Vince Agard
@vinceagard.com
Weather and climate prediction for renewable energy. MIT EAPS alumnus. Sports fan.
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Watch as a massive crack forms in the ice on Lake Erie.
An impressive view captured by GOES-19 earlier on Sunday.
An impressive view captured by GOES-19 earlier on Sunday.
February 9, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Watch as a massive crack forms in the ice on Lake Erie.
An impressive view captured by GOES-19 earlier on Sunday.
An impressive view captured by GOES-19 earlier on Sunday.
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Neat! SPC has updated their 1955-2024 severe weather climatology. www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/datavi...
Here's "tornado" for all 365 days of the year:
Here's "tornado" for all 365 days of the year:
February 5, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Neat! SPC has updated their 1955-2024 severe weather climatology. www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/datavi...
Here's "tornado" for all 365 days of the year:
Here's "tornado" for all 365 days of the year:
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In my newsletter this morning, I shared the experimental real-time freezing rain ice accumulation analysis developed by the winter weather research group at NSSL. This is the kind of R2O NOAA does that has clear societal benefit - and that the admin wants to curtail. tinyurl.com/43kcrhmb
12 people reported dead, nearly 800K customers still without power from massive, major winter storm
Serious concerns for impacted areas as near record cold settles in. Meanwhile, a new storm lurks for the East Coast by this weekend.
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January 27, 2026 at 2:50 AM
In my newsletter this morning, I shared the experimental real-time freezing rain ice accumulation analysis developed by the winter weather research group at NSSL. This is the kind of R2O NOAA does that has clear societal benefit - and that the admin wants to curtail. tinyurl.com/43kcrhmb
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This has been the results analog in my mind since sleetmonster was born. The 2007 storm was not as big... one of the most outsized impact events I recall. The days after were a big ole mess. www.weather.gov/lwx/winter_D...
January 26, 2026 at 1:06 PM
This has been the results analog in my mind since sleetmonster was born. The 2007 storm was not as big... one of the most outsized impact events I recall. The days after were a big ole mess. www.weather.gov/lwx/winter_D...
While many of you are likely yelling "GO PATRIOTS" or "GO BRONCOS!" I'm yelling "GO WEATHER and the dendritic growth zone!"
January 25, 2026 at 10:30 PM
While many of you are likely yelling "GO PATRIOTS" or "GO BRONCOS!" I'm yelling "GO WEATHER and the dendritic growth zone!"
#Thundersleet in Austin
SPECI KAUS 250426Z COR 36012G18KT 7SM -TSPL BKN015CB BKN023 OVC027 M04/M06 A3007 RMK AO2 SNE18 TSB25 PRESFR OCNL LTGICCG S TS S MOV NE P0000 T10391056 $
SPECI KAUS 250426Z COR 36012G18KT 7SM -TSPL BKN015CB BKN023 OVC027 M04/M06 A3007 RMK AO2 SNE18 TSB25 PRESFR OCNL LTGICCG S TS S MOV NE P0000 T10391056 $
January 25, 2026 at 4:32 AM
#Thundersleet in Austin
SPECI KAUS 250426Z COR 36012G18KT 7SM -TSPL BKN015CB BKN023 OVC027 M04/M06 A3007 RMK AO2 SNE18 TSB25 PRESFR OCNL LTGICCG S TS S MOV NE P0000 T10391056 $
SPECI KAUS 250426Z COR 36012G18KT 7SM -TSPL BKN015CB BKN023 OVC027 M04/M06 A3007 RMK AO2 SNE18 TSB25 PRESFR OCNL LTGICCG S TS S MOV NE P0000 T10391056 $
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Lapse of Iowa DOT snow plow locations, DOT/DPS winter road conditions, and NWS RADAR mosaic since Tuesday morning till 11 AM Thursday. I find these "ant tracks" lapses to tell compelling stories of the hard work snow plow drivers put in!
January 22, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Lapse of Iowa DOT snow plow locations, DOT/DPS winter road conditions, and NWS RADAR mosaic since Tuesday morning till 11 AM Thursday. I find these "ant tracks" lapses to tell compelling stories of the hard work snow plow drivers put in!
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After the US admin cancelled the $B Climate + Weather Disaster dataset, @climatecentral.org hired the scientists who ran it and set it back up.
Now the 2025 numbers are in: it's 3rd highest year on record and highest year w/o land-falling hurricanes.
More: www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
Now the 2025 numbers are in: it's 3rd highest year on record and highest year w/o land-falling hurricanes.
More: www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
January 8, 2026 at 5:33 PM
After the US admin cancelled the $B Climate + Weather Disaster dataset, @climatecentral.org hired the scientists who ran it and set it back up.
Now the 2025 numbers are in: it's 3rd highest year on record and highest year w/o land-falling hurricanes.
More: www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
Now the 2025 numbers are in: it's 3rd highest year on record and highest year w/o land-falling hurricanes.
More: www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
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Mesonet network is expanding in the Mid-Atlantic , specifically in Montgomery Co where today there will be an event to describe future Mesonet plans in the county.
Details on their IG account
www.instagram.com/p/DTK9E3jEh6...
@capitalweather.bsky.social
Details on their IG account
www.instagram.com/p/DTK9E3jEh6...
@capitalweather.bsky.social
moco_oemhs on Instagram: "@ReadyMontgomery will join our County Executive, Council President, Climate Officer & @MDMesonet colleagues at 11 am today at the T…"
@ReadyMontgomery will join our County Executive, Council President, Climate Officer & @MDMesonet colleagues at 11 am today at the Trolley Museum to discuss the annual Climate Action Plan report & Mesonet station installations. #mdwx Learn more: https://ow.ly/I7CH50XSozr
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January 6, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Mesonet network is expanding in the Mid-Atlantic , specifically in Montgomery Co where today there will be an event to describe future Mesonet plans in the county.
Details on their IG account
www.instagram.com/p/DTK9E3jEh6...
@capitalweather.bsky.social
Details on their IG account
www.instagram.com/p/DTK9E3jEh6...
@capitalweather.bsky.social
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President Trump thinks he can intimidate Colorado by shuttering NCAR.
It’s political retribution, Senator John Hickenlooper and I won’t stand for it. We are holding up the appropriations package to demand NCAR is fully funded.
Read our full statement here:
It’s political retribution, Senator John Hickenlooper and I won’t stand for it. We are holding up the appropriations package to demand NCAR is fully funded.
Read our full statement here:
December 19, 2025 at 2:46 AM
President Trump thinks he can intimidate Colorado by shuttering NCAR.
It’s political retribution, Senator John Hickenlooper and I won’t stand for it. We are holding up the appropriations package to demand NCAR is fully funded.
Read our full statement here:
It’s political retribution, Senator John Hickenlooper and I won’t stand for it. We are holding up the appropriations package to demand NCAR is fully funded.
Read our full statement here:
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Based on what I have been hearing about the NCAR situation, no one knew anything until the USA Today article came out. That means there isn’t much actual organization inside the administration to pull this off and a chance to fight back. Call your congresspeople today! Especially republicans.
December 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Based on what I have been hearing about the NCAR situation, no one knew anything until the USA Today article came out. That means there isn’t much actual organization inside the administration to pull this off and a chance to fight back. Call your congresspeople today! Especially republicans.
Pielke Jr leopards eating face moment
December 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Pielke Jr leopards eating face moment
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NCAR provides the facilities, tools, & data critical for atmospheric sci education & research. Leading computer models of the Earth System are developed here. The training, continuing education, & sci exchanges NCAR makes possible are irreplaceable. Its dismantling would be chaotic & devastating.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:58 AM
NCAR provides the facilities, tools, & data critical for atmospheric sci education & research. Leading computer models of the Earth System are developed here. The training, continuing education, & sci exchanges NCAR makes possible are irreplaceable. Its dismantling would be chaotic & devastating.
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It is hard to overstate how critical @ncar-ucar.bsky.social is to climate science in the US and around the world. It's the beating heart of our field. Generations of scientists have trained there, and almost everyone I know relies on deep collaborations with NCAR scientists. It's end is unthinkable.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:50 AM
It is hard to overstate how critical @ncar-ucar.bsky.social is to climate science in the US and around the world. It's the beating heart of our field. Generations of scientists have trained there, and almost everyone I know relies on deep collaborations with NCAR scientists. It's end is unthinkable.
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Nearly all weather, climate, & natural hazard research involves NCAR in some way-either directly (as is the case with countless affiliated scientists at universities or elsewhere) or indirectly (through use of NCAR's irreplaceable community datasets, predictive models, or its computing facilities).
December 17, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Nearly all weather, climate, & natural hazard research involves NCAR in some way-either directly (as is the case with countless affiliated scientists at universities or elsewhere) or indirectly (through use of NCAR's irreplaceable community datasets, predictive models, or its computing facilities).
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These people are nuts. NCAR developed the GPS dropsonde, which revolutionized the understanding of TC structure, improved forecasts, and validated remote sensing platforms, as documented in over 400 peer-reviewed publications in the last 25 years. And that’s just one of NCAR’s countless advances.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:09 AM
These people are nuts. NCAR developed the GPS dropsonde, which revolutionized the understanding of TC structure, improved forecasts, and validated remote sensing platforms, as documented in over 400 peer-reviewed publications in the last 25 years. And that’s just one of NCAR’s countless advances.
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I came to the US over 10 years ago for a postdoc at NCAR. It changed my life and supercharged my ability to do science. NCAR's unique community nature makes it a global node in atmospheric and climate research. It's really not possible to overstate its value for science and society.
December 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I came to the US over 10 years ago for a postdoc at NCAR. It changed my life and supercharged my ability to do science. NCAR's unique community nature makes it a global node in atmospheric and climate research. It's really not possible to overstate its value for science and society.
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For the non-meteorologists, this is showing some of the strongest winds down to the surface we've ever measured in a hurricane. The average wind speed from 150 meters (~500 ft) to the ground is 215 mph.
This is hands down the most extraordinary dropsonde in Atlantic recon history.
October 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
For the non-meteorologists, this is showing some of the strongest winds down to the surface we've ever measured in a hurricane. The average wind speed from 150 meters (~500 ft) to the ground is 215 mph.
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The Python Software Foundation was recommended for a $1.5M grant from the National Science Foundation. The terms of the award said PSF could not work on DEI, whether or not the grant funding was used for it.
PSF therefore declined the funding.
Science suffers, but commitment to core values remains
PSF therefore declined the funding.
Science suffers, but commitment to core values remains
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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October 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The Python Software Foundation was recommended for a $1.5M grant from the National Science Foundation. The terms of the award said PSF could not work on DEI, whether or not the grant funding was used for it.
PSF therefore declined the funding.
Science suffers, but commitment to core values remains
PSF therefore declined the funding.
Science suffers, but commitment to core values remains
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This 150M cat bond for Jamaica has a trigger design that uses hurricane central pressure and location.
That data is being collected by NOAA Hurricane Hunters who are currently working without pay.
www.artemis.bm/news/jamaica...
That data is being collected by NOAA Hurricane Hunters who are currently working without pay.
www.artemis.bm/news/jamaica...
October 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This 150M cat bond for Jamaica has a trigger design that uses hurricane central pressure and location.
That data is being collected by NOAA Hurricane Hunters who are currently working without pay.
www.artemis.bm/news/jamaica...
That data is being collected by NOAA Hurricane Hunters who are currently working without pay.
www.artemis.bm/news/jamaica...
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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.
October 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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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Waking up to Category 5 monster. Hurricane Melissa begins its move toward Jamaica today.
October 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Waking up to Category 5 monster. Hurricane Melissa begins its move toward Jamaica today.
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Sometimes, you perfectly capture West Virginia mountain fog.
October 16, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Sometimes, you perfectly capture West Virginia mountain fog.
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Grid scale batteries are changing our electricity system. Excellent new visual story on batteries in FT today shows just how far this technology has evolved.
Fasten your seatbelts, this is just the beginning.
ig.ft.com/mega-batteri...
Fasten your seatbelts, this is just the beginning.
ig.ft.com/mega-batteri...
October 13, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Grid scale batteries are changing our electricity system. Excellent new visual story on batteries in FT today shows just how far this technology has evolved.
Fasten your seatbelts, this is just the beginning.
ig.ft.com/mega-batteri...
Fasten your seatbelts, this is just the beginning.
ig.ft.com/mega-batteri...
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"Spain’s rapid renewables build-out means its power prices were set by fossil generation just 19% of the time, down from 75% in 2019. As a result, wholesale electricity was almost a third cheaper than the EU average"
Imagine having cheaper power
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Imagine having cheaper power
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Spain’s Renewable-Energy Boom Loosens Gas’s Grip on Power Prices
Soaring renewables output in Spain is weakening gas’s grip on electricity prices, setting the country apart from much of Europe where fossil fuels still dictate the cost of power.
www.bloomberg.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"Spain’s rapid renewables build-out means its power prices were set by fossil generation just 19% of the time, down from 75% in 2019. As a result, wholesale electricity was almost a third cheaper than the EU average"
Imagine having cheaper power
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Imagine having cheaper power
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...