Today, May 15, marks the first day of routine issuance of the Atlantic basin Tropical Weather Outlook in 2025. The tropics look quiet for the next 7 days. Visit https://t.co/tW4KeGdBFb for updates.
Another week, more #DroughtMonitor records (even w/ the recent precip)
49 states have some drought, a #DroughtMonitor record
87.8% of the Lower 48 and 73.6% of the US are Abnormally Dry or in drought. Both just over last week's records (87.2%/73.2%)
https://t.co/mljsjQDvLB @NOAA
Inside Hurricane Milton, @saildrone reported wave height of 28.12 feet and wind gusts as strong as 75.95 mph while 40 nautical miles from the center of the storm. This research represents a collaborative endeavor to better understand the role of the ocean in hurricanes.
Timelapse flying by Hurricane Milton today about 2 hours ago. Storm looks bigger but less symmetric than yesterday.
1/2000 sec, f8, 14mm, ISO 500, 0.5 sec interval, 30fps
We flew over Hurricane Milton about 90 minutes ago. Here is the view out the Dragon Endeavour window. Expect lots of images from this window as this is where I’m sleeping while we wait to undock and return to Earth.
Timelapse coming in a separate post.
1/6400 sec, f8, ISO 500