Jason Furtado
@wxjay
Associate Professor of Meteorology at the University of Oklahoma. I study large-scale climate dynamics, subseasonal-to-seasonal forecasting, and extreme weather. Proud RI native and New England sports fan. Opinions & thoughts are my own. 🇺🇸 🇵🇹
The area in and near Thunder Bay, Ontario (right on Lake Superior) currently experiencing temperatures near or over 100°F. Their normal high this time of year is 75°F. All time record at the airport is 40°C (about 104°F).
Até logo, Portugal! On the way back to the US after an amazing trip to Portugal (Lisbon and Porto).
Day 1 in Lisbon: luggage was left behind in the US, but we made the best of it! Plus, first Pastel de Nata of the trip!
Can anyone point me to a csv file to download tornado reports across the US dating from 1950 to near present? The file I have looks like this, but it ends in 2019.
Austin TX crushed their record high for March 15 and tied their all time highest max temperature for March: 98 F.
About to get some pretty damaging hail in OKC metro and potentially a tornado.
West Texas Intermediate (CL=F; price of oil) is now trading at the highest price ($79.20 per barrel) since July 2024.
Incredible snow totals from RI this morning, and there is still heavy snow falling!
I believe the technical term is “puking snow” in Providence and much of SE MA right now. Easily 2-4”/hour rates in that bad. Also, winds are howling with gusts near 55-60 mph!
Warm, windy, and dry conditions in the panhandle and NW OK = A recipe for high fire danger.
I’m not sure if I am ever going to be able to get to Houston for the AMS meeting, if these accumulations actually happen.
Monday 19 Jan 2026 12Z run has a different story to tell (not surprised).