Alaina Ross
@circle-and-square.bsky.social
Exhausted Earth Sciences BS student @ SF State, map librarian, student researcher, obsessed with Atmospheric Science and Severe Weather in all forms
📸 portfolio: alainaross.myportfolio.com
📸 portfolio: alainaross.myportfolio.com
The unsettled air left behind after yesterday's storm made for some truly beautiful cumulonimbus action over the Oakland hills this afternoon #CAwx
November 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The unsettled air left behind after yesterday's storm made for some truly beautiful cumulonimbus action over the Oakland hills this afternoon #CAwx
Didn't quite make it home in time to catch the full sunset, but what I did see was pretty gorgeous
October 16, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Didn't quite make it home in time to catch the full sunset, but what I did see was pretty gorgeous
I put together all of the timelapse clips from yesterday’s epic cloud show. An unbelievably stunning day, what a treat to have witnessed 😍 #CAwx
October 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I put together all of the timelapse clips from yesterday’s epic cloud show. An unbelievably stunning day, what a treat to have witnessed 😍 #CAwx
As the day progresses, it never gets less awesome. Forgive me for flooding the timeline 😅
October 14, 2025 at 11:38 PM
As the day progresses, it never gets less awesome. Forgive me for flooding the timeline 😅
There are no words for how stunning this afternoon has been…just…wow
October 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
There are no words for how stunning this afternoon has been…just…wow
Just based on the size of this anvil towering over the Santa Cruz mountains (@ appx. 3:30pm) it would not be surprising to learn there may have been funnel clouds embedded in this system #CAwx
October 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Just based on the size of this anvil towering over the Santa Cruz mountains (@ appx. 3:30pm) it would not be surprising to learn there may have been funnel clouds embedded in this system #CAwx
Finally, you can see how rapidly those cute lil cumulus puffs developed into much larger system in just a few short minutes. (Loosely each video is 1 second = 1 minute of real time) #CAwx
October 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Finally, you can see how rapidly those cute lil cumulus puffs developed into much larger system in just a few short minutes. (Loosely each video is 1 second = 1 minute of real time) #CAwx
A short while later, you can see the tops of the cumulonimbus beginning to collapse as they run out of the ingredients necessary to keep them aloft. #CAwx
October 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A short while later, you can see the tops of the cumulonimbus beginning to collapse as they run out of the ingredients necessary to keep them aloft. #CAwx
Captured beautiful timelapse shots over the San Francisco Bay this morning: the pocket of unstable air embedded behind the main front of this storm set up the right conditions for some dramatic cloud development! #CAwx
October 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Captured beautiful timelapse shots over the San Francisco Bay this morning: the pocket of unstable air embedded behind the main front of this storm set up the right conditions for some dramatic cloud development! #CAwx
Tonight’s sunset over the San Francisco Bay was a feast of different cloud types! #cawx
(One of my first ever flights with my drone, plz forgive my less-than-perfect handling 🙃)
(One of my first ever flights with my drone, plz forgive my less-than-perfect handling 🙃)
September 19, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Tonight’s sunset over the San Francisco Bay was a feast of different cloud types! #cawx
(One of my first ever flights with my drone, plz forgive my less-than-perfect handling 🙃)
(One of my first ever flights with my drone, plz forgive my less-than-perfect handling 🙃)
Me: over here just trying to have a peaceful moment with a pair of hawks
Nature: bet
[you’ll want the sound 🔈 on 😂]
Nature: bet
[you’ll want the sound 🔈 on 😂]
March 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Me: over here just trying to have a peaceful moment with a pair of hawks
Nature: bet
[you’ll want the sound 🔈 on 😂]
Nature: bet
[you’ll want the sound 🔈 on 😂]