A Colorado gal who knows a little about a lot: weather, photography, triathlon, mountains, AI for environmental sciences, travel, good food, great drinks, the best of friends, and plenty of stories.https://bsky.app/profile/purpal9.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/purpal9.bsky.social/post/3mu6emt22ek2cUnbelievable. Yet another gap in the precip at my house. if the drought monitor had my 1 mile cube resolution, we’d be extreme. I hate this. It has happened the like 14/15 times it rained in the area this summer.28 Aug 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:dizd3cbbqrepwoxg67ikardf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6emt22ek2chttps://bsky.app/profile/purpal9.bsky.social/post/3mst2bfel6223Hey! Big deal in terms of urban fire safety warnings. Seems like a good attempt to warn folks quickly, and with minimal mixed-message risk, to evacuate: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/COBOULDER/bulletins/423a6fa11 Aug 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:dizd3cbbqrepwoxg67ikardf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mst2bfel6223https://bsky.app/profile/purpal9.bsky.social/post/3msqlvwvitc2yFor those in your life looking for the facts, may I and the AMS community present many facts: [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Aug 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:dizd3cbbqrepwoxg67ikardf/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqlvwvitc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/purpal9.bsky.social/post/3mrpz4wu4ck22No one move; it’s raining. And the cloud looks good from behind, and side, so hoping it gets its butt out to Lafayette for once.28 Jul 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:dizd3cbbqrepwoxg67ikardf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpz4wu4ck22https://bsky.app/profile/purpal9.bsky.social/post/3mrg5yi5uqc2hNot great, Bob. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Jul 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:dizd3cbbqrepwoxg67ikardf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrg5yi5uqc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/purpal9.bsky.social/post/3mravnvr4nk2q"We should not have to make an onlyfans account for our marmots in order to get funding, but that's where we're at." Crazy. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2026 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:dizd3cbbqrepwoxg67ikardf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mravnvr4nk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/purpal9.bsky.social/post/3mr63yusucc2gECMWF model over there trying to save our monsoon, but GFS calling it like it probably is: slim odds that get slimmer as the "cooler wetter days" approach in time :(21 Jul 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:dizd3cbbqrepwoxg67ikardf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr63yusucc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/purpal9.bsky.social/post/3mqmrf6kttc2iPre-print for this 3-year-old paper "Exploring the Efficacy of Random Forest Models Can Predict Next-Hour Wildfire Intensity Using Weather Forecast and Satellite Fire Radiative Power Observations" is finally out! Cannot believe it, tbh. https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/aies/aop/AIES-D-25-0033.1/AIES-D-25-0033.1.xml14 Jul 2026 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:dizd3cbbqrepwoxg67ikardf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmrf6kttc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/purpal9.bsky.social/post/3mqmnuqktc22nReminder: if someone does something, legal or not, it has an immediate impact. The edit-undo option doesn't set things back perfectly to how they were. Ex: A crinkled and ripped page of paper cannot be pressed back into a perfect white sheet with the hands that ruined it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jul 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:dizd3cbbqrepwoxg67ikardf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmnuqktc22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/purpal9.bsky.social/post/3mqk5dhbxkc2lWhile the high temp forecasts are different, at least both models and outlooks currently trying to give us back some monsoonal moisture. In a world where I'd have to pick, I'd take wet over temp right now. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jul 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:dizd3cbbqrepwoxg67ikardf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqk5dhbxkc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/purpal9.bsky.social/post/3mqbaucpz522qI really really really love these CO monsoon afternoons and evenings. Good vibes, air, temps, and moisture. These are the summer nights I’m here for.10 Jul 2026 03:55 +0000at://did:plc:dizd3cbbqrepwoxg67ikardf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbaucpz522qhttps://bsky.app/profile/purpal9.bsky.social/post/3mq7nsuqxw22nJoin me in WIDS at NOAA! [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jul 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:dizd3cbbqrepwoxg67ikardf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7nsuqxw22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/purpal9.bsky.social/post/3mq62c7q7js2kFinally. After being in the gap of so many chances. Thank you, rain. You are very welcome to come again.08 Jul 2026 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:dizd3cbbqrepwoxg67ikardf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq62c7q7js2khttps://bsky.app/profile/purpal9.bsky.social/post/3mpmf5ebioc2dOnly smoke plumes on the radars this afternoon :(01 Jul 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:dizd3cbbqrepwoxg67ikardf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmf5ebioc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/purpal9.bsky.social/post/3mp72bdt5sk2bThings that don’t wake the baby… for now:26 Jun 2026 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:dizd3cbbqrepwoxg67ikardf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp72bdt5sk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/purpal9.bsky.social/post/3moqqpuqv422xAnother summer heat bust and I’m not complaining. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jun 2026 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:dizd3cbbqrepwoxg67ikardf/app.bsky.feed.post/3moqqpuqv422xhttps://bsky.app/profile/purpal9.bsky.social/post/3mo7okwxc3s2rThat Tuesday temp bust was crazy. In a good way. 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