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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 10h

Good morning and happy Friday! It will be mostly cloudy today in central Illinois with gusty northwest winds and much cooler temperatures. We could see a few rain showers in the afternoon. Highs will be in the mid 50s. #BloNoWx #ILwx

Normal, IL - Currently: Clear and 47°F, Wind WNW 23 mph, Today: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers, 54°, Tonight: Partly Cloudy then Patchy Frost, 35°

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Time lapse of distant cumulus clouds building as the pass by to the south, back on July 27 in central Illinois. #TimeLapse #Clouds

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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 14/10/2026

Storms across the Southern Plains pose a dual threat today for flooding and severe weather. Up to 7 inches of rain have already fallen with several more inches possible through tomorrow morning. Follow the forecast updates at weather.gov

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Good morning. Today in central Illinois we will see a chance of rain showers with highs in the lower 70s. #BloNoWx #ILwx

Normal, IL - Currently: Clear and 67°F, Wind N 5 mph, Today: Chance Rain Showers, 72°, Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 57°

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Good morning. Today it will be sunny in central Illinois with highs in the low to mid 80s. #BloNoWx #ILwx

Normal, IL - Currently: Clear and 54°F, Wind Calm, Today: Sunny, 83°, Tonight: Partly Cloudy, 63°

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Good morning. Today in central Illinois it will be mostly cloudy with highs in the lower 80s. #BloNoWx #ILwx

Normal, IL - Currently: Clear and 59°F, Wind SSE 9 mph, Today: Mostly Cloudy, 82°, Tonight: Mostly Cloudy, 57°

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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 09/10/2026

#Isaias has strengthened to a major hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph. Preparations Within the Storm Surge and Hurricane Warning Areas Should Be Completed Within the Next Few Hours. hurricanes.gov

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Good morning and happy Friday! Today in central Illinois there will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning, then partly sunny with highs in the low to mid 80s. #BloNoWx #ILwx

Normal, IL - Currently: Mostly cloudy and 61°F, Wind Calm, Today: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny, 83°, Tonight: Mostly Clear, 60°

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

A time lapse of altocumulus and altostratus clouds passing by just before sunset. #Clouds #TimeLapse

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Dakota Smith @weatherdak.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Can't stop watching the lightning within Hurricane Isaias. Just a phenomenal view from space.

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

After 340 days with no hurricanes, we finally have our first Atlantic hurricane of the season. #Isaias is expected to make landfall somewhere between New Orleans and the Florida panhandle this weekend.

NOAA forecast cone showing Tropical Storm Isaias’s probable path from the western Caribbean across the Gulf to a northern Gulf Coast landfall and then tracking north through the Tennessee Valley by Sunday; advisory 4 AM CDT, Oct 7, 2026.

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Good morning. We will see sunny skies today in central Illinois with highs in the upper 70s. #BloNoWx #ILwx

Normal, IL - Currently: Clear and 57°F, Wind N 5 mph, Today: Sunny, 78°, Tonight: Mostly Clear, 53°

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

As we wait for #Isaias to become the first Atlantic hurricane of the season, here's a look at how tropical storms get their names and which names have been used so far in both the Atlantic and Pacific. weather.chadcalsyn.com/blog/whats-i...

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Hurricane name game

Let's take a look at the difference between hurricanes and tropical storms and how they're named.

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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 07/10/2026

For a one-stop page with a list of websites, social media feeds and satellite imagery resources for #Isaias, bookmark: noaa.gov/isaias

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cira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Lightning flashes within bubbling convection from newly-formed Tropical Storm Isaias this morning.

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Tropical Storm #Isaias has formed and is expected to quickly become our first Atlantic hurricane of the season. Projections are indicating a category 3 or higher possible by the time it makes landfall on the Gulf Coast this weekend.

National Hurricane Center forecast cone for Tropical Storm Isaias showing the probable path from the western Caribbean across the central Gulf of Mexico into the U.S. Gulf Coast and up through the Tennessee Valley with time-stamped positions and wind-intensity markers.

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Good morning. Today in central Illinois it will be sunny with highs in the lower 80s. #BloNoWx #ILwx

Normal, IL - Currently: Clear and 58°F, Wind SSW 9 mph, Today: Sunny, 81°, Tonight: Mostly Clear, 53°

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Bob Henson @bhensonweather.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Newborn #TD9 is predicted to become TS #Isaias on Tuesday night and reach the central U.S. Gulf Coast as a hurricane on Friday night. With the Gulf's surface waters at record-warm levels for early October, this one bears close watching. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/odds...

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Odds of a U.S. Gulf Coast hurricane landfall are rising » Yale Climate Connections

A tropical depression organizing in the record-breaking warm waters of the western Gulf of Mexico is predicted to arrive as Hurricane Isaias on Friday night.

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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 06/10/2026

A tropical depression is likely to form over the next day or so over the southwestern Gulf of America, with further strengthening expected later this week when it turns northward.

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Good morning. It will be sunny today in central Illinois with highs in the mid 70s. #BloNoWx #ILwx

Normal, IL - Currently: Clear and 53°F, Wind SSE 8 mph, Today: Sunny, 76°, Tonight: Mostly Clear, 55°

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Good morning. Central Illinois will be sunny today with highs in the lower 70s. #BloNoWx #ILwx

Normal, IL - Currently: Clear and 49°F, Wind ENE 8 mph, Today: Sunny, 71°, Tonight: Clear, 45°

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Good morning and happy Friday! We will see mostly sunny skies today in central Illinois with highs in the mid to upper 60s. #BloNoWx #ILwx

Normal, IL - Currently: Mostly cloudy and 56°F, Feels Like 56°, Today: Mostly Sunny, 67°, Tonight: Clear, 45°

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Good morning. We will see a chance of showers and thunderstorms today in central Illinois, particularly in the afternoon, with highs near 80°F. #BloNoWx #ILwx

Normal, IL - Currently: Clear and 73°F, Wind S 10 mph, Today: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, 80°, Tonight: Showers And Thunderstorms, 54°

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The main weather story today will be the heavy rain over parts of the Plains and Midwest. Severe weather is also possible in west central Texas today.

National weather map for 8am EDT Sep 30–Oct 1, 2026 showing a large central U.S. corridor from Texas through Kansas into the Midwest flagged for heavy rain/flash flooding, a yellow zone for possible severe storms in eastern Texas, scattered rain/thunderstorm areas, fronts, and pressure systems.

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Good morning. Central Illinois will see rain showers today with highs in the mid 70s. #BloNoWx #ILwx

Normal, IL - Currently: Light rain and 63°F, Feels Like 63°, Today: Rain Showers Likely, 76°, Tonight: Chance Rain Showers, 67°

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Good morning. Central Illinois will be sunny today with highs near 80°F. #BloNoWx #ILwx

Normal, IL - Currently: Clear and 56°F, Wind SSE 6 mph, Today: Sunny, 80°, Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers, 63°

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Dakota Smith @weatherdak.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The evolution of this weekend's nor'easter.

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This weekend's Nor'Easter continues to bring heavy rain and wind to New England through this evening. Heavy rain is also expected in the Southwest today and tomorrow, moving into Texas and the Plains through Wednesday.

National forecast map valid 8am EDT Sep 28–29, 2026 showing rain and scattered thunderstorms across central and eastern U.S., heavy rain/flash‑flood risk in parts of the Southwest and northern Plains, plus marked fronts and high/low pressure centers.

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MyRadar @myradar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hurricane Nolo is now a Category 4, and is making a run at Category 5 strength. (This is the one southwest of Hawaii – NOT the one offshore of Mexico heading for the Baja). It's an annular cyclone, meaning it's made of one solid ring of thunderstorms, rather than spiral bands.

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Good morning. It will be sunny today in central Illinois with highs in the mid 70s. #BloNoWx #ILwx

Normal, IL - Currently: Clear and 53°F, Wind NNW 5 mph, Today: Sunny, 76°, Tonight: Clear, 52°

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Good morning. Central Illinois will be mostly sunny today with highs in the mid 70s. #BloNoWx #ILwx

Normal, IL - Currently: Clear and 53°F, Wind NE 6 mph, Today: Mostly Sunny, 74°, Tonight: Mostly Clear, 50°

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Dakota Smith @weatherdak.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Hurricane Polo looks simply spectacular from space. A Category 5 beast.

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Good morning. It will be mostly sunny today in central Illinois with highs in the lower 70s. #BloNoWx #ILwx

Normal, IL - Currently: Clear and 54°F, Wind E 7 mph, Today: Mostly Sunny, 72°, Tonight: Partly Cloudy, 53°

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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 25/09/2026

A rapidly intensifying nor’easter will produce significant and widespread coastal impacts this weekend to the coastal Mid Atlantic and southeast New England. Dangerous and damaging coastal flooding is likely along the Mid Atlantic coast and may occur over multiple high tide cycles: weather.gov

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The main weather story continues to be the strong Nor'easter in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, which will bring flooding along the coast, strong winds, and heavy rain through the weekend. Heavy rain could also be an issue across the Plains and down into west Texas and eastern New Mexico.

United States weather forecast map for Sep 25–26, 2026 showing frontal positions and high/low centers with shaded areas for rain and thunderstorms, mixed precipitation, and a red-striped zone indicating heavy rain/flash-flooding risk over parts of the Plains and Southwest.

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Good morning and happy Friday! We will see mostly cloudy skies with a chance of light rain showers through the early evening today in central Illinois with highs in the mid to upper 60s. #BloNoWx #ILwx

Normal, IL - Currently: Partly sunny and 60°F, Wind ENE 7 mph, Today: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain, 67°, Tonight: Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy, 53°

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Sunset in central Illinois back on Saturday, September 19

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Good morning. There will be some patchy drizzle this morning, then mostly cloudy today in central Illinois with highs near 70°F. #BloNoWx #ILwx

Normal, IL - Currently: Overcast and 59°F, Wind NNE 8 mph, Today: Patchy Drizzle then Mostly Cloudy, 70°, Tonight: Mostly Cloudy, 60°

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Good morning. We will see cloudy skies today in central Illinois with highs in the upper 60s. #BloNoWx #ILwx

Normal, IL - Currently: Overcast and 59°F, Wind N 8 mph, Today: Cloudy, 68°, Tonight: Mostly Cloudy, 55°

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cira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Just a couple hundred miles from Mexico's southwestern coast, Hurricane Polo strengthens even further. Polo has recently recorded a central pressure of 892 millibars, making it the second most-intense Eastern Pacific hurricane on record, behind 2015's Hurricane Patricia.

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WeatherMatrix @weathermatrix.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

At 892mb, Hurricane Polo is now the 2nd strongest storm ever in the East Pacific basin. At 180 mph, it is tied for 3rd place for the strongest winds in the East Pacific.

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Astronomical fall officially begins tonight at 7:05 PM CDT, but meteorological fall began back on September 1. Here's an article explaining the difference. #FirstDayOfFall weather.chadcalsyn.com/blog/how-do-...

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How do we define seasons?

An explanation of what causes the seasons, plus the difference between astronomical and meteorological seasons.

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Good morning. A dreary day today in central Illinois with cloudy skies and a slight chance of rain showers. Highs will be in the mid 60s. #BloNoWx #ILwx

Normal, IL - Currently: Overcast and 60°F, Wind NE 15 mph, Today: Slight Chance Rain Showers, 66°, Tonight: Mostly Cloudy, 55°

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Good morning. There will be showers and thunderstorms today in central Illinois with highs in the upper 70s. #BloNoWx #ILwx

Normal, IL - Currently: Sunny and 70°F, Wind NNE 5 mph, Today: Showers And Thunderstorms, 79°, Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 60°

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Heavy rain and flooding expected today across northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin, and northern Indiana. This flooding threat will push further east on Sunday.

National U.S. map showing NOAA Day 1 Excessive Rainfall Outlook (valid 12Z Sep 19–12Z Sep 20, 2026) with color-coded risk: red "MDT" pockets in the Upper Midwest and northern Plains, surrounding yellow "SLGT" areas, and broader green "MRGL" zones stretching across the central U.S. and Florida.

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National Hurricane Center @nhc-atlantic.extwitter.link · 19/09/2026

8 am EDT Sat, Sep 19: A short-lived tropical depression or tropical storm is expected to form later today or tonight while moving north-northeastward at about 5 mph, remaining well southwest of the Azores. Conditions will become less favorable for further development beginning l... 🔗 hurricanes.gov

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Good morning. There will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms today in central Illinois into the early afternoon with mostly cloudy skies and highs in the mid 80s. #BloNoWx #ILwx

Normal, IL - Currently: Mostly cloudy and 73°F, Wind NNW 10 mph, Today: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 86°, Tonight: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 68°

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Today's weather concerns continue to be the extreme heat across the South, but also heavy rains and flooding across the Upper Midwest, from Minnesota to NW Illinois today and into Northern Indiana and Ohio through the weekend.

National weather map valid 8am EDT Sep 18–19, 2026 showing widespread rain and thunderstorms across much of the central and eastern U.S., heavy rain/flash‑flood risk in parts of Montana and the Upper Midwest, with multiple highs, lows and frontal boundaries.

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Weather Curious @wxcurious.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Good morning and happy Friday! We will see a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late morning and early afternoon today in central Illinois under mostly cloudy skies with highs near 80°F. #BloNoWx #ILwx

Normal, IL - Currently: Overcast and 69°F, Wind NE 9 mph, Today: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 80°, Tonight: Partly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 66°

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David Blanchard @davidblanchard.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Went to photograph a rocket launch but it was scrubbed. So, settled for sunset clouds plus the Moon, Venus, & Mercury. #azwx #weather #landscape 📷 #astrophotography

Cirrus clouds are illuminated by the setting Sun. In the distance is Mormon Mountain; in the foreground is the lake bed of Upper Lake Mary -- currently with very low water levels and dry at this end. In the bottom left are several large boulders.

A zoomed-in view of distant thunderstorm anvil clouds illuminated by the setting Sun. The shoulder/ridge of Mormon Mountain is in the middle; the dry lake bed of Upper Lake Mary is in the foreground.

A few virga showers are brightly lit by the setting sun while a Ponderosa pine forest is in the foreground.

Twilight showing high cirrus clouds, the Moon and planets Venus and Mercury. The latter is barely visible in the image. As the sky darkened Mercury dropped behind the clouds.

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