Sign in

Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱

@raywolf.bsky.social
775 followers 564 following 2.2K posts

Retired NWS SOO, STN>DEN>DVN meteorologist/climatologist, Master Gardener🌱Conservationist, Chicago and ISU Cyclone sports, classic movies, trains, foodie, favors red and white flags. Zone 5b and 320 ppm. Upper Mississippi River Valley USA

PostsRepliesMedia
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 15h
The war against universities has been going on perhaps longer than many people are aware. Sadly my alma mater, Iowa State University, has fallen into this trap. Thanks to @profsecchi.bsky.social for bringing this concept to my attention several years ago. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
sciencedirect.com
How decades of corporate capture enabled today's assault on universities in the United States
Universities in the US have never been free of corporate, military, or political influence. But over the past fifty years, corporate libertarian donor…
094
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
GOES mid-layer water vapor showing moisture from Polo streaming towards the Midwest. Predecessor Rainfall Event from a Pacific system in the central US, if too much moisture does not get cutoff in the southern Rockies? Wonder if that would be a first.
170
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Still plenty of color in the fall garden. 🌱 And the pollinators are loving it.
Flower asterFlower yarrowFlower daisyFlower heliopsis
1261
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Where is Sen. Joe McCarthy when you really need him? No witch hunt here.
010
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The under appreciated pollinator, moths. 🌱 I’m not sure of the species here, but there are many of them around doing their thing.
0192
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
3.25 inches measured this morning and 6.07 for the week. A single bolt of lightning at 3am sounded like an explosion.
090
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I'm here to say I fully support all wolves, but especially the few who eat beef. insideclimatenews.org/news/1809202...
insideclimatenews.org
Trump Targets Big Bad Wolves, but Ranchers Say Other Administration Actions Drive Their Woes - Inside Climate News
While ranchers support eliminating federal protections for wolves, data shows the predators kill few cattle. Trump’s lifting of tariffs on foreign beef, however, is hitting cattlemen’s wallets.
031
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Best Monty Python skit ever.
021
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Sometime nature is tough but everything is a balance. Life ends poorly for this tomato hornworm as it becomes food for a new generation of parasitic wasps. 🌱🍅
1140
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Goldfinch hiding in the sunflowers waiting for a turn at the feeder. 🌱🕊️
0151
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I received 0.99 inch of rain in my newly mounted gage. Just couldn’t get that extra 0.01 to make it a full inch.
180
Reposted by Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱
Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Beyond pet peeve levels - it’s absolutely infuriating to me when economists and non economists refer to the US industrial ag system as efficient: that doesn’t factor in its massive environmental costs, ignores its dependence on subsidies & the distribution of its benefits to the already privileged.
14713
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Saved by the back door cold front bringing cooler easterly winds off of Lake Michigan into eastern Iowa. One of Midwest summers true pleasures, the lake breeze.
030
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Ring of Fire. Note the location of the two MCSs relative to NWS extreme heat warnings and advisories. Classic pattern recognition is a forecast technique that has value from today’s forecast through week 2 outlooks.
040
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Dew points across Iowa are quite high. Since corn and soybeans are maturing rapidly now, evapotranspiration is not a key factor. Rather the importance of the boundary in southern MN serving to pool the moisture is key.
140
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
My first dahlia. I think there will be more in the future if I can overwinter them successfully. 🌱
2171
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Cool family event this weekend - Scott County Emergency Management Fair. Great opportunity for learning disaster preparedness and meeting the people behind those services.
030
Reposted by Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱
RAYGUN @raygunsite.com · 03/09/2026
In a truly bonkers post, Trump says to "Let Data Reign." We're starting to wonder if he reads the news? www.raygunsite.com newrepublic.com/post/214947/...
1161
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Would be a sad day for Texas A&M which has a respectable weather and climate science program.
021
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Pleased to see @ametsoc.org take a leadership role in climate by developing the Certified Climate Science Professional program. www.ametsoc.org/ams/educatio...
ametsoc.org
Certified Climate Science Professional (CCSP)
The AMS is a global community committed to advancing weather, water, and climate science and service.
0122
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Very chaotic evening sky over eastern Iowa as indicated by the mini cumulus castellanus clouds.
Clouds
050
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Where are all those people who complained about EV impacts on power supply and the grid now that data centers are popping up everywhere sucking power and water from our communities.
160
Reposted by Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱
National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
U.S. Drought Monitor August 27, 2026 For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the U.S. Drought Monitor shows 47.56% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 44.34% last week. #DroughtMonitor #Drought #Drought2026
US Drought Monitor showing conditions for August 27, 2026. For more information and drought statistics, visit droughtmonitor.unl.edu.
132
Reposted by Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱
Marshall Shepherd @drshepherd2013.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
My perspective on the looming question about the role of climate change in that terrible flood disaster in Nepal. My measured but factual thoughts. www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
25118
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Thought for the day - I want my own personal computer, not your fucking cloud compute subscription service and associated data centers you greedy corporate bastards.
040
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
It’s a pollinator palooza in the backyard. Took awhile for them to find these plantings, but hopefully we are on the way to developing a vibrant local population. 🌱
1291
Reposted by Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱
Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
NOAA terminated support for the Arctic Report Card last week. My commentary on why the Report Card is important to Alaska and the United States. alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/18/t... #Alaska #Arctic #Climate
alaskabeacon.com
The Arctic Report Card is a unique asset to Alaska and the nation | Alaska Beacon
For 20 years, the Arctic Report Card, supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has delivered timely and accurate information on the Alaska and Arctic environment.
13317
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Stopped at my favorite Italian bakery while visiting Chicago. The diversity of ethnic food options just in this one northwest side strip mall is outstanding.
060
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Becoming a bit concerned regarding how few pollinators I’m seeing on these two sunflowers. Typically they are loaded with all sorts of different bee and butterfly species. 🌱
3130
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Good night
050
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Garden flower containers are doing quite well showing that plenty of water and fertilizer can overcome variable weather. Notice the color dissonance on the left with yellow-orange pansies tossed in amongst the impatiens. 🌱
0140
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Mutual nap enablers. Perfect on a gray, cloudy, and rainy day.
Dog sleeping in lap
140
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Any 🍅 tomato experts out there know the cause for the leaf curling on this tomato. The variety is Wisconsin 55, an heirloom. I’m guessing herbicide damage from nearby corn fields. 🌱
130
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Winter or summer in the Midwest? Widespread rain with this storm system is welcome toward slowing drought development.
150
Reposted by Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱
Colorado Climate Center @climate.colostate.edu · 31/07/2026
Today is the 50th anniversary of the Big Thompson flood of July 31, 1976: one of the deadliest disasters in Colorado history. An intense rainstorm led to a rapid flood wave down the canyon where many people were commemorating Colorado's centennial. 144 people lost their lives. #cowx 1/
Photo of a house sitting atop a bridge after having been washed downstream by the Big Thompson flood. Source: https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/big-thompson-canyon-flood-colorado-1976
25220
Reposted by Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱
Dr. Samantha Montano @samlmontano.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
See, THIS is the kind of disaster reporting we need right now. Do more of this. PLEASE. www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
politico.com
Trump overrode his own agencies to deny 4 Democratic disaster requests
President Donald Trump cast aside bipartisan precedent when he rejected eligible disaster requests from four blue states.
47526
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Salvia never fail as an attractor for the ruby-throated hummingbird. 🌱
0211
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Shrub color in the garden. Chartreuse color really brightens up shady spots. Hibiscus, arania, butterfly bush, and arborvitae. 🌱
1120
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Color in the new garden. 🌱 Cosmos, sunflower, kniphofia, and the common green June beetle.
0180
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Classic Midwest meal shows everything is better with bacon. First pick of green beans from the garden and Yukon Gold potatoes all boiled together resulting in a nice subtle smoke flavor.
150
Reposted by Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱
Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
News outlets that covered the US-Saudi nuclear deal without mentioning that Jared Kushner, Trump’s top foreign policy advisor, is getting paid by the Saudi government: WSJ NYT AP Reuters CNN NBC ABC CBS The Guardian Semafor Washington Post Fox News New York Post BBC Newsweek MS NOW
popular.info
A nuclear deal for the Saudis. A media blackout for Kushner’s corruption.
On Wednesday, the Trump administration signed a 30-year nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia that paves the way for the kingdom to enrich its own uranium.
22869213662
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Sadly these are the sort of summer days in the Midwest we will see less often due to a warming climate. This is the inverse of more days with high temperatures in the 90s. #climatechange
150
Reposted by Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱
Mike Spehn @mikespehn.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
My opinion is that Todd Blanche can not be nominated Attorney General unless he swears under oath to the people to release all of the Epstein Files, unredacted, except to protect victims. And anyone that votes to nominate him is a chomo defender. My 2¢
011
Reposted by Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱
Jared Rennie @jjrennie.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I'm the first person to say that getting data from our website is not the easiest. The goal here is to alleviate some of the bottle necks to get you the data you need. So go play, and break it! Site: www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/search/ API: www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/searc...
1226
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
@chicagotribune.com -example of poor journalism. Wind over Illinois is very predictable so the expectation of smoke from Canada or the western US is a certainty for our future. Too often journalists falsely utilize the term "unpredictable" with weather and climate when its not appropriate.
031
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Quite the interesting sky today in eastern Iowa with two MCS passages. Here are some evening mammati.
030
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Cumulus castellanus? Certainly a hint of things to come.
040
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The transition of nocturnal MCS to decay mode or reinvigorating to become severe again remains among the most significant convective forecast challenges.
070
Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱 @raywolf.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Espania! Espania! Espania!
030
Reposted by Ray Wolf 🇨🇭🇨🇦🇩🇰🇬🇱
Todd Murphy @toddamurphy.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Jobs jobs jobs - come work for me and the Louisiana State Mesonet at ULM (1) Mesonet Tech: www.schooljobs.com/careers/ulm/... (2) Full Stack Developer: www.schooljobs.com/careers/ulm/... (3) Post-doctoral researcher: www.schooljobs.com/careers/ulm/...
152