/r/meteorology/

r/meteorology

101k members
r/meteorology is a subreddit with 101k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and opportunities, and the community frequently discusses looking for, cloud, storm, weather, and tornado, and they frequently recommend/review weather station and weather apps.
For anyone from professionals to hobbyists. For weather related articles, exciting weather events and sharing our favorite weather stuff. For personalized flair (Graduates, Postgraduates, Postdocs, Experts, Pro forecasters, etc) please contact the mods with some proof.

Popular Themes in r/meteorology

#1
Advice Requests
: "Met Major Struggling -- Please Help"
8 posts
#2
Opportunities
: "Volunteering/ Internship/ Research Opportunities"
3 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Day 2 of building a simple GRIB viewer"
1 post
#4
News
: "Sun Rises over Hurricane Fausto in the Pacific; Could Make Landfall as a Tropical Storm in Hawaii Next Week"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/meteorology

#1

Looking For

38 posts
#2

Cloud

: "Noctilucent Clouds"
11 posts
#3

Storm

: "My first Storm chase in Russia"
9 posts
#4

Weather

: "Do you use GRIB files for Weather planning?"
8 posts
#5

Tornado

: "Appleton Tornado in 3D as seen by radar"
8 posts
#6

Struggling

6 posts
#7

Radar

: "Appleton tornado in 3D as seen by Radar"
5 posts
#8

Lightning

: "Matt Devitt; Y'all, there is no round of golf worth getting struck by Lightning. Remember what happened in Caddyshack? This was taken yesterday in Venice, Florida. Eventually a course ranger had to bring them back to the clubhouse. Always be safe! Credit: Kathy P McStee"
4 posts
#9

Meteorology

3 posts
#10

Dew Point

: "Possibly the highest Dew Point ever recorded in the USA today, 91.4* in Algona Iowa."
3 posts

Products Discussed in r/meteorology

Weather Station

13 reviews
#1
Davis Instruments
4.7 from 6 reviews
#2
Ambient Weather
4.7 from 3 reviews
#3
AcuRite
4.0 from 1 review

Weather Apps

7 reviews
#1
PredictWind
5.0 from 1 review
#2
Windy
4.0 from 1 review
#3
GRLevel2Analyst
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/meteorology

#1
Advice/Questions/Self
: "What are the small flashes above this thunderstorm I captured from an airplane?"
36 posts
#2
Pictures
: "Pyrocumulus from B.C wildfires"
33 posts
#3
Videos/Animations
: "3D air column visualization over active Norfolk, Va today. I built this renderer to better understand Skew-Ts and Hodographs."
24 posts
#4
Education/Career
: "Canadian meteorologist"
5 posts
#5
Article/Publications
: "[MPR News] Why meteorologists use dew point over relative humidity"
3 posts
#6
Other
: "July 26, 2026, a typical winter day in Brazil!"
3 posts

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Yearly
+37k members(56.5%)

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Last updated: August 6, 2026