2nd Half of August WX Discussion

[Quincy]

If the front speeds up on Thursday, there could be a few storms. The best forcing right now looks to hang back across the eastern Great Lakes and upstate New York until overnight Thursday into Friday morning.

[CapturedNature]

Lol, we're really piling it on (although I hope it's taken in good nature) I wish we'd get something exciting soon so we can all lay off of Kevin and enjoy some Tim Kelley offsprings.

 

Yeah, I'm not one to "tease" other posters but if there was one that was good natured enough, it's Kevin.  It's a relatively boring pattered and we're talking about the weather that we do have so it's a lot like splitting hairs.

 

The atlantic does appear to be more active than it has been and we are in the peak part of the season so who knows.

[ORH_wxman]

That's a nice cold front on the Euro...could be a COC weekend just like we had

[Damage In Tolland]

Am I the only one that hates the COC term? Can't we just call it a sunny , warm weekend?

[ORH_wxman]

Am I the only one that hates the COC term? Can't we just call it a sunny , warm weekend?

 

 

Call it sunny and warm then.

 

 

Highs in the 70s and low dews. Perfect weather.

[Brian5671]

Am I the only one that hates the COC term? Can't we just call it a sunny , warm weekend?

I rank it up there with "north of the pike"

[Tropopause_Fold]

little far out there yet but Saturday could be rather chilly....especially relative to tue-thur which will be quite warm. maybe the interior/CT/CT Valley regions can warm decently but E MA up into NNE could be in for a pretty cool day / abrupt change.

 

that set-up is a good way to drill cool air into new england. 

[powderfreak]

Call it sunny and warm then.

Highs in the 70s and low dews. Perfect weather.

lol.... call it more tastes of fall and less deep summer.

Brochure weather with deep blue sky and great visibility in the low-dew/haze air mass.

[CapturedNature]

Am I the only one that hates the COC term? Can't we just call it a sunny , warm weekend?

 

I think Chamber of Commerce or COC days are the days that just reflect what is considered by many to be ideal weather for the area for the season.  I think sunny & warm goes without saying in summer and most people prefer lower dp's so it makes it more ideal.  Outside of you and a couple other posters here, I've only met one person who preferred hot humid conditions over 70s and 50s but to each their own!

[Damage In Tolland]

I rank it up there with "north of the pike"

Yeah it's in that same category. Like nails on a chalkboard

[CapturedNature]

lol.... call it more tastes of fall and less deep summer.

Brochure weather with deep blue sky and great visibility in the low-dew/haze air mass.

 

Have you ever seen a brochure with pictures taken on hazy, humid days?  Now that would be a way to drive people away from your community!

[Damage In Tolland]

I think Chamber of Commerce or COC days are the days that just reflect what is considered by many to be ideal weather for the area for the season. I think sunny & warm goes without saying in summer and most people prefer lower dp's so it makes it more ideal. Outside of you and a couple other posters here, I've only met one person who preferred hot humid conditions over 70s and 50s but to each their own!

And ill say the same to you only vice versa. I don't know many folks that want cool temps for doing summer things

[CapturedNature]

Yeah it's in that same category. Like nails on a chalkboard

 

The pike and 84 make pretty good, well known dividing lines.  I will say that the dividing line is more up to US 44 in eastern CT to I-395 but that makes it harder to describe. 

 

I used to be like that with weather maps using the MA/CT border as a dividing line as if weather would stop at the border.  I remember one time in one of my synoptic met classes that a classmate drew a stationary front on one of the maps and changed the temps in CT to make them appear warmer which I knew wasn't the case so when it was my time to give my discussion, I specifically didn't say anything about it because I knew it was fake but my professor called me out and asked about it.  When I said that I thought the front didn't exist, he asked me about the temperatures which I had to read off the map and they justified a warm front.  I lost points and everyone just started laughing because they knew what happened.  It doesn't bother me any more but you still see it every once and a while.

[Damage In Tolland]

The pike and 84 make pretty good, well known dividing lines. I will say that the dividing line is more up to US 44 in eastern CT to I-395 but that makes it harder to describe.

I used to be like that with weather maps using the MA/CT border as a dividing line as if weather would stop at the border. I remember one time in one of my synoptic met classes that a classmate drew a stationary front on one of the maps and changed the temps in CT to make them appear warmer which I knew wasn't the case so when it was my time to give my discussion, I specifically didn't say anything about it because I knew it was fake but my professor called me out and asked about it. When I said that I thought the front didn't exist, he asked me about the temperatures which I had to read off the map and they justified a warm front. I lost points and everyone just started laughing because they knew what happened. It doesn't bother me any more but you still see it every once and a while.

The north of pike folks love to rub folks faces in it . They do it directly and indirectly in the winter. Thankfully the last few winters haven't worked out that way .

[grinch1989]

And ill say the same to you only vice versa. I don't know many folks that want cool temps for doing summer things

I've been silently with you...i have an unheated pool that I have yet to get above 80 degrees since the heat broke.  50's/70's are useless to me in JJA, need 60's/80's to maintain decent pool temps...

 

Pool hit 94f during the heat wave....hot tub conditions lol

[CapturedNature]

And ill say the same to you only vice versa. I don't know many folks that want cool temps for doing summer things

 

Here's a non-scientific poll on a non-weather forum asking about ideal summer weather:

 

http://www.city-data.com/forum/weather/1622054-what-your-ideal-summer-temperature.html

 

Doesn't look like the majority like it really hot.  In fact, the coolest numbers got the highest response.

[CapturedNature]

Here's a met in Boston talking about the best summer weather continues:

 

http://www.boston.com/news/weather/weather_wisdom/2013/08/best_weather_of_the_summer_con.html

 

I was surprised to see his name - he's someone I went to school with!

[Damage In Tolland]

I've been silently with you...i have an unheated pool that I have yet to get above 80 degrees since the heat broke. 50's/70's are useless to me in JJA, need 60's/80's to maintain decent pool temps...

Pool hit 94f during the heat wave....hot tub conditions lol

Yeah there are plenty if summer lovers on here yet they get scared away because of people posting about cold wx year round. I just wish more folks would speak up so the comments about me being the only person who likes summer in summer can be proven false. If you like to swim, beach, do things outdoors in the evening in summer gear , keep lawns and plants hydrated .. Then 72/50 is awful. It's fine in April and September when you want it and its not summer, but there's a reason why we have 4 seasons

[grinch1989]

Here's a non-scientific poll on a non-weather forum asking about ideal summer weather:

 

http://www.city-data.com/forum/weather/1622054-what-your-ideal-summer-temperature.html

 

Doesn't look like the majority like it really hot.  In fact, the coolest numbers got the highest response.

Kev should troll this thread:

 

http://www.city-data.com/forum/connecticut/1623258-new-connecticut-weather-thread-452.html

 

"Back in the reds" this week

[Damage In Tolland]

Kev should troll this thread:

http://www.city-data.com/forum/connecticut/1623258-new-connecticut-weather-thread-452.html

"Back in the reds" this week

Lol that thread is like it was from this board. Cold weather 24/7/365

[powderfreak]

Yeah there are plenty if summer lovers on here yet they get scared away because of people posting about cold wx year round. I just wish more folks would speak up so the comments about me being the only person who likes summer in summer can be proven false. If you like to swim, beach, do things outdoors in the evening in summer gear , keep lawns and plants hydrated .. Then 72/50 is awful. It's fine in April and September when you want it and its not summer, but there's a reason why we have 4 seasons

How many times do you find yourself at the beach in the summer?

Honestly I know no one who likes to do outdoor activities like play basketball, hike, bike, run, etc in 90F heat.

Aside from being at the beach, that weather is useless. There's a reason why everyone in Florida golfs before 10am in the morning then goes to the beach.

[CapturedNature]

Kev should troll this thread:

 

http://www.city-data.com/forum/connecticut/1623258-new-connecticut-weather-thread-452.html

 

"Back in the reds" this week

 

lol, I found another thread there that is not a poll but lots of responses from people all over the country about ideal summer weather.  I have to chuckle at the comments about humidity.  The number of posters looking for high humidity is very few and far between.

 

http://www.city-data.com/forum/weather/24282-where-best-summer-weather-u-s.html

[Bostonseminole]

San Diego weather is aweful.

[SJonesWX]

The north of pike folks love to rub folks faces in it . They do it directly and indirectly in the winter. Thankfully the last few winters haven't worked out that way .

it's only a matter of time! 

[grinch1989]

Lol that thread is like it was from this board. Cold weather 24/7/365

I found scooter for you...

 

[Damage In Tolland]

How many times do you find yourself at the beach in the summer?

Honestly I know no one who likes to do outdoor activities like play basketball, hike, bike, run, etc in 90F heat.

Aside from being at the beach, that weather is useless. There's a reason why everyone in Florida golfs before 10am in the morning then goes to the beach.

So you enjoy wearing snow pants and leggins with mock turtlenecks at Stowe in summer?

[powderfreak]

Lol that thread is like it was from this board. Cold weather 24/7/365

That's because most humans find that weather more pleasant. That's just the hard truth. But like anything, where there is a majority, there is a minority.

[Brian5671]

I've been silently with you...i have an unheated pool that I have yet to get above 80 degrees since the heat broke.  50's/70's are useless to me in JJA, need 60's/80's to maintain decent pool temps...

 

Pool hit 94f during the heat wave....hot tub conditions lol

must be an above ground pool?  It's just too short of a season around here.   My neighbors have a heated inground pool and that buys them another month, but it's still out of comission 8 of 12 months a year...

[grinch1989]

must be an above ground pool?  It's just too short of a season around here.   My neighbors have a heated inground pool and that buys them another month, but it's still out of comission 8 of 12 months a year...

Yes, AG, impossible to justify IG around here...unless you are swimming in money

[ORH_wxman]

The pike and 84 make pretty good, well known dividing lines.  I will say that the dividing line is more up to US 44 in eastern CT to I-395 but that makes it harder to describe. 

 

I used to be like that with weather maps using the MA/CT border as a dividing line as if weather would stop at the border.  I remember one time in one of my synoptic met classes that a classmate drew a stationary front on one of the maps and changed the temps in CT to make them appear warmer which I knew wasn't the case so when it was my time to give my discussion, I specifically didn't say anything about it because I knew it was fake but my professor called me out and asked about it.  When I said that I thought the front didn't exist, he asked me about the temperatures which I had to read off the map and they justified a warm front.  I lost points and everyone just started laughing because they knew what happened.  It doesn't bother me any more but you still see it every once and a while.

 

 

The pike is a great divider during snowy SWFEs and sometimes in icing events....in icing events "outside 495 and N of the pike" is very common (ala 12/11/08, 2/28/11 and 12/17/12)

 

Kevin hates it since he lives south of it, but there's a reason his area gets way less snow in those SWFE type winters and hsi icing climo is less than places like ORH hills/Monads. Rt 2 in N central MA is another divider sometimes, which will screw me personally, but there's a reason we use it. It's a good demarkation of changing wetaher.