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lol this is great, I love weather equipment. I'm absolutely amazed you all get over 50 inches of rain, I think that's only happened here a few times, 50 inches of rain is almost as rare as 50 inches of snow (I'm not complaining, I love my dry hot summers.) We get most of our rain from October through April here and usually the dry sunny weather sets in May through September.

EPS is interesting though.. I've seen two tornadoes in my life so can't say none

Surprised to see no models caving in yet. Gfs clearly shows too much intensification given the amount of shear, even if it's track ends up correct. Euro and Icon seem to have the middle of the road tracks where it stalls near Jamaica thats my current leaning. Cmc and Ukmet have a west bias, so they are the least likely Imo.

Fall-ish day out there. 61F, cloudy (some dark) and breezy. Follow last years pattern of windy/breezy just about every day at some point. Would be a good Halloween night...

What's the kuchera? In before the "what went wrong" thread request

I wish I had been that detailed over the years. I started about that age, and always maintained my interest level, but got sloppy with the records as adult life took hold. I can't say I'm that great about it today either, but it is fun to track weather stats over time if you're organized and dedicated enough. I have a bunch of old weather gadgets dating to the 1980s and 1990s still at my parents house in storage. One of them is a Davis station, dating to around 1991 that lasted a few years, then succumbed to a lightening strike of all things. I remember that one, flash, bang, shook the whole house and toasted a couple of appliances.

euro looking p dreary in the long range

When you gonna realize the main reason it's so expensive here is that there are no hurricanes or tornadoes And it doesn't feel like you live on Venus half the year like south of 35N.

you weren't kidding lol. nearly all of this between hour 200-300. start building your arks

This is an exercise aimed at seeing if human subjectivity can be removed with an algorithm selecting analogs with a focus on the North American domain. More broadly, can analog development become an objective exercise. I don't know if that's possible right now. As noted in the discussion, I don't like one of the three that the algorithm chose (2011-12). I also include one (2024-25) that the algorithm did not choose. I will periodically post updates on this experiment. If there is merit in the algorithmic approach, one should see 500 mb patterns come more in line with the composite idea over 1- and, especially 3-month periods. The focus on this set is fall 2025 and winter 2025-26. That there is some similarity at 500 mb for winter 2025-2026 to the ECMWF forecast suggests that there's consensus on the boundary conditions and how the pattern might turn out. I don't believe the winter 500 mb idea from the experimental set precludes some intrusions of cold air into the CONUS during the winter, particularly the central U.S.

just dumping outside my work window in pwm

12z euro is biblical rains late next week

Will the Triad have its first official 30s of the season during the upcoming cool snap?

12z Euro is similar to past runs.... stays relatively weak and is able to not get pulled north early, then blows up south of Jamaica and is quickly yanked north by the next trough.

It’s highly unlikely to impact the U.S. but if the trough taps into the moisture feed or even better somehow 98L gets partially absorbed into a big trough we could get some interesting wx, but more boredom is most likely.

Or not gets kicked out

@WxWatcher007 Euro might be interesting

Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 200 PM EDT Mon Oct 20 2025 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America: Caribbean Sea (AL98): Recent satellite wind data indicate the tropical wave located over the eastern Caribbean Sea still lacks a closed circulation, but continues to produce a concentrated area of showers and thunderstorms near and to the east of the wave axis. Compared to yesterday, surface observations suggest the circulation is gradually becoming better defined, and environmental conditions are forecast to become a little more conducive for development as the system slows its forward motion. A tropical depression or storm is now likely to form over the next day or two as it moves into the central Caribbean Sea. Regardless of development, heavy rainfall and gusty winds are possible over portions of the ABC Islands during the next couple of days. Interests in Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Cuba should monitor its progress as there is a risk of heavy rain and flooding, strong winds, and rough surf later this week. For addition information on this system, including Gale Warnings, please see High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service. * Formation chance through 48 hours...high...70 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...high...90 percent. && High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service can be found under AWIPS header NFDHSFAT1, WMO header FZNT01 KWBC, and online at ocean.weather.gov/shtml/NFDHSFAT1.php $$ Forecaster Papin

So that 941mb member on the GEFS about to move in day 8 won't happen?

2009-10 and 2010-11: 2013-14 and 2014-15:

Interesting read https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Zn5LKmxi3/

Severe drought very likely to expand across the Carolina’s and we are now likely to see back to back months with less than 1” of rain here. Not good, one bad symptom of the lackluster hurricane season

I'm 65 now....I have written records that began uninterrupted when I was 13. I think ive been doing this since maybe 10 years of age or maybe younger. Come to my house and see all my weather equipment I've purchased over the decades...my basement looks like a weather museum lol.

Same as Don, from my weather station, I've had one for 25+ years, on my third station now. I kept general weather notes going back longer that that but got more detailed with my observations 20 years ago. It seemed kinda pointless at times in the beginning, many will say its pointless now but I find it interesting to look back now that there is a decent chunk or information to look at.

No hurricane is coming lol, but the trend with 98L has been further south and west given its overall structure. I do think there’s a legitimate chance that some moisture gets entrained in the end of month trough swinging in from the west, but we’re an eternity away from all that.