Restarted my Severe Thunderstorm Bot (@severetstorm_bot) -- change to the data they're stuffing in their alerts, and my bot as not happy. No longer tagged with the state, as that isn't parsed in the same way... will look at that later #NWS#SevereThunderstorm#CAwx
For California weather watchers, that other place 🙄 has had quite a meltdown this week (rampant misinformation by "blue check" nobodies)... rumors, more rumors, angry and hurt meteorologists and scientists... more rumors.
While we can say confidence is increasing in widespread rain chances next week, we can't quite comment on how much precipitation we'll see, and exactly when it'll happen. Those details at this point in time are very uncertain. #CAwx
Key takeaway: If there's a legit reason to worry about next week's rain, we or another core NWS partner will let you know. Please be conscious of where your weather info is coming from and ensure it is a credible and professional source. #CAwx
From #NWS#LosAngeles
⚠️This evening through Sunday, travel on the I-5 corridor #Grapevine may be delayed/closed due to MOUNTAIN SNOW/ICE and WARNING LEVEL WINDS gusting 60-80 mph. ⚠️
❄️Avoid mountain travel tonight - Sunday
❄️Chance blizzard conditions with low visibilities from blowing snow
Reminder for those looking for weather forecasts and info in the United States: https://www.weather.gov is the best source, you pay for it with your taxpayer dollars, and it's FREE! #wx#weather#forecasts
The NWS sent an email today mentioning upcoming support for lower elevation angles at addtnl. radar sites:
Title: Change to NEXRAD Level III Product Dissemination on or around November 13, 2023
WSR-88D Build 22.0 includes adding supplemental low elevation angles at additional sites and consequently the following change to Level III
product dissemination will occur as sites install this software release starting around November 13, 2023.
New #weather#bot feature (when I can make it happen): now pushing any #PDF weather briefings that appear, when I can determine where they live. @nwswakefieldva_bot just picked up a new one! #WX#VAwx#NWS
Revived the NWS WPC bot (which was reposting #birdsite posts, which broke awhile back). Now posting Mesoscale Precipidation Discussions, with text, and as much as possible in #alttext. @nwswpc_bot (currently data also duplicated in @spcmdc_bot where I mashed up WPC and SPC data). #wx#weather#NWS
The NWS is "Soliciting Comments through October 5, 2023 on Experimental Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Day 1 Convective Outlook with Severe Timing Guidance and Graphic Displays"
I absolutely LOVE it that the official iPhone/Android app for weather.gov is just to bookmark their mobile website: mobile.weather.gov 😍 This is how almost every app needs to be - just a mobile-friendly webpage!!!
It appears the weather.gov website in my area is not returning correct WX (!) (first is Mesowest -- temps are correct... the next two are from weather.gov). #NWS#weather#sensors#CAwx
@ai6yr my local #NWS site hasn't been updating as it should. Sometimes it is 6-8 hours out of synch. And Wunderground is still powered by hamsters on sleeping pills