Nate Johnson

Hi, friends! This is to let you know that I switched from my previous handle (nsj dot bsky dot social) to my domain, @natejohnson.org (which is just a redirect to my LinkedIn profile for now.) Same ol' me, though. Cat picture because why not, the world needs more cat pics.

I’ve made the trip from Universal City to LAX many times, and I’m not sure it’s ever been the same way twice. Today’s route went through downtown and is on the 110 to the 105. Nice view of DTLA on the way in. (Pardon the reflection!)

The Uber driver for my ride back to the airport is Liberian and asked what I’d eaten while I was here. He listened then suggested next time I look for a place that serves jollof rice. I’m no Anthony Bourdain, but I’m definitely going to seek this out. Sounds delicious.

I’m in Minneapolis, it’s 70° with no humidity, and I just had a very good Mediterranean dinner outside. I regret nothing. I just wish I could share that with all of you suffering in the heat and humidity back home (like I will be this weekend).

Just saw Project Hail Mary for the second time. It’s definitely a movie I wish I could see again for the first time, but what I gave up in the thrill of the first viewing I gained in noticing some of the things I missed the first time because I was too wound up.

If you're planning to tailgate this evening, keep an eye to the sky. Good chance for showers/thunderstorms as we get into the evening hours.

Today I learned that “mac and cheese fraud” is (allegedly) a thing www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Danger noodle

Today’s sky safari skyline challenge: Where am I?

One of my favorite sounds - the goal horn and @wademinter.com screaming GOOOOOOOAAAALLL in the playoffs!

I'm disappointed that the Jankowski goal was disallowed, but it's great that the review opened up everything and they awarded the penalty shot on a foul the refs didn't call the first time through. I don't hate that at all.

Got some more data yesterday on model verification - there is a definitive decreasing trend in global model scores that raises concerns about NWS upper air struggles. But this is a complex scientific problem that needs dedicated experiments to understand what the actual impacts might be.

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Caturday vibes by Smudge.

It's been a wild 24 hours in the Triangle. 4pm yesterday: 89.1°, SW wind gusting to 30 mph 4pm today: 39.9°, N wind gusting to 31 mph A 49.2°F drop, multiple hours of winds 30+ — oh — and a round of very gusty thunderstorms, too (with wind damage reported not far away). Fun day for weather fans.

This time tomorrow, it won’t be this time tomorrow.

New sunspot, who's this?

Find someone who loves you like NC State fans love free chicken

Seriously, my central NC friends — get outside! touch grass! open your windows! It's absolutely gorgeous and feels GREAT outside right now and will for a few more hours.

Hope you dressed in layers! RDU has warmed a stunning *42 Fahrenheit* degrees since our low of 27° this morning. As of 3pm, we're at 69 and knocking on the door of 70.

First time above 60° at RDU in 30 days.

The first two bowl games today were meh - some excitement but outcome not in doubt for much of the game. The Sugar Bowl, OTOH, is more than making up for any lack of excitement. Well into the 4th quarter and I have no idea who’s going to win.

The atmosphere doing its best to blow 2025 on out of here. Sustained winds 35-40 kts with gusts to 55 kts. Fun!

The queen of halftime!!

3-0.

Tonight's 37 is the second-coldest kickoff temp for a Wolfpack football game going back as far as 1954.

“Hey Google, how’s A&M’s backup QB?”

Can I still say “that’s another Wolfpack first down!” after every KC Concepcion first down?

Reposting for no reason whatsoever

This was *insane*

Forced password and passcode changes that don't give you any heads up or warning and that use a different keyboard (QWERTY vs 10-key) than the default input are terrible UX and terrible design.

EM from Oceania forcefully telling IAEM conference audience that climate change is real, they're dealing with it every day, losing islands to it.

The soccer equivalent of a half-court heave at the buzzer? Congrats Scotland!

Used today’s 50th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (and the song of the same name) to workshop how to produce a TikTok/Instagram-style video with my media meteorology class. Kinda wish I’d just told them to run with this for this week’s assignment - some really neat ideas.

Football hot take: Any kick that hits the upright gets one point for the kicking team. If it bounces in on a FG attempt, it’s four points.

Periodic reminder: A “ground stop” for XYZ airport means traffic destined to fly to XYZ is being held on the ground at their points of origin, not that anything has “stopped” at XYZ. So, a “ground stop for CLT” means planes at *other airports* are stopped from leaving for CLT.

Anyone who thought Game 7 of this World Series was going to do anything but end in extras hasn't been paying attention.

NC State has never lost on this field. (The playing surface was replaced after the Chris Brown concert last month.)

This time tomorrow, it won’t be this time tomorrow.

Wolfpack Nation! Do not let the warmth of the afternoon sun fool you! Temperatures will CRASH at sunset, leaving us in the lower 50s at kickoff and deep into the 40s by the time the game is over. Stay warm! Bring your (red!) jackets/coats and your hot chocolate money.

Alrighty, ready to see something really cool? (and maybe a little nauseating) The evolution of Hurricane Melissa's mesovortices at peak strength.