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2 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

0.5” Tuesday

4.35” Wednesday 

0.10 so far tiday

Stein!!!! 

severe drought.

1 minute ago, dendrite said:

Terrible.

1.28” for July here.

what am I, like 40-50 miles south of you? picked up 1" the past 2 days, just over 3" for July. 

On 7/28/2026 at 12:47 PM, Great Snow 1717 said:

Doesnt he own a succesfull business??

 

a successful business means generating revenue. does not necessarily mean sound meteorology, which is Ray's point.

3 hours ago, kdxken said:

Summah!

 

yeah, look at the extreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeme dewpoints! it feels so good, pouring rain with dews matching the temps. i sure hope DIT is outside enjoying this

9 hours ago, WxWatcher007 said:

15% chance of an area within 25 miles seeing rainfall that exceeds flash flood guidance. Kind of similar to SPC outlooks of having a certain percentage chance of seeing severe within 50mi or whatever it is. Flash flood guidance varies depending on recent rainfall (among other things, probably). 
 

Caveat is moderate risk on rainfall is not the same as a mod risk for severe. When I see a mod rain risk it’s noteworthy but not uncommon. A high risk is serious though—they almost always precede catastrophic flooding somewhere within the zone. 

I get it, and mostly understand it. my point is this: we are all weenies, hobbyists, and meteorologists here, so I'd say that this forum gets it. But what does the general public think that map means? i am sure more than one twitterologist has posted that map with no context.

2 hours ago, WxWatcher007 said:

We approve. 

what does this map even mean? Like, there is a slight ~15% chance that I get excessive rainfall? what is excessive? And yes I know it is going to rain

just seems stupid to me

47 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Looks like anything substantial may miss just east. lol

We shall see  

got pounded by that cell here at MHT. lots of thunder/lightning, and i don't know how much rain but it was dumping

1 hour ago, Masswx said:

30 mins away from my house fishing but  this line is coming in.might have to find a place to shelter 

Did daddy-o @CoastalWx lock you out of your house again?

just got a decent downpour, just over 1" since yesterday, just over 2" MTD

i feel like I am living in a swamp like TBlizz, it is very soupy outside

13 hours ago, MJO812 said:

So many click bait winter outlooks from meteorologists on YouTube calling for a snowy winter for the Northeast due to the strong STJ.

and you watched them all, didn't you?

i am trying to stay safe under brightening skies with 0.2" on the day

8 hours ago, wxsniss said:

What's a good portable generator? Can it power multiple devices throughout house at once (fridge, lighting, HVAC, water heater)? If portable and only set up when needed, how can it be set up outdoors to power things inside? Asking not to be confrontational, I'm genuinely curious what the alternatives are.

We've lost power 5x this year, ranging from 3-16 hour times. Most times not even weather related.

My fear is having to struggle in pitch dark at 2am setting up a portable generator, and not able to ensure kids can sleep and we have refrigeration / hot water.

i have a 6500 watt portable generator that I plug into an outlet outside the house which goes to a transfer switch. it is super easy, and powers everything I need, heat, water (on a well), and most importantly internet. i could use microwave but don't because it is obviously a huge power suck, and can't use the stove/oven.

I recently learned that whole house generators have a life span of around 20 years.

a friend has had one for 20+ years, and it recently stopped doing its weekly test run, so he had a guy out to service it. Found a blown fuse, which he replaced. when he fired up the generator, the battery literally exploded. No diagnosis as the unit was well out of warranty and there was no guarantee that they could even figure out what the problem was. 

1 hour ago, dendrite said:

Huge COC today into tomorrow 

aside from the winds, it’s pretty damn nice out there this morning. glad the wind is drying out the grass so I can cut it today, but it’s a bit much right now. Hopefully it subsides a bit later

13 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Bitched myself to some rain. Channeled my inner tblizz. No new wives though.

grabbed a quick quarter inch here, the local vegetation rejoices

what is this wet stuff that appears to be falling from the sky?

1 hour ago, dendrite said:

38° at SLK

28 @ the fake hollow in CT (probably)

3 hours ago, Brewbeer said:

how does that compare to a normal sunny day at the same time ?

 

for example both Sunday and Monday topped out between 800-900 watts/m2

1 hour ago, Brewbeer said:

yeah. it's consistent with light to moderate overcast, a rainy day is even less. 

curious what folks with solar sensors on their weather stations are getting for readings

right now my station solar radiation is ~100 watts/m2 (whatever that means), with a UV index <1

just took down the backyard canopy just in case. pretty much guaranteed that nothing will happen here, not that I was expecting anything but you never know. Those outdoor canopies like to become airborn in the slightest breeze

not super hot (mid 80’s here) but the humidity is the real deal. My evening walk was a bad idea, fat guy sweats a lot.

That’s some scary shit

-10 degree temp bust here

smoke 'em if you got 'em

11 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said:

I slept in several fleece jackets and winter hat. 

shit, that is @weatherwiz daily attire (in the summer)