Summer update: With June in the books and modestly cooler than normal, the regional string is broken

[ski MRG]

Sexy look Blizz.

[Logan11]

Of course not even a drip here. It's so dry now that some of the foliage on bushes is starting to dry up and fall off. Trees not yet...but probably see a lot of that in August if this keeps up.

Looks like a more organized area of rain/embedded t-storms heading out of the lower Hudson Valley into CT. Just a few light showers have passed over us here.

[powderfreak]

Time for the mid summer classic..The Allstar game. Enjoy

I looked at the forecast today and was thinking... man, this is perfect for those that like heat AND cool overnight temperatures.

I can deal with highs in the mid/upper 80s like BTV is pushing, as long as it gets down to near 50F overnight for comfy sleeping weather. There's a reason why no one around here has AC.... radiational cooling in elevated valleys FTW.

I'll take a few days of 86/51 and 89/51. Good ol' 35-40F diurnal ranges.

[ski MRG]

That's a pic from one of the GTG of him. You can see how very long and womanly it actually is there

Like your uncalloused, dainty little lotioned hands?

[powderfreak]

Tick tock. It was a nice brisk 46 when I left this AM, love the feel of cool air.

Yep 44F here and 43F at the ASOS MVL down the road a few miles.... felt good. Pretty nice inversion actually as it only got into the low 50s at 1,500ft at the base of the ski resort.

[Snowlover76]

That's a pic from one of the GTG of him. You can see how very long and womanly it actually is there

I think that being bald is the worst, because you need to wear a hat all the time when it is cold out, at least MRG has his to keep warm when it is cold out.

[CoastalWx]

Time for the mid summer classic..The Allstar game. Enjoy

You really watch that?

[Damage In Tolland]

Of course not even a drip here. It's so dry now that some of the foliage on bushes is starting to dry up and fall off. Trees not yet...but probably see a lot of that in August if this keeps up.

The drought is quickly destroying everything in its path. There's no stopping it

[Damage In Tolland]

You really watch that?

I love baseball dude. Best sport by far. I watched the Derby last nite.

It's summer..It's baseball. Nothing better

[Cary]

Ok, hope everyone gets out and has a blast today. Looks like a continued stratch of great weather with daily highs in the 70's to near 80 and overnight lows in the 40's and lower 50's. Couldn't be much sweeter unless it was snowing. Take advantage of the non-torch weather we are experiencing. The rest of the nation is roasting, those poor folks down in the MA, how they stand the high heat of Summer and the no snow Winters I'll never understand. Have a great one, heavy, heavy recreating incoming. GET AWAY FROM THE COMPUTER, GET OUTSIDE!!!!!

I don't know why you keep saying the MA always has snowless winters... it snows down there, too.

[CoastalWx]

I love baseball dude. Best sport by far. I watched the Derby last nite.

It's summer..It's baseball. Nothing better

Meh.

[CoastalWx]

How do you love baseball if you don't even stay up to watch it?

[Mr Torchey]

Meh.

The derby would be just fine without those big mouthed hacks from Espuke.

[Typhoon Tip]

Meh.

The all-star game can be a bit tedious for sane adults, but since they put the home-field advantage tag on the winner (world series), I'll drop by to catch a pitch hit or two now and again.

[Mr Torchey]

Its very cool the last couple years to be anti derby and allstar game, I dont understand why its the same as its always been....

[Cary]

I don't really have much interest in watching the ASG this year.

[Damage In Tolland]

How do you love baseball if you don't even stay up to watch it?

Well when your team is in disarray and in last place I can see why some would lose interest.

[CoastalWx]

Well when your team is in disarray and in last place I can see why some would lose interest.

It's a dog and pony show.

[nzucker]

The drought is quickly destroying everything in its path.  There's no stopping it

My vegetable garden desperately needs rain, and fortunately a line of showers is moving SE from Harriman, NY towards NYC. I wonder how much will dry up with dewpoints only running in the 50s, but hopefully we can pick up a quick tenth or two here in Westchester. I've been too busy with work to water the last couple days, but tomorrow night I am getting the hose out since the garden hasn't been doused since Sunday. Usually my plants are fine being watered 1-2 times per week, but not this July.

Only 0.12" rainfall has occurred this month here in Southern Westchester.

[CoastalWx]

With the higher dews comes rain chances. First chance later Sunday or Monday.

[Mr Torchey]

My vegetable garden desperately needs rain, and fortunately a line of showers is moving SE from Harriman, NY towards NYC. I wonder how much will dry up with dewpoints only running in the 50s, but hopefully we can pick up a quick tenth or two here in Westchester. I've been too busy with work to water the last couple days, but tomorrow night I am getting the hose out since the garden hasn't been doused since Sunday. Usually my plants are fine being watered 1-2 times per week, but not this July.

Only 0.12" rainfall has occurred this month here in Southern Westchester.

Tomatoes and herbs are loving it, my squash and Zucchini not so much.

[ski MRG]

I don't know why you keep saying the MA always has snowless winters... it snows down there, too.

It's a very mild climate down there. Sure they get a freak snowstorm now and then but sustained Winter not so much. It doesn't make them bad people, just unfortunate.

[ski MRG]

My vegetable garden desperately needs rain, and fortunately a line of showers is moving SE from Harriman, NY towards NYC. I wonder how much will dry up with dewpoints only running in the 50s, but hopefully we can pick up a quick tenth or two here in Westchester. I've been too busy with work to water the last couple days, but tomorrow night I am getting the hose out since the garden hasn't been doused since Sunday. Usually my plants are fine being watered 1-2 times per week, but not this July.

Only 0.12" rainfall has occurred this month here in Southern Westchester.

So Nate, they've invented these new things, I think they're called sprinklers. Check them out.

[ski MRG]

I find baseball to be one of the dullest of all the sports to watch. I'd rather watch curling.

[Damage In Tolland]

With the higher dews comes rain chances. First chance later Sunday or Monday.

2 days away from high dews.6 days away from possible storms

[CoastalWx]

Tomatoes and herbs are loving it, my squash and Zucchini not so much.

I've been watering my plants a lot lately, but they are huge. I should post a pic of my tomato plant, it's the size of a small tree.

[nzucker]

Tomatoes and herbs are loving it, my squash and Zucchini not so much.

My tomatoes are also doing well, I've got a Lemon Boy tomato almost ripe and several cherry tomatoes almost ready to harvest. Tomatoes and eggplants are absolutely thriving this summer, but my zucchini, radishes, and basil are looking weaker than normal. I have been working 10-12 hour days in NYC for my teaching fellowship so I don't have a lot of time to check things for moisture constantly. I was also away in the Poconos this past weekend so things got pretty dry. I watered a lot Sunday night and Monday afternoon, so it looks as if the garden has perked up a bit.

So Nate, they've invented these new things, I think they're called sprinklers. Check them out.

My garden is spread out so I usually have to use a hose and watering can. I also have a lot of container gardens because we don't have that much land in the suburbs. I wanted to do a garden at my family's vacation home in rural Pennsylvania where there's a lot of space, but there haven't been any job opportunities out there so I can't really live there for a full summer as I did when I was younger.

[ski MRG]

Windswept highland meadows FTW in Summer.

[CoastalWx]

Windswept highland meadows FTW in Summer.

Looks boring as hell.

[ski MRG]

My tomatoes are also doing well, I've got a Lemon Boy tomato almost ripe and several cherry tomatoes almost ready to harvest. Tomatoes and eggplants are absolutely thriving this summer, but my zucchini, radishes, and basil are looking weaker than normal. I have been working 10-12 hour days in NYC for my teaching fellowship so I don't have a lot of time to check things for moisture constantly. I was also away in the Poconos this past weekend so things got pretty dry. I watered a lot Sunday night and Monday afternoon, so it looks as if the garden has perked up a bit.

My garden is spread out so I usually have to use a hose and watering can. I also have a lot of container gardens because we don't have that much land in the suburbs. I wanted to do a garden at my family's vacation home in rural Pennsylvania where there's a lot of space, but there haven't been any job opportunities out there so I can't really live there for a full summer as I did when I was younger.

what about running irrigation hose throughout the whole garden. Looks like regular hose but has a million little holes that spray water out. You could wind the hose through the container gardens. You shouldn't grow plants if you don't have time to take care of them. They have feelings you know.