Sam Lillo
@samlillo.bsky.social
Mostly weather, dataviz, and some homesteading projects in Boulder, CO
Pretty sure the NOAA Space Weather page is about to crash
November 12, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Pretty sure the NOAA Space Weather page is about to crash
64 degrees at 11pm at my place in Arvada Colorado.
On November 10th.
Totally fine.
On November 10th.
Totally fine.
November 11, 2025 at 5:54 AM
64 degrees at 11pm at my place in Arvada Colorado.
On November 10th.
Totally fine.
On November 10th.
Totally fine.
Is it safe to feel a small ray of optimism after this election?
a man and a woman are sitting next to each other and the woman is saying i 'm trying really hard
ALT: a man and a woman are sitting next to each other and the woman is saying i 'm trying really hard
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Is it safe to feel a small ray of optimism after this election?
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the 2025 World Series MVP 🏆
He joins Hideki Matsui (2009) as the only Japanese-born winners of the award.
He joins Hideki Matsui (2009) as the only Japanese-born winners of the award.
November 2, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the 2025 World Series MVP 🏆
He joins Hideki Matsui (2009) as the only Japanese-born winners of the award.
He joins Hideki Matsui (2009) as the only Japanese-born winners of the award.
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Obviously was rooting for Jays and gutted for Toronto and Canada to lose the way they did. But - what Yamamoto did in games 6 and 7 was unfreaking believable. Has any pitcher ever won games 6 and 7 of the World Series? If he isn't the MVP I don't get it.
November 2, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Obviously was rooting for Jays and gutted for Toronto and Canada to lose the way they did. But - what Yamamoto did in games 6 and 7 was unfreaking believable. Has any pitcher ever won games 6 and 7 of the World Series? If he isn't the MVP I don't get it.
Double play is a rouuugh way to end it
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Double play is a rouuugh way to end it
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UGH. I guess I’ll be happy for Japan
November 2, 2025 at 4:18 AM
UGH. I guess I’ll be happy for Japan
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Hello welcome to bluesky. We have every kind of anti-government radical left of center, and also, baseball
November 2, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Hello welcome to bluesky. We have every kind of anti-government radical left of center, and also, baseball
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James Earl Jones agrees.
November 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
James Earl Jones agrees.
Baseball is just the best
November 2, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Baseball is just the best
Melissa is wasting no time getting reorganized back over the ocean north of Jamaica
October 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Melissa is wasting no time getting reorganized back over the ocean north of Jamaica
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I recommend anybody interested in donating uses the official website launched earlier today instead of the links I posted supportjamaica.gov.jm/donateq
October 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I recommend anybody interested in donating uses the official website launched earlier today instead of the links I posted supportjamaica.gov.jm/donateq
The circulation of Melissa rotating classically anticyclonically around the high terrain.
October 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The circulation of Melissa rotating classically anticyclonically around the high terrain.
I see some kind of bird...
October 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I see some kind of bird...
Track update. Substantial westward wobble
October 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Track update. Substantial westward wobble
Just my routine plea not to compare a hurricane to the EF scale. Please.
October 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Just my routine plea not to compare a hurricane to the EF scale. Please.
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I was worried for my crew mates when I saw them circling in the eye for over 20 mins. Looks like the very rough ride was confirmed. Plane had to leave early. They reported svr turb and a "sawtooth" eye. Looks like they moved 600-700ft up & down during this stretch in ~1 min.
October 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I was worried for my crew mates when I saw them circling in the eye for over 20 mins. Looks like the very rough ride was confirmed. Plane had to leave early. They reported svr turb and a "sawtooth" eye. Looks like they moved 600-700ft up & down during this stretch in ~1 min.
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219-kt peak wind would be the highest wind value a dropsonde has ever recorded, ahead of 215-kt value in Super Typhoon Megi in 2010 & the 210 kt recorded just yesterday in #Hurricane #Melissa.
Still needs to be validated… so this data is preliminary.
Still needs to be validated… so this data is preliminary.
This is hands down the most extraordinary dropsonde in Atlantic recon history.
October 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
219-kt peak wind would be the highest wind value a dropsonde has ever recorded, ahead of 215-kt value in Super Typhoon Megi in 2010 & the 210 kt recorded just yesterday in #Hurricane #Melissa.
Still needs to be validated… so this data is preliminary.
Still needs to be validated… so this data is preliminary.
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I'm not sure whether anyone's quantified the 3-D size of a mountainous island needed to deflect a TC's track, but if it persists, that could be a contributing factor (among others).
October 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I'm not sure whether anyone's quantified the 3-D size of a mountainous island needed to deflect a TC's track, but if it persists, that could be a contributing factor (among others).
This is hands down the most extraordinary dropsonde in Atlantic recon history.
October 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This is hands down the most extraordinary dropsonde in Atlantic recon history.
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Good lord. If I remember correctly, and I think it’s hard to verify unfortunately, this 219 kt/252 mph dropsonde wind gust in Melissa is easily the strongest the hurricane hunters have ever recorded
October 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Good lord. If I remember correctly, and I think it’s hard to verify unfortunately, this 219 kt/252 mph dropsonde wind gust in Melissa is easily the strongest the hurricane hunters have ever recorded
892mb pressure
185mph winds
185mph winds
October 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
892mb pressure
185mph winds
185mph winds
173kt peak flight level winds, highest measured so far in Melissa, and not even on the strongest side of the storm.
October 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
173kt peak flight level winds, highest measured so far in Melissa, and not even on the strongest side of the storm.
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This storm is a testament to what can happen if a hurricane doesn't blow out its eyewall too quickly. Melissa didn't seem to develop the unstable pinhole eye true of many cat 5 storms.
And of course a testament to the power of weather prediction that we can forecast these things days in advance.
And of course a testament to the power of weather prediction that we can forecast these things days in advance.
#Melissa unfortunately is still intensifying. A 9am EDT Tropical Cyclone Update indicates that winds are up to 180 mph, with an estimated minimum pressure of 896 mb.
You can see how GLM lightning has 📈 in the past hour, encircling the eye, with eye WV temp still increasing!
You can see how GLM lightning has 📈 in the past hour, encircling the eye, with eye WV temp still increasing!
October 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This storm is a testament to what can happen if a hurricane doesn't blow out its eyewall too quickly. Melissa didn't seem to develop the unstable pinhole eye true of many cat 5 storms.
And of course a testament to the power of weather prediction that we can forecast these things days in advance.
And of course a testament to the power of weather prediction that we can forecast these things days in advance.