Voyager

Remember the year we had 90's in October? I think it was either 07 or 08.

I say bring it. We definitely need some good rain here in Eastern PA.

I didn't write this, but its both funny and almost true...lol Buckle up, because if you’re rolling through Pennsylvania and manage to pronounce every single one of these names without stopping for directions, you’ve basically beaten the state’s secret language exam. First stop is Bryn Mawr, where it sounds like you’re clearing your throat but it’s actually just Main Line fancy talk. Then you cruise into Wilkes-Barre, which is pronounced twelve different ways depending on how many Yuenglings the guy has had at the bar that night. Hit Schuylkill, where the river itself is named after the sound your car makes when it hits a giant pothole. Then there’s Bala Cynwyd, which looks like a cheat code but is actually just “Ball-uh Kin-wood” said at 40mph. By the time you get to Duquesne, you’re wondering why half the letters are silent and if the French ever apologized. Swing through New Tripoli, where if you say it wrong the locals will politely tar and feather you with pierogi. Over in Tunkhannock, you can’t pronounce it right until you’ve eaten a hoagie the size of your head. Then comes Punxsutawney, where the groundhog gets it right but you still don’t. In Tamaqua, every vowel takes a nap halfway through the word, so good luck with that. Susquehanna is where you finally lose your will to live halfway through the syllables. Allegheny sounds easy until someone from Pittsburgh corrects you with three extra vowels you didn’t know existed. And then Monongahela, which is less a name and more an endurance spor. You need electrolytes just to get through it. If you can say them all back-to-back, PennDOT gives you a free EZPass and every deer in the state will salute to you before they jump in front of you.

Hey, it's just mother nature tipping her hand as to how winter's going to play out...lol

Actually did pretty well. 1.56"

It would figure...

That looks pretty robust to me. If I'm seeing it right, it looks like 3-4 inches along and either side of the I-81 corridor. Although, I'll admit that perusing the globals, WPC is much more aggressive than the models are currently indicating.

You know, I swear I posted (tongue in cheek) that this was good as I'd just washed my Jeep, but I don't see it. Maybe I forgot to hit the post button. Maybe it was removed for some reason. If it was removed, I don't know why. I was just funnin' for laughs...

Low of 43 here this morning.

Well, it turned out to be a glorious late afternoon here today. We got a brief shower earlier, but it's now partly sunny and very comfortable outside.

Looks like the first wave got some of north central PA and into Scranton and the Endless Mountain region. Now watch. Wave #2 will form southeast of I-81 and hammer Lancaster, Reading, the Lehigh Valley, and points east and south. Just like every opportunity before it.

Don't know if it was the cool August, or the lack of rainfall, but in just one week, we've had an "explosion" of tree color here in Tamaqua. Maybe only 5-10 percent, so not a lot, but last week it was basically zero percent.

I swear, seasonal patterns DO repeat themselves. This has been the story for most of the summer of 2025. SEPA through northern NJ gets the goods, and I miss everything as it all comes together too late for the Skook.

Seeing this graphic, I now have a new catch phrase to go along with the "Tamaqua Split" (which applies here). It's called the "Schuylkill Sandwich"... It is correct, though, as I recorded 0.21" from the Thursday event, and it shows Tamaqua in the 0.10" to 0.25" gradient.

Just got wollloped with a windy rainstorm out here in Lock Haven...lol

Seeing hints of color around the Hazleton area as well. Nothing of note in the lower elevations yet, though

I knew it was dry, but I hadn't really looked at the monthly total. I'm under an inch as well at just 0.91"

43 (43.3) is likely to be my low this morning. I wish I'd kept records as this might be the coldest August morning I've experienced since living in Tamaqua.

Straight up 45.0 here at 5:10am. Might dip under, but perhaps not enough for an official 44. We shall see...

So who had THE coldest low in our sub yesterday morning? I dropped to 46 (45.5).

Looks like today's storms are going to be very wildly scattered ie a big nothingburger.

Current radar looks pretty unimpressive right now. I wonder when, or if, anything good starts to fire up.

Maybe, just maybe....today's the day for Tamaqua.

Currently 80/55 here in Tamaqua with a nice breeze blowing. This is about as perfect a summer day as you can get.

That "taste of fall" next week will even be felt in Phoenix...lol Wednesday A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 97. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.