Mother Jones: Trump Cuts to Weather Data May Make Forecasts Less Reliable, Experts Warn. “As the United States prepares for hurricane season and a summer of record-breaking heat, experts fear the Trump administration’s cuts to climate and weather data programming could make the federal government’s weather forecasts less reliable when they are needed most.”

Saw this last Tuesday (2/24) while moored off Culebrita in the Spanish Virgin Islands. Photo is taken looking generally north, around 7:15PM local time. It was very bright, easily the brightest thing in the sky in that direction.

Our best guess: sunlight striking high altitude clouds from the SpaceX launch from Florida that evening.

Other (reasonable) theories welcome...
#meterology #clouds #space #weather

The view from central North Carolina.

Seriously, every single forecast for this alleged disaster has been wrong, at least where I live. We went from 2 foot snow totals in the forecast to maybe a quarter inch of ice, and it will likely all melt before Monday morning.

Has #Enshitification reached weather forecasting as well?

#snowmageddon #meterology #weather #forecast

Proper cold at the end of the month into February. Wrap up for Biddy's Day...

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#weather #climate #meterology #metnerd

WGCU: State Archives adding ‘Weather, Disaster and Recovery’ collection, and seeking photos. “The State Archives of Florida is seeking photographs for its newest photographic collection, ‘Weather, Disaster and Recovery.’”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/30/wgcu-state-archives-adding-weather-disaster-and-recovery-collection-and-seeking-photos/

Google Blog: Weather Lab is an interactive website for sharing Google’s AI weather models.. “Today Google DeepMind and Google Research are launching a public preview of Weather Lab, an interactive website for sharing our AIweather models, and debuting our newest experimental AI-based cyclone predictions. While still experimental, our goal is to continue to work on this technology to help […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/16/google-blog-weather-lab-is-an-interactive-website-for-sharing-googles-ai-weather-models/

The University of Vermont (UVM) Water Resources Institute (WRI) is hiring a Senior Meteorlogical Technician to help establish a network of meteorological monitoring stations. This initiative aims to address critical gaps in weather observation identified by the National Weather Service and state partners.

The Senior Meteorological Technician will play a central role in this project, starting with the engagement of partners and the installation of a high-end prototype station. This position is ideal for a skilled technician eager to contribute to an impactful statewide weather monitoring initiative that will make the State of Vermont more resilient against flooding and other extreme weather events.

https://bit.ly/4hAAGMl

#science #meterology #ClimateChange