CapturedNature Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I miss working outdoors in the winter. I was one of the very few that enjoyed it. When I was in college at Lyndon I worked at a local grocery store and I remember being the guy volunteering to go out and get carriages. I just liked being out there. Some of the temps were colder than any you'd see in SNE, regardless of elevation. I also used to do forecasts early in the Met lab and I remember walking across campus one morning enjoying the crispness of the air only to see that it was -36F. I guess some of us just like being outside when it's cold... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapturedNature Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Dude you have to get a weather station and put it online. I don't doubt your temperatures but I can never find a PWS as cold as your location. You would definitely have the coldest weather station on the East Slope and that would be sweet to watch. You are usually close to at least one of the East Slope stations above 1,000ft (whichever is coldest) but its never the same station so its hard to correlate your temps. Tonight you are closest to Beckett at 1,377ft and they are at 44F. Chester Hill 47F; Peru 49F For $50 he can get one from Ambient. Nothing fancy, just temperature and humidity but it can also calculate the dewpoint. At least it could settle the matter either way. I'll volunteer the Web programming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Yeah they were time height plots. I remember posting them in a few storms because it showed theta surfaces almost folding back. The coolwx ones?http://coolwx.com/cgi-bin/getbufr.cgi?region=MA&stn=KBOS&model=gfs&time=current&field=thet If not then I don't recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 The coolwx ones? http://coolwx.com/cg...rent&field=thet If not then I don't recall. That's it. I did everything but cool wx. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 43/38, time to go skinny dipping in the stream, anything to just cool off from this oppressive heat. Wow!! hottest October ever!!! Its close, I hope you are enjoying one of the warmest autumns in new england history! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowNH Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 For $50 you can get one from Ambient. Nothing fancy, just temperature and humidity but it can also calculate the dewpoint. At least it could settle the matter either way. I'll volunteer the Web programming. You guys down in CT will be staring at your wx station all winter in this gradient winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Since this thread is near 60 pages I made another one for the deluge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 You guys down in CT will be staring at your wx station all winter in this gradient winter You'll be staring at plain white strata all winter when you get dry slotted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 One of the 200 year-old maples near my house is going to go down today. In spite of having a lot of life in it, it has had extensive insect damage (ants) and is pretty much a hollow trunk. We have an 20" branch drop off it a couple years ago (knocked out power for a couple days). Just got the bad news that the town is saying it's ours,not theirs. FTBTL (for the big time loss). 40.8/36 Staggering wind damage in the waiting. WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHFIELD...CHARLEMONT...COLRAIN... SHELBURNE 415 AM EDT TUE OCT 18 2011 .TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING... THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...RAIN. PATCHY FOG. NEAR STEADY TEMPERATURE IN THE LOWER 50S. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. NOT AS COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted October 18, 2011 Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 39F/38 attm Orange got to 35 A normal day ahead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 39F/38 attm Orange got to 35 A normal day ahead? Looks normal to me, at least in GC. One shawl at The Pit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Looks normal to me, at least in GC. One shawl at The Pit. Lol. Temp's been climbing for the last two hours--looks like some clouds have moved in. Might need to trade in that long shawl for something a little lighter. 42.9/35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted October 18, 2011 Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 Eric, you need to make a Photoshop of Ginxy sandbagging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Looks normal to me, at least in GC. One shawl at The Pit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 For $50 he can get one from Ambient. Nothing fancy, just temperature and humidity but it can also calculate the dewpoint. At least it could settle the matter either way. I'll volunteer the Web programming. He'll never do it because it woould mean he'd have to confess to what he's been doing these last few yrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 If he had me holding a chainsaw or working a log-splitter, it would be more convincing. Now 43.5/35. Temp really climbing fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Eric, you need to make a Photoshop of Ginxy sandbagging I can do that. In the meantime, here's this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 He'll never do it because it woould mean he'd have to confess to what he's been doing these last few yrs. More likely it will cut into his satellite internet usage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 If he had me holding a chainsaw or working a log-splitter, it would be more convincing. Now 43.5/35. Temp really climbing fast. I accept your challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 All this talk about the next 10-12 days of the month beeing cooler than normal..Thursday is a troch..and the Euro has a mega 3 day torch days 8-10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Its so depressing waking up in the dark this time of year, no birds chirping, just death and silence, time change will be welcome next month. All time warmest new england autumn is the goal, then snappa da rubber band and a snowy holiday season. Nice day today, beautiful sw winds on Thursday and a mega torch, zero below normal weather as far as the eye can see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapturedNature Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 More likely it will cut into his satellite internet usage. You can control how often it sends a packet of info. One small packet every hour would only take a few bytes of data. Verizon has DSL or FiOS available there for cheaper than satellite so he could always go that route and not have a 24 limit on data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I can do that. In the meantime, here's this. Pretty buff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 37/35, these are the times I wish I had a/c. Its so damn hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherMA Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 37/35, these are the times I wish I had a/c. Its so damn hot. Wow you're so funny. 43/42 here, on the way for the low/mid 60s. Believe it or not, despite the low of 37, your low will actually go in as +3 or +4, according to the averages me and Snowman calculated for you. It's the same here. Low was 42, and it seems cool for this year, but that's only just around average to a few above (average is 39-40). With the expected around 63-64 (+5), the daily for here (and at 2K!) will probably be +3 or +4 again. Another above normal day on tap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 37/35, these are the times I wish I had a/c. Its so damn hot. Enjoy another well above normal day! J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 You can control how often it sends a packet of info. One small packet every hour would only take a few bytes of data. Verizon has DSL or FiOS available there for cheaper than satellite so he could always go that route and not have a 24 limit on data. I don't believe they have DSL (what's FIOS?). I lucked out in that my street is the only one in town with cable (I think that's thanks to the fact that my neighbor is an astronaut). But aside from that,the vast majority of the hilltowns (Shelburne, Buckland, Colrain, Heath, Rowe, Ashfield--and I assume further south to Pete, Cummington, Worthington, etc.) rely on satellite for both TV and internet. There are constant meetings in the counties with Verizon and Comcast to run the right cabling (fiber optics?) so we can get it. Of course, there's no cost benefit to the companies for doing it, so we've got what we've got. 44.2/36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 This has been such an awfully boring pattern. Just put me in a coma until Thanksgiving. Make that December. January should rock but Dec and Feb will be lousy IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapturedNature Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I don't believe they have DSL (what's FIOS?). I lucked out in that my street is the only one in town with cable (I think that's thanks to the fact that my neighbor is an astronaut). But aside from that,the vast majority of the hilltowns (Shelburne, Buckland, Colrain, Heath, Rowe, Ashfield--and I assume further south to Pete, Cummington, Worthington, etc.) rely on satellite for both TV and internet. There are constant meetings in the counties with Verizon and Comcast to run the right cabling (fiber optics?) so we can get it. Of course, there's no cost benefit to the companies for doing it, so we've got what we've got. 44.2/36 Yeah, I know availability is not so good out there. I have a co-worker who lives out that way and he said that they added DSL not too long ago. The service depends on how far you are from a central station. He had dial-up until then. You can use services such as http://www.dslavailability.com/ to see if it's available. Even if he's more than 18,500' from a central office, I believe you can get ADSL service which isn't as fast, but it's always available. It's worth checking to save some money. It's terrible that Mass. didn't demand service equality like CT did. We ave towns with 500 or 1,000 people that the cable companies had to wire if they wanted to wire neighboring towns that had more people. Several neighboring Mass. towns along the border actually used to be served from CT because it was easier to run wires from CT into them than from Mass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Some of the major climo sites through yesterday... ID MEAN NORM DEP RANK YRS ------------------------------------ BOS 65.8 62.0 +3.8 4 76 BDL 64.4 60.6 +3.7 6 63 PVD 65.3 61.7 +3.6 5 64 ORH 62.1 58.2 +3.9 5 64 BDR 67.1 63.1 +4.0 3 64 ALB 62.9 58.6 +4.3 4 74 CON 60.9 56.8 +4.2 3 72 PWM 60.5 57.1 +3.4 4 71 BTV 60.8 57.1 +3.6 4 71 Could you keep us updated on this maybe once a week over the next 6 weeks until met winter? I have a feeling it will go down to the wire! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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