Introducing our Quickly Deployable Python-based Instrumentation (QD-PI)! A little over 2 months of preparation with @liamltwx.bsky.social, but we finally have a working prototype. Thankfully our weatherproofing survived some light drizzle at this year's Engineering Open House 🌧️

Wow! 10 of the 64 participants in this year's #WxChallenge Tournament are associated with @climasillinois.bsky.social 👀

Storm chasers on the reality behind the chase | Illinois Public Media During a tornado, most people take cover. Others drive straight towards it. We talk to storm chasers about what it’s like to be in the path of a storm.

We speak with two of Central Illinois premier storm chasers this week (@skydrama.bsky.social and @vortexjeff.bsky.social ) on Weather Realness, our podcast. Weather Realness is a joint production of CliMAS and Illinois Public Media.

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Black History Month Spotlight: Deanna Hence Deanna Hence is an associate professor of climate, meteorology, and atmospheric science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research program uses field campaign observations and high…

#BlackHistoryMonth Spotlight: Deanna Hence is shaping the future of atmospheric science through research on storm systems and inclusive science communication. Her work blends cutting-edge science with mentorship and community impact.

Learn more about her journey: https://bit.ly/3MNhcKE

Today we honored Prof. Katharine Hayhoe (@katharinehayhoe.com) the Distinguished CliMAS alumna for 2025-2026. Katherine is a great example of a distinguished scientist, teacher, communicator, and leader who brings curiosity to impact!

Lecture announcement for Katharine Hayhoe

Join us Tuesday for an exciting lecture from our Distinguished Alumna, Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com!

What’s behind weeks of snow and extreme cold in Illinois? | Illinois Public Media We talked about the massive winter storm that hit Central Illinois and across the U.S. which brought heavy snow to some areas, freezing rain and sleet.

New winter episode of Weather Realness is out!

Segment 1:
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Segment 2:
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Group photos of Conference Attendees from the Department of Climate, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences

Greetings from CliMAS at the @ametsoc.org Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas!

Congratulations to new Fellow of the American Meteorological Society, CliMAS Prof. Zhuo Wang

‘Weather is cool’: Weird Chicago weather, from northern lights to water spouts Even though Chicago's weather might not be the most fickle in the nation, you know we experience some weird shifts.

Prof. Jeff Frame Interviewed on all things Chicago weather on @wbez.org 🎙️
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Prof. Shiv Priyam Raghuraman has received the 2026 Outstanding Early Career Award from the AMS Radiation STAC “for advances in understanding of Earth’s radiative forcings, feedbacks, and spectral signatures.” Learn more: climas.illinois.edu/news/2026-01...

Wrapping up 2025 with some congratulations to CliMAS undergraduates Alyssa Shih and Alyssa Hoyt, who received scholarships from the @ametsoc.org !

Your official 2025 weather year in review | Illinois Public Media From deadly wildfires in California to deadly floods in central Texas to severe weather and an early winter in central Illinois… we reviewed 2025's biggest weather stories.

Join professors Steve Nesbitt and Jeff Frame and guest Meteorologist Andrew Pritchard of Nutrien Ag Solutions who talk all things weather in 2025 in the latest episode of Weather Realness, a production of Illinois Department of Climate, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences and Illinois Public Media.

Today we honored Prof. Jen Kay from CU Boulder as our 2025-2026 Distinguished Richard P. And Linda S. Turco Lecturer

Just found out the awesome team at @climasillinois.bsky.social will be in Asheville in the next couple of days to conduct interviews about Risk Communication during #Helene.

If you live in the area and are willing to chat, feel free to reach out to them! They are an awesome group!

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Faculty, students, alums - we’ve launched a new CliMAS merch store. Show your CliMAS pride wherever you are.

Check it out!

go.illinois.edu/climas-merch-2025

Calling all prospective grad students! 🚨

Come learn about CliMAS during our annual Prospective Graduate Student Webinar - featuring our internationally recognized on campus and online MS and PhD programs.

RSVP here to receive a Zoom link: forms.gle/CYsLWz5uoRNm....

The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences: Where curiosity drives impact YouTube video by Liberal Arts & Sciences at Illinois

Check out this promo video promoting our College, featuring Assistant Professor Joseph Trujillo-Falcón and many of our students! youtu.be/ZRgExF7r1gE?...

Today, CliMAS welcomed Prof. Dan Vimont from University of Wisconsin-Madison AOS for our weekly colloquium, who discussed aerosol-related and oceanic climate dynamics

The annual CliMAS graduate student – faculty volleyball match was a ton of fun!

The faculty are happy to report their clean sweep victory, the broken golden rawinsonde trophy will be on the 3rd floor of NHB.

Looking forward to next year’s match!

Today we welcomed Scott Collis from Argonne National Laboratory for our weekly colloquium

Greetings from the CliMAS Fall 2025 Welcome BBQ!

Hey Illini - if you’re looking for a Gen Ed, there’s a 100% chance you’ll love ours. ☀️

Check out ATMS 100, 120, and 140!

The flood warnings that save lives When floods hit, getting clear, timely warnings out to people becomes lifesaving, but too often these messages fail. The BBC asks disaster experts about how to get it right.

CliMAS Professor Joseph Trujillo-Falcón was featured in @BBCWorld on the importance of trust and communication during extreme weather events.

Read the article: bbc.com/future/artic...

CliMAS is proud to partner with Illinois Public Media to create a new podcast called Weather Realness - we’ll get real about the what’s and why’s about weather and climate and how it impacts you.

Our first episode airs on WILL-AM 580 at 11 am this Saturday, August 2 and anytime on the WILL app.

A final look from above | Department of Climate, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Illinois As Larry Di Girolamo stood at Vandenberg Air Force Base in December 1999, he was a relatively new professor in what would become the Department of Climate, Meteorology, &

25 years ago, Larry Di Girolamo watched a satellite launch carrying the MISR Instrument that he had helped build. Now, MISR is ending with a discovery that could change how we understand global weather: the jet stream is shifting and speeding up.
Link: climas.illinois.edu/news/2025-07...

Knowing The Difference Between These 3 Types Of Emergency Alerts Could Save Your Life When you get this alert, it means "trouble will find you," one meteorologist said.

Incoming Assistant Professor @latinwx.bsky.social quoted in this article discussing weather risk and resilience in light of the Texas floods

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Our second storm trip is back from the Plains and they saw the goods!

Hear their storm observation stories in 1071 NHB on Friday, June 27 at 9:30 am

Danny measures outflow wind speeds using a handheld anemometer

Students standing in front of a shelf cloud

Students photographing a storm

Supercell thunderstorm near sunset

Today our undergrads measured outflow wind speeds and observed both a squall line and discrete supercell along the Texas-Oklahoma border! Tomorrow marks the final day of our May field course, then it's back home to Urbana 🏠

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Students and their fearless leader, Kevin, watching a storm

Yesterday marked the halfway point for our May Field Studies of Convection course! Students observed a tornado-warned supercell (and lots of blowing dust) south of Brownfield, TX.