IrishRob17 Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Juliancolton said: It looks troughy through the balance of the month. Point forecast highs in the 70s through next week. Summer's back is broken. Now you’re going to fire up the hot weather weenies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Juliancolton said: It looks troughy through the balance of the month. Point forecast highs in the 70s through next week. Summer's back is broken. I bet this Is a reprieve for a few weeks and summer comes back with a vengeance in September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 2 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: Now you’re going to fire up the hot weather weenies 1 hour ago, Hitman said: I bet this Is a reprieve for a few weeks and summer comes back with a vengeance in September. It'll be hot again for sure. Three weeks takes us to Labor Day weekend though and by that point, evidence of the seasonal shift will be abundant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Up in Maine for a few days to get out of NY. They do late summer pretty nice up here....or maybe i just got lucky with some ridiculously nice weather. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted August 15, 2020 Author Share Posted August 15, 2020 9 minutes ago, BxEngine said: Up in Maine for a few days to get out of NY. They do late summer pretty nice up here....or maybe i just got lucky with some ridiculously nice weather. Lovely photo. Northern New England does late summer well pretty much every year. Oh, and don’t forget the sunblock... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 4 hours ago, BxEngine said: Up in Maine for a few days to get out of NY. They do late summer pretty nice up here....or maybe i just got lucky with some ridiculously nice weather. The summer weather in nne, imho, is far superior to our latitude. That 10 degrees cooler, if that, makes all the difference. Seems when we are experiencing nighttime minimums in the upper 60’s, for weeks on end, they’re in the 50’s which is refreshing and revitalizing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 That's a sweet shot. Looking forward to my weekend in Westerly in early Sep, haven't left this G-d forsaken state all year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted August 15, 2020 Author Share Posted August 15, 2020 42 minutes ago, Juliancolton said: That's a sweet shot. Looking forward to my weekend in Westerly in early Sep, haven't left this G-d forsaken state all year. I did get to New Hampshire for a weekend in February but that’s it. Labor Day weekend I typically go to Vermont with my buddies for a guys weekend as Mt Snow has their Brewers Festival but it’s cancelled, thanks COVID-19. The last time we missed it was when Irene canceled it. It’s always a good time and it’s a rite of passage for us into the start of fall as we enjoy the cooler mountain air...and lots of beer and debauchery...oh well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 3 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: I did get to New Hampshire for a weekend in February but that’s it. Labor Day weekend I typically go to Vermont with my buddies for a guys weekend as Mt Snow has their Brewers Festival but it’s cancelled, thanks COVID-19. The last time we missed it was when Irene canceled it. It’s always a good time and it’s a rite of passage for us into the start of fall as we enjoy the cooler mountain air...and lots of beer and debauchery...oh well. Pretty sure you’ll be able to get plenty of beer in vt, brew fest or not. Debauchery I can’t speak to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 17 hours ago, Juliancolton said: That's a sweet shot. Looking forward to my weekend in Westerly in early Sep, haven't left this G-d forsaken state all year. Hopefully the beach won't be elbow to elbow people like when I was there a few weeks ago. I was so uncomfortable I literally sat under our umbrella for almost the whole time we were there other than hopping in the water for like 5 minutes until someone bumped me and swung her head around and whipped me with her hair. The crowd was just overwhelming. This rain is wonderful! It's not adding up to much, .1 so far, but it's at least soaking the surface slowly and actually making things wet. After having my well run dry yesterday for the first time in years I'd be fine with losing an outdoor day if this would continue all day. It takes a heckuva dry spell to drain a 396 foot deep well, I guess 10 weeks with only about 5" was the threshold... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 17 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: I did get to New Hampshire for a weekend in February but that’s it. Labor Day weekend I typically go to Vermont with my buddies for a guys weekend as Mt Snow has their Brewers Festival but it’s cancelled, thanks COVID-19. The last time we missed it was when Irene canceled it. It’s always a good time and it’s a rite of passage for us into the start of fall as we enjoy the cooler mountain air...and lots of beer and debauchery...oh well. 50 minutes ago, gravitylover said: Hopefully the beach won't be elbow to elbow people like when I was there a few weeks ago. I was so uncomfortable I literally sat under our umbrella for almost the whole time we were there other than hopping in the water for like 5 minutes until someone bumped me and swung her head around and whipped me with her hair. The crowd was just overwhelming. This rain is wonderful! It's not adding up to much, .1 so far, but it's at least soaking the surface slowly and actually making things wet. After having my well run dry yesterday for the first time in years I'd be fine with losing an outdoor day if this would continue all day. It takes a heckuva dry spell to drain a 396 foot deep well, I guess 10 weeks with only about 5" was the threshold... That's why I like staying at the PVInn in squammy. Not cheap, but you can always count on a quiet parcel of sand even in the busiest times. Walking a mile or whatever down to the mobbed state beach is like a spectator sport. As long as you don't draw attention to yourself, you can usually even slide on down to a couple of the resident-only town beaches for extra isolation. And yeah, I don't strictly need the rain anymore for immediate water usage purposes (10.11" since the solstice, about half of that since Isaias), but this beats the heck out of 80s and scorching sun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share Posted August 16, 2020 1 hour ago, gravitylover said: Hopefully the beach won't be elbow to elbow people like when I was there a few weeks ago. I was so uncomfortable I literally sat under our umbrella for almost the whole time we were there other than hopping in the water for like 5 minutes until someone bumped me and swung her head around and whipped me with her hair. The crowd was just overwhelming. This rain is wonderful! It's not adding up to much, .1 so far, but it's at least soaking the surface slowly and actually making things wet. After having my well run dry yesterday for the first time in years I'd be fine with losing an outdoor day if this would continue all day. It takes a heckuva dry spell to drain a 396 foot deep well, I guess 10 weeks with only about 5" was the threshold... 1 hour ago, Juliancolton said: That's why I like staying at the PVInn in squammy. Not cheap, but you can always count on a quiet parcel of sand even in the busiest times. Walking a mile or whatever down to the mobbed state beach is like a spectator sport. As long as you don't draw attention to yourself, you can usually even slide on down to a couple of the resident-only town beaches for extra isolation. And yeah, I don't strictly need the rain anymore for immediate water usage purposes (10.11" since the solstice, about half of that since Isaias), but this beats the heck out of 80s and scorching sun. That’s why I go to Hatteras Island OBX every couple of years, I don’t like the beach enough to have people all around me. When and where we go if there is another party set up within 50 feet of you it’s a busy day, that’s how I like to beach. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Still a few fireflies active in the yard even with the cooler temps tonight. I wonder whether they could have coasted to September if the warm pattern stayed in place for another couple weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyWx Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 On August 14, 2020 at 1:38 PM, Juliancolton said: It'll be hot again for sure. Three weeks takes us to Labor Day weekend though and by that point, evidence of the seasonal shift will be abundant. Lol you knew that a post like this couldn't be made without me commenting This year, I find that the wind down of Summer is definitely a lot harder to grasp because of COVID. Usually I feel maxed out and content that everything I could have done was actually achieved. Hoping next year is a lot better, and I think it will be so long as people take this seriously and pay attention to their health. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 On 8/14/2020 at 1:38 PM, Juliancolton said: It'll be hot again for sure. Three weeks takes us to Labor Day weekend though and by that point, evidence of the seasonal shift will be abundant. 15 hours ago, JerseyWx said: Lol you knew that a post like this couldn't be made without me commenting This year, I find that the wind down of Summer is definitely a lot harder to grasp because of COVID. Usually I feel maxed out and content that everything I could have done was actually achieved. Hoping next year is a lot better, and I think it will be so long as people take this seriously and pay attention to their health. I agree, COVID has screwed up the passage of time for me as well, I'm usually fired up for fall starting around now but this year I don't know what day, week, month, or season it is, and that has nothing to do with beer consumption. I find that interesting as following the weather is one of the few hobbies I have that COVID has not affected in one way or another but its still hard to believe we are in mid August already. As far as the back of summer being broken, that is clearly subjective. In my mind, breaking the back doesn't mean no more hot days or warm evenings as it appears to mean to others, it means we get some breaks in that, like this morning with a fresh air feeling 57 for the low IMBY. I have no doubt my AC's will be fired up again this season, probably this weekend, but at least the streak of running AC is broken for me as we look forward to some really nice, windows open, nights this week. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 2 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: I agree that COVID has screwed up the passage of time for me as well, I'm usually fired up for fall starting around now but this year I don't what day, week, month, or season it is, and that has nothing to do with beer consumption. I find that interesting as following the weather is one of the few hobbies I have that COVID has not affected in one way or another but its still hard to believe we are in mid August already. As far as the back of summer being broken, that is clearly subjective. In my mind, breaking the back doesn't mean no more hot days or warm evenings as it appears to mean to others, it means we get some breaks in that, like this morning with a fresh air feeling 57 for the low IMBY. I have no doubt my AC's will be fired up again this season, probably this weekend, but at least the streak of running AC is broken for me as we look forward to some really nice, windows open, nights this week. Agree with everything you (and @JerseyWx) said. Summer basically didn't exist this year in the cultural and social senses. I know it's melodramatic and a first world problem, but if you asked me to recount a single experience I had this summer, I'd have nothing to offer. Just ennui begetting more ennui. With the election and worry of Covid resurgence, time will probably continue to have no meaning for the remainder of the year. Long days and short months. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Picked up almost a half inch this afternoon. thankful for the cooler temps as the air conditioners in my bedroom and den went kaput. Probably a week before the part comes in to fix the bedroom. Drier conditions would be most welcome. i got another couple weeks of summer in me before yearning for fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 I barely squeaked out .02 yesterday but finally got some real rain overnight, looks like 1.3. The station on my street went down when the power went out so I had to blend the next nearest 3 stations that didn't lose power. That's the first really good rain I've had since May! Yep, time is skewed badly this year and doesn't feel real in many aspects. I dont quite know how to straighten that out but I'm pretty sure I dont want to keep going through this nebulous space for much longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 I fully plan on starting the christmas season in the next few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 1 hour ago, BxEngine said: I fully plan on starting the christmas season in the next few weeks. That has nothing to do with COVID, you ain't foolin' me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsonvalley21 Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 1 hour ago, BxEngine said: I fully plan on starting the christmas season in the next few weeks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 7 hours ago, BxEngine said: I fully plan on starting the christmas season in the next few weeks. There won't be a Santa Claus visit this year, too many travel restrictions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 We 40s (48.7 so far, might still tick down a bit) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 13 minutes ago, Juliancolton said: We 40s (48.7 so far, might still tick down a bit) Im sitting right at 50, KMGJ is at 48. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 And the Euro backed down at both yesterday’s 12z and last nights 0z on the heat from the blazing 0z run yesterday. Still hot, sure, but may not even get a heat wave out of it around here. I have to go through my stats, not sure if I’ve had any official heat waves this summer despite it being a warm one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 As more people are putting in weather stations and they're on WU I've gotten a chance to watch the differences and microclimates. I need to go find some of these and see how they're situated because the discrepancies are too wide sometimes and I don't like how they mesh with the local mesonet sites. Microclimates are cool... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 51 minutes ago, gravitylover said: As more people are putting in weather stations and they're on WU I've gotten a chance to watch the differences and microclimates. I need to go find some of these and see how they're situated because the discrepancies are too wide sometimes and I don't like how they mesh with the local mesonet sites. Microclimates are cool... Agreed. My dew will always run high because of the Wallkill and wetlands around me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 40 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said: Agreed. My dew will always run high because of the Wallkill and wetlands around me. Got down to 55f here. my backyard always runs a bit humid, I assume due to being Heavily wooded in a bowl with the lake out back 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 7 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: And the Euro backed down at both yesterday’s 12z and last nights 0z on the heat from the blazing 0z run yesterday. Still hot, sure, but may not even get a heat wave out of it around here. I have to go through my stats, not sure if I’ve had any official heat waves this summer despite it being a warm one. I'm really surprised about that. In my conventionally cool spot, I've had one heat wave each of 3, 4, 5, and 6 day durations. Now, PWS sensors in open fields are far from infallible on sunny afternoons, so one could argue a couple of the 90.5 days are of dubious authenticity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 57 minutes ago, Juliancolton said: I'm really surprised about that. In my conventionally cool spot, I've had one heat wave each of 3, 4, 5, and 6 day durations. Now, PWS sensors in open fields are far from infallible on sunny afternoons, so one could argue a couple of the 90.5 days are of dubious authenticity. Yeah, I checked, no heat waves yet this year. I'm thinking there are two factors contributing to that. 1) The river and wetlands around me, the added humidity keeps the temps down a touch. 2) I installed a Davis VP2 with 24-Hour Fan Aspirated Radiation Shield last September. The Vantage Vue is a nice PWS but I had thoughts it ran high on certain sunny days with no wind and maybe this helps to confirm that? Here are the Summers I've been here and how many heat waves each summer, note I had a Davis Weather Montior II through the summer of 2011, then the Davis Vantage Vue from Summer 2012-Summer 2019, now the VP2: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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