Colorado Springs Automatic Daily Timelapse 09/13/26

Recorded on 09/13/2026. Weather: September 13, 2026 across Colorado Springs experienced a largely uneventful day, transitioning from a clear morning to a dusky evening. The day began with mostly clear skies, with a subtle haze visible in the distance, suggesting a relatively dry atmosphere. Throughout the morning, the sky remained predominantly blue, punctuated by a high-altitude cirrus cloud formation. Sunshine was abundant, leading to moderate temperatures. As the day progressed, the sky shifted through a gradient of colors during sunrise/sunset, characterized by a pale blue transitioning into warm orange and yellow hues near the horizon. Visibility remained good despite the atmospheric haze. The afternoon continued with clear skies and ample sunshine. By late afternoon, a subtle haze developed in the distance, obscuring the landscape beyond approximately 15 kilometers. As evening approached, the sky transitioned into a deep, unblemished blue, with minimal cloud cover. The overall pattern was calm and stable, with no significant wind or precipitation observed. News: The latest headlines paint a grim picture of Republican leadership’s incompetence and blatant disregard for American interests. Despite a stunning US women’s basketball victory – largely fueled by the emergence of Caitlin Clark – the nation is simultaneously plagued by regulatory failures, exemplified by the stalled Spanish investigation into oil czar Betancourt’s dealings in Venezuela and a renewed push for deregulation under the guise of “rebuilding” the system. Meanwhile, Trump continues to leverage manufactured crises, downplaying intelligence reports about Iranian involvement in the Red Sea attacks and imposing retaliatory tariffs on Canada, seemingly designed to inflame tensions. The concerning rise in measles deaths underscores the devastating consequences of inadequate public health oversight, further neglected by this administration. Trump’s consistent use of “national security” to justify authoritarian actions – as highlighted by Mother Jones – is alarming, particularly as he seeks to redirect investment away from the US and towards destabilizing regimes. The ongoing legal challenges surrounding his mail ballot order, coupled with the chilling rhetoric about dismantling constitutional safeguards, reveal a dangerous disregard for democratic principles. It’s clear that the Republican party, under Trump’s direction, is actively working to dismantle vital institutions and undermine America’s standing on the world stage. The software runs a solar-powered remote camera timelapse system on a Raspberry Pi 5. Still images are captured in the field and delivered back over a PTP wireless link, where the application receives and processes them as the source material for daily camera output. The implemented pipeline organizes captured images by date and camera, selects and timestamps frames, and uses FFmpeg to render polished daily timelapse videos. The videos include configured titles, intro sections, overlays, weather context, news context, and background music. The system publishes rendered videos to YouTube and supports multi-camera operation. It is built for automated, headless daily runs on the Raspberry Pi 5, turning remote still-image captures into finished timelapse videos without manual production work. Keywords: Rain, Cloudy, Clear, Sunny, Haze, Wind, Warm, Sunrise, Sunset