RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 We wake to clouds and drizzle yet again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: We wake to clouds and drizzle yet again. Can we break it up already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Now post GGEM ens and GEFS GGEM? now thats funny, here is a semi serious model though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 EPS has been terrible since last fall. After it’s abysmal winter, it’s not trusted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 Barely average lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted May 4, 2019 Author Share Posted May 4, 2019 Verification 'gon be ugly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEastermass128 Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 If we could just get the sun to come out, most would be in the 60s to 70. I’m losing it here. Days and days of 49 and slate gray skies with occasional rain is killing me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, NorEastermass128 said: If we could just get the sun to come out, most would be in the 60s to 70. I’m losing it here. Days and days of 49 and slate gray skies with occasional rain is killing me. Its been summer according to some.Mon and Tues look good, glad I am not stuck in an office posting how beautiful it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 19 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Can we break it up already. Sun poking through a bit now, hello. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Doom and gloom ftw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEastermass128 Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 8 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Its been summer according to some.Mon and Tues look good, glad I am not stuck in an office posting how beautiful it is. I’m very tempted to call in one of those days. I’ve been banking my vacation days for the good weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 13 minutes ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: Sun poking through a bit now, hello. Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Oh for some sun. At least the rain's stopped. EDIT: nope, raining again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedsnow Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 53 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: Ok this is getting old Hope it continues all summer! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Modfan said: Areas in the NE should start doing some prescribed burns to help clean up the dead wood and forest floor. Has New England ever had a wildfire season? Not often, and not much recently. The Northern hardwood forest has been called "asbestos forest", though the softwoods are more vulnerable. Since I've been in Maine (46 years) only one fire has covered more than 1,000 acres and that was a special case. 3,000 acres in Baxter Park had been flattened by wet snow plus wind in Nov. 1974. Because of the park's "forever wild" dictum (plus some court action) only the road edges had salvage harvests, and in 1977 that well-seasoned brushpile was ignited, probably by lightning. Firefighters were forbidden or highly discouraged from using heavy equipment to clear fire lines, so essentially the entire blowdown area burned. Farther back, a 1965 fire downeast scorched over 10,000 acres and the series of fires in late Oct 1947 covered about 200,000 acres, causing 15 deaths and consuming some million-dollar mansions on Mt. Desert Island. (If interested, search for "The Week Maine Burned.") As for the prescribed burns to clean up, unless there is a safety issue (or why salvage was allowed along the Baxter Park roads), that dead/down material is better left in place, for nutrient cycling and for plants/critters which use the stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 19 minutes ago, tamarack said: Not often, and not much recently. The Northern hardwood forest has been called "asbestos forest", though the softwoods are more vulnerable. Since I've been in Maine (46 years) only one fire has covered more than 1,000 acres and that was a special case. 3,000 acres in Baxter Park had been flattened by wet snow plus wind in Nov. 1974. Because of the park's "forever wild" dictum (plus some court action) only the road edges had salvage harvests, and in 1977 that well-seasoned brushpile was ignited, probably by lightning. Firefighters were forbidden or highly discouraged from using heavy equipment to clear fire lines, so essentially the entire blowdown area burned. Farther back, a 1965 fire downeast scorched over 10,000 acres and the series of fires in late Oct 1947 covered about 200,000 acres, causing 15 deaths and consuming some million-dollar mansions on Mt. Desert Island. (If interested, search for "The Week Maine Burned.") As for the prescribed burns to clean up, unless there is a safety issue (or why salvage was allowed along the Baxter Park roads), that dead/down material is better left in place, for nutrient cycling and for plants/critters which use the stuff. That last paragraph brings up an interesting point. With the advent of large biomass burning power facilities, wood pellet stoves and other uses for lower quality wood and wood chips, there is often a lot less material left behind on logging operations. Wood chippers are brought in to to harvest much of the stuff that used to be left behind. What type of impact, if any, has this practice had on forest regeneration and wildlife habitat? The legislature here in Vermont had the state Forests and Parks department conduct a study a few years ago but I haven’t seen any report on findings yet. Have you noticed any impact in Maine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 1 hour ago, ineedsnow said: Hope it continues all summer! Several seasonal forecasts say it does. We may end up avg or above but the non existent WAR will help keep dews in check this summer. The ridging is projected to be heavily concentrated in plains. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Non existent WAR? It’s been there all spring . Look at the high heights now lol. It’s why we haven’t been cold or BN despite the - NAO. This summer the war pushes more w than last summer on all guidance and LR forecasts I’ve seen. So much so that the storms stay nw west of SNE overall and we in a Bermuda blue 70+ pattern JJA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 At least it’s a brighter overcast today. 51° 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbenedet Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: EPS has been terrible since last fall. After it’s abysmal winter, it’s not trusted So which is it? “With this horrific pattern thru May”... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoth Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Couple breaks in the cloud cover, but not enough to brighten the generally bleak appeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Snow 1717 Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Only person ever to care about gypsy moths hatching. Let's all pitch in for a Happy Gypsy Moth Hatching Day card. Maybe even send him a gypsy moth cap , something along the lines of the Panda hats once worn by fans of Pablo Sandoval Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Snow 1717 Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 3 hours ago, Ginx snewx said: Ok this is getting old Guard the bridges it that verifies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 59 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Non existent WAR? It’s been there all spring . Look at the high heights now lol. It’s why we haven’t been cold or BN despite the - NAO. This summer the war pushes more w than last summer on all guidance and LR forecasts I’ve seen. So much so that the storms stay nw west of SNE overall and we in a Bermuda blue 70+ pattern JJA I'd argue clouds and precip and overnight mins are why it "hasn't been cold"... I'm not sure the heights at 500mb have much to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 17 minutes ago, powderfreak said: I'd argue clouds and precip and overnight mins are why it "hasn't been cold"... I'm not sure the heights at 500mb have much to do with it. It’s not a cold pattern or air mass. When the sun comes out it’s AN. That tells you all you need to know. There’s been one morning in the last month where a few towns had frost and none in sight. It’s just clouds . If it was sunny we’d have 70-80 everyday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 5 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: It’s not a cold pattern or air mass. When the sun comes out it’s AN. That tells you all you need to know. There’s been one morning in the last month where a few towns had frost and none in sight. It’s just clouds . If it was sunny we’d have 70-80 everyday If only clouds and rain had no influence on sensible temps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 33 minutes ago, dendrite said: If only clouds and rain had no influence on sensible temps. I mean, he's not wrong that it gets warmer when the sun comes out... I'm sure even the indigenous people around the world figured that one out. This is like the classic time for a "We don't live at H5" response. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, powderfreak said: I mean, he's not wrong that it gets warmer when the sun comes out... I'm sure even the indigenous people around the world figured that one out. This is like the classic time for a "We don't live at H5" response. The point you missed I guess is it can be sunny and cool this time of year with BN temps and cold nights. This doesn’t York’s that. The clear days and nights have been AN overall. With the ever present SE ridge . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Pattern getting to Kevin. Sounds like I’m not missing much up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 3 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: Non existent WAR? It’s been there all spring . Look at the high heights now lol. It’s why we haven’t been cold or BN despite the - NAO. This summer the war pushes more w than last summer on all guidance and LR forecasts I’ve seen. So much so that the storms stay nw west of SNE overall and we in a Bermuda blue 70+ pattern JJA Cat 1 Michael? Lol 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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