Join Us Today! 1-2 PM (MT) 🍃 McKenzie Larson, Ph.D. Candidate, Dept of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences (ATOC) - CU Boulder presents: 🍃 Future Changes to Extreme Downslope Windstorms Across the Northern Colorado Front Range
🌎 RAL Seminar Series - Explore, Learn, Connect 🌎
Watch Live: ral.ucar.edu/live
Destructive storms tore through the Central US yesterday evening and last night, including damaging tornadoes in the Midwest.
Severe thunderstorms continue to fire up across the country, as there is another severe weather risk in place for the Eastern US today.
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What a wonderful Homeschool Day last week at the @ncar-ucar.bsky.social Mesa Lab!
Thank you to all the homeschool families and groups who spent the day with us exploring wind, weather, and Earth science.
Future Changes to Extreme Downslope Windstorms Across the Northern Colorado Front Range, McKenzie Larson, Ph.D. Candidate, ATOC - CU Boulder
🌎 Explore, Learn, Connect - RAL Seminar Series 🌎
🍃 Future Changes to Extreme Downslope Windstorms Across the Northern Colorado Front Range
🍃 McKenzie Larson, Ph.D. Candidate, ATOC, CU Boulder
🍃 WED, March 11, 2026 | 1-2 PM (MT) | Free Hybrid Event
Details: ral.ucar.edu/events/2026/...
Space may seem far away, but space weather can have big impacts on our technology-dependent lives here on Earth. 🛰️ Check out this sneak peek of next week’s NSF NCAR Explorer Series that will discuss this fascinating and important topic. Learn more: https://edec.ucar.edu/events/space-debris
The high-resolution simulations in the MESACLIP dataset include such features as snow cover on land and sea surface temperatures in the oceans. Photo credit: NCAR.
A team of scientists from @tamu.bsky.social and NCAR (@ncar-ucar.bsky.social) has created an unprecedented set of high-resolution Earth system simulations that is freely available to the scientific community.
Learn more about the MESACLIP project: https://bit.ly/4rBK9bg
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Why are auroras different colors? 🌌
Auroras—called the aurora borealis in the Northern Hemisphere and the aurora australis in the Southern Hemisphere—occur in part of Earth's upper atmosphere, in a layer called the thermosphere.
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A promotional flyer for a seminar hosted by NSF and NCAR. It features a satellite in space. The text reads: "Keeping space safe: Understanding the impacts of space weather on satellite orbits." The event is scheduled for Wednesday, March 11, 2026, from 7:00 to 8:30 PM MT at the NSF NCAR Mesa Laboratory, Boulder, CO. A QR code and headshot of the speaker, Nick Pedatella, are included.
To prevent collisions of satellites and other "space junk," we need to predict the weather in space, just like we predict the weather on Earth. Join the NSF NCAR Explorer Series (virtually or in-person) to learn more about how researchers do that: https://edec.ucar.edu/events/space-debris
Join Us Today! 1-2 PM (MT) 💧David Yates, Scientist VI, NSF NCAR: 💧Integrated Water Systems
🌎 RAL Seminar Series - Explore, Learn, Connect 🌎
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Ever wondered why the sky looks the way it does?
From brilliant blue afternoons to colorful sunsets and even rainbows, the sky's changing appearance comes from how sunlight interacts with Earth's atmosphere!
Three images of the Sun showing magnetic vectors produced by PINNBARDS.
NSF NCAR and @swri.org researchers have created an AI-enabled forecasting tool that is a first step toward forecasting space weather weeks in advance, instead of just hours. Learn more: https://news.ucar.edu/133059/new-research-takes-first-step-toward-advance-warnings-space-weather
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Come join us at the CSU Little Shop of Physics Open House💫
This event is FREE and open to the public, welcoming curious minds of all ages!
🗓️ Sunday, March 1, 2026, from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
📍CSU Lory Student Center, Fort Collins, CO
🌟 Registration is open for the 2026 Improving Scientific Software (ISS) Conference! Hosted by the UCAR Software Engineering Assembly, join us April 6–9, 2026 in Boulder, CO (or virtually) as we explore “Maintaining the Joy of Software Development.”
More information: sea.ucar.edu/iss/2026/
Still satellite imagery of a nor'easter. This image contains the GeoColor product from the GOES-19 weather satellite from the morning of 2026-02-23.
A stunning satellite shot of a powerful nor'easter.
Scientists at @noaa.gov, CIRES, the University of Minnesota, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed an innovative model that uses weather and climate data to forecast West Nile Virus in the U.S.
Read the research spotlight from @eos.org ⬇️
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Curious about clouds? 🔎☁️
With our free Field Guide to Clouds app, you can identify different types of clouds, learn what they can tell us about the weather, and test your cloud knowledge with quizzes! Search "Field Guide to Clouds" in the Apple or Google Play store or scied.ucar.edu/apps/cloud-g...
📆 SAVE the DATE! We are excited to announce that Dr. Baoqiang Xiang will be speaking on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 11:00am MT regarding "How predictable are North American summer heat extremes on the subseasonal timescale?" cpaess.ucar.edu/news/cpaess-...
Into The Low.
Graphic for the 2026 AMS Madison Summit featuring a list of conferences, date, and location.
🛎️ Call for Papers: 2026 #AMSMadisonSummit!
Be part of one of the largest joint meteorology conferences—showcase your research and connect with colleagues across the weather, water, and climate sciences.
Abstract submission closes on 19 March. Learn more and submit here: https://bit.ly/3JGP5LD
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Today is National Science Day, a day to celebrate curiosity, discovery, and the science that helps us understand the world around us. From weather patterns and Earth's interconnected systems to the Sun and space weather, science helps explain how our planet works.
Hillside wildfire with flames and smoke near residential area with several houses. Photo credit: FEMA
Our researchers have compiled the first nationwide inventory of emissions from structure fires in the wildland-urban interface. The inventory lays the groundwork for communities to be more prepared for and resilient to the impacts of smoke. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4rOBgeu
Fires that burn buildings in the wildland-urban interface create more air pollution, according to work led by @ncar-ucar.bsky.social and co-authored by CIRES scientists @earthlabcu.bsky.social, @cu-esiil.bsky.social & @cugeography.bsky.social.
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Integrated Water Systems: Translating Physical Climate Science into Practical Water Management Solutions at Global, Regional & Local Scales David Yates, Scientist VI, NSF NCAR RAL
🌎 Explore, Learn, Connect - RAL Seminar Series 🌎
💧Integrated Water Systems: Translating Physical Climate Science into Practical Water Management Solutions at Global, Regional & Local Scales
💧David Yates, Scientist VI, NSF NCAR
💧WED, FEB 25, 1-2 PM (MT) Free Hybrid Event
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✈️ 🚗 ❄️ Happening tonight! Weather on the Move: Understanding Weather Hazards for Cars, Trucks, & Drones, a free, in-person lecture & conversation at Bambei Brewing, 7-8 PM MST in Superior, CO. Featuring NSF NCAR RAL's Brittany Welch. Details edec.ucar.edu/events/winte...
