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Justin Gehrts

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Former TV meteorologist & comms specialist figuring out what he should be when he grows up, dad to a girl and a corgi, Iowa State grad, and year-round ice cream eater. www.justingehrts.com

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Brian McNoldy @bmcnoldy.bsky.social · 3d

As we watch #Melissa in the coming week+, make sure you're getting reliable information.
Definitely go to www.nhc.noaa.gov, but also follow experts who don't get into the hype and can offer valuable insights. I have a starter pack of trusted "hurricane gurus" to help with this: go.bsky.app/88mXQKD

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Justin Gehrts @justingehrts.com · 1d

Our daughter has four friends over for a drop-off birthday party. We've made it beyond the first 90 minutes and have less than an hour to go - hopefully we all make it through without incident 😆

Justin Gehrts @justingehrts.com · 1d

Following up on this with a little more detail. #OHwx

Justin Gehrts @justingehrts.com · 2d

Friday morning lows around #Columbus... finally dropped into the 30s for the first time this season at CMH, tied for third-latest date for the first sub-40 reading. 34 was the official low. #OHwx

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Justin Gehrts @justingehrts.com · 3d

Overcast and windy in late October?

Take the under.

It's 1 p.m. and temps have barely budged since daybreak. #OHwx

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 4d

📣 The "U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters" data is back today through @climatecentral.org! And more soon!

➡️ Explore our new interactive website at www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv..., which is now updated through the first half of 2025 & totaling over $101 billion from 14 events.

Map showing the U.S. 2025 Billion-Dollar Weather & Climate Disasters and highlights wildfires and severe weather so far through June 2025. Graphic is produced by Climate Central.

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Justin Gehrts @justingehrts.com · 4d

Here comes some wind #OHwx

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Jeff Frame @vortexjeff.bsky.social · 4d

Satellite image of a beautiful midlatitude cyclone over the Great Lakes

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Justin Gehrts @justingehrts.com · 5d

[email protected] with a winner of a feature today. mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/featu...

IEM :: 2025-10-21 Feature - Six — Seven

Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University

mesonet.agron.iastate.edu

Justin Gehrts @justingehrts.com · 6d

#girldad

Justin Gehrts @justingehrts.com · 6d

After a false start or two, fall has finally arrived in #Columbus. If it was looking for attention, it sure knew how to enter the room this weekend:

☀️ Saturday: Sunny, near-record high of 82.
🌧️ Sunday: Rain, wind, 60s falling into the 50s.

🔗 buckeyeweatherbuzz.substack.com/p/central-oh...

#OHwx

Central Ohio just fell into fall

Plus: The Orionid meteor shower

buckeyeweatherbuzz.substack.com

Justin Gehrts @justingehrts.com · 7d

They say there's no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing...

... but my rain jacket is at my mom's house eight hours away, so I was stuck with a windbreaker, which is not ideal.

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Justin Gehrts @justingehrts.com · 7d

🌡️ Today's 82 in #Columbus is the second-warmest high on record for October 18, tied with 1963, 1910, and 1908.

🥇 Record high is 83 in 2016 and 1938.

#OHwx

IEMBot Wilmington, OH @iln.weather.im · 7d

COLUMBUS OH Oct 18 Climate: High: 82 Low: 54 Precip: 0.0" Snow: 0.0" Snow Depth: 0" Link

Justin Gehrts @justingehrts.com · 8d

Today was a reminder to myself that I can, in fact, get a sunburned forehead in the middle of October.

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EarthSky @earthskyscience.bsky.social · 9d

Hi stargazers! Tomorrow morning the waning crescent #moon will shine near the bright star #Regulus, the brightest star in Leo the Lion. On the next morning, October 18, a thinner crescent moon will float between Regulus and the eastern horizon. 🌘🌌🔭

buff.ly/6yKOoEM

📸 EarthSky.org.

A crescent shape, the moon, is below a dot, the star Regulus. Then it drops lower. All are above a wavy line, the horizon.

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Tomer Burg @burgwx.bsky.social · 10d

This is part misleading and part false.

The false part - the West Pacific (where Halong originated from) is having a below average year so far across all metrics, especially for ACE & typhoon days.

The East Pacific is above average for number of storms/hurricanes & near average for ACE.

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Justin Gehrts @justingehrts.com · 10d

Blurry phone photo of the moon and Regulus this morning

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Alaska Beacon @alaskabeacon.com · 11d

Commentary - Flooded Alaska villages face recovery far tougher than most Americans will ever see, writes Rick Thoman, Alaska climate specialist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks for the @us.theconversation.com via @alaskabeacon.com

alaskabeacon.com/2025/10/14/f...

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Justin Gehrts @justingehrts.com · 12d

Also, thanks Gemini for your crappy erroneous AI answer

Justin Gehrts @justingehrts.com · 12d

"Bees! Bees! Bees in the car! Bees everywhere! God, they're huge! They're ripping my flesh off! Your firearms are useless against them!"

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Justin Gehrts @justingehrts.com · 12d

Since I hadn't played SimCity 4 in a while, tonight was a good night for putting on my mayoral hat.

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Brian McNoldy @bmcnoldy.bsky.social · 13d

Atlantic hurricane season by the numbers as of October 13:

- 12 named storms (average is 12)
- 4 hurricanes (average is 5)
- 3 major hurricanes (average is 2)
- 96 ACE (average is 105)

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Justin Gehrts @justingehrts.com · 14d

Just remembered that "No Fear" clothing was a thing.

I hope our kid never asks about what the deal with that was, because I have NO idea.

Justin Gehrts @justingehrts.com · 15d

While most places in and near #Columbus dipped below 40 this morning, the official observation at the airport was 41. With no sub-40 lows likely anytime soon, this year's first date below 40 will be among the later ones on record. #OHwx

Justin Gehrts @justingehrts.com · 16d

Got cold enough at our house to get a little frost on the rooftops.