Tony
@whatdoweseehere.bsky.social
Meteorology and other fun things. #dcwx
Oh?
ANDREWS AFB,MD (ADW) ASOS reports gust of 333 knots (383.2 mph) from NW @ 1855Z -- KADW 161855Z 31021G333KT 10SM CLR 16/M10 A2947 RMK AO2A PK WND 30034/39 SLP985 T01551102 $
November 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Oh?
Here we go, I guess?
Update: Commerce has now also posted its shutdown plan. BEA would completely shut down, and Census would shut down apart from some operations related to the 2030 decennial census. So no retail sales, international trade, PCE, GDP...
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul... #EconSky #NumbersDay
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul... #EconSky #NumbersDay
September 30, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Here we go, I guess?
Snuck in a 90°!
WASHINGTON NATIONAL DC Sep 19 Climate: High: 90 Low: 65 Precip: 0.0" Snow: 0.0" Snow Depth: 0" Link
September 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Snuck in a 90°!
90° at Dulles today. But it won’t last. Fall will be back in the air soon!
WASHINGTON DULLES DC Sep 5 Climate: High: 90 Low: 61 Precip: 0.0" Snow: 0.0" Snow Depth: 0" Link
September 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
90° at Dulles today. But it won’t last. Fall will be back in the air soon!
72° outside, low humidity, windows open… and the whirr of the passing helicopter. Again. And again. Enough.
August 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
72° outside, low humidity, windows open… and the whirr of the passing helicopter. Again. And again. Enough.
DC’s avg last 90° day is ~9/12 (1871-2024). DCA’s first 90 this summer was 6/12 and last so far was 8/17 (65 day span), which could be the shortest since 2001 (57 days: 6/13-8/10) if it holds.
August 28, 2025 at 11:02 PM
DC’s avg last 90° day is ~9/12 (1871-2024). DCA’s first 90 this summer was 6/12 and last so far was 8/17 (65 day span), which could be the shortest since 2001 (57 days: 6/13-8/10) if it holds.
Woo!
We have taken the ensemble version of the Artificial Intelligence Forecasting System (#AIFS) into operations!
It will run side by side with the traditional physics-based Integrated Forecasting System (IFS).
Find out more here
➡️ www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...
It will run side by side with the traditional physics-based Integrated Forecasting System (IFS).
Find out more here
➡️ www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...
July 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Woo!
It’s a hot heat today.
June 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
It’s a hot heat today.
Ok, GFS… we shall see.
April 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Ok, GFS… we shall see.
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Oh no! Several of the Regional Climate Centers have had their funding lapse through DOC/NOAA. These institutes are critical for connecting weather and climate data and services to local communities across the United States.
Spread the word to drive attention and support!
Spread the word to drive attention and support!
April 17, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Oh no! Several of the Regional Climate Centers have had their funding lapse through DOC/NOAA. These institutes are critical for connecting weather and climate data and services to local communities across the United States.
Spread the word to drive attention and support!
Spread the word to drive attention and support!
April 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Troughing in the Northeast. Or something.
March 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Troughing in the Northeast. Or something.
www.weather.gov
March 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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"... how the agency's 600 layoffs could impact access to critical weather predictions." via ABC News
Former NOAA employee says layoffs could impact coverage of weather and severe storms
ABC News’ Juju Chang spoke with Zachary Labe, formerly of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, about how the agency's 600 layoffs could impact access to critical weather predictions.
www.goodmorningamerica.com
March 6, 2025 at 3:01 AM
"... how the agency's 600 layoffs could impact access to critical weather predictions." via ABC News
Oh hey I know that building
NEW: The Trump admin has informed NOAA that two buildings that are critical for weather forecasting will have their leases canceled. If this comes to pass, it's a really big deal. Includes weather fcst nerve center in College Park, Md.: www.axios.com/2025/03/03/d...
DOGE moves to cancel NOAA leases at critical forecasting centers
NOAA's nerve center of national weather forecasting is on a lease cancellation list.
www.axios.com
March 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Oh hey I know that building
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On top of everything else at NOAA, NWS had an agreement with 18F for the modernization/redesign of weather.gov which was well underway. Literal man-years of effort just lit on fire, probably DOA now.
"Government efficiency" my ass. This is retribution on agencies that refused to bend the knee.
"Government efficiency" my ass. This is retribution on agencies that refused to bend the knee.
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
On top of everything else at NOAA, NWS had an agreement with 18F for the modernization/redesign of weather.gov which was well underway. Literal man-years of effort just lit on fire, probably DOA now.
"Government efficiency" my ass. This is retribution on agencies that refused to bend the knee.
"Government efficiency" my ass. This is retribution on agencies that refused to bend the knee.
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Heads up for the Weather Community!
You can now find NOAA (@noaa.gov), NOAA Climate (@climate.noaa.gov) & NWS HQ (@nws.noaa.gov; still being set up) on Bluesky!
You can now find NOAA (@noaa.gov), NOAA Climate (@climate.noaa.gov) & NWS HQ (@nws.noaa.gov; still being set up) on Bluesky!
January 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Heads up for the Weather Community!
You can now find NOAA (@noaa.gov), NOAA Climate (@climate.noaa.gov) & NWS HQ (@nws.noaa.gov; still being set up) on Bluesky!
You can now find NOAA (@noaa.gov), NOAA Climate (@climate.noaa.gov) & NWS HQ (@nws.noaa.gov; still being set up) on Bluesky!
January 21, 2025 at 2:59 AM
The 10th percentile needs to verify 10% of the time otherwise it doesn’t mean anything.
January 20, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The 10th percentile needs to verify 10% of the time otherwise it doesn’t mean anything.
In better news, the “low tracks” graphic that HPC/WPC produced since ~2002 (?) is now history. Here is the last one from today.
www.weather.gov/media/notifi...
www.weather.gov/media/notifi...
January 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
In better news, the “low tracks” graphic that HPC/WPC produced since ~2002 (?) is now history. Here is the last one from today.
www.weather.gov/media/notifi...
www.weather.gov/media/notifi...
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Connor Cozad (WPC): the new WPC probabilistic precipitation portal is online, which includes interactive snow forecast maps, and removes CWA boundaries from low/forecast/high end WFO forecast graphics #AMS2025
www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/Prob_Precip/
www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/Prob_Precip/
January 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Connor Cozad (WPC): the new WPC probabilistic precipitation portal is online, which includes interactive snow forecast maps, and removes CWA boundaries from low/forecast/high end WFO forecast graphics #AMS2025
www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/Prob_Precip/
www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/Prob_Precip/
Been a dry 180 days for a few parts of the CONUS. Some places haven’t seen rain since May (Lancaster, CA)! Shown is the number of days since last 0.01”using StageIV data.
December 29, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Been a dry 180 days for a few parts of the CONUS. Some places haven’t seen rain since May (Lancaster, CA)! Shown is the number of days since last 0.01”using StageIV data.
Bears watching!
For the Mid-Atlantic… the major players are in place. Details with the northern Pacific shortwaves swinging into the CONUS will decide whether it’s a wasted pattern or not.
December 28, 2024 at 1:59 AM
Bears watching!
