Bubbler86 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 3 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said: There's really nothing to "put together" - you'll want to consider buying 2 additional things however. I bought a 10' wooden post at Home Depot and sunk that a few feet into the ground. I also ordered a piece of steel pipe directly from Ambient. I clamped that to the wooden post, then mounted the station itself off the pipe. If you go to YouTube and search the Ambient Station, you'll find videos on how different people installed there stations. You'll need to find what works best for you. Just remember to try and find an area out of direct sunlight (obviously) yet as far away from structures as you can get...and the higher, the better to get some accuracy in wind speed. My yard does not allow that, I knew going in that was a sacrifice I would need to make. My station is between 10 and 15' off the ground. Ideally you'd want it a little higher, again, that's for the wind aspect. The direct sunlight issue has always been my problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itstrainingtime Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 @paweather - I think you'll end up pleased with your investment. Not sure what you've had to this point, but getting a weather station several years ago really upped my appreciation for weather events. It's "fun" tracking rain now...beyond total amount, you can now get accurate rates per hour, per event, per day, etc. Same thing with temperatures...again, keep the sensor in the shade as much as you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itstrainingtime Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 1 minute ago, Bubbler86 said: The direct sunlight issue has always been my problem. I sacrificed the wind to get the accurate temp reading. My station is only about 20' behind my house...but it's fully shaded save for a very brief period of time in the early evening when the high for the day has usually occurred anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paweather Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 2 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said: @paweather - I think you'll end up pleased with your investment. Not sure what you've had to this point, but getting a weather station several years ago really upped my appreciation for weather events. It's "fun" tracking rain now...beyond total amount, you can now get accurate rates per hour, per event, per day, etc. Same thing with temperatures...again, keep the sensor in the shade as much as you can. Yep can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbler86 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 MDT Departures: Going into a period where they start going back down at least some days. Starting at +2.3 as of today. The normal high at MDT is 74 right now and stays above 70 until October 7th. Normal low is currently 55 and stays above 50 until October 9th. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 2 hours ago, paweather said: This one: Does yours have a battery backup in the display unit? Mine doesn't, and as such, missed out on a high wind event the night we had the microburst and lost power as soon as the gust hit. I registered 19.5mph, then poof...darkness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbler86 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Good stuff on the 12Z GFS. Has a Major 'Cane (not going to look up which name it is) going by way to the East in the Atlantic with a new tropical system spawning to the larger systems West while at our latitude. The new storm beelines for the East Coast and is about to head up the Chessie as moderate tropical system then, yoink, it stops and retrogrades Southwest to never been seen again. The end result is a run of beautiful weather with basically no rain for half a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 6 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said: Good stuff on the 12Z GFS. Has a Major 'Cane (not going to look up which name it is) going by way to the East in the Atlantic with a new tropical system spawning to the larger systems West while at our latitude. The new storm beelines for the East Coast and is about to head up the Chessie as moderate tropical system then, yoink, it stops and retrogrades Southwest to never been seen again. The end result is a run of beautiful weather with basically no rain for half a month. Bring me that 'cane... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paweather Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 10 minutes ago, Voyager said: Does yours have a battery backup in the display unit? Mine doesn't, and as such, missed out on a high wind event the night we had the microburst and lost power as soon as the gust hit. I registered 19.5mph, then poof...darkness. I am not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbler86 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 5 minutes ago, Voyager said: Bring me that 'cane... Not sure I would call it a 'Cane but here it is ready to jump all over the MA after heading almost Due East for about 48 hours and then the string is pulled and it Yo Yo's South West. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mount Joy Snowman Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 18 hours ago, Itstrainingtime said: I don't understand this at all (not you...the official numbers) when virtually every station within a 25 mile radius of both MDT and LNS were between 3-4". I checked with several friends that have rain gauges and every one of 'em had well over 3". The numbers reported on that graph seem to be perfectly aligned to every actual measurement I've obtained. I checked quite a few stations around MDT on WU and they were mostly right around or just under 2" so it seems to check out. Keep in mind that I am closer to you than say, Etown is to MDT, and yet you got 1.11" more than I did. These things happen. I think the tropical downpours were a bit more sporadic than people realize yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbler86 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 16 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said: Not sure I would call it a 'Cane but here it is ready to jump all over the MA after heading almost Due East for about 48 hours and then the string is pulled and it Yo Yo's South West. There there is the CMC which takes this first system has it do a death dive to the left into NJ to allow the second more ambitious system to head for New England. Like yesterday, the MR runs are very squirrely as to low placements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbler86 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 5 minutes ago, Mount Joy Snowman said: I checked quite a few stations around MDT on WU and they were mostly right around or just under 2" so it seems to check out. Keep in mind that I am closer to you than say, Etown is to MDT, and yet you got 1.11" more than I did. These things happen. I think the tropical downpours were a bit more sporadic than people realize yesterday. I think MDT taking their top reports and making it look like an area wide event also cast some doubt over the whole thing. Taking a look at the two day ACIS reports, you see a much more moderate look than CTP's graphic. Most of these over 3" are well north of the LSV. Hit and miss on the big figures and the general LSV totals were more in the 1.75 to 3" totals. I am sure most of the high reports are real it was just not area wide. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 49 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said: There there is the CMC which takes this first system has it do a death dive to the left into NJ to allow the second more ambitious system to head for New England. Like yesterday, the MR runs are very squirrely as to low placements EC at 168 is nearly identical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbler86 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Just now, TimB84 said: EC at 168 is nearly identical. Would be an interesting event in some manner. Looking at the EC it would be a potential flooding situation for S/C PA. QPF charts are not super high but a dying low spinning off the Atlantic and stalling over PA/NE MD as it rains itself out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbler86 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 12 minutes ago, TimB84 said: EC at 168 is nearly identical. Its close enough further on to merit a wary eye from NY to New England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Just now, Bubbler86 said: Its close enough further on to merit a wary eye from NY to New England. Most importantly, it keeps us fall-like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbler86 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 1 minute ago, TimB84 said: Most importantly, it keeps us fall-like. Yes, but that was assumed right? We have kicked summer to the curb!. LOL. A bit of a close call next week. Probably some low 80's in the LSV hot spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itstrainingtime Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 3 hours ago, Voyager said: Does yours have a battery backup in the display unit? Mine doesn't, and as such, missed out on a high wind event the night we had the microburst and lost power as soon as the gust hit. I registered 19.5mph, then poof...darkness. Mine does... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 32 minutes ago, Itstrainingtime said: Mine does... I've got to look closer. When I checked I couldn't find a door for batteries. Maybe it's well hidden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blizzard of 93 Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 14 hours ago, Superstorm said: Autumn is in the air. 48F . That was my first thought when I walked outside this morning! Fall is here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blizzard of 93 Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 11 hours ago, paweather said: Yeah wait for snow amounts. Lol…At least MDT always gets the snow amounts right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blizzard of 93 Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 10 hours ago, Bubbler86 said: Not the one at MDT apparently. :-) This is a Post of the year candidate! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blizzard of 93 Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 7 hours ago, Bubbler86 said: Would be an interesting event in some manner. Looking at the EC it would be a potential flooding situation for S/C PA. QPF charts are not super high but a dying low spinning off the Atlantic and stalling over PA/NE MD as it rains itself out. It’s time for a dry period. We have had more than enough rain in September. My ideal plan is to have a nice dry period with normal temperatures from October to mid November. Then, once we get to mid November, bring the above normal precip back along with below normal temperatures. At that point, let the CTP snow tracking get underway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbler86 Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 10 hours ago, Blizzard of 93 said: It’s time for a dry period. We have had more than enough rain in September. My ideal plan is to have a nice dry period with normal temperatures from October to mid November. Then, once we get to mid November, bring the above normal precip back along with below normal temperatures. At that point, let the CTP snow tracking get underway! That is where you and I will always see things differently. A dry period of a few days. Sure, carry on. A dry period of 45 days? That is moon weather. Fortunately, from my view, Wed looks quite wet as of now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbler86 Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Low of 43 this AM. 45 right now. THV made it to 45. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbler86 Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 17 hours ago, TimB84 said: Most importantly, it keeps us fall-like. Quick scanned the GFS and CMC. Whacko LP scenarios seem gone. Generally seasonal weather. GFS a little toasty near the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Just now, Bubbler86 said: Quick scanned the GFS and CMC. Whacko LP scenarios seem gone. Generally seasonal weather. GFS a little toasty near the end. Lots of time for that fantasy range stuff to change. Seasonable and fairly dry otherwise. EC is on board too. Monday could make a run at 80 but I don’t mind that if it’s short-lived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbler86 Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 6 minutes ago, TimB84 said: Lots of time for that fantasy range stuff to change. Seasonable and fairly dry otherwise. EC is on board too. Monday could make a run at 80 but I don’t mind that if it’s short-lived. We seem destined for our second Sept in a row with no 90's. Scanned back to 2000 (MDT) and it was fairly common the first decade but then 7 Septembers in a row from 2013 to 2019 had 90's in Sept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 7 minutes ago, Bubbler86 said: We seem destined for our second Sept in a row with no 90's. Scanned back to 2000 (MDT) and it was fairly common the first decade but then 7 Septembers in a row from 2013 to 2019 had 90's in Sept. The max of 85 here (PIT) for September, which should hold, is the lowest since 2009. But likewise, a lot of Septembers in the 2000s that didn’t get to 85 here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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