BuffaloWeather Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 21 hours ago, lakeeffectkid383 said: Yes I use test strips. I just use the 3” chlorine disks, 1-2 a week in the skimmer and 1-2 a week in a pool floater. Got a 40 pound bucket at Sam’s club for $99. Should last me all summer. The chlorine disks do not work at all for me. I've tried them the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrmax Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 19 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said: The chlorine disks do not work at all for me. I've tried them the last few years. I find that the CL disks help maintain some CL level but still have to shock every 2 or 3 week esp if water temps are 80+... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 24 minutes ago, Syrmax said: I find that the CL disks help maintain some CL level but still have to shock every 2 or 3 week esp if water temps are 80+... Yeah they may work when temps are cool, but once real summer arrives they don't work too well. I have a 24' 4 foot deep pool so its a lot of water for just tablets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaT13 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 54 minutes ago, Syrmax said: Sad that I am interested in tracking Spring storms for poolwater... Are you on well water or something? Isn’t water virtually free here in upstate NY? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 Quick cool down before deep summer starts next week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeeffectkid383 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 4 hours ago, BuffaloWeather said: Yeah they may work when temps are cool, but once real summer arrives they don't work too well. I have a 24' 4 foot deep pool so its a lot of water for just tablets. Not sure as this is just my first year with a pool. However water is up to 78 degrees with the solar cover and heater on. Before today it’s been pretty toasty the last week or so which really warmed the pool up. Water was 43 degrees just 2 weeks ago. Pool feels like bath water now. Those solar heaters really do a hell of a job. I have a 27 foot by 4 foot pool and a 36” x 20 foot solar heater. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeeffectkid383 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 4 hours ago, DeltaT13 said: Are you on well water or something? Isn’t water virtually free here in upstate NY? Ive never had a water bill more than $80 for a quarter. It’s insane how cheap water is here. When I lived in Rhode Island it was around $300-400 a quarter and I didn’t even have kids then so that was for just 2 people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie09 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Maxed out at 62° degrees today, DPs in the mid 40s and humidity levels around 50%, obviously a fantastic day lol Still some discrepancy on how far north the rain will get tomorrow, I guess I won't know till I look out my window lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim123 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 40s and rain at end of May. Wonder what the record low maximum is for tomorrow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrich Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 25 more days till daylight begins to get shorter everyday. Thank god for short summer and long winter in NY. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericjcrash Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 There will be some flakes somewhere in the Dacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Yuck! .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... This is one of those forecasts that makes you question the date the calendar seems to be pointing to. No, you shouldn`t be getting ready for Dyngus Day, rather this is the start of the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Needless to say, there is nothing that will seem at all like the start of the summer for our region with temperatures so far below normal for the next day or two that we will actually have wind chill factors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bumble Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 10 hours ago, Ericjcrash said: There will be some flakes somewhere in the Dacks. I’m at our cottage in Chaumont (northeast end of Lake Ontario). Pretty sure some mangled flakes were mixed in as precip started about 30 minutes ago. Looks and feels like November, minus greenery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarbear Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Definitely got some graupel mixing in.. pinging off the windows something fierce right now 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rochesterdave Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 This is wild. 45 and rain. I was hoping someone might see a parachute 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rochesterdave Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 32 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said: Hahaha. I knew you’d be hating this. Im sure 90 and sunny are right around the corner. WNY summers are the best in the world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie09 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 We had a high of 49.8° at midnight, currently 46°, not sure we rise much throughout the day..No Liquid here just overcast.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie09 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Starting to get a little drizzle, some heavier returns on the doorstep.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 16 hours ago, lakeeffectkid383 said: Not sure as this is just my first year with a pool. However water is up to 78 degrees with the solar cover and heater on. Before today it’s been pretty toasty the last week or so which really warmed the pool up. Water was 43 degrees just 2 weeks ago. Pool feels like bath water now. Those solar heaters really do a hell of a job. I have a 27 foot by 4 foot pool and a 36” x 20 foot solar heater. I don't use a solar cover and usually that results in more algae then without. I was looking into getting one this year to keep the water warmer, just a pain taking on and off. I've tried the tablets with 2 floaters and 2 in filter and just doesn't cut it. The bottom of the pool turns green without the shock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 1 hour ago, rochesterdave said: Hahaha. I knew you’d be hating this. Im sure 90 and sunny are right around the corner. WNY summers are the best in the world! I hope so. Opening the pool this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 9 minutes ago, wolfie09 said: Starting to get a little drizzle, some heavier returns on the doorstep.. Has been raining all morning here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie09 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Gfs has a true warm-up in about 7-10 days before we cool back down at the end of the run verbatim.. These +anomalies have been much worse in the interior/GLs then to our east towards the coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie09 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Potential for another coastal storm to form on Sunday.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny rider Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 3 hours ago, Buffalo Bumble said: I’m at our cottage in Chaumont (northeast end of Lake Ontario). Pretty sure some mangled flakes were mixed in as precip started about 30 minutes ago. Looks and feels like November, minus greenery. To me it had the classic feel of Halloween weather this morning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vortmax Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie09 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Slow descent wrt temps as steadier precipitation moves in, winds out of the NE all morning, just under tenth inch of liquid so far.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vortmax Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Same here. Dropped into the 30s with a gusty NE wind... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinksnow18 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 1 hour ago, BuffaloWeather said: I hope so. Opening the pool this weekend. Opened our pool last week and we were swimming on Tuesday...no solar cover, 28’ round...water temp was 78 that day...I’ve had a pool in my life since my childhood and NEVER could I remember swimming so early with out the side of a heater or swimming in the south. It was surreal...oh and it is officially 8 degrees away from freezing in Williamsville right now wind chill in the low 30’s...WTF... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted May 28, 2021 Author Share Posted May 28, 2021 11 minutes ago, Thinksnow18 said: Opened our pool last week and we were swimming on Tuesday...no solar cover, 28’ round...water temp was 78 that day...I’ve had a pool in my life since my childhood and NEVER could I remember swimming so early with out the side of a heater or swimming in the south. It was surreal...oh and it is officially 8 degrees away from freezing in Williamsville right now wind chill in the low 30’s...WTF... Welcome to Buffalo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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