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Northern Mesonet Project @westernunmp.bsky.social · Aug 21

On a different storm, a wind gust of nearly 130 km/h was reported in North Battleford, SK #skstorm #skwx

Northern Mesonet Project @westernunmp.bsky.social · Aug 21

Crazy winds caught by @meso.cssl.ca from the storms on August 20th in AB/SK. Maximum wind speed of nearly 150 km/h recorded in Atlee, AB.

Hail track from the MESH product also showed intense hail (~75 mm)

#abstorm #abwx #skstorm #skwx

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Northern Mesonet Project @westernunmp.bsky.social · Jun 26

A new update is now live on @meso.cssl.ca! This update allows for viewing historical weather station data both on the map and in graphs. Currently we have up to January 1, 2025 available, but aim to make more historical data available soon! You can see more details here: www.uwo.ca/nmp/news/202...

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Northern Mesonet Project @westernunmp.bsky.social · Jun 23

It's a scorcher in Southwestern Ontario today! Current peak temperature is in east Toronto at 37.2°C! #onwx

Source: @meso.cssl.ca

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Northern Mesonet Project @westernunmp.bsky.social · Jun 22

Some incredible rainfall rates recorded last night in Central-Eastern Ontario. #ONwx #ONStorm

Source: @meso.cssl.ca

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Northern Mesonet Project @westernunmp.bsky.social · Jun 14

The Maximum Estimated Size of Hail (MESH) radar product is showing potentially up to 75 mm hail on some of these storms across Alberta and Saskatchewan. #abwx #abstorm #skwx #skstorm

Source: meso.cssl.ca

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Northern Mesonet Project @westernunmp.bsky.social · May 30

129.2 km/h wind gust reported at Edmonton Airport on the @meso.cssl.ca ! #abwx #abstorm

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Northern Mesonet Project @westernunmp.bsky.social · May 20

Another big update is now live on @meso.cssl.ca! This includes hail impact reports, maximum estimated size of hail (MESH) layers, present weather reports, and other minor updates to our display options. You can learn more about this update here: www.uwo.ca/nmp/news/202...

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Northern Mesonet Project @westernunmp.bsky.social · May 16

Incredibly strong wind gust of 102 km/h reported in Chatham, ON last night at 2AM! Check out meso.cssl.ca to see the data!

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Rob’s Obs @robsobs.bsky.social · May 11

Crazy early season heat along the Red River valley in ND/MN and southern MB. Up to 100F (38C) in Hallock MN, 99F (37C) in Grand Forks, ND and 37.0C (99F) in Emerson MB as of 240 pm local time. All record highs for May 11.

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Northern Mesonet Project @westernunmp.bsky.social · May 3

Thanks! :)

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Northern Mesonet Project @westernunmp.bsky.social · Feb 5

Finally, we've updated the mesonet portal to include even more variables such as solar radiation, wet bulb temperature, wind chill, visibility, and much much more! If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at [email protected].

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Northern Mesonet Project @westernunmp.bsky.social · Feb 5

You can now also search for specific stations and locations by using our search function!

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Northern Mesonet Project @westernunmp.bsky.social · Feb 5

If you’re not a fan of the World Meteorological Organization’s standard notation, you can modify the stations to a more simplified view to gain a clearer understanding of a particular variable!

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Northern Mesonet Project @westernunmp.bsky.social · Feb 5

Weather alerts now have the option to be clicked on to access more detailed information about the specific alert!

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Northern Mesonet Project @westernunmp.bsky.social · Feb 5

You can now save your preferred settings, layers, filters, and view by clicking the export button. This generates a URL that you can bookmark or share with others for easy access!

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Northern Mesonet Project @westernunmp.bsky.social · Feb 5

A very big update is now live on the Canadian Mesonet Portal! This includes new meteorological variables, saving / exporting settings and more! For more details, you can check out the link below. But here are the main highlights for you to see in a 🧵:

www.uwo.ca/nmp/news/202...

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Northern Mesonet Project @westernunmp.bsky.social · Dec 29

Thanks for catching that! We’re on it. Right now our QC algorithms are a bit rudimentary, but will get better with time.

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · Dec 18

Easy to tell approx when the warm front (red ⬇️) then the cold front (blue ⬇️) pushed thru Metro #Vancouver wx stns o/n.Wind shifts & temp chgs easily denoted in graphs, time in the warm sector longer at #WhiteRock vs Van Harbour farther NW

Chart @westernunmp.bsky.social

#BCstorm #BCstormwatch #BCwx

Graphic showing temp and wind changes with arrows pointing out approximate warm and cold front passages for White Rock

Graphic showing temp and wind changes with arrows pointing out approximate warm and cold front passages for Vancouver Harbout

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Northern Mesonet Project @westernunmp.bsky.social · Dec 12

The Canadian Mesonet Portal (meso.cssl.ca) now has 167 new stations from the Alberta Government’s Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation!

#CANwx #SkyWX #WXsky #Weather #Canada

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Canadian Severe Storms Lab @cssl.ca · Dec 4

Dive into real-world research and fieldwork with the CSSL Summer Internship Program!

Learn more and apply here: uwo.ca/cssl/internships/index.html

Don't miss your chance to gain hands-on experience with leading hail and tornado experts in the field.

Applications close on January 27th.

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Northern Mesonet Project @westernunmp.bsky.social · Nov 27

Did you know that the Canadian Mesonet Portal (meso.cssl.ca) offers advanced graphing tools that allow you to dig into the data? You can select the variable you want to visualize, create multiple graphs, adjust the graph size, hover over data points, and click/drag to create a custom time frame!

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Ryan Voutilainen @yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social · Nov 26

Nice to see them over here.. Get real-time observations from across Canada using the Canadian #Mesonet Portal and be sure to follow them here 👇🏻

#CANwx #SkyWX #WXsky #Weather #Canada

Northern Mesonet Project @westernunmp.bsky.social · Nov 26

Hello Bluesky! We’re thrilled to be here! If you missed our launch in late October and haven’t visited the Canadian Mesonet Portal yet, you can find it here!

meso.cssl.ca

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Northern Mesonet Project @westernunmp.bsky.social · Nov 26

Hello Bluesky! We’re thrilled to be here! If you missed our launch in late October and haven’t visited the Canadian Mesonet Portal yet, you can find it here!

meso.cssl.ca

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