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But the earth is flat.

Even the kiddo thought it was cool, teenager approved!

So cool!

Got a picture while getting kids ready for bus! .

Got it!! Look south now!

This makes me sad. I know it hasn’t been great but it’s still another data point to consider when trying to get a feel for a forecast. Plus it’s had its wins over the years. It’s being replaced by the RRFS, correct? Some other legacy models being replaced by this too, no? Less weather models to check is never a good thing in my book.

54 with some fog when I left the house. Beautiful day ahead.

Kid gets on bus around that time, so yes! Will be looking

There are many reasons for our energy cost increases, but the vast majority has been renewables. There is reams of data and articles on the subject, going back to before the current supply disruptions. Posting data from ERCOT is cherry picking. Texas is the one state that has the best blend of geographical conditions for wind and solar. As I say - low hanging fruit. Now do the same PJM (largest grid) and others. It's kind of like when people point out how Norway is so green with their renewables - well duh; they live in a population-sparse country with tons of mountains - perfect conditions for hydro. Most of the rest of the world doesn't have that geographical luxury.

Just be grateful that we didn’t get the tree damage they just got around Great Falls. Record warmth start to October followed by an early record snowstorm. Rachael’s moisture streamed up into that area and met air cold enough for heavy wet snow with the trees still leafed out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBYb7eyjY-k Climatological Data for Great Falls Area, MT (ThreadEx) - October 2026 Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. 2026-10-01 62 33 47.5 -3.9 17 0 0.00 0.0 0 2026-10-02 77 41 59.0 8.0 6 0 0.00 0.0 0 2026-10-03 71 38 54.5 3.9 10 0 0.00 0.0 0 2026-10-04 82 36 59.0 8.9 6 0 0.00 0.0 0 2026-10-05 85 52 68.5 18.8 0 4 0.00 0.0 0 2026-10-06 81 46 63.5 14.3 1 0 0.00 0.0 0 2026-10-07 76 44 60.0 11.2 5 0 0.00 0.0 0 2026-10-08 80 43 61.5 13.2 3 0 0.00 0.0 0 2026-10-09 81 54 67.5 19.7 0 3 0.00 0.0 0 2026-10-10 56 31 43.5 -3.9 21 0 1.29 6.4 0 2026-10-11 32 30 31.0 -15.9 34 0 0.83 9.3 8 2026-10-12 34 29 31.5 -15.0 33 0 0.03 M M Maximum 2-Day Total Snowfall for Great Falls Area, MT (ThreadEx) Click column heading to sort ascending, click again to sort descending. 1 15.7 2026-10-10 through 2026-10-11 0 2 12.4 2020-10-17 through 2020-10-18 0

Now 11 confirmed tornadoes in NC from Sunday making it the second most ever in the state from a tropical system. The first place storm? Isaias in 2020….

Every total qpf map is different...I'm beginning to question if it rained at all now lol

The latest Glosea6.

If anyone is awake and able to get outside this morning, a space x launch may result in a jellyfish cloud around 6:40.

Much cooler than I anticipated with a current temp of 44 degrees.

Nobody thought it would be easy to replace fossil fuels. Ten years ago low carbon emission scenarios depended heavily on carbon capture, nuclear and biofuels. It has proven difficult to advance those technologies. On the other hand solar, batteries and EV have advanced much faster than anticipated and it is easier to replace fossil fuels with those technologies than anticipated. Your views on the cost of renewables are outdated. The energy cost increases we are seeing are due to fossil fuels. Supply disruptions and the inability to meet increasing demand in a timely manner being the biggest problems. Energy costs would be even higher without renewable, batteries and EV. Countries that have to import fossil fuels are trying to find a cheaper more reliable alternative. Even in Texas, where local natural gas is plentiful, met 80% of new power demand with solar last year.

Models have an Aleutian low, and somewhat strong Western Canada ridge, +PNA pattern Hrs 324-384. Let's see if it holds, last time they showed a big AL for 3 days from this range and it didn't verify. Edit: 0z weakened the pattern