Torch Tiger

37 minutes ago, Whineminster said:

Why is this happening? Looks like 10 miles to my west it's beverages and banana hammocks. 

Getting some breaks in the clouds out this way. The summer awakening

2 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

I bet alot of that burns off this PM

ripping NE flow won't help much. 

spc trolling 

17 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

Its actually nice up here. 67F and sun.

Its actually nice up here. Feel bad for those south coastal peeps, GIDLT

Turned into a pretty nice weekend here. We enjoy

Not even a drop.

2 minutes ago, NorEastermass128 said:

We had gypsies here last year. Devastating. July 4th looked like early April. Haven’t noticed them this year yet. Still no foliage yet on the oaks. Hopefully most come back to life. 

Yeah, hopefully they leave some foliage for next season as well.

Mild and muggy, perfect wx

Next Friday we bang

Verification 'gon be ugly

Barely average lol

the south coast of RI and MA, where a lone thunderstorm was
already marching east. Not expecting severe weather from this
thunderstorm, as there is simply not enough energy to work with.
This storm was barely capable of producing lightning.

Trolling? ;D

Maybe a few light storms on Tuesday? 

11 hours ago, powderfreak said:

Still nearly 2.5 feet above normal snowpack as of May 2nd. 

This shit is relentless...if not for the humid/warm stretch in April the mountain probably would still be around 90" depths up high.  

Just now in early May is the snowpack at the picnic tables getting down to what the normal curve maximum is in mid-winter.

My favorite time of year...strong storms, no leaf out w/ constant lightning and flooding rains. Envious

1 hour ago, Ginx snewx said:

Not knowing Gypsy Moths are an invasive species and letting them prosper and calling it nature taking its course is  uneducated

From Joe Courtney 

This morning, I joined representatives from the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP), the University of Connecticut Extension Service, the federal Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and our local “Friends of the Pachaug Forest” advocacy organization for a tour to survey damage in the Pachaug State Forest caused by an infestation of gypsy moth caterpillars. The caterpillars, which feed on the leaves of a variety of trees, have caused widespread defoliation and a glut of dead and severely compromised trees throughout the Pachaug Forest a potentially major forest fire risk that will be costly to clean up. 

On our tour, we focused on new approaches to help address the gypsy moth outbreak at the federal level. I’ve been supportive of efforts by Connecticut DEEP to secure federal funding through the NRCS’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), which would make funds available to agricultural producers throughout state and private forests for help in clearing out dead and dying trees, and I’ve long been an advocate for supporting forest management by expanding the definition of “biomass” within the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).  
Congress actually has a chance to help private citizens and our region as a whole find a way to turn this problem into an opportunity by expanding the uses for biomass within the RFS there is a goldmine of viable biomass to be found in the dead wood littered throughout the Pachaug Forest as a result of gypsy moth damage. Clearing out the dead trees and converting them into usable energy would be a win for everyone involved. As a carbon-neutral source of energy, biomass is a clean energy alternative that Connecticut should be taking full advantage of, and I’m working with a bipartisan group in Congress to pave the way for putting those resources to work. The severity of this issue requires a multi-faceted response from various levels of the government, and I am committed to working at the federal level to help secure resources needed to combat this mounting crisis. 

Kill a 'munk, save a 'pillar

8 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Big big hatch today . We on the move 

Great job with your farm, those look healthy.

Debbie after Debbie post lately en masse. Then the awful pictures of patchy old, crusty brownish glacier on a remote mountain. It's like some are stuck in the past and still in denial.

2 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Most of that rain looks like it stays north of pike. That’s where the forcing is most prevalent. Probably a thin line of weakening showers this afternoon 

Yeah, looks pretty dry.

12 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Another day promised to rain ends up with at least some sun. Just now from the THS wx stem cam.

Yeah, looks like a fine day down there. Maybe a light sprinkle later but nbd.

2 hours ago, #NoPoles said:

88 and humid today, storms missed to my west and east

Summer

We're all excited to know that more seasonable conditions are coming soon. Pretty much all LR guidance shows a general mild up to more routine 60s and maybe some 70's, save NNE. Of course May is usually littered with a few bad stretches but that is not unexpected. Winter is long in the rear view mirror as we transform into summer. 

3 minutes ago, moneypitmike said:

Those are some pretty weak leaves if that's summer.   

A nice spring picture though.

Looks leafy, dare I say full leaf out.

20 minutes ago, Brian5671 said:

hanging onto sun here-temps have leveled out at 65, but it feels great out there.

Wow, that looks summery

It's like this is the first early summer ever for some forecasters.

6 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

 I’ll be enjoying the dews and the RSW area starting tomorrow for several days. Thinking of you, Dr. dew

Hydrate and remain safe