Sean Sublette

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Multimedia Science Communicator and Consultant | Weather - Climate - Energy - Environment | AMS Certified Digital Meteorologist Richmond, Virginia Subscribe to The Weather Subtext: seansublette.substack.com Professional services: subletteweather.com

24 hour rain totals around Metro Richmond — ending 8am Wednesday. Yellow shading is more than 2 inches.
Area being monitored for a Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Sean holding a sign outside of the Virginia State Corporation Commission office, expresssing his opposition to the NextEra takeover of Dominion Energy.
Location of T.D. 2.
AQI in Richmond
"Stop the Merger" rally Monday, July 20 at noon. Capitol Square Bell Tower, Richmond.
Gadsden flag in the shape of Virginia.
Satellite image this morning shows the wildfire smoke over Virginia, with Richmond as a reference point.
Poorly worded weather alert, likely from an automated source.
Current temperatures in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean are the highest in decades.
It also churned out ads touting the industry’s local tax revenue and job creation through a group called Virginia Connects— a partnership of six data center companies, four chambers of commerce, seven labor unions and several real estate associations. Virginia Connects’ YouTube channel had garnered 33 million views as of July 2.
Salaam and Sean prepping for the parade before the heat gets too bad.
Radar estimated rainfall
Temperatures across Richmond, VA at 3pm Thursday, July 2.
How humid heat impacts health
U.S. energy use since 1776.
A warming climate analogy: Take a standard pair of six-sided dice. Remove the 1 from a single face of a die, replace it with a 7, and roll them repeatedly. A total of 12 happens much more often than before. And for the first time, you roll a 13 — something that has never happened before.
Sean Sublette, Virginia Delegate Amy Laufer, Bob Shippee
Seven people running for the Democratic nomination for VA-01.
Current record highs for early July in Richmond, VA. They range from 100° to 102°F during the first five days of the month.
Mark Warner sign with American and Virginia flags on either side.
Friday morning RVA weather brief: • Few showers and storms next 3 days • No significant drought relief • Heatwave brewing for next week and July 4 Get the weather brief to your inbox: seansublette.substack.com
2-day rain totals from around metropolitan Richmond, VA.
Wednesday morning RVA weather brief: • Low humidity with sunshine • Scattered showers, t-storms Friday & Saturday • Hot and dry early next week Get the weather brief right to your inbox!
Warmer than normal water temperatures in the eastern Pacific Ocean near the equator.
Tuesday morning RVA weather brief: • Nuisance morning showers • Main event is noon to 6pm • Locally intense rain, potential flash flooding • Isolated wind damage to trees • All ends before dusk • Sunny, lower humidity tomorrow
Monday morning RVA weather brief: • T-storms expected this afternoon/evening • Damaging wind gusts in some storms • Lower humidity later this weeek
The United States has warmed about 2-3°F since the end of the 19th century, as carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels is warming the planet.
Statewide average temperature in Virginia, each year since 1895, color-coded to temperature.
The Weather Subtext: A Richmond weather newsletter from Meteorologist Sean Sublette. Helping make sense of your weather apps.
Friday morning RVA weather brief: - Spots of light rain this morning - Afternoon clearing - Good weekend
Thursday morning RVA weather brief: • Clouds give way to sun, hot, windy • Watching for showers, storms later this afternoon • Few spells of rain tomorrow morning • Nice summer weekend ahead
Russell Vought is trying to kill American science.
Sean thanking Virginia State Senators Locke, Lucas, and Jones for their work at the Data Center Listening Tour in Chesterfield County, VA. June 16, 2026.
Wednesday morning RVA weather brief: • Hotter couple of days ahead, with gusty breezes • Showers, storms tomorrow night & early Friday • Lower humidity this weekend Get the weather brief right to your inbox: seansublette.substack.com
Audience for a town hall
Tuesday morning RVA Weather Brief: More clouds, humidity stays low, no rain Next rain: Showers, storms Thursday night & Friday Weekend still looks warm, dry, low humidity
The children at the White House do not like weather.
NextEra-Dominion merger banner
3-day rain totals across Richmond.