Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Might be the closest things we get to something resembling a hurricane this season in the Atlantic. (It's a Nor'Easter but with a wonderful spiral-like structure, similar to a tropical system in appearance). 020
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 24/09/2026US 10-year Treasuries at their highest level since late 2001. www.cnbc.com/quotes/US10Ycnbc.comCheck out 's stock price (US10Y) in real timeGet U.S. 10 Year Treasury (US10Y:Tradeweb) real-time stock quotes, news, price and financial information from CNBC. 010
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Important changes at the National Science Foundation and grant funding announced in this memo. nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/Statem...nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov 000
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The National Weather Service (NWS) is officially moving forward with changing "Lake Ontario" to "Lake America" in their official products. 000
Reposted by Jason FurtadoFared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول @faredalmahlool.bsky.social · 13/09/2026BREAKING: Oil prices up 3%, with US crude at $102.6 and Brent crude at $107.5. 12514
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Got to see Dawes Glacier today on our Alaskan cruise! Amazing experience on this cruise altogether. So happy to be sharing this experience with Tracey. 050
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 25/08/2026RIP Dolly Parton. Wow. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/a...nytimes.comDolly Parton, Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur. 020
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 25/08/2026🙄 finance.yahoo.com/economy/poli...finance.yahoo.comTrump Eyes Renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America in Canada SpatPresident Donald Trump threatened to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” escalating his war of words with Canadian officials on Tuesday as an intensifying trade fight strains the close economic rel... 110
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Officially 110 F for a high today in Norman, OK. Ridiculous for late August. 110
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Beautiful depiction of a mesohigh from an MCS passing through eastern Oklahoma this morning. Just lightning in the distance here in Norman, but maybe some rain coming through soon. 031
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Healthcare in America: Prescription filled at CVS: $20 Same prescription filled at Walmart: $1.06 011
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Guess where I get to be in about three weeks for a conference. 🙃 010
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 10/08/2026How are we in 2026 and medical offices still aren't sending fillable PDFs for paperwork? 000
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...nytimes.comTrump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for HimFederal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election. 010
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 21/07/2026And no, it's not a "dry heat" (at least in the eastern half of the state): 020
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Congratulations to @jacobfields.bsky.social for his successful defense of this MS thesis! Jacob will be continuing with me for his PhD starting this fall! 080
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Academics after spring graduation: Now that the semester is over, I can get so much writing done this summer. Academics in mid-July: Where did summer go?!?!?! 060
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 13/07/2026The area in and near Thunder Bay, Ontario (right on Lake Superior) currently experiencing temperatures near or over 100°F. Their normal high this time of year is 75°F. All time record at the airport is 40°C (about 104°F). 011
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 12/07/2026110+F in Billings, Montana. Incredible heat for that area. 0114
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Tough loss for 🇵🇹 but still a great game and a great tournament! Let’s go Team USA!!! 000
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 04/07/2026“We didn’t predict this heat.” This heatwave was well predicted by meteorologists a week ahead. With respect, what the Captain likely meant was they didn’t prepare properly for this extreme event. That is a different issue. But don’t put this on meteorologists. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/w...nytimes.comCalls for Aid in Washington Climb 20 Percent as Heat Suffocates City 2297
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 03/07/2026This game is like that IUGG conference talk I was at where the speaker just blew past the 15 minute time limit and talked for 30 minutes before the chair stepped in and ended it. 000
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 30/06/2026GOOOOOAAAAALLLL! Morocco wins it in Penalty Kicks against The Netherlands! 000
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 16/06/2026About to embark on a climate (S2S or longer) prediction problem using AI/ML? Well, you might want to check out this brand new BAMS paper by my colleagues and I on the recommended steps for how to preprocess your dataset before making those predictions. journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...journals.ametsoc.org 0299
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Até logo, Portugal! On the way back to the US after an amazing trip to Portugal (Lisbon and Porto). 150
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 23/05/2026# something of amazing espressos in Lisbon. Man I miss this. 040
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Day 1 in Lisbon: luggage was left behind in the US, but we made the best of it! Plus, first Pastel de Nata of the trip! 020
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 11/05/2026It's now official. The Board of Regents has voted to approve my promotion to Full Professor in the School of Meteorology starting in July 2026. It's been an incredible journey through my science career thus far, and I am looking forward to what the future holds. 4510
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 08/05/2026I am proud to announce that I officially earned the Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) designation from the American Meteorological Society! 0160
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Guess what??media.tenor.coma young man with curly hair has the words " it 's gonna be may " on his faceALT: a young man with curly hair has the words " it 's gonna be may " on his face 000
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 28/04/2026It's that time of year again! The students in my Advanced Statistical Meteorology class made some memes about the course for extra credit, and they are pretty good! Here are a select few👇: 161
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 09/04/2026With, among other things, wildfires being an increasing threat to our country, this is a very short-sighted decision. 000
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Not gonna lie - concentrating on science today is very tough with, well, you know, everything going on. 010
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 02/04/2026My undergraduate Climate class is making Instagram/TikTok-style videos to explain modes of climate variability to non-experts as part of their homework. My graduate Statistics class is making statistics-related memes for extra credit. It's a fun time of year for sure! 072
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 02/04/2026But the real question is - do they have to use Teams? 020
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Can anyone point me to a csv file to download tornado reports across the US dating from 1950 to near present? The file I have looks like this, but it ends in 2019. 321
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Wild that this will likely be the coolest day until Monday. 020
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 17/03/2026I have a drought joke, but only those with a dry sense of humor will get it. 072
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Austin TX crushed their record high for March 15 and tied their all time highest max temperature for March: 98 F. 110
Jason Furtado @wxjay.bsky.social · 10/03/2026About to get some pretty damaging hail in OKC metro and potentially a tornado. 110