Mike Charnick
@charnick.bsky.social
Meteorologist living & working in Colorado and Wyoming. Hobby photographer, mountaineer, trail runner & storm chaser.🌪 📸 🏔🏃♂️
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The Colorado River basin's 2025-26 water year (October-September) was the warmest on record. It was also the least snowy on record. Only 16.8% of the (below average) precipitation fell as snow - shattering the previous record low.
October 9, 2026 at 4:05 AM
The Colorado River basin's 2025-26 water year (October-September) was the warmest on record. It was also the least snowy on record. Only 16.8% of the (below average) precipitation fell as snow - shattering the previous record low.
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Sometimes you just have to draw a line in the sand and say something is ready. I've spent the last month or so not only adding level II site functionality to Heimdall, but what I consider to be genuinely novel functionality and interactivity.
It's live for you to try at heimdall.stormscale.io
It's live for you to try at heimdall.stormscale.io
October 6, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Sometimes you just have to draw a line in the sand and say something is ready. I've spent the last month or so not only adding level II site functionality to Heimdall, but what I consider to be genuinely novel functionality and interactivity.
It's live for you to try at heimdall.stormscale.io
It's live for you to try at heimdall.stormscale.io
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January-September 2026 was the warmest Jan-Sep on record for the Contiguous U.S. since 1895 according to PRISM climate data. Seems red. 🔥🔥🔥
October 1, 2026 at 4:03 PM
January-September 2026 was the warmest Jan-Sep on record for the Contiguous U.S. since 1895 according to PRISM climate data. Seems red. 🔥🔥🔥
Lovely assortment from yesterday.
I occasionally have weird dreams I am sorting through a vast field of hailstones and yesterday’s experience probably will result in more of those…
I occasionally have weird dreams I am sorting through a vast field of hailstones and yesterday’s experience probably will result in more of those…
September 22, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Lovely assortment from yesterday.
I occasionally have weird dreams I am sorting through a vast field of hailstones and yesterday’s experience probably will result in more of those…
I occasionally have weird dreams I am sorting through a vast field of hailstones and yesterday’s experience probably will result in more of those…
While eclipses are on the brain today here is another of my favorites - this time from 2024 Eclipse in AK. A gigantic red solar prominence, many times the size of planet earth, shines in the bottom right at the moment the sun emerges at 3rd contact! #eclipse2024 #solareclipse #eclipse
August 12, 2026 at 7:09 PM
While eclipses are on the brain today here is another of my favorites - this time from 2024 Eclipse in AK. A gigantic red solar prominence, many times the size of planet earth, shines in the bottom right at the moment the sun emerges at 3rd contact! #eclipse2024 #solareclipse #eclipse
Happy Eclipse 2026 Day! While I won't be photographing this one (apologies to all the folks in Iceland who are clouded over), it is never a bad time to revisit my favorite photo ever.
Alone in the Grand Teton backcountry. The thrill of planning preparing& capturing this got me hooked on photography!
Alone in the Grand Teton backcountry. The thrill of planning preparing& capturing this got me hooked on photography!
August 12, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Happy Eclipse 2026 Day! While I won't be photographing this one (apologies to all the folks in Iceland who are clouded over), it is never a bad time to revisit my favorite photo ever.
Alone in the Grand Teton backcountry. The thrill of planning preparing& capturing this got me hooked on photography!
Alone in the Grand Teton backcountry. The thrill of planning preparing& capturing this got me hooked on photography!
Gave up chasing this year for a Denali expedition in May/June, so I really do not have much to share from this season. The view approaching this supercell in late June in northeast Colorado was a nice consolation prize however! #COwx
August 12, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Gave up chasing this year for a Denali expedition in May/June, so I really do not have much to share from this season. The view approaching this supercell in late June in northeast Colorado was a nice consolation prize however! #COwx
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I should not be surprised after the ‘winter’ we had, followed by a scorching summer, but Arapaho Glacier is almost gone. It’s a location I visit often as it’s not far from home, and it’s the first time I’ve seen it in such a dismal state.
July 25, 2026 at 8:54 PM
I should not be surprised after the ‘winter’ we had, followed by a scorching summer, but Arapaho Glacier is almost gone. It’s a location I visit often as it’s not far from home, and it’s the first time I’ve seen it in such a dismal state.
Radar/CG timestamp for the data nostalgia
July 24, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Radar/CG timestamp for the data nostalgia
The ultimate Fort Collins thunderstorm photo - double CG lightning strike over Horsetooth Mountain! Can not believe I was lucky enough to capture this yesterday afternoon. If you look closely on the left, you can see the red glow of a tree burst/fire. 👌📸🏆 #COwx #lightning #monsoon
July 24, 2026 at 12:10 PM
The ultimate Fort Collins thunderstorm photo - double CG lightning strike over Horsetooth Mountain! Can not believe I was lucky enough to capture this yesterday afternoon. If you look closely on the left, you can see the red glow of a tree burst/fire. 👌📸🏆 #COwx #lightning #monsoon
Finally some backyard monsoon bolts tonight in Fort Collins! It has been a while since I have used the big camera at home. ⚡
#lightning #photography #monsoon #COwx
#lightning #photography #monsoon #COwx
July 22, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Finally some backyard monsoon bolts tonight in Fort Collins! It has been a while since I have used the big camera at home. ⚡
#lightning #photography #monsoon #COwx
#lightning #photography #monsoon #COwx
Elite webcam catch in the Alberta front range. 🌪️
DOT cams undefeated in Canada, @brendonme.bsky.social
DOT cams undefeated in Canada, @brendonme.bsky.social
July 19, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Elite webcam catch in the Alberta front range. 🌪️
DOT cams undefeated in Canada, @brendonme.bsky.social
DOT cams undefeated in Canada, @brendonme.bsky.social
An otherworldly "cosmic" sunrise, deep in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. This particularly gorgeous corner of the country has been in the news a lot lately. Taken ~5 years ago. And yes, you can indeed stand there!
#sunrise #desert #Utah #GrandStaircase
#sunrise #desert #Utah #GrandStaircase
July 18, 2026 at 12:38 AM
An otherworldly "cosmic" sunrise, deep in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. This particularly gorgeous corner of the country has been in the news a lot lately. Taken ~5 years ago. And yes, you can indeed stand there!
#sunrise #desert #Utah #GrandStaircase
#sunrise #desert #Utah #GrandStaircase
Peaceful few days escaping the heat and floating the upper Colorado River this weekend ✌️
July 13, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Peaceful few days escaping the heat and floating the upper Colorado River this weekend ✌️
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Episode 49 producing an impressive volnado.
June 15, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Episode 49 producing an impressive volnado.
Denali: The roof of North America at 20,310’!
It is said you don’t just climb Denali, you endure it. After a 3-week odyssey in one of the most inhospitable places on earth, I can think of no more accurate description. Climbing the West Buttress route & finishing under the midnight sun-unforgettable!
It is said you don’t just climb Denali, you endure it. After a 3-week odyssey in one of the most inhospitable places on earth, I can think of no more accurate description. Climbing the West Buttress route & finishing under the midnight sun-unforgettable!
June 10, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Denali: The roof of North America at 20,310’!
It is said you don’t just climb Denali, you endure it. After a 3-week odyssey in one of the most inhospitable places on earth, I can think of no more accurate description. Climbing the West Buttress route & finishing under the midnight sun-unforgettable!
It is said you don’t just climb Denali, you endure it. After a 3-week odyssey in one of the most inhospitable places on earth, I can think of no more accurate description. Climbing the West Buttress route & finishing under the midnight sun-unforgettable!
Fully occluded mesocyclone/couplet in the high desert of Nevada! May have just had a tornado in remote Elko county. As a former high desert dweller these events still fascinate me…
April 10, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Fully occluded mesocyclone/couplet in the high desert of Nevada! May have just had a tornado in remote Elko county. As a former high desert dweller these events still fascinate me…
Akron, from the other side at probably the exact same time.
March 21, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Akron, from the other side at probably the exact same time.
Incredibly shallow, post-frontal upslope easterly flow has funneled smoke from the Nebraska wildfires into Fort Collins this morning. Some of the highest PM2.5 concentrations in the world ATTM due to a lack of vertical dispersion - the cold frontal inversion is less than 1kft thick!
March 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Incredibly shallow, post-frontal upslope easterly flow has funneled smoke from the Nebraska wildfires into Fort Collins this morning. Some of the highest PM2.5 concentrations in the world ATTM due to a lack of vertical dispersion - the cold frontal inversion is less than 1kft thick!