Notices by Zoom Earth (zoom_earth@mapstodon.space)

A rare view of clear skies over Britain and Ireland. Wildfire smoke can be seen in Northern Ireland, Wales, and southern Scotland, while Saharan dust drifts high over western Ireland.

The moon’s shadow is moving across the North Atlantic during today’s partial solar eclipse 🌙

This could be devastating to U.S. weather forecasting. #SaveNOAA

The Trump admin has informed #NOAA that two buildings that are critical for weather forecasting will have their leases canceled.

https://www.theverge.com/news/622990/trump-doge-government-layoffs-doge-weather-forecasts-noaa

https://www.axios.com/2025/03/03/doge-noaa-weather-building-leases-trump

⚠️ A powerful #storm system will impact millions across the U.S. in the coming days.

❄️ Blizzard conditions and high winds will hit the Rockies and northern Plains, while severe storms target the southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley.

🌪️ #Tornadoes, damaging winds, and hail are possible, starting tonight in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, intensifying Tuesday in Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Tennessee, and reaching the East Coast from the Mid-Atlantic to Georgia by Wednesday.

Category 5 Severe Cyclone #Zelia spins furiously near the Pilbara coast of Western Australia.

The cyclone is expected to slowly track toward the coastline and make landfall west of Port Hedland late Saturday / early Sunday.

Heatwave hits #Australia in the run up to Christmas. #Perth is likely to see temperatures over 40°C from Sunday 🥵

As the #BombCyclone churns off the Pacific Northwest coast, the atmospheric river to the south unfurls into a firehose, dousing Northern California and Oregon with non-stop precipitation.

Devastating scenes of piled-up cars in #Valencia, #Spain today after yesterday’s historic flooding. A year’s worth of rain fell in a few hours with a peak of 500mm.

#weather #wx #ClimateChange

Sunset on Category 5 Major Hurricane #Milton in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Maximum wind speeds over 165 mph, pressure 902 mb.

#HurricaneMilton #weather #WX

Night-time satellite view of Hurricane #Milton in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Winds exceeding 160 mph, pressure 907 mb.

#HurricaneMilton #weather #WX

This morning’s satellite picture of Hurricane #Milton near #Florida in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Wind speed 155 mph, pressure 919 mb.

#HurricaneMilton #weather #WX

Recent satellite view of Hurricane #Milton in the Gulf of Mexico. Winds reaching 180 mph, pressure 905 mb.

#HurricaneMilton #weather #WX

Category 5 Major Hurricane #Milton this evening north of the Yucatán Peninsula. Maximum wind speeds near 180 mph, pressure 897 mb.

#HurricaneMilton #weather #WX

Hurricane #Milton north of the Yucatán Peninsula at night. Winds reaching 155 mph, pressure 924 mb.

#HurricaneMilton #weather #WX

Category 4 Major Hurricane #Milton this morning north of the Yucatán Peninsula. Current wind speed 150 mph, pressure 929 mb.

#HurricaneMilton #weather #WX

Category 5 Major Hurricane #Milton north of the Yucatán Peninsula earlier today. Maximum wind speeds over 165 mph, pressure 905 mb.

#HurricaneMilton #weather #WX

Category 4 Major Hurricane #Milton at sunrise in the Gulf of Mexico. Current wind speed 155 mph, pressure 933 mb.

#HurricaneMilton #weather #WX

Tropical Storm #Milton has formed in the western Gulf of Mexico.

Latest forecast here: https://zoom.earth/storms/milton-2024/

This morning’s satellite picture of Tropical Storm #Milton in the western Gulf of Mexico

#weather #WX

Latest satellite picture of Tropical Storm #Milton in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico

#weather #WX