Super Typhoon Champi has become the strongest tropical cyclone of 2026 by wind speed, reaching sustained winds of 184mph (296km/h), making it the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane.

The storm recently passed Guam and is currently moving through the western Pacific. Meteorologists say unusually warm ocean temperatures, high moisture levels and low wind shear helped fuel its rapid intensification.

What's particularly interesting is that Champi's impacts may extend far beyond the Pacific. Forecasters say the storm is large enough to influence the jet stream, potentially affecting weather patterns as far away as Canada over the coming weeks.

Champi is expected to weaken later this week, but it remains one of the most powerful storms recorded anywhere in the world this year.

Just opened the app to see what the weather is and why are there ads for p0rn on my weather app?

Do you have mental guidelines — 14° means jacket, 22° means t-shirt? Do you weigh wind, sun, and rain too?
What does the forecast actually tell you? Or are you just checking whether it'll rain?

The past few years , the weather media outlets have changed the severe forecast maps. If you look at color shaded areas now, storms and forecasts that use to be yellow are now red or pink for example. Issuing Tornado Warnings when they aren't on the ground They make out the storms to be worse than what they are. I'm in Arizona and multiple news reportings of weather groups say "first Tornado Watches issued since 2010". No , you can search and see tornado watches were issued in 2025, 2024, 2023 etc. Why lie? Is it to get more views to up their ratings? That's my theory.

It's good to be aware and ready, but not at the expense of fear mongering.

Hey everyone!

I’ve always felt that weather apps get some things right, but there’s never been one that brings everything together in a clean, intuitive experience.

The idea is simple: a complete weather app that gives you the information you actually need, when you need it, without unnecessary clutter.

Smart weather alerts – Get notified only during the time ranges that matter to you.
Pollen alerts – Stay informed about pollen conditions.
Advanced rain radar – Combining multiple weather models and measurements, including our own Wethr model, for more accurate rain predictions.
Apple Watch experience – A dedicated companion app.
iPhone Duo support – Designed for Apple’s latest devices.
Outdoor Mode – Live Activities to keep relevant weather information visible while you’re outside.

I’m opening Wethr up for public beta testing and would love some honest feedback on the UI, features, accuracy and overall experience.

It’s still a work in progress, and your feedback will help.
Thanks for checking it out!

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Get ready to bask in some delightful sunshine! With a high of 58 degrees and gentle winds from the NNE at 5 to 10 mph, it’s the perfect day to enjoy the outdoors.

Edited to add context. This was NC Highway 12 approximately 90mins before (top) and 90mins after (bottom) high tide at Oregon Inlet today, which divides the northern and southern outer banks in North Carolina.

What you’re seeing here is overwash due to a nor’easter off shore.

This is the only road that allows access to Cape Hatteras and the greater Hatteras Island area. This is the second time in 45 days the road has been washed out. It happens annually these days, the road is in a constant state of being washed out, re paved, and in some cases abandoned and replaced with bridges.

Is this low so far south and off shore unusual and related to the El Nino pattern, or just the transitional nature of late summer early fall?

For as long as I can remember, my dad has been keeping track of rainfall in a little notebook.

Every time it rains, he measures how much fell, writes it down, and shares the numbers with our family. It's become a bit of a family tradition.

I always thought it was pretty cool, but I also wondered how I could make things easier for him.

So I built Pluvy, a simple app where he can record his rainfall measurements, keep his history organized, and let the rest of us see his records without having to ask him every time.

While building it, I also thought it would be fun to create something like a Waze for rainfall. Imagine a map where people can share how much rain they've measured in their own backyards, and everyone can see what's happening in different areas.

I have no idea if enough people will use it to make the map truly useful, but I thought it was worth trying!

The app also includes rainfall statistics, historical records, and a few other features. It's free to use, and what started as a little project for my dad has turned into something I'd love to share with other people who enjoy tracking the weather.

And very important, I know that my dad would never spend hours writing the data, so I made a clever way to upload al the data from the web (pluvy.org), thankfully a brother put all the data in a excel and keeps the records. And just with a code to link the user, download a simple excel as a guide, paste all the data and upload it in just little time.

I'm also looking for Android testers! I need a few people willing to try the app for about two weeks before its public release. If you're interested, just leave a comment or send me a message and I'll share the details.

And I'm curious: does anyone else here keep a rainfall notebook or measure rain at home?

I'd love to hear how you do it, and any feedback or suggestions would be really appreciated!

We're having a huge Bogong moth year in Sydney Australia, and I noticed the radar lighting up after sunset on nights when nothing was falling.

The gif is 30 September. Going by the radar, about 4 mm of rain fell over land that night. The rain gauges caught 0.02 mm.

I wanted to know if it was a one-off, so I lined up every day from 22 September to 16 October against the gauges, this year and last. On a typical day this year it was 3.2 mm over, against 1.2 mm last year. On rainy days the BOM's cleaned radar matches the gauges pretty well, so the extra really is non-weather echo. The ZDR is 5 to 6 dB too, which fits insects I think?

Obviously radar can't tell you the species, so I can't prove it's Bogongs. But about 1 in 3 moths people photographed around Sydney this spring were Bogongs, compared with 1 in 67 last spring.

Write-up and data sources: https://aussiedatagal.github.io/bogong-moths/

I'm keen to hear from people who know radar better than me. Does this seem plausible? Are there explanations I haven't explored?

Get ready to soak up the sunshine! We’re in for a delightful day with a refreshing spring vibe. Expect a warm high of 67 degrees and gentle breezes coming in from the north at 5 to 10 mph. Perfect weather to enjoy the outdoors!

Hello,
I feel like there are times where cold is not pleasant at all, im shaking, my teeth are chattering.
And there are time where, for some reason, the cold is deeply pleasurable. I feel very aware, very alive, not shaking at all.

What is the difference ? Is is just mental or maybe it has something to do with humidity, wind or something else?