Jason Furtado

OU was robbed of a touchdown there…

I'm seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher to join my group at OU to do subseasonal prediction work on cold air outbreaks. Find out more about the position and apply at the following link: apply.interfolio.com/196325 Also, please share with your network and anyone who may be interested.

3”+ of rain for the north and central OKC metro. Closing in on 1.5”-2” in Norman and south OKC metro. Over 5-9”+ of rain to the west and southwest of OKC. And these are just 12 hour totals with heavy rain continuing.

Might be the closest things we get to something resembling a hurricane this season in the Atlantic. (It's a Nor'Easter but with a wonderful spiral-like structure, similar to a tropical system in appearance).

US 10-year Treasuries at their highest level since late 2001. www.cnbc.com/quotes/US10Y

Important changes at the National Science Foundation and grant funding announced in this memo. nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/Statem...

The National Weather Service (NWS) is officially moving forward with changing "Lake Ontario" to "Lake America" in their official products.

BREAKING: Oil prices up 3%, with US crude at $102.6 and Brent crude at $107.5.

Got to see Dawes Glacier today on our Alaskan cruise! Amazing experience on this cruise altogether. So happy to be sharing this experience with Tracey.

RIP Dolly Parton. Wow. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/a...

🙄 finance.yahoo.com/economy/poli...

Officially 110 F for a high today in Norman, OK. Ridiculous for late August.

Beautiful depiction of a mesohigh from an MCS passing through eastern Oklahoma this morning. Just lightning in the distance here in Norman, but maybe some rain coming through soon.

Healthcare in America: Prescription filled at CVS: $20 Same prescription filled at Walmart: $1.06

Borrrring…..

Guess where I get to be in about three weeks for a conference. 🙃

And a wonderfully cool low of 82 F this morning… 🥵

It's a tad warm out (again).

How are we in 2026 and medical offices still aren't sending fillable PDFs for paperwork?

Rain-cooled bullseye.

Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...

And no, it's not a "dry heat" (at least in the eastern half of the state):

Absolute scorcha here in OKC metro today. 🥵

Congratulations to @jacobfields.bsky.social for his successful defense of this MS thesis! Jacob will be continuing with me for his PhD starting this fall!

Academics after spring graduation: Now that the semester is over, I can get so much writing done this summer. Academics in mid-July: Where did summer go?!?!?!

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).

110+F in Billings, Montana. Incredible heat for that area.

Smh

Tough loss for 🇵🇹 but still a great game and a great tournament! Let’s go Team USA!!!

“We didn’t predict this heat.” This heatwave was well predicted by meteorologists a week ahead. With respect, what the Captain likely meant was they didn’t prepare properly for this extreme event. That is a different issue. But don’t put this on meteorologists. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/w...

This game is like that IUGG conference talk I was at where the speaker just blew past the 15 minute time limit and talked for 30 minutes before the chair stepped in and ended it.

GOOOOOAAAAALLLL! Morocco wins it in Penalty Kicks against The Netherlands!

What an end to that Germany - Paraguay match!

About to embark on a climate (S2S or longer) prediction problem using AI/ML? Well, you might want to check out this brand new BAMS paper by my colleagues and I on the recommended steps for how to preprocess your dataset before making those predictions. journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...

Até logo, Portugal! On the way back to the US after an amazing trip to Portugal (Lisbon and Porto).

# something of amazing espressos in Lisbon. Man I miss this.

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!

It's now official. The Board of Regents has voted to approve my promotion to Full Professor in the School of Meteorology starting in July 2026. It's been an incredible journey through my science career thus far, and I am looking forward to what the future holds.

I am proud to announce that I officially earned the Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) designation from the American Meteorological Society!

Guess what??

With, among other things, wildfires being an increasing threat to our country, this is a very short-sighted decision.