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MU's new director of Meteorology sort of agrees with you: Looking ahead into next week and beyond, the global, atmospheric pattern simply doesn't support any cool air spilling into the eastern U.S. A deep trough oscillating between Alaska and the West Coast of the U.S. may be even try to expand and deepen later next week. If this happens and my current thinking is correct, we'll likely make at least one or two more runs at the 80-degree mark sometime between October 12-19. At some point during the last 10-12 days of the month, I suspect we'll finally see at least one or two cooler shots of air take aim at the Eastern U.S... but how much "staying power" these have remains to be seen. With abnormally warm ocean waters in the Gulf of Mexico and western Atlantic and a large area of unusually cold ocean waters in the Gulf of Alaska, it's going to make it difficult to get any prolonged periods of unseasonably chilly air into the East for the foreseeable future. This could certainly be a big factor (in addition to La Nina) over the winter season, as well...

I'll spot you a 10 on that one - 78 here and partly sunny. She's a wee bit uncomfortable out there.

In our area, "will" becomes the "way"

One thing that seems to be fairly common the past several years is "advertised" change in patterns take far longer than models initially indicate. It would not surprise me given recent history if we "lose" all of October before we see an actual pattern change.

Red Sox squared up a lot of rawhide tonight but couldn't find many holes nor did they get hits with men on base. Have to capitalize against a good team. Oh, and that dome and balls hitting things that baseballs shouldn't be hitting.

I don't even know what to say...

Got up to 76 about an hour ago, down to 75 now. Pretty nice early September day out there.

I like the way you think. No, sorry...not to me. I endorse this as well. (though because of training, I'm working from home far less right now)

Well...that's what comes to my mind.

What exactly is a nooner? My mind goes in one direction hearing that... Partly sunny and 74 here. Just back from a walk and the mosquitoes are still horrid.

I love to read AFD from other offices. Reno, Melbourne, and Taunton are some of my favorites. I'll have to check out the Phoenix office.

You can call it normal or above normal, one thing this week definitely has been is "more of the same" Several days in a row now where there has been only very insignificant changes in sky appearance, high temps and low temps.

Yep, this has not in any way been an "abnormal" October. I think that there's a perception that once we have our first legit cool spell that fall is here for good. Seems like every year we have "Indian Summer" (probably can't say that anymore) where temps reach the 70s after the first frost.

@Bubbler86perhaps this will be a repeat of 2013 with a mild October as well as some calling for an early start to winter?

69/63 here. October-like temps with early September-like dews.

That was my experience leaving work yesterday in Conestoga. Drove home north along the river, got on the north side of Chickies Hill and it was a different world. Bright with breaks in the clouds. Then, the fog/mist/drizzle rolled in at home about 2 hours later.

We're working on plans to visit Sanibel Island in 2023. Getting a cottage along the water, riding bike and doing some shelling.

Haha! It will be interesting to see the fan distribution at the Trop. Going to be a lot of red and blue in the stands.

He was awesome. "Good night, good hockey!"

Correct you are. It's been so long I forgot what year it was. I was 10 and just hitting my stride with the NHL. In all seriousness, hockey was hard to follow back then as there was little to no televised games, and I wasn't driving to see them a whole lot at my age.

Sad state of being a fan of the teams that I'm a fan of - I have to resort to the time of 8 tracks to watch 'em win something: PSU - 1987 (we were robbed in 1994) Orioles - 1983 76ers - 1983 Flyers - 1977 For those teams, it's been an eternity.

There's a novelty in and of itself - a MLB game that ended in 3 hours? Wow... Tonight I'm going to watch a replay of the 1987 Fiesta Bowl for the 73rd time.

Happy that Cole was knocked out early. Never liked him.

Didn't see the game...did the umpires help Boston win?