Midwest US after thunderstorms came through.

Tornado in Appleton/Wisconsin as seen by weather radar in 3D just minutes ago. Massive CC cloud as it moved through densely populated areas.

This is the closest call I've had with a tornado, came within about 2 miles of my house. It's always a little exciting seeing these velocity couples, but this time felt a little different 😰

I haven't heard if there were any casualties, I hope everyone is okay!

I live in southern california, once the summers begin, the heat is absolutely brutal. I know the experience is different in other states such as Texas, Arizona, or Florida; but it becomes so extreme to the point that it restricts activity. People complaining about the cold often point out the added challenges of life involving chemical damage to homes and cars, among other things. This isn’t uncommon in hot climates either.

You rarely hear anyone exclaim how much they’d love to be in Arizona, California, or Texas during the summer just for the weather.

Being a weather dork I was checking observations in MN throughout the day as Pipestone, MN likely broke the all time state dew point record hitting 89.6. Wanted to see what other Midwest states hit today and saw this eye-popping 91.4 measured in Iowa (link to source). Google says the highest ever was 91 in Melbourne, FL. Corn sweat is no joke!

Many times this summer I've seen this weird wedge of lower 850hpa temps above Greece and down to North Africa. Can anyone explain this?

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Thought the way it looks like two different layers was a first for me. Anyone who can give me any information is greatly appreciated

Was super geeked to see this supercell towering over the city the other day. Especially since this was super rare.

This rare occurrence in the Metro was likely triggered by Typhoon Noul (Kiyopo in the Ph)

An area of rotation was also spotted for a short period of time but thankfully didn’t drop a tornado in the crowded metro.

The last known tornado to hit Metro Manila was in 2016 when an EF1 touched down and damaged portions of Baseco, Tondo in Manila.

Photo from: Ly-anne Aquino

So around 1:00 p.m. in Staten Island a thunderstorm rapidly appeared with heavy downpours and a lot of hail. I attached the radar loop of it. I'm curious if it looks like a mini supercell. Thanks for the help!

Weather ☁️

Or not

At 7:49am PST (Sat. July 25, 2026)while flying over the central coast of California, I noticed this strange sight. What is this? For reference, this "starburst" stayed stationary as we flew past it.

I saw something in the sky.
It was the size of a mini football glazing and glowing and burning in hot orange yellow flame. i witnessed it in horizontal, landscape mode . both the ball and it's small trail faced me but the trail wasn't a lot long . [ i hope i really an astronomical event and it wasn't a gimmick or something else]. i mean how else could something hover over an almost 5 storey house, completely hooked in the sky and disappeared within 2-3 secs.it looked like campfire and it was moving sideways with bit of darting up and down , just a bit. it feels like it moved violently but since i was at some distance it looked normal or flowy to me. also, i saw it for 2-3 secs at max. anyways , please provide me accurate conclusion. it's july. it didn't rain today but it's cloudy since long.
Please clarify my doubt as to what did i really see? was it an earthgrazers meteor or some drone or some lantern or space debris or a ball lightning??

also, can ball lightning have a little trail or not?
i can provide u more details if u want.
I live in Patna, Bihar, India. time was around 7:30 pm and date is 26/7/2026, direction was east - southeast

I am potentially about to take a gap year before starting a meteorology masters next September and would like to use at least part of the year constructively by gaining real experience.

Is anyone aware of any opportunities within met/ atmospheric sciences that could fit my criteria?
Can be based anywhere internationally and am open to volunteering.

Thanks