Here are the graphics illustrating the level of customization users can have. The most noticeable being the colormaps, users can use colormaps that exist in matplotlib or create their own custom colormap (OSCC is the default custom color map). #python #data #dataviz

Building the RTMA section of FireWxPy 2.0 and this is only a small sliver of the true amount of customization for users in FireWxPy >= 2.0. Just like in FireWxPy 1.0 you can download and process the data inside of the function, but in this case I used WxData to download the data outside & pass in.

Would have been funny if C# (C-Sharp) was one of the prominent data science languages because the name makes it sound great for slicing up data. Pun intended.

Pure CS maybe, however knowing computer programming is still and will always be a great skill for people in the physical sciences to have.

W on the road! 💪 #MetsWin #LGM

Do NOT call the NWS during warning operations with your radar interpretation and second guessing! They have many in-house eyes on the radars and are experts in interpretation and data artifacts. You are disrupting a workflow on which lives depend. This is important 👇

Today was the 133rd consecutive day with a high temperature at or below freezing in Fairbanks, AK. Looking at the forecast for the next 2 weeks, they are a near 100% lock to make it into 2nd place (at least). @alaskawx.bsky.social

Wrong. The only way for true energy independence is the Green New Deal. We cannot rely on a FINITE resource if we want true self-reliance. We do not need to rely on other countries for solar, wind, geothermal and hydropower. Fossil fuels always require reliance on others and are finite anyways.

Opinion | President Trump promised me personally that he wouldn't dismantle NCAR. I believe him. By Critical Mass

At the UCAR Members Meeting last year, a few of us "joked" that it was probably the last one and they should go all out on the fanciest reception they've ever thrown. We were only like 35% kidding. Electing these maniacs is the biggest own goal in US history.

This should be the biggest weather and climate news on your radar today. You can send an email today to say why dismantling NCAR is a bad idea for everyone: [email protected]

Kentuckians have said loud and clear: Public dollars should only be used for public education. The Republican supermajority hasn't listened. I have. Today, I am standing with our people and vetoing House Bill 1.

As a product of public schools, I will never lose faith in our system. If we want to ensure every American child gets a world-class education, the answer is not diverting students and dollars from public education - but instead, providing sufficient resources to fix it.

Geospatial workflows are growing fast in data science. This talk introduces GeoJupyter and collaborative geospatial computing. youtu.be/c5h74MJ7amk?... #Jupyter #Geospatial #DataScience #OpenSource

Air quality in northeast and southeast CO and the NE panhandle is ridiculously poor due to the wildfire near Lake McConaughy in NE. Widespread PM2.5 values in excess of 300, which is considered a "health warning of emergency conditions" for all populations.

I often talk about "decoupling survival from employment." It’s the most important economic shift of our lifetime. If we don’t do this through universal basic income and healthcare, the rise of AI won’t lead to a "golden age of abundance"—it will lead to a crisis of survival for the working class.

I don't care what right-wing Republican meteorologists think about me personally or professionally. These guys are a joke and are destroying our field and this country with their vote. No lunch for school kids but fine with lobster for Kegseth *deletes his post & blocks* Trollolololol hehe 😂🤣

A transition from La Niña to ENSO-neutral is expected in the next month, with ENSO-neutral favored through early summer. El Niño is likely to emerge mid to late summer and persist through at least the end of 2026. A La Niña advisory remains in effect AND an El Niño Watch has been issued.

Working on FireWxPy 2.0 Observed Vertical Profile Comparisons. A lot more customization is coming. Here is the NKX 12z sounding today compared to 1 year ago. We had a strong marine layer on this day 1 year ago and were much cooler and more humid then #cawx #python

By design.

Same TBH 🫠

Hydrologists described California's snowmelt the past three weeks as "unprecedented" and say the snowpack, already the lowest in more than a decade, will shrink further during a record-shattering heat wave next week. #CAwx

This also applies to Masters and Doctorate degrees too.

The first 11 days of March in Alaska were the coldest since ... @alaskawx.bsky.social Anchorage: 1972 Fairbanks: 1971 Bethel: 1971 King Salmon: 1972 Cold Bay: 1972 McGrath: 1971 Gulkana: 1972 Talkeetna: 1974

Meanwhile, the Forest Service is dutifully controlling IT costs by doing without, and preparing to make painful reductions in fleet costs. We do what we’re asked to help be good stewards of taxpayer funds. It’s tough to see DoD excess in contrast.

Urban moose taking a nap.

Why does someone who has a Ph.D in Meteorology waste his time being one of the 23.7K followers of this garbage? 🧐🧐🧐 CC: @shawnmilrad.bsky.social

According to the RNC's new legal theory aimed at throwing out mail-in ballots, In 2000, Gore won! 👀 www.democracydocket.com/cases/missis...

Don't listen to storm chasers for life advice.

Today is the 6-year anniversary of March 11th, 2020. The day SARS-CoV-2 was declared a pandemic and the world changed forever.

The biggest question of our time where we need FDR-style leadership to solve is "With AI taking away tons of jobs, how can all those people now out of work have income to live and support their families?" We need transformational New Deal style legislation regarding this. @rooseveltinstitute.org

Never forget that in his desperation to deny this, he egregiously lied and told the American people that Iran has Tomahawk missiles!

I’ve dealt with government tough guy types my entire career. However, this is beyond the pale. What a wimp.

DOGE said it was cutting government waste. So they gutted USAID — the agency that feeds starving people around the world. Meanwhile the Pentagon spent millions on lobster, ribeye, and even a $98,000 piano. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Tuesday. Everywhere south of the Brooks Range colder than normal. Interior, southcentral and southwest Alaska with the coldest first 10 days of March since the early 1970s. #akwx #weather

Errors on your credit report can raise your interest rates, block you from renting, or cost you a job. The CFPB once forced credit bureaus to fix those mistakes. Now, under this administration, oversight is collapsing and the agency is handling fewer disputes even as complaints keep piling up.

Gas prices are up. Groceries are too expensive. Homeownership doesn't seem possible. Things aren't feeling "great" for hardworking Americans. The President should be making decisions that help our families, not ones that make their lives harder.

HUGE: Democrat Bobbi Boudman won the special election for New Hampshire State House Carroll County District 7, FLIPPING a seat the GOP had previously won by 13 points. Congratulations, Rep-elect Boudman!

Finally some good news

A LinkedIn connection liked this post so it showed up on my feed. I literally almost clicked the "HAHA" button but had to resist the urge because it is LinkedIn. Checking out her profile, her degree is in Journalism so I don't think she understands public health very well.

Kevin "GOP" Williams and Tom Fashizzlemyniziol are on a crusade to rig our elections for Republicans.

For months, we warned DOGE's access to Americans' private data was ripe for abuse. And here it is: A former DOGE employee stole the Social Security numbers & personal info of over 500 MILLION Americans. Musk, Trump, & their DOGE lackies must be made to answer for this, NOW.

Booked our wedding date. Summer 2027 is going to be great!

A new era for SPC Outlooks & severe storms forecasting begins today! If you haven’t seen the new outlook (severe & fire weather) graphics yet, check out the SPC website. www.spc.noaa.gov Increasing severe risk in the coming days will give a first live look at the new conditional intensity levels.

One of California’s most startling weather events in recent memory is set to unfold over the next 10 days, a spell that could shatter records by extraordinary margins. Daily temperature records are a near guarantee. Monthly records are likely. Highs as much as 30 degrees above normal are forecast.

Winter recap just dropped.

Pneumonia update: A few days on antibiotics and I feel alot better. Enough to go out to eat with my parents today while they are visiting me. No more wheezing or shortness of breath when doing light walks. Still hurts to yawn because of the breath depth. Still have a cough. No more headaches.

Question for my friends more familiar with academia: I am toying with the idea of taking classes at community college part-time for a degree in computer science. I've been out of school for 10 years and I don't want to submit my old transcript since it doesn't represent me well. How do I apply?

Well Ryan, that's probably because they don't have a Republican Party that is constantly trying to cut funding for these things in Europe... Anytime Europe is better than the USA it's because of the existence of the Republican Party.

Social Security works because today’s workers fund benefits for today’s retirees. But decades of rising inequality mean more income now sits above the payroll tax cap. That means a smaller share of wages funds the program, putting pressure on the rest of us to sustain it. @socio-steve.bsky.social