mattie g

11 minutes ago, MN Transplant said:

At least you aren't west of Dulles. 

Very true.

It's been plenty wet, and despite the dry spring my lawn is as lush and green as could reasonably be expected at this time of year.

9 minutes ago, MN Transplant said:

People went too high for most summers.  It is a minority of years that hit 100.

I've gone under 100 for quite a few years now (I think), but this year I honestly thought we'd spike once or twice in an otherwise relatively benign summer.

16 hours ago, MN Transplant said:

Over a half inch, which takes me to nearly 11" since July 1st.  Quite the turnaround from that dud of a first half of the year.

Missed us by 5-10 miles. We've definitely missed out a little more than YBY for much of the summer.

18 hours ago, WxUSAF said:

I think he likes being the cold-water-thrower for east coast snow weenies too. He knows his stuff, but I think that colors it a bit.

That's a good point. He's got a history of this kind of thing, so it makes sense that he'd double down. If he hits, he can gloat. If he busts, who cares?

2 hours ago, brooklynwx99 said:

that does NOT look like a classic EB Nino. no idea what he’s talking about 

Needs clicks and retweets.

15 minutes ago, WeatherShak said:

Understatement.

I watched some of it on our Ring. Seemed like decent, windswept rain…but nothing much more.

I get that storms are very localized, and I’m not upset that we didn’t have more than a very brief power outage, but I’d have been pretty annoyed had in been at home for this one.

4 hours ago, yoda said:

Uh oh @MN Transplant @mattie g @H2O

 

Neighbors said it was lame.

2 minutes ago, H2O said:

Sure.  Should I still tell you if it's not?  Just asking

You’re the best!

Give the news either way. If it’s still there, I’ll be happy I still have a house. If it’s not, I’ll be happy MBY got rocked.

Out of town for this one.

Can someone stop by my house later and let me know if it’s still there? Thanks!

Flew out of DCA yesterday morning. Once we got to a few thousand feet the smoke blocked much of the view of the ground below. Probably got to 10-15,000 ft until the sky cleared. Pretty neat how there was an obvious "cap" at which the smoke no longer rose.

Apparently picked up over an inch overnight. Not a bad thing since MBY barely got any rain from the Saturday storms.

Of course, I watered the garden yesterday prior to our vacation only to get that deluge last night.

10 hours ago, mattie g said:

We just can’t know.

Hanging out in NVSL All Stars tent city…and it’s toasty.

4 hours ago, Terpeast said:

Looks like this morning’s mesos want to create another DC split today

But they were hitting us flush with nothing in Maryland yesterday.

We just can’t know.

Wow…absolutely screwed out of rain this evening. Pretty impressive, actually!

We go again tomorrow?

46 minutes ago, CAPE said:

Maybe today ends up the better day for more places. Yesterday was more talked up, but it didn't produce much in our region.

It's probably only based on how "surprise days" feel to us, but it does seem like we produce better when there's less expectation.

Kind of like corn dust.

38 minutes ago, CAPE said:

Some recent model runs, especially the 6z GFS, seem to be keying on a disturbance in the flow, potentially inducing an area of more widespread heavy showers for this evening.

 

I got over a half inch of rain the other day, but whiffed yesterday. I'd be happy with that little bullseye this afternoon/evening.

15 hours ago, vastateofmind said:

We are driving out to Grand Canyon the last two weeks of Aug into 1st week of Sep...taking 4-5 -ish days to go out, same to come back, and stay 2-3 days at at GC in between, with the idea of staying in a different town/state each night on the trip that we've never visited. My wife and I have flown over that part of the country countless times...but I want to SEE it FROM the ground for a change!

Two minor stops I'm looking forward to seeing -- Winslow, AZ (where, apparently, there's a statue/park dedicated to the famous line from the Eagles' song "Take It Easy") and Truth or Consequences, NM, to visit not just their apparently famous hot springs but also to have bragging rights that we've visited "Truth or Consequences, NM."   

Sound like an awesome trip!

Like you, I've flown over the GC plenty of times and would like to see it up close, but I don't see my wife wanting to hop in a car and make a road trip across the country...nor experience a huge (if cool) crack in the ground. Might have to make a quick trip out there on my own. 

15 hours ago, Stormpc said:

Doesn't matter it's all going to feel the same. Not much difference between 93 and 89. Enjoy your week. You picked a good one

Been there in July-August plenty of times and I *know* it'll be soupy no matter what, but a few degrees can make a difference. I'm just looking for a small silver lining in all the tropical clouds down there this time of year!

18 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said:

I'll go on the record and say that if we didn't have clouds today, DCA and even IAD would probably have hit 100 degrees. 

If my aunt...

8 minutes ago, Stormpc said:

You better check that forecast again mattie. 90s all week

I'm honestly not seeing that. Maybe into the low 90s late in the week.

Which forecast is showing 90s all week?

I just went outside and it didn't really feel all that bad.

92/75...we've had far, far, far worse.

Heading to HHI next week. Temps are forecast to stay in the 80s, which really isn't all that bad, though getting out in the sun will bake you pretty quick. Lows will be in the upper 70s, which sucks, but that's pretty normal.

1 hour ago, AmericanWxFreak said:

Best activity is going to be up there in SEPA it seems. 

Last two years has been pretty active in PA. Family in SJ has also gotten smacked around pretty good this summer.

8 hours ago, nw baltimore wx said:

Definitely. I was only addressing @mattie g’s concern regarding the consistency of any one station reporting regularly.

I'd love to be an observer, but I fear I'm too lazy to stick with it.