kdxken Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 My most hated phrase used by meteorologists throughout, "it's not going to be a washout" Sure it may stop raining for 15 minutes at the end of the day but what are you going to do have a f****** picnic? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Just now, kdxken said: My most hated phrase used by meteorologists throughout, "it's not going to be a washout" Sure it may stop raining for 15 minutes at the end of the day but what are you going to do have a f****** picnic? depends-I've seen people cancel their plans when there was a chance of PM storms then complained when they didn't materialize...those phone forecasts are the worst thing to happen to weather forecasting...people see a raindrop and think the whole day is gone... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 1 minute ago, Brian5671 said: depends-I've seen people cancel their plans when there was a chance of PM storms then complained when they didn't materialize...those phone forecasts are the worst thing to happen to weather forecasting...people see a raindrop and think the whole day is gone... I agree. They are terrible. But I’ve also seen a lot of OCMs half ass a forecast and never really nail down the timing or placement of the showers. Anybody who is capable can do this. It’s not hard. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 1 minute ago, Brian5671 said: depends-I've seen people cancel their plans when there was a chance of PM storms then complained when they didn't materialize...those phone forecasts are the worst thing to happen to weather forecasting...people see a raindrop and think the whole day is gone... Agreed. But today was a total washout and we got the usual caveats. "It's not going to be raining all the time" Yeah just 95% of the time. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 4 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: I agree. They are terrible. But I’ve also seen a lot of OCMs half ass a forecast and never really nail down the timing or placement of the showers. Anybody who is capable can do this. It’s not hard. I always tell people to ignore phone app weather . I outforecasted every single one of them last week in FMH. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian5671 Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 3 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: I always tell people to ignore phone app weather . I outforecasted every single one of them last week in FMH. Yep I do the same...not sure what model it is or how they are made but they are basically no better than throwing a dart at a board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 At 6”, gonna clear it in this event. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 10 minutes ago, Brian5671 said: Yep I do the same...not sure what model it is or how they are made but they are basically no better than throwing a dart at a board. They're also vague, chance of rain or tstorms in the afternoon, when? noon, 3 pm? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 20 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: I agree. They are terrible. But I’ve also seen a lot of OCMs half ass a forecast and never really nail down the timing or placement of the showers. Anybody who is capable can do this. It’s not hard. Not to pick on our water addled friend but... It was pouring all morning 17 miles Southwest of Boston. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Sorry for clogging up the thread. I'm in a pissy mood from working in the rain all day. 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 35 minutes ago, kdxken said: Speaking of crazy. Hadn't heard from a friend in a bit who lives in Vermont. Checked up on him today and apparently there was an incident in your area. His truck is the orange one. Oh no. Rt 2 is notorious for accidents. I am so aware when driving that road. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Just now, HIPPYVALLEY said: Oh no. Rt 2 is notorious for accidents. I am so aware when driving that road. Head on collision. Supposedly the guy had a medical emergency and swerved right into his lane. Can't believe my friend walked away with just a broken back. Other guy's still in the hospital I guess. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 13 minutes ago, kdxken said: Not to pick on our water addled friend but... It was pouring all morning 17 miles Southwest of Boston. He was correct. I was in greater Boston, rained from like 7-8:30am then mostly dry until around 12:30 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Just now, Torch Tiger said: He was correct. I was in greater Boston, rained from like 7-8:30am then mostly dry until around 12:30 That would be no... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 2 hours ago, powderfreak said: Waterbury, VT. I was at that shelter a week and a half ago for a department picnic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 1 hour ago, CoastalWx said: I see Jspin’s snowboard. He's a skier, those are probably his telemark skis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 52 minutes ago, powderfreak said: The shots out of Barre are eye-opening too. I didn’t know they flood like that. It does from time to time. It was one of the bullseyes in 1927 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 4 minutes ago, kdxken said: That would be no... We had some dry stretches here today. Even saw the sun for around 30 seconds 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma blizzard Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 2.09" for the day 5.87" MTD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 8 minutes ago, Torch Tiger said: He was correct. I was in greater Boston, rained from like 7-8:30am then mostly dry until around 12:30 You sure about that? Last column is precipitation rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 I'm up to 6.33 since it started yesterday. Water seemed to stop coming up out of the floor drain. I wet vacced as much as I could and will probably be at it tomorrow some more. This sucks. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 7 minutes ago, kdxken said: You sure about that? Last column is precipitation rate. Where is that? I was in West Roxbury. Mostly dry until 1pm or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Might not have to irrigate the lawn today? Maybe just the grass on top of the knoll? 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWolf Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 5 minutes ago, mreaves said: I'm up to 6.33 since it started yesterday. Water seemed to stop coming up out of the floor drain. I wet vacced as much as I could and will probably be at it tomorrow some more. This sucks. That’s a lot of rain…hopefully that’ll be it for your issues. I had 6 plus inches here in Tropical storm Ida back on September 1st ‘21, pretty much all came from 9 pm to 2 am…insane rates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 3 minutes ago, Torch Tiger said: Where is that? I was in West Roxbury. Mostly dry until 1pm or so Sherborn. 17 mi west of Boston. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedsnow Posted July 11, 2023 Author Share Posted July 11, 2023 Just looked at the GEFS for this weekend some are 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Just pulled tick #1 off me, supposed to be a bad year, not sure how the rain plays into it. Weird thing is I didn't go in any grass today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Londonderry VT At around 30 seconds is an interesting situation 1 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 7 minutes ago, kdxken said: Sherborn. 17 mi west of Boston. Yeah Drysteins tweet said "greater Boston" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 7 minutes ago, ineedsnow said: Just looked at the GEFS for this weekend some are Weekend is dry other than a storm Sunday. Friday is trouble 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now