Dave Dildine
@dildinedave.bsky.social
Traffic and weather on air and online for DC area @wtopnews
Aurora photos taken in the mid latitudes are perfect for those who dwell in hyperreality.
November 13, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Aurora photos taken in the mid latitudes are perfect for those who dwell in hyperreality.
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Sunrise this morning
November 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Sunrise this morning
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Alrighty, ready to see something really cool? (and maybe a little nauseating)
The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.
The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.
October 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Alrighty, ready to see something really cool? (and maybe a little nauseating)
The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.
The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.
Reposted by Dave Dildine
#Melissa's landfall intensity of 185 mph/892 mb ties it with the Florida Key's Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 as the record minimum pressure of any TC making landfall *anywhere* the NATL basin. I feel for the residents of #Jamaica 😞
Zoomed in G19 visible meso loop courtesy of @cyclonicwx.bsky.social
Zoomed in G19 visible meso loop courtesy of @cyclonicwx.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
#Melissa's landfall intensity of 185 mph/892 mb ties it with the Florida Key's Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 as the record minimum pressure of any TC making landfall *anywhere* the NATL basin. I feel for the residents of #Jamaica 😞
Zoomed in G19 visible meso loop courtesy of @cyclonicwx.bsky.social
Zoomed in G19 visible meso loop courtesy of @cyclonicwx.bsky.social
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Sunset on Hurricane Melissa. Plenty of lightning in the eyewall indicates strengthening.
October 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Sunset on Hurricane Melissa. Plenty of lightning in the eyewall indicates strengthening.
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Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country.
Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country
Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country.
Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The new hurricane season should start where the last season left off, not at A.
Also, EF-0 tornadoes should be classified as something else.
Those will always and forever be my two takes that no one asked for.
Also, EF-0 tornadoes should be classified as something else.
Those will always and forever be my two takes that no one asked for.
Here we are, staring at the "I-storm" again. Hurricanes with that first letter have been notorious this century. But there's a simple explanation.
Why 'I' Hurricanes Have Been Most Notorious This Century | Weather.com
Have you noticed how many hurricanes starting with the letter "I" have been terribly destructive lately? It turns out there's a simple explanation.
weather.com
September 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
The new hurricane season should start where the last season left off, not at A.
Also, EF-0 tornadoes should be classified as something else.
Those will always and forever be my two takes that no one asked for.
Also, EF-0 tornadoes should be classified as something else.
Those will always and forever be my two takes that no one asked for.
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Uruguay, y'all. I been sayin.
He got an entire country running on clean energy. Can he do it again?
Ramón Méndez Galain helped Uruguay decarbonize its grid in just five years, with 98 percent of its energy coming from renewable sources.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Uruguay, y'all. I been sayin.
I finally broke down, for the first time recruiting AI in an effort to rewrite some copy (for a personal project and not for work) and I'm hooked. I'm not scholarly enough to compose 19th Century American English but ChatGPT instantly produced some stellar syntax.
September 22, 2025 at 5:33 AM
I finally broke down, for the first time recruiting AI in an effort to rewrite some copy (for a personal project and not for work) and I'm hooked. I'm not scholarly enough to compose 19th Century American English but ChatGPT instantly produced some stellar syntax.
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One of the first ten laws we should pass when DC gets to be a state is no more fucking helicopters in our airspace.
September 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
One of the first ten laws we should pass when DC gets to be a state is no more fucking helicopters in our airspace.
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DC has seen the number of EXTREMELY humid or GROSS days (dew points 75+) each year increase by 10 since the late 1970s according to an analysis by The Washington Post's Ben Noll
Read the full analysis: wapo.st/46mpcbh
Read the full analysis: wapo.st/46mpcbh
September 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
DC has seen the number of EXTREMELY humid or GROSS days (dew points 75+) each year increase by 10 since the late 1970s according to an analysis by The Washington Post's Ben Noll
Read the full analysis: wapo.st/46mpcbh
Read the full analysis: wapo.st/46mpcbh
An hour and a half later, this oil and transformer fire at the Benning Road plant is still raging.
Meanwhile, federal agents continue arresting people on DC-295 below the plume of smoke.
Meanwhile, federal agents continue arresting people on DC-295 below the plume of smoke.
September 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
An hour and a half later, this oil and transformer fire at the Benning Road plant is still raging.
Meanwhile, federal agents continue arresting people on DC-295 below the plume of smoke.
Meanwhile, federal agents continue arresting people on DC-295 below the plume of smoke.
@markellinwood.bsky.social I know this isn't exactly your dept but I'm wondering if you know how your weather stations get installed on buildings not owned or occupied by the purchasing station. For example, how WJLA has control of cameras on hotels.
September 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
@markellinwood.bsky.social I know this isn't exactly your dept but I'm wondering if you know how your weather stations get installed on buildings not owned or occupied by the purchasing station. For example, how WJLA has control of cameras on hotels.
We've reached the "breath condensation" stage of fall.
September 9, 2025 at 5:43 AM
We've reached the "breath condensation" stage of fall.
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⚡️Rainier Lightning Storm⚡️9/6 Nothing quite like the rumble of thunder through Mount Rainier National Park! Prolific lightning, rain, pea size hail and some nice CGs and crawlers made for quite the show last night! Image taken during a clearing in the rain, approx 10:45pm. #wawx #wxSky #MountRainier
September 7, 2025 at 1:55 PM
⚡️Rainier Lightning Storm⚡️9/6 Nothing quite like the rumble of thunder through Mount Rainier National Park! Prolific lightning, rain, pea size hail and some nice CGs and crawlers made for quite the show last night! Image taken during a clearing in the rain, approx 10:45pm. #wawx #wxSky #MountRainier
ESPN trying to act like there's empty seats in a semifinal because it's past midnight in NYC when we know it's actually because you need to take out a second mortgage to go.
September 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
ESPN trying to act like there's empty seats in a semifinal because it's past midnight in NYC when we know it's actually because you need to take out a second mortgage to go.
A police or military drone just silently yet suddenly flew directly over me, doing an arc < 50 feet overhead, then careened at full tilt over the tree line over Western Avenue.
Modern life on the DMV's DMC.
Modern life on the DMV's DMC.
September 5, 2025 at 1:24 AM
A police or military drone just silently yet suddenly flew directly over me, doing an arc < 50 feet overhead, then careened at full tilt over the tree line over Western Avenue.
Modern life on the DMV's DMC.
Modern life on the DMV's DMC.
It's the best time of the year for backyard scavenging.
September 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
It's the best time of the year for backyard scavenging.
The track of an ultra important mission certain to end with many accomplishments that's definitely worth the $3k/hr in fuel. @ianlivingston.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The track of an ultra important mission certain to end with many accomplishments that's definitely worth the $3k/hr in fuel. @ianlivingston.bsky.social
The Army is tracing I-66, US-15, and the Beltway this evening on their $3,000/hour sunset cruise.
September 3, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The Army is tracing I-66, US-15, and the Beltway this evening on their $3,000/hour sunset cruise.
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August 2025 had no severe storms around D.C.
September 1, 2025 at 6:34 AM
August 2025 had no severe storms around D.C.
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Update on Hurricane Erin's size evolution as of 15 UTC 19 August. The shaded area represents the extent of its 34-knot (tropical storm force) winds from this morning's NHC advisory.
Larger area of winds pushing around the ocean surface means more rough surf and rip current concerns for coastlines.
Larger area of winds pushing around the ocean surface means more rough surf and rip current concerns for coastlines.
August 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Update on Hurricane Erin's size evolution as of 15 UTC 19 August. The shaded area represents the extent of its 34-knot (tropical storm force) winds from this morning's NHC advisory.
Larger area of winds pushing around the ocean surface means more rough surf and rip current concerns for coastlines.
Larger area of winds pushing around the ocean surface means more rough surf and rip current concerns for coastlines.
Error message on the lobby directory is on point
August 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Error message on the lobby directory is on point
"It's incredibly dangerous in D.C. right now... no one feels safe."
TBH random, armed dudes in brownshirt camo body-snatching people without accountability does make me feel a bit unsafe.
TBH random, armed dudes in brownshirt camo body-snatching people without accountability does make me feel a bit unsafe.
August 15, 2025 at 5:40 AM
"It's incredibly dangerous in D.C. right now... no one feels safe."
TBH random, armed dudes in brownshirt camo body-snatching people without accountability does make me feel a bit unsafe.
TBH random, armed dudes in brownshirt camo body-snatching people without accountability does make me feel a bit unsafe.
