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Ryan Vandersmith

@rvandersmith

Weather photographer, storm chaser, and software engineer living in Western Massachusetts.

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mesoview.app
Joined April 2015
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I've released a major update to mesoview.app: ~ Dark mode ~ All SPC mesoanalysis products ~ WPC surface analysis ~ Pivotal Weather model data ~ Point soundings ~ Shareable URLs for real-time and archived data Enjoy, and let me know if you run into any bugs!
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X is saturated with AI slop right now, so I wanted to make another post about a project I've been building to give myself and other weather enthusiasts a way to catalog their favorite weather / chase photos! Long-term goal for the project is citizen science given enough traction.
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The link is skychaser.mesoview.app. Feedback / suggestions welcome!
Skychaser

Skychaser

Report and identify clouds, storms, optical effects, and other sky phenomena.

skychaser.mesoview.app
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Incredible autumn views happening in the Berkshires! #mawx #foliage
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Such a great year to have moved to New England! #mawx #fallfoliage
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Ryan Vandersmith (@rvandersmith) profile pictureRyan Vandersmith@rvandersmithOct 4
Incredible peak fall colors happening right now in southern Vermont into northwest Massachusetts. #vtwx #mawx
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Incredible peak fall colors happening right now in southern Vermont into northwest Massachusetts. #vtwx #mawx
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Just another day in Scituate #MAwx during the Nor'easter. Taken today at 12:50pm.
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*New England at 7am on a random thursday*
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alexander fell (@alexfelll) profile picturealexander fell@alexfelllSep 13
*England at 7am on a random thursday* [photo by me]
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Post a picture YOU took. Just a pic. No description.
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Jimmy Sienicki (@Get_EMLd) profile pictureJimmy Sienicki
@Get_EMLdSep 12
Post a picture YOU took. Just a pic. No description.
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Ethereal radiation fog sunrise a few weeks ago in Western Massachusetts.
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Tanker dropping Phos-Chek on a wildfire near Parachute, CO on 8/6/26.
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Foraker, OK on 4/26
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Storm Chaser Coaching (@TornadoCoaching) profile pictureStorm Chaser Coaching
@TornadoCoachingSep 1
It's the end of meteorological summer soon, what is your best weather photo from this year so far? Credit: @Annuh_wx
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310 fire near Parachute is currently intensifying. Video from 4:17pm #cofire #cowx
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A different example of supercilium clouds that I timelapsed over the Indian Peaks on 12/8/24 (part of a mountain wave) while recording 50mph+ wind gusts.
Suzee Q (@SusieM414141) profile pictureSuzee Q
@SusieM414141Jul 22
Supercilium clouds in Santa Cruz yesterday. Yes it looks fake but no it is not.
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Mesoview is now fully open source! Contributions are welcome. github.com/rvanasa/mesoview
GitHub - rvanasa/mesoview: A mobile-friendly interface for SPC Mesoanalysis.

GitHub - rvanasa/mesoview: A mobile-friendly interface for SPC Mesoanalysis.

A mobile-friendly interface for SPC Mesoanalysis. Contribute to rvanasa/mesoview development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Ryan Vandersmith (@rvandersmith) profile pictureRyan Vandersmith@rvandersmithApr 7
I've released a major update to mesoview.app: ~ Dark mode ~ All SPC mesoanalysis products ~ WPC surface analysis ~ Pivotal Weather model data ~ Point soundings ~ Shareable URLs for real-time and archived data Enjoy, and let me know if you run into any bugs!
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Lots of people are calling these asperitas clouds, but they are more accurately supercilium or "eyebrow" clouds associated with a mountain wave. Definitely an exceptionally rare and unique display of this type of cloud.
Interesting World (@_fluxfeeds) profile pictureInteresting World
@_fluxfeedsJul 22
What a sight! Rare asperitas clouds resembling rippling ocean waves over Santa Cruz, California. 📹sawdustimagery
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Imagine if every chaser dot was recording temperature, dewpoint, wind, and infrasound around developing thunderstorms
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Some screenshots of my new spotter report website which doubles as a storm chasing portfolio and a crowd-sourced weather event database. I've been working on this for a while and am planning to launch soon. Thoughts and ideas welcome!
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Making progress on a fully functional prototype of this idea. Feedback and suggestions welcome!
Ryan Vandersmith (@rvandersmith) profile pictureRyan Vandersmith@rvandersmithJun 5
Any other iNaturalist users out there wishing that a similar app existed for the weather community? I'd love a place to post photos of storms, sunsets, horseshoe vortex clouds, northern lights, halos, fog, etc. for scientific research similar to what you can do for wildlife.
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Any other iNaturalist users out there wishing that a similar app existed for the weather community? I'd love a place to post photos of storms, sunsets, horseshoe vortex clouds, northern lights, halos, fog, etc. for scientific research similar to what you can do for wildlife.
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Dakota Smith
@weatherdakJun 3
This is something I have never seen before on satellite. Clouds perfectly outlining roads. Just incredibly neat imagery of Houston, Texas this morning. Massive shoutout to @Emokwx who discovered it.
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