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