Nick Ulivieri
@nuphoto.com
I'm an architecture photographer and Chicago is my backdrop. I post about weather, science, and urbanism issues, too. ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶
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The eastern shore of Lake Michigan - between South and Grand Haven - is loaded with mountain ranges of ice 😱
February 7, 2026 at 10:04 PM
The eastern shore of Lake Michigan - between South and Grand Haven - is loaded with mountain ranges of ice 😱
I think these are the only proper lenticular clouds I've ever seen, let alone photographed. These were above the Canadian Rockies in Banff
February 5, 2026 at 1:20 AM
I think these are the only proper lenticular clouds I've ever seen, let alone photographed. These were above the Canadian Rockies in Banff
Mildly interesting: Despite temps staying below freezing since the last big snow on 1/24-1/25, the pile of snow that had accumulated on my patio table has slowly sublimated away from the top and bottom - thanks the slats in the table's surface - despite being in shadow all day long.
February 4, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Mildly interesting: Despite temps staying below freezing since the last big snow on 1/24-1/25, the pile of snow that had accumulated on my patio table has slowly sublimated away from the top and bottom - thanks the slats in the table's surface - despite being in shadow all day long.
Three people might find this cool, but I stumbled across a wind rose report that documents the average wind speed and direction (as measured between 1970-2025) at O'Hare Airport (Chicago's official weather reporting station)
➡️ mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/sites/windro...
➡️ mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/sites/windro...
February 3, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Three people might find this cool, but I stumbled across a wind rose report that documents the average wind speed and direction (as measured between 1970-2025) at O'Hare Airport (Chicago's official weather reporting station)
➡️ mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/sites/windro...
➡️ mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/sites/windro...
A quick skim above a very frozen & snow-covered South branch of the Chicago River this afternoon. This view will transform quite a bit once “The 78” is developed.
February 1, 2026 at 4:18 AM
A quick skim above a very frozen & snow-covered South branch of the Chicago River this afternoon. This view will transform quite a bit once “The 78” is developed.
Popped down to Jackson Park to check out the Obama Presidential Center in the snow. Unexpectedly, panels of concrete letters - from a portion of Obama's 2015 "You Are America" speech in Selma - were being installed. The winter palette came together exactly as I envisioned.
January 31, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Popped down to Jackson Park to check out the Obama Presidential Center in the snow. Unexpectedly, panels of concrete letters - from a portion of Obama's 2015 "You Are America" speech in Selma - were being installed. The winter palette came together exactly as I envisioned.
Here's a closer look at the stepped back sections of the tower. The crane still has one more jump. By my count, it looks like they've poured 68 of 73 floors. Atop that will be another ~45' for the mechanical penthouse and architectural crown.
January 31, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Here's a closer look at the stepped back sections of the tower. The crane still has one more jump. By my count, it looks like they've poured 68 of 73 floors. Atop that will be another ~45' for the mechanical penthouse and architectural crown.
400 Lake Shore is making its mark on the skyline. #Chicago is still sub-freezing and the mouth of the river is choked with jagged sheets of ice.
January 29, 2026 at 7:10 PM
400 Lake Shore is making its mark on the skyline. #Chicago is still sub-freezing and the mouth of the river is choked with jagged sheets of ice.
Bonvi-not gonna work here anymore, anyway.
January 27, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Bonvi-not gonna work here anymore, anyway.
This bubble froze within seconds of @amyulo.bsky.social blowing it and moving out of frame. This isn’t sped up
January 23, 2026 at 10:52 PM
This bubble froze within seconds of @amyulo.bsky.social blowing it and moving out of frame. This isn’t sped up
Still chasing that high from 2019 when the air temperature, not windchill, was -22°. That morning was *wild* at the lakefront. Felt like we were on an iceberg in the arctic
January 23, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Still chasing that high from 2019 when the air temperature, not windchill, was -22°. That morning was *wild* at the lakefront. Felt like we were on an iceberg in the arctic
the purple lines are break walls that trap ice and slow water flow. but you can see on the view from skydeck that ice is flowing out with the NE winds.
January 23, 2026 at 8:37 PM
the purple lines are break walls that trap ice and slow water flow. but you can see on the view from skydeck that ice is flowing out with the NE winds.
January 23, 2026 at 7:01 PM
A drone's eye view the frozen, cracked surface of @lakemichigan13.bsky.social. Breaths of sea smoke rise from areas of open water to create a low veil of steam atop the ice
#Chicago #PolarVortex
#Chicago #PolarVortex
January 23, 2026 at 5:37 PM
A drone's eye view the frozen, cracked surface of @lakemichigan13.bsky.social. Breaths of sea smoke rise from areas of open water to create a low veil of steam atop the ice
#Chicago #PolarVortex
#Chicago #PolarVortex
Good morning from the #Chicago lakefront where the air temperature was -4° and the windchill hovered around -32° as measured by my Kestrel weather meter.
🤳🏼: @amyulo.bsky.social
🤳🏼: @amyulo.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Good morning from the #Chicago lakefront where the air temperature was -4° and the windchill hovered around -32° as measured by my Kestrel weather meter.
🤳🏼: @amyulo.bsky.social
🤳🏼: @amyulo.bsky.social
Vertiginous reflections
January 22, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Vertiginous reflections
January 21, 2026 at 6:52 PM
While not exactly the municipal device, these tessellated Y-shaped tiles in Wolf Point East’s lobby certainly allude to it
January 21, 2026 at 6:19 PM
While not exactly the municipal device, these tessellated Y-shaped tiles in Wolf Point East’s lobby certainly allude to it
Looks like the backup is in the air
January 21, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Looks like the backup is in the air
And I was solidly locked onto the roof via a full-body harness and this chonky "clip" that's bigger than my hand.
January 20, 2026 at 3:06 AM
And I was solidly locked onto the roof via a full-body harness and this chonky "clip" that's bigger than my hand.
A precarious perch. Sound on to hear the wind at 800’ above the street.
January 20, 2026 at 2:47 AM
A precarious perch. Sound on to hear the wind at 800’ above the street.
Totally random, but I screen grabbed this the other day from IG. It was like the 3rd/4th slide
January 19, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Totally random, but I screen grabbed this the other day from IG. It was like the 3rd/4th slide
