Damage In Tolland Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 10 minutes ago, Torch Tiger said: LR gfs is an absolute Stein for much of NE. Beginning to wonder if it’s a hot dry Stein summer like the 1930’s. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Alberta province has arrived in SNE as some feared. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 2 hours ago, wxmanmitch said: ++BLFL (Heavy, heavy black flies), 71/52° F. I don't think I recall them ever being this bad, and they're bad every year about now. There are literally dozens of them crawling on my arm at any given time if I spend anytime outdoors. Here I am looking like an idiot continuously helplessly waving my electric bug zapper tennis racquet thingy through the air. Nothing works against them. Alas, yard work must get done and there's lots of dirt to move again this year. Tons of vernal pools for the black flies to just reproduce in thanks to that 42" snowstorm in mid March that had over 4" of LE. Black flies grow in clean, cool running water, which I suspect is quite common around your area. If a watercourse is growing brook trout, it's growing black flies. Those snow-dump melt pools are probably breeding skeeters. Black flies here are numerous and hungry, but they've not reached their peak yet so no way to rate the agony. Worst black fly experience for me, by far, was at Deboullie (25 miles south from Fort Kent) in June 1996. Folks wearing face nets had so many critters clinging to them that visibility was seriously compromised, and it's the only time I've been pounded by the little beasts in 90° temps - usually if it's much past 80 they leave the field to the deer flies. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Haven’t had black flies up here yet. Still enjoyable to be outside. Great late afternoon for a walk to find snow to roll in. Can see the green spreading up the lower slopes on the left side of photo. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said: Alberta province has arrived in SNE as some feared. I’m at Granite Links in Quincy and can see smoke. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: Beginning to wonder if it’s a hot dry Stein summer like the 1930’s. Last summer was a similar Steiner, imagine if we are even drier and hotter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 23 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: I’m at Granite Links in Quincy and can see smoke. The region is burning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 2 hours ago, tamarack said: Black flies grow in clean, cool running water, which I suspect is quite common around your area. If a watercourse is growing brook trout, it's growing black flies. Those snow-dump melt pools are probably breeding skeeters. Black flies here are numerous and hungry, but they've not reached their peak yet so no way to rate the agony. Worst black fly experience for me, by far, was at Deboullie (25 miles south from Fort Kent) in June 1996. Folks wearing face nets had so many critters clinging to them that visibility was seriously compromised, and it's the only time I've been pounded by the little beasts in 90° temps - usually if it's much past 80 they leave the field to the deer flies. We were married in May of 1996 and after the wedding we were posing for pictures in front of a small waterfall and the black flies were insane. They kept getting caught in my wife’s dress as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Eff Florida. Can't beat the weather today. 78/46 what's not to like? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Tip Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, kdxken said: Eff Florida. Can't beat the weather today. 78/46 what's not to like? Next week... 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 15 minutes ago, Typhoon Tip said: Next week... Another week of 70’s + and sun everyday inland . What a spring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Let’s see if I hit 60 on Wednesday. But does look like an overall good week 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 1 minute ago, HoarfrostHubb said: Let’s see if I hit 60 on Wednesday. But does look like an overall good week Wednesday looks like 65 hills to 71 valleys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Long time, no talk. Been busy. One word: pollen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 1 hour ago, CoastalWx said: I’m at Granite Links in Quincy and can see smoke. Smoke these 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJonesWX Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 3 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: Alberta province has arrived in SNE as some feared. I grew up not far from there. brush fires every single spring. Damn kids lighting shit on fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TauntonBlizzard2013 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 AC on tonight. Between the pollen and 78 temps inside the house, no choice 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 6 minutes ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said: AC on tonight. Between the pollen and 78 temps inside the house, no choice Some have their heat on according to posts this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 57 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Some have their heat on according to posts this week Would it be possible to have heat on at one point in a week and then A/C another? Not a chance. I had heat one morning and usually some brief A/C in the late afternoon if the south facing windows are getting torched. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunafish Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 57° outside with a temp of 64° inside. Not AC worthy yet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 6 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: Beginning to wonder if it’s a hot dry Stein summer like the 1930’s. Bring it on. 4 hours ago, Torch Tiger said: Last summer was a similar Steiner, imagine if we are even drier and hotter Except August rained prodigiously in W MA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 11 hours ago, HoarfrostHubb said: We were married in May of 1996 and after the wedding we were posing for pictures in front of a small waterfall and the black flies were insane. They kept getting caught in my wife’s dress as well. Bumper crop in many places that spring. Oddly, the Friday before our bug-infested trip north, I was in the Rangeley country helping to scope out a snowmobile trail, and there were almost no black flies. On Sunday I opined that the bugs might not be too bad, then next day at Coffins' store in Portage Lake, we were getting pounded in the parking lot despite the full sun and upper 80s. Maybe I should revise my opinion? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 11 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: Wednesday looks like 65 hills to 71 valleys BOX with the under for now Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modfan2 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 12 hours ago, kdxken said: Eff Florida. Can't beat the weather today. 78/46 what's not to like? Which is why I’m back. Not sure who is using AC right now, plenty cool at night with the windows open; something I haven’t been able to do for 8 years 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedsnow Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 For the middle of May we take perfect for sleeping at night with the windows open 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sn0waddict Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Wouldn’t mind some rain to wash away the pollen personally. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 10 hours ago, tunafish said: 57° outside with a temp of 64° inside. Not AC worthy yet. GWLH Chamber of Commerce weather 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Calling it a top 10er already at 930a. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 31 minutes ago, Sn0waddict said: Wouldn’t mind some rain to wash away the pollen personally. None for next 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Sn0waddict said: Wouldn’t mind some rain to wash away the pollen personally. on it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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