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Clouds, showers and cooler temperatures will be in town for now, but big heat takes the stage this weekend

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 8d ago
25 distinct posts / 48h, matching Clouds 43
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8d ago This week's cyanotype prints for #Cloudbusting. These are hyperbolic fractals images created from clouds, then made into cyanotypes exposed in last week's UK heatwave. This one has a really lovely … +4.0
8d ago More Awfuller... Just shy of an inch of rain in thirty minutes. Did nothing to cool it off #Nature #Photography #WitchSky #Photo #Clouds #CloudScape #Sky #SkyScape #Trees #BlueSky #Thunderstorm #… -2.0
8d ago Looks Wicked Much thunder and lightning and rain, oh my #Nature #Photography #WitchSky #Photo #Clouds #CloudScape #Sky #SkyScape #Trees #BlueSky #Forest #ForestScape #ForestFriday #Thunderstorm #… +3.0
8d ago Storms Brewing Thunderstorms popping up all around. Maybe the rain will cool it off a bit #Nature #Photography #WitchSky #Photo #Clouds #CloudScape #Sky #SkyScape #Trees #BlueSky #Forest #ForestS… +2.0
9d ago Thank you very much, Alan 🙏🫶 The weather apps had warned of gale-force gusts. But those clouds quickly moved off to the side, so it wasn’t too bad here.🙏🙏 However, another thunderstorm cell caught … +3.0
9d ago The Night Before Erin #fujifilm #photography #coastal #novascotia #nature #clouds #sunset #ocean #portfolio Images from the night before Hurricane Erin blew past Nova Scotia. Not much going on for… +3.0
9d ago Special Weather Statement issued July 16 at 4:41PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL Emergency management reported a funnel cloud occurred over Decatur around 430 PM, and funnel clouds occurred earlier in the… -6.5
9d ago I don't think I've ever been so glad to see a few clouds! 🥵 #heatwave #heatdome #weathersky +6.0
9d ago Rainrainrain, looking for rain 🎶 No rain in sight, hopefully at least a thunderstorm tomorrow, posting clouds. #nature -1.0
9d ago Special Weather Statement issued July 16 at 1:24PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL At 118 PM CT, Emergency Management reported funnel clouds in southeastern Illinois. Atmospheric conditions exist that favo… -3.0
9d ago Special Weather Statement issued July 16 at 1:07PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA WHAT...Funnel clouds are possible due to current atmospheric conditions. These funnel clouds are typically brief, drop o… -1.5
9d ago #Fires 🔥 #EndDROUGHT💦 👇🏼👇🏼 #StopGeoEngineering This is a black government project that no one ever voted on.🔥 >16 scientists: > #Geoengineering Chemicals, DRY OUT NATURE, including our trees, cl… ×19 -4.5
9d ago Blue sky and fluffy clouds in London - is heatwave going away and back to British weather which does involve lots of clouds ? +2.0
9d ago Special Weather Statement issued July 16 at 11:16AM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI Funnel clouds have been reported near Hawkeye in Fayette County during the past hour. These funnel clouds normally do no… -2.0
9d ago Stuck in the middle with you: Most of San Diego County is east of coastal low clouds & west of monsoonal moisture. The weather service expects a cooler day, although some valleys could still hit 90… +1.0
9d ago I’ve currently got a thunderstorm passing over my home town, and I got to see actual lightning bolts for the first time in probably 10 years. Usually the clouds obscure the bolts, but not this time! ⚡ +4.0
9d ago Watch the skies over Greg’s Weather Center in South Plainfield, NJ as clouds build during the afternoon of June 11, 2026. These clouds were the leading edge to severe weather that evening. #njwx … +0.0
9d ago Same. I love a good thunderstorm but this is very unusual for our clouds. +2.0
9d ago First time seeing clouds in a week. It’s been a very solid blue sky heatwave -0.5
10d ago This freaky heatwave is just too much.. bring on the clouds & a bit of rain.. -4.0
10d ago After weeks of heat, I think everyone is ready to do whatever it takes to summon some rain. A good thunderstorm, a fresh breeze, and a break from the relentless heat would feel like a gift right no… +5.0
10d ago The final episode release for tonight! After this storm produced the tornado all it could do was offer beautiful images of wall clouds, lightning, sunlight and sunsets. It was a sight to behold! yo… +4.0
10d ago Moderate sized cumulonimbus clouds (picture from Pasco, WA) to the NE of Moses Lake near Odessa. Showing a return on radar and visible on satellite. #wawx #firewx #thunderstorm +0.5
10d ago That's not even the climate crisis. We do get tornadoes and always have. They usually form in the clouds and sometimes touch down. They rarely travel tho because we're very hilly and that's not con… +0.0
10d ago it's like a thunderstorm outside AND inside, you must be ecstatic and not at all over it. or if you feel like my wife, maybe you wish you could invent a way to stab clouds in a meaningful way -1.5

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T3 Warm temps Tuesday give in to an extended heat event through the weekend weather_heat ksby.com oppressive, persistent, draining
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T3 Prolonged Heat Wave to Bring Dangerous Temperatures to the Desert weather_heat kesq.com oppressive, dangerous, relentless
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T3 Storm Chances Fade Before Dangerous Weekend Heat weather_heat knopnews2.com relief, wary, oppressive
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T3 Tracking advisory level heat Wednesday, toasty through the weekend weather_heat keyt.com oppressive, draining, warning
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T3 Justin Liles: Blistering heat returns this weekend weather_heat wdio.com oppressive, scorching, exhausting
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T3 Excessive heat risk returns for the weekend weather_heat valleynewslive.com oppressive, cautionary, draining
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T3 Clouds, showers and cooler temperatures will be in town for now, but big heat takes the stage this weekend weather_forecast ksnblocal4.com relieved, wary, expectant
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