mastodon 4.8.0-alpha.3+glitchWhite Rock, B.C. based meteorologist working in the energy industry. Tooting about weather in and around my region as well as some geology, my thoughts on urban and family life, and occasional references to my LDS faith.
I’m on my way to the Bay Area today and on Wednesday I start my new job operating weather balloons around the globe at Windborne Systems!
I’m extremely excited to be working to improve upper level weather data! I did some work with balloons in college and it was honestly my favorite part of my college experience.
Very excited to say that I am transitioning from weather balloon flight control to commercial growth at Windborne Systems. I started a side project related to my previous experience in the energy industry and they liked it so much they thought I should be doing more stuff like that!
I will be working remotely out of Hermiston, Oregon to be close to family. I’ll work some in San Francisco as well as some travel to conferences and to meet with clients.
On my work trip to SoCal I was able to acquire four more 4-character QTH grid squares for #geocache finds, bringing my total to 130 and connecting the cluster including Los Angeles to the cluster including Seattle.
I have 3058 total finds, 65 in California.
🗺️ Last weekend I reached 3000 total #geocache finds and today I made my 500th find in British Columbia!
New article: A day in Casablanca
The Storm Prediction Center has upgraded the Columbia Basin and Palouse to a slight risk (level 2/5) of severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
Storms will develop during the afternoon hours. Primary threat is isolated damaging wind gusts but severe hail is possible too. The storms will be moving SE-NW, which is uncommon for this region and moderately increases damage risk.
#Hermiston #weather
20260526
Mostly cloudy today with maybe some spotty drizzle. Cool, high near 19ºC. Clearing tomorrow and quite a bit warmer but the real spice comes Thursday.
A strong upper level low is forecast to park in California on Thursday and this will spin up warm air and moisture into Eastern Oregon. Scattered t-storms are possible, though the higher chance of rain is in the mountains and toward Pendleton.
Windy Friday with some lingering showers, sunny and mild this weekend.
New article: The Ingalls are leaving Canada
https://ingallswx.com/2026/02/27/the-ingalls-are-leaving-canada/
#Hermiston #weather
20260527
Partly cloudy and warmer today with highs around 28ºC. The spice comes tomorrow as a low pressure system spins warm, moist air into the region from the south.
Look for Thursday highs around 32ºC with possible t-storms in the afternoon. The SPC has a marginal (level 1/5) risk of severe t-storms for the Columbia Basin and nearby areas with the primary threat being severe wind over 93 km/h.
Showers taper off Friday morning with clearing skies and strong winds. Highs much cooler, closer to 23ºC. Sunny but mild through the weekend.
When are we getting a Dick’s in SeaTac?
Friday #weather analysis
A deep low is moving into the Northern Plains this morning after having brought some (relatively) low elevation snow to the Pacific Northwest yesterday.
I'm excited for this map, which adds sounding data from my company on top of the traditional balloons. Today we got additional soundings from the Atlantic, Alaska, Yukon, and Rockies.
#Vancouver #weather
20260302
Meteorological Spring is here and today will feel very Spring-like with a high around 11. Increasing clouds this afternoon with Rain showers tomorrow lasting through the remainder of the week. Highs will remain near to above 11.
@douglasvb@m.ai6yr.org @mlanger@mastodon.world I went to Belize a few years ago. As far as Central American nations go it seemed nice enough but it was the time of year when they burn the agricultural fields so it was a bit like Eastern Washington during a bad fire season, just with more humidity.
New article: M3.0 earthquake shakes Seattle area Tuesday morning
https://ingallswx.com/2026/02/24/m3-0-earthquake-shakes-seattle-area-tuesday-morning/
There seem to be a lot more ticks in California than in the Pacific Northwest. Makes geocaching less fun.
Detroit style pizza is better than Chicago style pizza.
#Vancouver #weather
20260226
Rain showers this morning, some clearing this afternoon. Strong morning winds easing a little by the afternoon. Partly cloudy Friday through Sunday. Maybe some rain early next week but we'll see.
@BakerRL75@m.ai6yr.org Good morning Virginia! Looking like we will be getting a little rain here this evening. You might miss out on tomorrow's rain up your way but I suppose we'll see. Enjoying the warmth?
#Vancouver #weather
20260225
Light rain showers beginning this evening and lasting overnight, tapering off tomorrow. Cloudy Friday and mostly sunny this weekend. Next chance of rain comes Monday but I'm not sure if that will actually come to fruition.
