Dakota Smith
@weatherdak.bsky.social
Atmospheric Scientist, Science Communicator & Creator
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Dakota Smith
@weatherdak.bsky.social
· Nov 19
This place could use a chunky dose of delicious satellite imagery.
So here are some of my favorites I've shared over the years.
Impossible to not start with the unbeatable, the epic...
von Karman vortices
So here are some of my favorites I've shared over the years.
Impossible to not start with the unbeatable, the epic...
von Karman vortices
why'd they have to make matt saracen and tim riggins' storylines so devastating
November 21, 2025 at 3:33 AM
why'd they have to make matt saracen and tim riggins' storylines so devastating
Live now!
In ~40 minutes, I'll be chatting with @jakecarstens.bsky.social and @drkimwood.bsky.social about this year's hurricane season!
It's a bit like a forum, so we'll have some Q&A for any specific questions that don't get brought up.
discord.gg/9aS7WVJ8qH
It's a bit like a forum, so we'll have some Q&A for any specific questions that don't get brought up.
discord.gg/9aS7WVJ8qH
Join the The Weather Discord Discord Server!
Learn about weather and stuff. | 575 members
discord.gg
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Live now!
In ~40 minutes, I'll be chatting with @jakecarstens.bsky.social and @drkimwood.bsky.social about this year's hurricane season!
It's a bit like a forum, so we'll have some Q&A for any specific questions that don't get brought up.
discord.gg/9aS7WVJ8qH
It's a bit like a forum, so we'll have some Q&A for any specific questions that don't get brought up.
discord.gg/9aS7WVJ8qH
Join the The Weather Discord Discord Server!
Learn about weather and stuff. | 575 members
discord.gg
November 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
In ~40 minutes, I'll be chatting with @jakecarstens.bsky.social and @drkimwood.bsky.social about this year's hurricane season!
It's a bit like a forum, so we'll have some Q&A for any specific questions that don't get brought up.
discord.gg/9aS7WVJ8qH
It's a bit like a forum, so we'll have some Q&A for any specific questions that don't get brought up.
discord.gg/9aS7WVJ8qH
the live actions mostly suck but i have no choice but to take my daughter to see this.
disney: 4823
me: 0
disney: 4823
me: 0
First poster for the live-action remake of ‘Moana.’
In theaters July 10th.
In theaters July 10th.
November 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
the live actions mostly suck but i have no choice but to take my daughter to see this.
disney: 4823
me: 0
disney: 4823
me: 0
Hosting a recap/discussion of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season (so far) over in the weather discord on Tuesday evening (11/18, 9pm ET).
Excited to be joined by @drkimwood.bsky.social and @jakecarstens.bsky.social for this disco!
Link to server: discord.gg/9aS7WVJ8qH
Excited to be joined by @drkimwood.bsky.social and @jakecarstens.bsky.social for this disco!
Link to server: discord.gg/9aS7WVJ8qH
Join the The Weather Discord Discord Server!
Learn about weather and stuff. | 569 members
discord.gg
November 15, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Hosting a recap/discussion of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season (so far) over in the weather discord on Tuesday evening (11/18, 9pm ET).
Excited to be joined by @drkimwood.bsky.social and @jakecarstens.bsky.social for this disco!
Link to server: discord.gg/9aS7WVJ8qH
Excited to be joined by @drkimwood.bsky.social and @jakecarstens.bsky.social for this disco!
Link to server: discord.gg/9aS7WVJ8qH
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Last night, a severe geomagnetic storm painted magnificent colors of the northern lights across a starry canvas over North America.
November 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Last night, a severe geomagnetic storm painted magnificent colors of the northern lights across a starry canvas over North America.
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The world would be a better place if we all spent more time looking at cool stuff in the sky.
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 AM
The world would be a better place if we all spent more time looking at cool stuff in the sky.
A wonderful reminder that Earth is really fucking cool and it's an absolutely pure joy to observe it.
November 12, 2025 at 3:28 AM
A wonderful reminder that Earth is really fucking cool and it's an absolutely pure joy to observe it.
I am looking for someone or some people to chat about the tropics season in the weather discord... a recap of sorts.
Lmk if you'd be down!
Lmk if you'd be down!
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I am looking for someone or some people to chat about the tropics season in the weather discord... a recap of sorts.
Lmk if you'd be down!
Lmk if you'd be down!
for the love of god please let me watch my horrible team in peace
November 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
for the love of god please let me watch my horrible team in peace
Can't even be mad. Penn State has no business being in that game.
Players finally wanted it and it showed. What a thriller.
Players finally wanted it and it showed. What a thriller.
November 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Can't even be mad. Penn State has no business being in that game.
Players finally wanted it and it showed. What a thriller.
Players finally wanted it and it showed. What a thriller.
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You don't have to agree with him on every policy to recognize that if Democrats want to save the United States from fascism, they need to have the fight, the charisma, and the message of Zohran Mamdani. How people so forgot the lessons of 2008 is beyond me.
November 5, 2025 at 4:24 AM
You don't have to agree with him on every policy to recognize that if Democrats want to save the United States from fascism, they need to have the fight, the charisma, and the message of Zohran Mamdani. How people so forgot the lessons of 2008 is beyond me.
no one told me about the heroic feat it takes to exist when you're sick and your kids are also sick.
November 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
no one told me about the heroic feat it takes to exist when you're sick and your kids are also sick.
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News: Another fed contract cancelation, this time by the FAA, looks to mean the loss of surface weather observations from dozens of sites, primarily in NC and MD. More: https://tinyurl.com/yp57f2ck
Another federal contract cancelation impacts weather data, with surface observations reduced in North Carolina and Maryland
Monday tropical deep dive focuses on the western Pacific
tinyurl.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
News: Another fed contract cancelation, this time by the FAA, looks to mean the loss of surface weather observations from dozens of sites, primarily in NC and MD. More: https://tinyurl.com/yp57f2ck
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In this article and the broader discourse about a possible “cat 6,” I’m fascinated by the dichotomy between the climate-centric scientists who are largely in favor of a cat-6 and the tropical cyclone-centric scientists who largely aren’t. (1/3)
As climate change super-sizes our storms, should our categories reflect that?
Thoughtful comments and discussion (all too rare today) from @weatherprof.bsky.social, @michaelemann.bsky.social, myself and others.
Check it out and LMK - what do YOU think?
Thoughtful comments and discussion (all too rare today) from @weatherprof.bsky.social, @michaelemann.bsky.social, myself and others.
Check it out and LMK - what do YOU think?
Category 6 is the new hurricane normal, say scientists
Human-caused climate change is making major hurricanes like Melissa much stronger, faster and ultimately more life-threatening
www.independent.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 1:28 AM
In this article and the broader discourse about a possible “cat 6,” I’m fascinated by the dichotomy between the climate-centric scientists who are largely in favor of a cat-6 and the tropical cyclone-centric scientists who largely aren’t. (1/3)
players, particularly quarterbacks, should just avoid playing on the dc football team at all costs. it's cursed. you become cursed.
November 3, 2025 at 5:46 AM
players, particularly quarterbacks, should just avoid playing on the dc football team at all costs. it's cursed. you become cursed.
honestly this commanders team needs to clean fucking house.
wasting any of jayden daniels prime with a shit coaching staff just can't happen.
wasting any of jayden daniels prime with a shit coaching staff just can't happen.
November 3, 2025 at 2:02 AM
honestly this commanders team needs to clean fucking house.
wasting any of jayden daniels prime with a shit coaching staff just can't happen.
wasting any of jayden daniels prime with a shit coaching staff just can't happen.
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The three Category 5 storms of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.
October 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The three Category 5 storms of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.
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A look at the devastating power loss across Jamaica following the historic crossing of Hurricane Melissa, captured by NOAA-21.
October 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A look at the devastating power loss across Jamaica following the historic crossing of Hurricane Melissa, captured by NOAA-21.
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🌀On the snap of my fingers, everyone will agree that NOAA and NSF should continue to do fundamental weather research 🫰
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 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
🌀On the snap of my fingers, everyone will agree that NOAA and NSF should continue to do fundamental weather research 🫰
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.
Hurricane Melissa this morning up until landfall.
Just incredible imagery of an historic storm.
Just incredible imagery of an historic storm.
October 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Hurricane Melissa this morning up until landfall.
Just incredible imagery of an historic storm.
Just incredible imagery of an historic storm.
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#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