Fisksätra's Big Thaw of 2026 starts tomorrow at noon.

#spring #weather

Study finds warming world increases days when weather is prone to fires around the globe https://phys.org/news/2026-02-world-days-weather-prone-globe.html

#environment #weather #wildfire #wildfires #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

The heat suffocates, the fires rage – even by Australian standards, this summer is brutal https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/19/australia-heatwave-bushfires-climate-crisis-fossil-fuels

#Australia #environment #weather #temperature #heat #wildfire #wildfires

Good morning. 😴🥱☕

23 February 2026

The temperature this morning is reminding us that winter isn’t quite done with us yet. The sun is out, the trees are starting to sprout leaves, and the birds are singing, but Charlie and I aren’t exactly outside dancing and belting out The Sound of Music. Charlie would be fine with that, but for now I’d rather stay inside where it’s warm. Maybe we’ll head out later, once things warm up a bit.

I suppose I could just dress warmly and go for a walk, but the weather is right at that tricky point where it’s hard to guess the right number of layers. Too many, and I’m stuck walking a mile feeling overheated; too few, and I’m chilled the whole way. The sweet spot is when I start out cold and warm into it as I go—but then the outside temperature rises during the walk, throwing the whole calculation off. There must be a formula for getting it just right. That’s my problem alone, though. Charlie just steps outside exactly as he is, no matter the weather, like it doesn’t bother him at all.

I know he notices temperature, though. In the evenings he always finds the perfect spot in the house—sometimes tucked behind my wife’s chair, sometimes in the foyer, sometimes on the couch in the family room. I rarely ever find him in his actual bed.

He moves around during the night, I think, but when I open the bedroom door in the morning, he’s right there waiting for me.

“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” -
Annie Dillard

“Walking is how the body measures itself against the earth.” -
Rebecca Solnit

“Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.” - Roger Caras

“What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” - Mary Oliver

#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #nature #morning #weather #temperature #dogs

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Golden Lantana "The image shows a tight cluster of yellow lantana blossoms glowing like small suns against a backdrop of deep green leaves. Each flower head is made up of dozens of tiny, tubular blooms packed closely together, forming rounded clusters about the size of a thumbprint. The petals shift in color from a soft, buttery yellow at the edges to a richer, golden hue toward the center, giving each cluster a warm, almost radiant depth. Some blooms are fully open, their tiny petals curling outward like miniature trumpets, while others remain in bud—small, knobby spheres tinged with hints of orange. The contrast between the mature flowers and the still‑forming buds adds a sense of movement, as if the plant is caught mid‑moment in its cycle of opening. Surrounding the blossoms are broad, textured leaves—dark green, slightly rough, and quilted with raised veins. Their rugged surface frames the delicate flowers, making the yellow stand out even more vividly. The light in the image is soft but bright enough to highlight the fine details: the tiny shadows between petals, the subtle color gradients, and the crisp edges of the leaves. The overall impression is one of warmth, vibrancy, and the quiet energy of a plant in full bloom." - Microsoft Copilot

@frenchtoast

A "Non-Tropical Cyclone" perhaps?

That's what they called the "Storm of the Century" here in #Florida in the 1990s. Killed 32 if my memory serves. Also, I recently found out they name #winter #storms just like hurricanes. #Weather

The team from Dark Sky that Apple acquired years ago to improve the stock Weather app have left the fruit company to create a new startup called Acme Weather.

The biggest differentiator is providing numerous forecast lines to give the user insight into multiple potential outcomes.

I will be sticking with Carrot Weather, but I love the idea there is still room for improvement in this category, and they’re also working on an Android app.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/acme-weather/id6742032583

#Apple #iOS #Weather

Gusty winds and wildfire concerns this week

Today will be the coolest day of the next 7 with high temperatures in the low to mid-60s - seasonable but cooler than where we'll be tomorrow. -Meteorologist Kristen Currie

https://www.kxan.com/weather/forecast/gusty-winds-and-wildfire-concerns-this-week/

#Forecast #Austin #Local #News #Weather #GoGreen

On the morning of February 23, the first gale of spring (haru ichiban in Japanese) blew in the Kanto region including Tokyo. #haruichiban #tenki #weather #tokyo

2月23日午前、関東地方で春一番が吹きました。 #haruichiban #tenki #weather #tokyo

Study reveals impact of extreme heat and drought on Australia's jarrah forests https://phys.org/news/2026-02-reveals-impact-extreme-drought-australia.html

#Australia #environment #forest #weather #heat #drought

Man missing in floods as France hit by record 35 days of rain https://phys.org/news/2026-02-france-days.html

#France #environment #weather #rain #rainfall #flood #floods #flooding

Climate change widened Valencia's 2024 extreme rain footprint by 55%, study finds https://phys.org/news/2026-02-climate-widened-valencia-extreme-footprint.html

#Valencia #environment #weather #rain #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

#News #Weather #USA
https://apnews.com/article/us-east-coast-blizzard-warning-fc4b3a4c86542ae691d1e87cda8e6fce

Current weather in Nieuw Amsterdam SR SA with the grace of wttr.in curl {ba{c{k{z{fi}}}}}sh and the cool lolcat


curl -v wttr.in/nieuw_amsterdam_suriname|lolcat


Background photograph composed in Fluorescent filtered light in PBM SR SA

% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- 0:00:04 --:--:-- 0* Host wttr.in:80 was resolved.

• IPv6: (none)
• IPv4: 5.9.243.187
• Trying 5.9.243.187:80...0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- 0:00:06 --:--:-- 0* Connected to wttr.in (5.9.243.187) port 80
• using HTTP/1.xGET /nieuw_amsterdam_suriname HTTP/1.1Host: wttr.inUser-Agent: curl/8.14.1Accept: /

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• Connection #0 to host wttr.in left intact

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#Weather #wttr #lolcat #curl #meteorology #Physics #Chemistry #Mathematics #lineair #algebra #technology #OpenSource #programming #POSIX #technology

What are these "single digit negative Celsius" readings? Surely it's a sensor fault!

#finland #winter #weather

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A digital wall thermometer reading -3 Celsius.

I'm taking a week off to do some mountain adventures, starting with Mt Bogong next Sunday. It's been a nervous few days watching the wet weather forecasts come in but I may just get lucky with some dry days.

Anyway, hire car is booked and paid for now, so I'm definitely going somewhere.

#Weather #Hiking #Mountains

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Daily weather forecast for Falls Creek, VIC. Every day is forecast for rain, except next Sunday, when they might be a sprinkle

Sky-wetness is occurring! It's a miracoil!..

#Weather #Adelaide

Wake up in the dark — daylight saving time almost here

In a few weeks we'll set our clocks ahead, ushering in later sunsets and steadily increasing daylight hours.

https://www.kxan.com/weather/weather-blog/wake-up-in-the-dark-daylight-saving-time-almost-here/

#WeatherBlog #Austin #Local #News #Texas #TopStories #Weather #WeatherTrafficInDepth

Wildfire risk today for all of Central Texas

A high to extreme wildfire risk is posted for all of the area today due to a gusty north wind 25 to 30+ mph and very dry air. -- Rich Segal

https://www.kxan.com/weather/forecast/wildfire-risk-today-for-all-of-central-texas/

#Forecast #Austin #Local #News #TopStories #Weather #GoGreen

@ai6yr

3 min

From two days ago, just your average winter. But like “they” say weather is always changing.

I don’t have any baseline to know to really judge these sorts of events, but they seem a little different?

Oh, so that’s the weather that caused that pile up a few days ago. Holy smokes.

https://youtu.be/9J6fCcCJy3Q

#climatechange #weather

On this Linux installation (MX 23.6 the Cairo Dock is very old)

• Cairo-Dock version : 3.4.1
• Compiled date : Jan 2 2021 11:22:34
• Built with GTK : 3.24
• Running with OpenGL: 1

Log:

$ warning : (/build/cairo-dock-91fau9/cairo-dock-3.4.1+git20201103.0836f5d1/src/implementations/cairo-dock-egl.c:gldi_register_egl_backend:232)

Cairo-Dock was not built with EGL support
warning : (/build/cairo-dock-91fau9/cairo-dock-3.4.1+git20201103.0836f5d1/src/implementations/cairo-dock-glx.c:_initialize_opengl_backend:129)

couldn't find an appropriate visual, trying to get one without Stencil buffer
(it may cause some little deterioration in the rendering) ...

============================================================================
Cairo-Dock version : 3.4.1
Compiled date : Jan 2 2021 11:22:34
Built with GTK : 3.24
Running with OpenGL: 1
============================================================================

g_file_test: assertion 'filename != NULL' failed
g_file_test: assertion 'filename != NULL' failed
sh: 1: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cairo-dock/cairo-dock-launcher-API-daemon: not found
warning : (/build/cairo-dock-91fau9/cairo-dock-3.4.1+git20201103.0836f5d1/src/gldit/cairo-dock-keybinder.c:init_object:358)

Couldn't bind 'F4' (Show Desktop: Expose all the desktops)
This shortkey is probably already used by another applet or another application
warning : (./shortcuts/src/applet-drives.c:cd_shortcuts_list_drives:321)

couldn't detect any drives
warning : (./shortcuts/src/applet-load-icons.c:cd_shortcuts_build_shortcuts_from_data:310)

Shortcuts : can't monitor bookmarks
_get_desktop_bg_surface: assertion 'iRootPixmapID != 0' failed
warning : (./switcher/src/applet-load-icons.c:cd_switcher_load_desktop_bg_map_surface:197)

couldn't get the wallpaper
warning : (/build/cairo-dock-91fau9/cairo-dock-3.4.1+git20201103.0836f5d1/src/gldit/cairo-dock-packages.c:_dl_file_content:435)

Couldn't download file 'http://download.tuxfamily.org/glxdock/themes/ping.txt' (Timeout was reached)

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I need to get the latest version (features & bugfixes), but first will check the version in MX Linux v25.1
I wonder why such a stale version was included

https://www.glx-dock.org/

#Cairo #Dock #MX #Linux #MXLinux #V23_6 #old #version #programming #gcc #compiler #assembler #linker #networking #weather #music #player #applet #technology #OpenSource #POSIX

France issues red flood alerts after ‘exceptional’ rainfall https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/17/red-flood-alerts-storm-nils-exceptional-rainfall

#France #environment #weather #rain #rainfall #flood #floods #flooding

Extreme rainfall is worsening algal blooms along South Korea's coast https://phys.org/news/2026-02-extreme-rainfall-worsening-algal-blooms.html

#SouthKorea #environment #weather #rain #rainfall

Bailey Peak

5,600+ feet above sea level

A peak at the San Gabriels from the San Bernardinos across the Cajon Pass

https://ops.alertcalifornia.org/cam-console/2733

#CajonPass #California #FireLookoutCams #InlandEmpire #LosAngeles  #MountainBiking #Mountains #MTB #NationalForest #SanBernardinos #SanGabriels #Snow #SouthernCalifornia #TransverseRanges #Weather

High wildfire risk with weekend cold front

Our forecast gets a bit bumpy over the next 72 hours with a strong Pacific front blowing through the area. -Meteorologist Kristen Currie

https://www.kxan.com/news/high-wildfire-risk-with-weekend-cold-front/

#Austin #Forecast #Local #News #Weather #GoGreen

Austin weekend shines with Lunar New Year, Star Parties & LOVB

This weekend in Austin, enjoy a Lunar New Year Festival, two sky viewing parties, a pair of theater shows, and volleyball action by the LOVB Austin team.

https://www.kxan.com/weather/weather-blog/austin-weekend-shines-with-lunar-new-year-and-star-parties-and-lovb/

#WeatherBlog #Austin #KXANLiveStreams #Local #News #Texas #TopStories #Weather #WeatherTrafficInDepth #AstroLab #FreddysWeekendWatchKXAN #Hebcenteratcedarpark

Marion Ridge

6,500+ feet above sea level

https://ops.alertcalifornia.org/cam-console/15675

#California #FireLookoutCams #InlandEmpire #Mountains #Riverside #SanJacintos #Snow
#SouthernCalifornia #Weather

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Firecam view of mountains covered in snow Marion Ridge 6,500+ feet above sea level

Late afternoon #SacajaweaPark #SeattleWashington #SeattleParks #Weather #Clouds
Forecast is mixed whatevers. A photo of Monty standing in the mud. He will suffer a footwash pretty quickly.

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A cloudy sky in the late afternoon, framed by evergreen trees and bare deviduous trees. The clouds are fluffy and ragged, in shades of gray, blue and white, with a blue sky between some rifts. The bottom quarter of the photo is park lawn. You can see Sacajawea Elementary School off to the left. The wind is cold, and thevlawn wet and muddy

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A small gray shih tzu standing in a muddy, torn up park lawn contemplates whether he will fuss about having his feet washed later or not.

UK winters grow wetter as greenhouse gases rise, research reveals https://phys.org/news/2026-02-uk-winters-wetter-greenhouse-gases.html

#UnitedKingdom #UK #environment #winter #weather #GreenhouseGas

It's what we (Me!) in the shovelling industry call as, "It's a frickin' packing snow" where we (Me!) mean we should pack and leave for somewhere--anywhere--but our Driveway.

#Weather #Ontario #Toronto and #GTA

Weather tracker: New Zealand hit by storms and widespread floods https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/16/weather-tracker-new-zealand-hit-by-storms-and-widespread-floods

#NewZealand #environment #weather #storm #storms #flood #floods #flooding

#Weather forecast: "Seven days of sauna"

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Bureau of Meteorology, Australia, seven day forecast for east coast of NSW. Hot, humid, warm nights.

Cyclone kills 20 in Madagascar as 2nd-largest city '75% destroyed' https://phys.org/news/2026-02-cyclone-madagascar-2nd-largest-city.html

#Madagascar #environment #weather #cyclone

Here's when Austin could see it's first 90º day

Austin reached 88º on January 2nd and the average first 90º in Austin is happening earlier and earlier.

https://www.kxan.com/weather/weather-blog/heres-when-austin-could-see-its-first-90o-day/

#WeatherBlog #Austin #Local #News #TopStories #Weather #WeatherTrafficInDepth

Eh! Mix of Snow, Ice, and Rain is called:
Eh! DieWorseCity ...HaHaHaHaHargh ☃️

Stay VVarmthsful #Ontario #Toronto and
#GTA

#Weather

The Baltic Sea hasn't had this much ice since 2011.

Ice chart: https://cdn.fmi.fi/marine-observations/products/ice-charts/latest-full-color-ice-chart.pdf

#balticsea #winter #weather

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Picture of ice chart depicting the amount and type of ice in the baltic sea.

Winter’s coming (back)
over night.

#Weather
#Ontario #Toronto #GTA
#Photography

Fluffy white fog clouds, no snow or rain 🤷
#Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleParks #SeattleSpring #RavennaPark #Clouds #Weather

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Looking across a park lawn and trees at the fluffy white fog clouds lifting off the Puget Sound. You can tell they are from fog because of how low and large they are, as well as how fast they move relative to other clouds, even though you can't see the Sound from here.

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Looking through pine trees at the fluffy white fog clouds lifting off the Puget Sound. You can tell they are from fog because of how low and large they are, as well as how fast they move relative to other clouds, even though you can't see the Sound from here.

Gusty winds fuel wildfire concerns Tuesday

Unseasonably warm weather will continue through the end of the work week, leading up to our next cold front. -Meteorologist Kristen Currie

https://www.kxan.com/weather/forecast/gusty-winds-fuel-wildfire-concerns-tuesday/

#Forecast #Austin #Local #News #Weather #GoGreen

7 U.S. Regions Where Spring Will Be Warmer Than Normal This Year
https://bestlifeonline.com/regions-where-spring-will-be-warmer-than-normal-2026/
#DailyLiving #News #Spring #Weather