Justin Gehrts
@justingehrts.com
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
15 years ago today, I very briefly appeared on GMA during a story about cold weather. 😆
December 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
15 years ago today, I very briefly appeared on GMA during a story about cold weather. 😆
Whoever invented the idea of "being in bed" really nailed it.
a cat laying on a bed with white sheets and a pillow
ALT: a cat laying on a bed with white sheets and a pillow
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December 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Whoever invented the idea of "being in bed" really nailed it.
Hi, moon. Hi, Jupiter.
December 5, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Hi, moon. Hi, Jupiter.
@akrherz.bsky.social Do you have a version of this application for COOP sites, by chance? mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/nws/climap.php
December 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
@akrherz.bsky.social Do you have a version of this application for COOP sites, by chance? mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/nws/climap.php
Love when I check the "ship in an Amazon box" and it doesn't and my wife goes and gets the package that's for her.
December 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Love when I check the "ship in an Amazon box" and it doesn't and my wife goes and gets the package that's for her.
TIL that the cursive capital Q is no longer written like the number 2, and hasn't in nearly 30 years.
a close up of a man 's face with a gray shirt on
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with a gray shirt on
media.tenor.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
TIL that the cursive capital Q is no longer written like the number 2, and hasn't in nearly 30 years.
4" at our house. Wonder how long it'll take for a plow to get here. We had a snow last year that they didn't come for a few days... Had to notify the city after seeing residential cul-de-sacs were completely clear. Our street definitely was forgotten/missed.
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
4" at our house. Wonder how long it'll take for a plow to get here. We had a snow last year that they didn't come for a few days... Had to notify the city after seeing residential cul-de-sacs were completely clear. Our street definitely was forgotten/missed.
So... is "wear PJs inside out and throw an ice cube in the toilet if you want a snow day" an Ohio thing or something? We had never heard of such a thing until today.
Also, 2-4" should not result in a serious discussion of even the *possibility* of a snow day. Weenies. 🙄
Also, 2-4" should not result in a serious discussion of even the *possibility* of a snow day. Weenies. 🙄
December 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
So... is "wear PJs inside out and throw an ice cube in the toilet if you want a snow day" an Ohio thing or something? We had never heard of such a thing until today.
Also, 2-4" should not result in a serious discussion of even the *possibility* of a snow day. Weenies. 🙄
Also, 2-4" should not result in a serious discussion of even the *possibility* of a snow day. Weenies. 🙄
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🔥Let's check in and see how much December temperatures have changed (trend) over the last 75 years. 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
🔥Let's check in and see how much December temperatures have changed (trend) over the last 75 years. 🔥
Wife and 8yo daughter have really gotten into their lore that Smokey Bear is actually a pyro who starts wildfires.
November 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Wife and 8yo daughter have really gotten into their lore that Smokey Bear is actually a pyro who starts wildfires.
🏈 Today is the 75th anniversary of the "Snow Bowl," the #Michigan - #OhioState football game that had such awful weather that the teams punted a combined 45 times. Gametime temperatures were in the teens and 7.5" of snow fell that day.
buckeyeweatherbuzz.substack.com/i/179859913/...
#OHwx
buckeyeweatherbuzz.substack.com/i/179859913/...
#OHwx
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
🏈 Today is the 75th anniversary of the "Snow Bowl," the #Michigan - #OhioState football game that had such awful weather that the teams punted a combined 45 times. Gametime temperatures were in the teens and 7.5" of snow fell that day.
buckeyeweatherbuzz.substack.com/i/179859913/...
#OHwx
buckeyeweatherbuzz.substack.com/i/179859913/...
#OHwx
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Scientists with NOAA and NASA have ranked this year’s ozone hole over the Antarctic as the fifth smallest since 1992 — the year that the Montreal Protocol, a landmark international agreement to phase out ozone-depleting chemicals began to take effect.
noaa.gov/news-release...
noaa.gov/news-release...
November 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Scientists with NOAA and NASA have ranked this year’s ozone hole over the Antarctic as the fifth smallest since 1992 — the year that the Montreal Protocol, a landmark international agreement to phase out ozone-depleting chemicals began to take effect.
noaa.gov/news-release...
noaa.gov/news-release...
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My moon conspiracy theory is that every astronaut who sees the Earth from space immediately says “That’s a spicy meatball!” and NASA is covering it up.
November 24, 2025 at 12:39 AM
My moon conspiracy theory is that every astronaut who sees the Earth from space immediately says “That’s a spicy meatball!” and NASA is covering it up.
Our Breville toaster oven just bit the dust... after only five years! We use it a lot, but holy cow it should last longer than that.
November 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Our Breville toaster oven just bit the dust... after only five years! We use it a lot, but holy cow it should last longer than that.
The people behind the Walmart "WhoKnewVille" Christmas marketing campaign must have skipped this page of the story
November 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The people behind the Walmart "WhoKnewVille" Christmas marketing campaign must have skipped this page of the story
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science!
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
science!
When I was working on today's weather newsletter, I was struck by how today's record low of -3 is so starkly different than yesterday's and tomorrow's (10 and 11, respectively). And then I noticed that year, 1880, had several *more* record cold days at this time — five out of six, in fact! (1/2)
November 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
When I was working on today's weather newsletter, I was struck by how today's record low of -3 is so starkly different than yesterday's and tomorrow's (10 and 11, respectively). And then I noticed that year, 1880, had several *more* record cold days at this time — five out of six, in fact! (1/2)
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The sun just set in Utqiaġvik, Alaska, for the season (71.29°N). It will rise again in 66 days (January 23rd). Good night. 🥱 @alaskawx.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The sun just set in Utqiaġvik, Alaska, for the season (71.29°N). It will rise again in 66 days (January 23rd). Good night. 🥱 @alaskawx.bsky.social
Locally heavy rain southwest of Dayton... 😏
November 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Locally heavy rain southwest of Dayton... 😏
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Expect this list to grow: Three of the top 5 deadliest heat waves in world history have been in Europe in the past five years. "Mitigating further global warming can reduce heat mortality, but mass mortality events remain plausible at near-future temperatures despite current adaptations to heat."
November 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Expect this list to grow: Three of the top 5 deadliest heat waves in world history have been in Europe in the past five years. "Mitigating further global warming can reduce heat mortality, but mass mortality events remain plausible at near-future temperatures despite current adaptations to heat."
Local news outlet had this as the forecast for today. It is not slushy, and it certainly has not looked like it was going to be slushy for some time.
If you're going to have weather, have a meteorologist.
If you're going to have weather, have a meteorologist.
November 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Local news outlet had this as the forecast for today. It is not slushy, and it certainly has not looked like it was going to be slushy for some time.
If you're going to have weather, have a meteorologist.
If you're going to have weather, have a meteorologist.