Hacker News with Generative AI: Weather

Train and Weather Tracker with Raspberry Pi and E-Ink (sambroner.com)
I finally built a Raspberry Pi project my wife loves: an e-ink train and weather tracker! If you want to build one yourself, the Github & instructions are here.
Raspberry Pi, DIY Projects, Weather, E-Ink Displays
128 points by tosh 4 days ago | 34 comments
The Situation at Columbia II (math.columbia.edu)
To update the situation at Columbia, first of all, the weather is sunny and nice and the campus is very quiet.
Columbia University, Weather, Campus Life
18 points by mathgenius 6 days ago | 0 comments
Unveiling the mysterious 'red sprite' lightning strikes over the Himalayas (phys.org)
Have you ever heard of—or even seen—red lightning? These are not animated characters but real atmospheric phenomena known as electrical discharges that occur high above thunderstorms. Scientists refer to them as "red sprites," named for their jellyfish-like appearance and vivid red flashes. Now, imagine witnessing these mesmerizing displays over the world's highest mountain range—the Himalayas.
Weather, Science, Natural Phenomena, Lightning
46 points by wglb 9 days ago | 6 comments
The polar vortex is hitting the brakes (climate.gov)
For much of this winter season, the polar vortex winds at 60°N have been racing around the stratospheric polar region.
Weather, Climate Change, Polar Vortex
268 points by bryanrasmussen 11 days ago | 324 comments
AI-driven weather prediction breakthrough reported (theguardian.com)
A single researcher with a desktop computer will be able to deliver accurate weather forecasts using a new AI weather prediction approach that is tens of times faster and uses thousands of times less computing power than conventional systems.
Artificial Intelligence, Weather, Science, Technology
7 points by Brajeshwar 11 days ago | 0 comments
WMO report documents spiralling weather and climate impacts (wmo.int)
The clear signs of human-induced climate change reached new heights in 2024, with some of the consequences being irreversible over hundreds if not thousands of years, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which also underlined the massive economic and social upheavals from extreme weather.
Climate Change, Environment, Science, Weather
38 points by dakna 15 days ago | 3 comments
Sunsethue – Forecast Sunset Beauty (sunsethue.com)
Photography, Weather, Tools
42 points by luplex 18 days ago | 6 comments
They flew into hurricanes for NOAA, until they got caught up in DOGE firings (bbc.com)
As an engineer who flies into hurricanes for the US government, Josh Ripp is accustomed to turbulence. But the last two weeks have been far bumpier than he's used to.
Weather, Government, Cryptocurrency, Employment
19 points by throw0101c 20 days ago | 5 comments
Hit by heatwave, Mumbai is ignoring a quick fix to cool off (scroll.in)
On Saturday, the India Meteorological Department predicted an unusually hot day for Mumbai. The mercury soared to 37 degrees, about 3.4 degree higher than the average temperature for early March. At 3 pm, Suvarna Bandagale sat on a cement block on a footpath to catch some respite from the scorching afternoon heat. As she wiped sweat off her face, she watched pigeons flutter inside the municipality’s empty Diamond Garden in the Chembur neighbourhood. “It is always locked in afternoon,” Bandagale complained.
Weather, India, Climate Change, Urban Planning
15 points by akbarnama 23 days ago | 2 comments
Haboob tears across Southwest near-zero visibility shutting down interstates (cnn.com)
Weather, Southwest US, Natural Disasters
5 points by LinuxBender 30 days ago | 0 comments
Who needs weather reports anyway? (vox.com)
More layoffs have hit the federal government, this time at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the United States’s main weather forecaster and the world’s premier research agency for the seas and the skies.
Government, Layoffs, Climate, Weather
12 points by lr0 33 days ago | 0 comments
Hundreds of NOAA weather forecasters fired in latest wave of cuts (wbaltv.com)
Hundreds of weather forecasters and other federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees on probationary status were fired Thursday, lawmakers and weather experts said.
Government, Layoffs, Weather
12 points by geox 34 days ago | 0 comments
The weather and climate influences on the January 2025 fires around Los Angeles (climate.gov)
On January 7, 2025, a handful of wildfires erupted in the Los Angeles metro area and raced through multiple neighborhoods, killing more than two dozen people, razing upwards of 15,000 homes and businesses, and creating unhealthy air quality for millions of people.
Weather, Climate Change, Wildfires, Los Angeles
4 points by nradov 37 days ago | 0 comments
Artic blast to bring in -50F temperatures breaking records in 27 states (dailymail.co.uk)
More than 60 million Americans are bracing for dangerous cold Wednesday through the weekend, bolstering the impact of a cross-country winter storm.
Weather, Cold Weather, Winter Storm, United States
12 points by LinuxBender 42 days ago | 10 comments
Record January heat: La Niña may be losing its ability to check global warming (theconversation.com)
January 2025 was the hottest on record – a whole 1.7°C above pre-industrial levels. If many climate-watchers expected the world to cool slightly this year thanks to the natural “La Niña” phenomena, the climate itself didn’t seem to get the memo. In fact, January 2025’s record heat highlights how human-driven ocean warming is increasingly overwhelming these natural climate patterns.
Climate Change, La Niña, Global Warming, Weather
9 points by PaulHoule 44 days ago | 0 comments
The San Francisco stadium that fog killed (sfgate.com)
The fervor over San Francisco’s glorious new baseball park was cresting. It didn’t matter that the first game was delayed several weeks by a tough winter. When Opening Day at Ewing Field came on May 16, 1914, thousands of fans traversed up to Lone Mountain and poured into their new baseball home.
Baseball, San Francisco, History, Weather
69 points by PaulHoule 47 days ago | 39 comments
NOAA's public weather data powers the local forecasts on your phone and TV (theconversation.com)
When a hurricane or tornado starts to form, your local weather forecasters can quickly pull up maps tracking its movement and showing where it’s headed. But have you ever wondered where they get all that information?
Weather, Meteorology, Data, Technology, Public Data
188 points by rntn 50 days ago | 113 comments
January smashes heat record, surprising scientists (phys.org)
Last month was the hottest January on record, blitzing the previous high and stunning climate scientists who expected cooler La Niña conditions to finally start quelling a long-running heat streak.
Climate Change, Science, Weather, Record-Breaking Events
13 points by bikenaga 52 days ago | 0 comments
Five winter storms could deliver more snow than the last two winters combined (cnn.com)
Weather, Winter, Snow, Climate
4 points by LinuxBender 53 days ago | 0 comments
NWS Public Weather API (weather.gov)
A Pacific storm will bring strong winds, heavy rain, and mountain snow from the Sierras to Rockies on Friday. The storm will then track east through the Midwest producing heavy snow from the Dakotas to the Great Lakes on Saturday. An icy wintry mix is expected across the northern Mid-Atlantic states Saturday night. Heavy snow will likely impact the Northeast Saturday night into Sunday.
Weather, Forecasts, Meteorology, United States
15 points by mrguyorama 54 days ago | 4 comments
A simple app to make weather easy (howmanylayersidag.se)
Weather, Mobile Apps, User Experience
3 points by garyreckon 55 days ago | 0 comments
Hottest January on record mystifies climate scientists (theguardian.com)
A run of record-breaking global temperatures has continued, even with a La Niña weather pattern cooling the tropical Pacific.
Climate Change, Weather, Science, Global Warming
5 points by ljf 56 days ago | 0 comments
Waymo drives through sinkhole in San Francisco during storm [video] (youtube.com)
Self-Driving Cars, Accidents, Weather, San Francisco, Technology
16 points by lopkeny12ko 57 days ago | 6 comments
Temperatures at North Pole 20C above average and beyond ice melting point (theguardian.com)
Temperatures at the north pole soared more than 20C above average on Sunday, crossing the threshold for ice to melt.
Climate Change, Arctic, Weather, Environment, Science
22 points by howard941 57 days ago | 4 comments
3D scene reconstruction in adverse weather conditions via Gaussian splatting (arxiv.org)
3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) has gained significant attention for 3D scene reconstruction, but still suffers from complex outdoor environments, especially under adverse weather.
3D Reconstruction, Computer Vision, Weather, Artificial Intelligence
53 points by PaulHoule 64 days ago | 14 comments
Watch the path of a raindrop from anywhere in the world (samlearner.com)
Weather, Data Visualization, Technology, Maps
172 points by kawera 67 days ago | 42 comments
Wyoming Braces for Dangerous Windchills Up to -45 Can Cause Frostbite in Minutes (cowboystatedaily.com)
Wyomingites will wake up to some serious cold Monday with windchills hitting anywhere from minus 15 to minus 45 around the state. That’s not only bone-chilling, it’s dangerous, and can cause frostbite in minutes.
Weather, Wyoming, Safety, Health
19 points by LinuxBender 72 days ago | 2 comments
The Floods This Time: In the Mediterranean, Climate Change Is Already Here (nytimes.com)
Short, heavy rainfall is typical of the Mediterranean, but like many of the climate extremes in recent years, including the current fires in Los Angeles, nothing is typical about what has been happening there recently.
Climate Change, Mediterranean, Weather, Natural Disasters
16 points by whack 77 days ago | 1 comments
Global Climate Highlights 2024 (copernicus.eu)
2024 saw unprecedented global temperatures, following on from the remarkable warmth of 2023. It also became the first year with an average temperature clearly exceeding 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level – a threshold set by the Paris Agreement to significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change. Multiple global records were broken, for greenhouse gas levels, and for both air temperature and sea surface temperature, contributing to extreme events, including floods, heatwaves and wildfires.
Climate Change, Global Warming, Environment, Science, Weather
3 points by bryanrasmussen 82 days ago | 0 comments
When a winter storm trapped a luxury passenger train near Donner Pass (smithsonianmag.com)
High inside locomotive 6019, engineer Tom Sapunor notched the throttle forward and squinted at the track ahead—not that he could see much of it. The blizzard that had barreled into the Sierra Nevada mountain range three days earlier had blanketed most everything, its 90-mile-per-hour gusts sweeping the snow into 25-foot drifts.
Weather, Trains, History
146 points by pseudolus 82 days ago | 117 comments