Scott Bachmeier
@wisc-satellite.bsky.social
Satellite meteorologist, NOAA Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, University of Wisconsin - Madison. Personal account, all opinions ©2025. https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog/archives/author/scottb
Why yes, there is...
December 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Why yes, there is...
Is there a webcam at Karluk?
December 13, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Is there a webcam at Karluk?
December 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Never underestimate the TX of the Yukon Flats.
December 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Never underestimate the TX of the Yukon Flats.
Those maps look gerrymandered.
December 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Those maps look gerrymandered.
A TX of -50 seems like something the COOP would do simply because it can.
December 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
A TX of -50 seems like something the COOP would do simply because it can.
Many people at Lambeau Field are saying this.
December 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Many people at Lambeau Field are saying this.
He was referring to the Sharpie'd version of the plot.
December 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
He was referring to the Sharpie'd version of the plot.
-82F would impress me even more.
December 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
-82F would impress me even more.
If they don't rate that an EF-5...
December 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If they don't rate that an EF-5...
One RAWS site near the coast had wind gusts to 50 mph.
December 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
One RAWS site near the coast had wind gusts to 50 mph.
Good catch -- strong katabatic offshore flow, driven by the surface temperate gradient between -40s to -50s F inland and around +20 F along the coast. #AKwx
December 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Good catch -- strong katabatic offshore flow, driven by the surface temperate gradient between -40s to -50s F inland and around +20 F along the coast. #AKwx
Sunset your account.
December 8, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Sunset your account.
WY would I want that?
December 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
WY would I want that?
Facing a mounting public pressure campaign, I have made the difficult decision to cluck off.
December 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Facing a mounting public pressure campaign, I have made the difficult decision to cluck off.
CQNA2 in disarray.
December 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
CQNA2 in disarray.
I shall continue to block this bot for 14 days.
December 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I shall continue to block this bot for 14 days.
I hadn't caught wind of that.
December 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I hadn't caught wind of that.
What took you so long? Sad, low-energy casa.
December 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
What took you so long? Sad, low-energy casa.
In fact, at 1856 UTC it first exhibited a Shortwave Infrared brightness temperature of 137.88ºC -- which is the saturation temperature of the #GOES18/#GOESWest ABI Band 7 detectors.
December 7, 2025 at 12:08 AM
In fact, at 1856 UTC it first exhibited a Shortwave Infrared brightness temperature of 137.88ºC -- which is the saturation temperature of the #GOES18/#GOESWest ABI Band 7 detectors.
The summit of #Kilauea exhibited a very robust thermal signature in #GOES18/#GOESWest Shortwave Infrared imagery -- which was briefly masked by the dense volcanic cloud.
December 6, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The summit of #Kilauea exhibited a very robust thermal signature in #GOES18/#GOESWest Shortwave Infrared imagery -- which was briefly masked by the dense volcanic cloud.