Sophie Splawinski
@aviationwx.bsky.social
(She/Her) avgeek and wx nerd, dreams of flying a C172. Opinions my own. Led the creation of a website to help teach folks about weather and its impacts on aviation, check it out at: avmet.navcanada.ca
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Sophie Splawinski
@aviationwx.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Hello new (and old) followers! Aviation folks: last spring we launched a new website to help anyone in ops (pilots, dxp, ATS delivery, airports, etc) better understand weather fundamentals and how weather impacts our world. If you're curious, check it out and share! ❤️✈️⛈️
avmet.navcanada.ca/en/
avmet.navcanada.ca/en/
How to know you're raising a Canadian kid...
Who needs sand anyways 😆
Who needs sand anyways 😆
February 15, 2026 at 12:15 AM
How to know you're raising a Canadian kid...
Who needs sand anyways 😆
Who needs sand anyways 😆
Michigan being far closer... i desperately need to go there for Pączki.
I would totally do a Pączki vacation where I fly to Poland for Pączki day 1 and then fly to Michigan for Pączki day 2.
u guys there are 2 Pączki Days, one is today (Poland) & one is Tuesday (Polish diaspora), i just learned this, v impt
February 12, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Michigan being far closer... i desperately need to go there for Pączki.
Oh my goodness I know Canada isnt covered here but seeing red and extrapolating.... bring on the thaw!! It's been a BRUTALLY cold winter out here so far.
Super-sized February thaw ahead. 🌡️
50F in the Twin Cities by Saturday?
Bye-bye snow cover for MSP and the south...
Not done with winter yet though, this is Minnesota after all.
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
50F in the Twin Cities by Saturday?
Bye-bye snow cover for MSP and the south...
Not done with winter yet though, this is Minnesota after all.
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Super-sized February thaw ahead: 50 degrees possible by Saturday?
An unseasonably mild air mass blows into Minnesota this weekend.
www.mprnews.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Oh my goodness I know Canada isnt covered here but seeing red and extrapolating.... bring on the thaw!! It's been a BRUTALLY cold winter out here so far.
The examples of surveillance are terrifying. Also love the "we dont work with ICE" while providing data to another company that does. 😒
February 10, 2026 at 10:44 PM
The examples of surveillance are terrifying. Also love the "we dont work with ICE" while providing data to another company that does. 😒
Well it looks like tomorrow's flight will be another scrub. Incoming storm on the horizon.
February 9, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Well it looks like tomorrow's flight will be another scrub. Incoming storm on the horizon.
Reposted by Sophie Splawinski
I haven't seen a superb owl joke yet today...
a close up of an owl with its feathers up .
Alt: a close up of an owl with its feathers up .
media.tenor.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:12 PM
I haven't seen a superb owl joke yet today...
Proud momma 🥰 my little guy starting to find his groove getting his parallel going. Worth braving the -25C today. Way to go buddy!
February 7, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Proud momma 🥰 my little guy starting to find his groove getting his parallel going. Worth braving the -25C today. Way to go buddy!
100% on board with this
I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
February 7, 2026 at 4:08 PM
100% on board with this
My Polish heritage is so proud.
Also Id love pierogi rn.
Also Id love pierogi rn.
IMPORTANT OLYMPIC NEWS:
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
THE POLISH FIGURE SKATING TEAM HAS A PLUSH PIEROGI
February 7, 2026 at 2:59 AM
My Polish heritage is so proud.
Also Id love pierogi rn.
Also Id love pierogi rn.
Reposted by Sophie Splawinski
Many of you have now seen the announced changes coming to SPC severe weather outlooks. I’ll be going live Tuesday evening with @girlswhochase.com to talk more about the new intensity format. Tune-in to the YouTube or Facebook channels Tuesday at 6pm CT!
February 1, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Many of you have now seen the announced changes coming to SPC severe weather outlooks. I’ll be going live Tuesday evening with @girlswhochase.com to talk more about the new intensity format. Tune-in to the YouTube or Facebook channels Tuesday at 6pm CT!
Cloud surfing at sunset is one of my favorite window seats views. Unless you're in the cockpit, there's no better seat in the house.
January 30, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Cloud surfing at sunset is one of my favorite window seats views. Unless you're in the cockpit, there's no better seat in the house.
Ah, back to familiar stomping grounds. On the downwind for 24L.
January 30, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Ah, back to familiar stomping grounds. On the downwind for 24L.
Never mind jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university.
- thermal and statistical physics
- partial differential equations
- synoptic Meteorology (I/II)
- world of chem: drugs
- cloud physics
- thermal and statistical physics
- partial differential equations
- synoptic Meteorology (I/II)
- world of chem: drugs
- cloud physics
Never mind jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university.
- Reason and Revolution
- “CALC & ANAL GEOM”
- Shiphandling and Tactics
- Law of Armed Conflict
- Celestial Navigation
- Reason and Revolution
- “CALC & ANAL GEOM”
- Shiphandling and Tactics
- Law of Armed Conflict
- Celestial Navigation
Never mind jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university.
1. Egyptian mythology
2. Death and dying
3. Stochastic processes
4. Geology of Wisconsin
5. Nonparametric statistics
1. Egyptian mythology
2. Death and dying
3. Stochastic processes
4. Geology of Wisconsin
5. Nonparametric statistics
January 30, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Never mind jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university.
- thermal and statistical physics
- partial differential equations
- synoptic Meteorology (I/II)
- world of chem: drugs
- cloud physics
- thermal and statistical physics
- partial differential equations
- synoptic Meteorology (I/II)
- world of chem: drugs
- cloud physics
I remember watching the Buffalo Bayou Park flooding after hurricane Harvey. The pictures and videos of water overflowing these banks, sometimes engulfing the overpasses above. This week i ran the park trail. It's almost impossible to imagine that much water... it was surreal.
January 30, 2026 at 2:06 PM
I remember watching the Buffalo Bayou Park flooding after hurricane Harvey. The pictures and videos of water overflowing these banks, sometimes engulfing the overpasses above. This week i ran the park trail. It's almost impossible to imagine that much water... it was surreal.
Yourself but as a cartoon
January 29, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Yourself but as a cartoon
#AMS26 5k run this morning with an awesome crew!! Exploring Houston without even blinking at the -4C (or 7am start time 😝). Big thank you to @ralagerwx.bsky.social for organizing!
January 27, 2026 at 3:10 PM
#AMS26 5k run this morning with an awesome crew!! Exploring Houston without even blinking at the -4C (or 7am start time 😝). Big thank you to @ralagerwx.bsky.social for organizing!
#AMS26 is one rare time where I could be convinced to exercise at 7am 😝
Looking forward to tomorrow morning!
Looking forward to tomorrow morning!
Reminder: the @ametsoc.org #AMS2026 5k fun run is still happening tomorrow morning! We'll meet at the Starbucks in the George Brown Convention Centre, *not* the one inside the Hilton. It will be a bit chilly but nothing we can't handle!
January 26, 2026 at 7:04 PM
#AMS26 is one rare time where I could be convinced to exercise at 7am 😝
Looking forward to tomorrow morning!
Looking forward to tomorrow morning!
This is territory I haven’t seen in a VERY long time. 32cm of snow in SIX HOURS. That lake-effect band coupled with the storm moving through created the perfect storm.
January 26, 2026 at 12:35 AM
This is territory I haven’t seen in a VERY long time. 32cm of snow in SIX HOURS. That lake-effect band coupled with the storm moving through created the perfect storm.
This entire thing reminds me of the Akufo league.
January 24, 2026 at 2:45 AM
This entire thing reminds me of the Akufo league.
Went full-blown Canadian tonight and it was delicious.
January 19, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Went full-blown Canadian tonight and it was delicious.
A long weekend outdoors in cold temperatures is a perfect excuse for overly loaded nachos, right? Sitting here in my food coma now, and it was worth it.
January 19, 2026 at 1:29 AM
A long weekend outdoors in cold temperatures is a perfect excuse for overly loaded nachos, right? Sitting here in my food coma now, and it was worth it.
Going back to my roots today - on the other side of the start wand. Love being at the start of a race, the atmosphere is just so electric 🎉⛷️
January 18, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Going back to my roots today - on the other side of the start wand. Love being at the start of a race, the atmosphere is just so electric 🎉⛷️